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All Asia articles – Page 332
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NewsCine Grand pacts with Time Antaeus
Netherlands-based exhibitor Cine Grand is collaborating with Beijing-based Time Antaeus Group to build cinemas in the mainland China market.
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NewsCA Media appoints Kamat as COO
Rajesh Kamat has been promoted to chief operating officer of CA Media, the Asian investment arm of Peter Chernin’s The Chernin Group, starting April 2014.
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NewsJeff Robinov eyes Chinese financing
Former Warner Bros film chief Jeff Robinov is reportedly in talks with China’s Huayi Brothers Media Corp to secure financing for a new venture that will produce five films a year.
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NewsSmaug, Robocop top China box office
Robocop had a strong opening in China last weekend, grossing $20.67m (Feb 28-March 2), but The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug kept the top spot in the box office chart.
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NewsFrozen breaks Korea box office record
Disney feature is the first animation to top 10 million admissions in Korea.
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NewsKano tops Taiwan box office
Wei Te-sheng-produced sports drama Kano topped the box office over its opening weekend in Taiwan (Feb 27-March 2).
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NewsEdko names Yeung acquisitions chief
Hong Kong’s Edko Films has appointed Esther Yeung as general manager of sales & acquisitions, as the company’s veteran buyer, Audrey Lee, takes a step back to focus on her personal interests after 33 years with the company.
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NewsPark named Busan world programmer
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has named Jin Park a World Cinema programmer starting this month. Park will be responsible for films from Central and South America.
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NewsAberdeen, Midnight After to open HKIFF
Pang Ho-cheung’s Aberdeen and Fruit Chan’s The Midnight After will open this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), which takes place March 24-April 7.
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NewsCelestial signs pacts with El Rey
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has signed a multi-year content deal with El Rey Network, the new cable channel established by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.
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NewsBoo Junfeng lines-up Apprentice
Singapore-France-Germany co-production set to shoot in September.
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NewsCathay returns with Our Sister Mambo
Singapore’s Cathay Organisation has announced the production of Our Sister Mambo to commemorate their 80th anniversary in 2015.
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NewsFeng Xiaogang launches BFI China season
Chinese director helps launch a year of business, creative and cultural collaborations between the UK and China.
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NewsFICCI Frames partners with Australia
India’s FICCI Frames conference, which is celebrating its 15th edition (March 12-14), has confirmed that Australia will be the partner country this year.
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NewsIndia, Canada sign co-pro treaty
India and Canada have signed a co-production agreement, wrapping up talks that have been on-going since 2010.
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NewsTran to direct Laurent, Tautou, Bejo
Feature revolving around womanhood set to shoot in France late summer.
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NewsFortissimo seals Berlin slate deals
Fortissimo Films has signed a string of deals on several titles on its Berlin slate, including further sales on Ira Sachs’ Love Is Strange, which has gone to Spain (Golem) and Italy (Koch Media) among other territories.
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NewsHKIFF to premiere Better Tomorrow
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) will screen the world premiere of Adam Wong’s ICAC Investigators 2014 - Better Tomorrow, which has Dante Lam on board as consultant director, on March 26.