All Asia articles – Page 377
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NewsFIP to produce Giddens Ko’s Kung Fu
Fox International Productions (FIP) is backing Kung Fu, the second film from Taiwanese filmmaker Giddens Ko, who directed box office hit You Are The Apple Of My Eye.
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NewsReliance MediaWorks taps Murphy as CCO
India’s Reliance MediaWorks (RMW) has appointed VFX supervisor George Murphy as chief creative officer.
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NewsPee Mak scares up Thai box office
Thailand’s GTH has announced Pee Mak has become the second highest-grossing local film ever at the local box office.
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NewsIn Bloom snares Firebird award at HKIFF
Georgian production In Bloom, co-directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross, was presented with the Firebird Award in the Young Cinema Competition at the close of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) last night.
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NewsParamount partners with China on Transformers 4
Paramount Pictures has entered into a “co-operation agreement” with CCTV’s China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises on the production of Transformers 4 in China.
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NewsFilmart: Film adaptations help integrate cultures
Indian investment banker-turned-novelist Chetan Bhagat said the Indian film industry is only recently becoming more active in adapting books for screen, but that shoudl grow as India’s independent film production sector grows.He noted that in India, commerical films are driven by the audience’s desire for escapism, formulaic stories and stars, ...
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NewsTokyo plots Asian focus
Incoming Tokyo International Film Festival director general Yasushi Shiina says he will keep Tokyo’s green carpet theme, but that he is also looking for new initiatives and ways to improve the programme.
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NewsHoyts confirms name change to StudioCanal
As of today, Australia and New Zealand distributor Hoyts Distribution will be named StudioCanal.
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NewsCZ12 wins grand prix at Okinawa
Jackie Chan’s treasure-hunting hit CZ12 won the Uminchu Prize Grand Prix in the Laugh Category at the 5th Okinawa International Movie Festival (OIMF).
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NewsViacom18 unveils regional slate
India’s Viacom18 Motion Pictures is entering regional film production with a slate of movies in five Indian languages.
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NewsLove is not a Crime wins at Asian Side of the Doc
Fourth edition of the co-production market ran March 19-22.
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FeaturesGalloping Horse picks up the pace
The purchase of the digital-effects studio behind the Transformers franchise put Beijing Galloping Horse on Western radars. Now its latest hook up — with John Woo — is set to take the company to the next level. Liz Shackleton reports
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FeaturesChina: Enlight Pictures
Low-budget comedy Lost In Thailand has become the biggest local film ever in China and the producers, Enlight Pictures, are taking the lessons of its success to heart. Liz Shackleton reports
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FeaturesChina: High cost of admissions
Explosive growth in screen numbers is driving up box-office revenues in China, but such rapid expansion could present risks for some exhibitors. Liz Shackleton reports
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NewsHKIFFS explains HAF award error
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) has confirmed that A Happy Wish is the winner of this year’s HAF Script Development Fund Award.
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NewsHAF honours Doomsday, Barber's Tales
Ho Hong’s Doomsday·Party took the HAF Award for a project originating in Hong Kong, while Barber’s Tales, to be directed by the Philippines’ Jun Robles Lana, took the HAF Award for a project originating outside Hong Kong.
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NewsAID forms jv with Prime Focus
Hong Kong-based private equity firm AID Partners Capital is partnering with post-production house Prime Focus on a joint venture in China.
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NewsAustralia’s movie convention moves to October
Move will highlight Christmas line-up and is hoped to attract new international delegates.