All Asia articles – Page 343
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NewsKano names NYAFF centrepiece
The North American premiere of Umin Boya’s Kano has been selected as the Centerpiece selection for this year’s New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), set to run from June 27–July 14.
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NewsSydney reveals competition line-up
Nick Cave documentary 20,000 Days on Earth and titles set for Cannes among Sydney Film Festival competiton contenders.
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NewsHistory Of Fear wins at Jeonju
Benjamin Naishtat’s debut feature picked up the Grand Prize at the festival in South Korea.
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NewsFortissimo mines Black Coal sales
Berlinale Golden Bear winner picked up by territories throughout Europe.
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NewsClassmate, Hypnotist top China box office
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Frant Gwo’s romantic drama My Old Classmate held onto pole position at the Chinese box office last week with a futher haul of $34.63m, while opener The Great Hypnotist came in second with $22.28m.
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NewsHPI brings Skin Trade to Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Hyde Park International (HPI) president Eric Christenson will commence sales in Cannes on the Dolph Lundgren and Tony Jaa revenge thriller.
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NewsMedient, Tarantella eye Asian markets
Medient Studios and Tarantella Pictures have announced a joint venture to create and distribute content for China and Far East-Asian markets.
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NewsJeonju Project unveils market winners
The 6th Jeonju Project Market (JPM) has announced award winners with Park Jong-keun’s Baby Rose taking the Grand Prize for Feature Film Pitching in the Jeonju Project Promotion (JPP).
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NewsFortissimo entranced by Great Hypnotist
Fortissimo Films has struck a deal with China’s Wanda Media to handle worldwide sales (excluding HK, Taiwan, SE-Asia) on current box office hit The Great Hypnotist.
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NewsGong Li to head Shanghai jury
Chinese actress Gong Li will serve as jury president for this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), which will take place June 14-22.
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NewsDerek Yee’s Sword Master set for battle
Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop is launching two titles directed by Derek Yee at the upcoming Cannes marche; 3D martial arts action title Sword Master and drama I Am Somebody.
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NewsCJ unveils Peaceful Island co-pro
South Korea’s CJ E&M has announced Korea-China-Hong Kong co-production The Peaceful Island (working title), directed by Korean Chang Yoon-hyun, whose credits include Hwang Jin Yi and Tell Me Something.
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NewsThailand Dest Fest awards newcomers
The Thailand International Film Destination Festival wrapped on April 29, with awards presented to the winners of the Amazing Thailand Film Challenge.
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NewsTaipei fest unveils new talent line-up
The Taipei Film Festival has unveiled the 12 films that have been selected for its International New Talent Competition, including the world premiere of local production Partners In Crime.
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NewsLocarno to honour Nansun Shi
Hong Kong producer to be the recipient of the Best Independent Producer Award.
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NewsOppenheimer’s Killing follow-up readied for autumn fests
The Look of Silence will look at Indonesian death squads from victims’ perspective.
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NewsT-Series signs partners for Pandey film
Indian production house T-Series is teaming with Crouching Tiger Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks to co-produce a project directed by Neeraj Pandey and starring Akshay Kumar.
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News'Classmate' tops China box office
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Local romantic drama My Old Classmate beat Donnie Yen action drama Iceman 3D at the Chinese box office last weekend, grossing $17.31m in its first three days.
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NewsDisney pumps $800m into Shanghai park
The Walt Disney Company is investing an additional $800m (RMB5bn) into its Shanghai theme park, which is scheduled to open in December 2015.