All Asia articles – Page 307
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Guardians director hails Japanese heroes
The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) opened today with the premiere of Disney animation Big Hero 6, presented by its creators including directors Chris Williams and Don Hall.
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FeaturesDaihachi Yoshida, Pale Moon
Director Daihachi Yoshida tells Liz Shackleton about Pale Moon, his story of a housewife embezzler, the only Japanese film in Tokyo’s competition this year
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FeaturesTokyo plays it cool
Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 23-31) adds new venues and an increased focus on Japanese exports and Asian links.
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Comment
Big Hero 6 launches in Tokyo
Disney’s latest animation received its world premiere in Tokyo, with the directors and producer in attendance.
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NewsSales agents slam Tokyo market-festival split
TIFFCOM delegates complain that uncoupling the Tokyo International Film Festival and its market is having a detrimental impact.
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NewsGuardians takes top spot in China
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Guardians Of The Galaxy finally knocked local mega-hit Breakup Buddies off the top spot at the China box office last week, grossing $37.97m over seven days (October 13-19).
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NewsCourt, Chauranga win top awards in Mumbai
Indian films Court, Chauranga and Killa were the big winners at the close of the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF), which wrapped on Tuesday night.
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NewsThe Dressmaker begins shoot
Kate Winslet and Judy Davis lead cast of the new film from director Jocelyn Moorhouse.
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NewsFashion King leads Finecut sales
TIFFCOM: South Korean sales company Finecut has announced a raft of deals led by romantic comedy Fashion King.
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Comment
Where have all the writers gone?
Some of India’s leading filmmakers discussed the country’s lack of creative screenwriters during a Mumbai Film Festival panel discussion.
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NewsPaskaljevic to direct Dev Bhoomi
Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic is planning to shoot Indo-Serbian co-production Dev Bhoomi, starring Victor Banerjee, in India next March.
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NewsRevamped Kyoto gets glitzy opening
Actresses Irene Jacob, Fumi Nikaido and Kiki Sugino hit the red carpet at the festival in Japan, which opened with Hiroshi Chono ‘s At Home.
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NewsJeffrey Katzenberg on DreamWorks China plans
Dreamworks Animation CEO also reflected on an infamous 1991 memo, getting fired from Disney and 3D at his BFI London Film Festival keynote.
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Bollywood turns out for Mumbai fest opening
Bollywood stars including Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned out for the opening of the Mumbai Film Festival (October 14-21), which is celebrating its 16th edition despite almost being shut down a few months ago due to lack of funding.
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NewsBreakup Buddies stays on top in China
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Ning Hao’s edgy comedy Breakup Buddies was the top-grossing film in China over the week October 6-12, taking $48.56 from 8.7 million admissions, according to figures from EntGroup.
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NewsNFDC unveils Film Bazaar projects
Mira Nair-produced Three And A Half and Amitav Kaul’s Interpreter Of Maladies are among the 32 projects selected for the Co-production Market of this year’s Film Bazaar (Nov 20-24) in Goa, India.
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NewsHanWay to sell NZFC library
EXCLUSIVE: Titles include Angel at my Table and Once Were Warriors.








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