All Asia articles – Page 358

  • News

    India's PVR Cinemas buys out Cinemax

    2012-11-30T02:41:00Z

    Indian exhibitor PVR Cinemas has acquired a 69.27% stake in rival Cinemax to create India’s largest cinema chain.

  • Pina
    News

    EC backs Euro VOD festival in China

    2012-11-29T17:59:00Z

    The European Commission is backing the first EU Film Festival Online (EUFF) in China.

  • Oh Seok-geun
    News

    ASEAN's inaugural FLY project wraps in Davao

    2012-11-28T05:38:00Z

    The inaugural edition of the ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator (FLY) project wrapped in Davao City, the Philippines this weekend with a mandate for expansion in 2013.

  • News

    Sundance Channel inks Turkish TV deal

    2012-11-26T12:29:00Z

    AMC Sundance Channel inks first time carriage on largest pay TV platform in Turkey, expands Polish footprint.

  • News

    Sineng Pambansa film festival announces winners

    2012-11-26T08:00:00Z

    Benji Garcia’s Malan won the jury award at the second Sineng Pambansa national film festival (Nov 22-25), which ran concurrently with the Philippines’ first ever film market.

  • Life Without Principle
    News

    Beijing Blues, Principle sweep Golden Horse Awards

    2012-11-26T07:42:00Z

    Johnnie To’s Life Without Principle scooped best director, best actor and best original screenplay at the Golden Horse Awards on Saturday (Nov 24), while Gao Qunshu’s Beijing Blues took best film and two technical awards.

  • Vipin Vijay
    News

    Voice From Elsewhere, Phoring win awards at Film Bazaar

    2012-11-26T05:31:00Z

    Director Vipin Vijay’s A Voice From Elsewhere, a drama set against the backdrop of the Kerala backwaters, picked up the $18,000 (Rs1m) Incredible India award as Film Bazaar wrapped on Saturday (Nov 24).

  • Christian Jeune
    News

    India to be guest country at next edition of Cannes

    2012-11-25T15:16:00Z

    India has been selected as the guest country at the next edition of the Cannes film festival, which takes place May 15-26, 2013.

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    News

    Dailies: Film Bazaar 2012

    2012-11-24T10:00:00Z

    Browse Screen International’s daily editions from Film Bazaar 2012, which ran from Nov 21-24 in Goa, India.

  • Masquerade
    News

    CJ's Masquerade clocks up 12m admissions

    2012-11-24T09:53:00Z

    CJ Entertainment’s period drama Masquerade has clocked up more than 12 million admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), contributing to a record box office haul for local films in Korea this year.

  • News

    Indian Kiss finds partners at Film Bazaar

    2012-11-24T07:59:00Z

    Guneet Monga of India’s Sikhya Entertainment and Giulia Achilli of Italy’s Dugong Production have signed a deal at Film Bazaar to co-produce a documentary on the depiction of romance in Indian cinema.

  • Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik
    News

    Polish Film Institute pacts with India on Kathiawar

    2012-11-24T07:57:00Z

    The Polish Film Institute is teaming with Indian broadcaster Doordarshan and the government of Gujarat to co-produce the documentary Little Poland In Kathiawar, the first official co-production under the Indo-Polish treaty signed earlier this year.

  • Pan Nalin
    News

    Arsam and Reservoir move to Pan Nalin's Known World

    2012-11-24T07:55:00Z

    Ilann Girard of Paris-based Arsam International has boarded Pan Nalin’s Film Bazaar project, Beyond The Known World, as co-producer alongside New Zealand’s Reservoir Films.

  • News

    Mammootty to star in Ahamed's Shop

    2012-11-24T07:52:00Z

    Malayalam superstar Mammootty will play the lead in Kunjanandan’s Shop (Kunjananthante Kada), the latest project from National Film Award-winning director Salim Ahamed.

  • Rakesh Mehra, Partho Sen-Gupta, Shrihari Sathe
    News

    Independent, Infinitum bask in Sunrise

    2012-11-24T07:51:00Z

    Mumbai-based Independent Movies has finalised the financing on Film Bazaar project Sunrise (Arunoday), following a deal with India’s Infinitum Productions to increase its funding for the film.

  • Dibakar Banerjee
    News

    Banerjee's Talkies short marks centennial of Indian cinema

    2012-11-24T07:38:00Z

    Dibakar Banerjee’s short film, which forms a part of the omnibus Bombay Talkies commemorating 100 Years of Indian Cinema, will be based on Satyajit Ray’s short story Potol Babu Film Star.

  • The Last Tycoon
    Features

    An international rendezvous

    2012-11-23T17:30:00Z

    With a new December slot running concurrently with the Asia TV Forum & Market, ScreenSingapore is aiming to provide a crossing point for the Asian and international film businesses. Jean Noh reports

  • Miss Nikki And The Tiger Girls
    Reviews

    Miss Nikki And The Tiger Girls

    2012-11-23T16:58:00Z

    Dir/scr: Juliet Lamont. Australia. 2012. 82mins

  • Beyond_the_Hill
    News

    Beyond The Hill wins best feature at APSA Awards

    2012-11-23T11:30:00Z

    The Turkish film industry was honoured at the sixth annual Asia Pacific Film Awards (APSAs), with three films among the winning line-up including Beyond the Hill, which was judged best feature.

  • Q
    News

    Q's Overdose Joint lines up treble

    2012-11-23T02:30:00Z

    Bengali director Q is producing three new projects through his production house Overdose Joint, including Kolkata-set horror film Ludo.