All Asia articles – Page 315

  • How To Train Your Dragon 2
    News

    Dragon 2 flies at China box office

    2014-08-19T08:11:00Z

    CHINA BOX OFFICE: DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 topped the Chinese box office for the week August 11-17, grossing $26.32m over a four-day weekend, while Apocalypse Pompeii opened in third position with $6.68m over three days.

  • The Dark Horse
    News

    Seville rides Dark Horse

    2014-08-18T14:08:00Z

    eOne’s boutique sales arm Seville International takes New Zealand hit drama.

  • Roaring Currents
    News

    Roaring Currents tops Avatar in S Korea

    2014-08-18T08:52:00Z

    Kim Han-min’s war epic edges towards 15 million admissions, beating previous box office record-holder Avatar to become the biggest ever film in South Korea.

  • LeTV
    News

    China’s LeTV to raise $730m

    2014-08-18T04:14:00Z

    Online video company is working with partners including CITIC to enter retail and financial service industries.

  • Lav Diaz Locarno
    News

    Filipino drama wins top Locarno prize

    2014-08-16T12:02:00Z

    Locarno’s Golden Leopard has been awarded to Filipino director Lav Diaz’s five-and-a-half-hour epic From What Is Before.

  • ID
    News

    Dark Frames takes India's I.D.

    2014-08-15T04:30:00Z

    US and Mumbai-based collaborative Dark Frames has acquired world rights to Indian director Kamal K.M.’s debut feature I.D.

  • PIMS
    News

    Astro, Pinewood pact on production services

    2014-08-14T16:06:00Z

    Astro Productions, the production arm of Malaysian pay-TV giant Astro, is joining forces with Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) to offer production services for the TV industry.

  • Jung Jin-woo
    News

    Busan to honour Jung Jin-woo

    2014-08-14T11:56:00Z

    The 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced its Korean Cinema Retrospective will spotlight veteran director and producer Jung Jin-woo.

  • Ashutosh Gowariker
    News

    Disney India readies Gowariker project

    2014-08-13T15:26:00Z

    Ashutosh Gowariker will direct epic romance Mohenjo Daro for Disney India, with Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde heading the cast.

  • Sophie Bourdon
    News

    Euro-China initiative to launch

    2014-08-13T10:50:00Z

    European and Chinese producers joining forces to better position films in each other’s markets.

  • White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom
    News

    Witch retains China box office lead

    2014-08-13T09:59:00Z

    CHINA BOX OFFICE: Bona Film Group’s White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom topped the Chinese box office for a second week (August 4-10), grossing $19.71m from 3.2 million admissions.

  • News

    SMI shares plunge on acquisition news

    2014-08-12T16:26:00Z

    Shares of Hong Kong-listed SMI Culture Group plunged more than 50% during trading yesterday, after the company announced a share consolidation and rights issue to fund the acquisition of Beijing-based production company Grand Astute.

  • Men Who Save The World
    Reviews

    Men Who Save The World

    2014-08-12T15:10:00Z

    Dir/scr Liew Seng Tat. Malaysia-Netherlands-Germany-France. 2014. 93mins

  • Powerless
    News

    India’s Phantom charges up Powerless

    2014-08-12T09:34:00Z

    Indian producer-distributor Phantom Films has picked up local award-winning documentary Powerless (Katiyabaaz) and will release the film this weekend on 30 screens.

  • Moon So-ri
    News

    Korean filmmakers Sewol hunger strike

    2014-08-11T14:34:00Z

    South Korean filmmakers have started a hunger strike relay in support of the Sewol Ferry disaster victims’ families.

  • Roaring Currents
    News

    Roaring Currents breaks Korea record

    2014-08-11T11:35:00Z

    In Korea, historic sea battle film Roaring Currents has hit 11 million admissions in record time and beaten Disney’s Frozen to the biggest box office of 2014 to date.

  • Roaring Currents
    Reviews

    Roaring Currents

    2014-08-08T17:08:00Z

    Dir/scr: Kim Han-min. South Korea. 2014. 128mins

  • United Cinemas
    News

    Japan's Lawson to buy United Cinemas

    2014-08-07T10:00:00Z

    Convenience store chain Lawson is set to acquire Japan’s third largest theatre operator United Cinemas in a deal thought to be worth around $100m by the end of the month.

  • Time Lapse
    News

    Devilworks clocks Time Lapse sales

    2014-08-07T09:53:00Z

    Sci-fi thriller sold into Asia and Europe on top of deals for Discopath, The Maid’s Room and Devil May Call.

  • The Wind Rises
    News

    Studio Ghibli to scale back production

    2014-08-04T11:18:00Z

    Japanese animation producer to scale back following retirement of Hayao Miyazaki.