All Asia articles – Page 324
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NewsBeijing Independent fest shut down
Chinese authorities shut down the 11th Beijing Independent Film Festival on its opening day on Saturday (August 23).
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NewsPaper Planes wins CinefestOZ award
Robert Connolly writes and directs; the festival also awards Joel Edgerton with screen legend prize.
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NewsOmnibus to mark Singapore's 50th
Seven award-winning directors led by Royston Tan are set to create an omnibus film celebrating the 50th anniversary of Singapore and its people.
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NewsAsgar Farhadi to head Busan jury
The Oscar-winning director of A Seperation will oversee jury members including Bong Joon Ho.
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NewsFilms pirated by 73% of Taiwanese
A study from research consultancy Sycamore Research and Marketing has found that 73% of Taiwanese netizens admit they pirate movies and music, although 81% agree that piracy is wrong.
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NewsBusan's Asian Project Market line-up
Directors include Brillante Mendoza, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Yeon Sang-ho.
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NewsDragon 2 flies at China box office
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.
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NewsSeville rides Dark Horse
eOne’s boutique sales arm Seville International takes New Zealand hit drama.
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NewsRoaring Currents tops Avatar in S Korea
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.
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NewsChina’s LeTV to raise $730m
Online video company is working with partners including CITIC to enter retail and financial service industries.
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NewsFilipino drama wins top Locarno prize
Locarno’s Golden Leopard has been awarded to Filipino director Lav Diaz’s five-and-a-half-hour epic From What Is Before.
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NewsDark Frames takes India's I.D.
US and Mumbai-based collaborative Dark Frames has acquired world rights to Indian director Kamal K.M.’s debut feature I.D.
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NewsAstro, Pinewood pact on production services
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.
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NewsBusan to honour Jung Jin-woo
The 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced its Korean Cinema Retrospective will spotlight veteran director and producer Jung Jin-woo.
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NewsDisney India readies Gowariker project
Ashutosh Gowariker will direct epic romance Mohenjo Daro for Disney India, with Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde heading the cast.
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NewsEuro-China initiative to launch
European and Chinese producers joining forces to better position films in each other’s markets.
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NewsWitch retains China box office lead
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.
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SMI shares plunge on acquisition news
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.
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ReviewsMen Who Save The World
Dir/scr Liew Seng Tat. Malaysia-Netherlands-Germany-France. 2014. 93mins
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NewsIndia’s Phantom charges up Powerless
Indian producer-distributor Phantom Films has picked up local award-winning documentary Powerless (Katiyabaaz) and will release the film this weekend on 30 screens.