All Asia articles – Page 335
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NewsTranscendence opens third in China
Johnny Depp AI thriller Transcendence grossed $10.65m on its opening weekend in China, placing the film third at the weekly box office (April 14-20) behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Rio 2.
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NewsBeijing Film Market reveals $1.7bn deals
The Beijing Film Market (BFM) announced deals totalling $1.7bn (RMB10.5bn) for 32 projects at the close of the three-day event (April 17-19), including $615m (RMB3.8bn) for film production.
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NewsHuayi Brothers boards Men Vs Women remake
EXCLUSIVE: Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Media Corporation has boarded the Chinese remake of Italian comedies Men Vs Women and Women Vs Men and will produce with Cai Gongming’s Road Pictures and Italian filmmaker Cristiano Bortone.
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NewsMiike shooting Yakuza Apocalypse
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Nikkatsu Corporation has announced director Takashi Miike has started shooting Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War Of The Underworld as of April 17.
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NewsChinese film delegation heads to UK
A delegation of Chinese film and TV industry executives is heading to London in September to forge ties with UK indies and broadcasters as part of the Screen China event.
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NewsNew fund backs Jackie Chan’s Dragon Blade
Jackie Chan is set to star in Daniel Lee’s period action epic Dragon Blade, to be financed by start-up film fund Beijing Cultural Assets Chinese Film & Television Fund.
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NewsOliver Stone slams co-pros at Beijing
Oliver Stone was characteristically outspoken on the second day of the Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), challenging China to rethink international co-productions and start making films that examine its past.
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NewsBFI-China trade delegation revealed
UK delegation includes producers, distributors, exhibitors, sellers and agents.
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NewsLilting sells for Protagonist
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Khaou’s debut sells to major markets for Protagonist.
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NewsBuyers groove with CJ's Make Your Move
South Korean studio CJ E&M has announced English-language dance romance Make Your Move has sold to 54 countries for a total of $6.3m to date.
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NewsHong Kong’s EMP expands team
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures has appointed production veteran Daniel Yu as production controller and Damon Chan as general manager, exhibition (PRC).
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NewsGrandmaster sweeps Hong Kong awards
Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster nabbed 12 prizes at the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday night, including best picture, best director and best actress for Zhang Ziyi.
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ReviewsFuku-chan Of FukuFuku Flats
Dir/scr: Yosuke Fujita. Japan-UK-Italy-Taiwan-Germany. 2014. 110mins
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NewsImax to sell 20% China stake
The $80m sale of the stake in Imax Corporation’s Greater China business to investment fund CMC Capital Partners (CMC) and private equity firm FountainVest Partners (FountainVest) values the company at $400m in the eyes of the investors.
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NewsTimothy Spall joins Sucker
LevelK to handle international distribution on feature adapted from con artist stage show.
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NewsCaptain America opens big in China
Disney and Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The Winter Soldier topped the China box office during the week March 31-April 6, grossing $36.23m after just three days.
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NewsWOWOW boards Scorsese 'Review' doc
Japanese pay-TV broadcaster WOWOW is to partnering on Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s documentary The New York Review of Books: A 50 Year Argument.
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NewsMacondo, Tale Of Iya take HKIFF prizes
Sudabeh Mortezai’s Macondo won the Firebird Award in the Young Cinema Competition of this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), while Tetsuichiro Tsuta’s The Tale Of Iya took the Jury Prize.