All Asia articles – Page 382
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NewsAl Clark lines up trio including Stephan Elliott comedy
Producer Al Clark is working on an untitled comedy with director Stephan Elliott, a pairing that previously created The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, one of the best-known Australian films ever made.
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NewsSapphires heads nominations for AACTA awards
This year’s standout box office hit The Sapphires, is up against Burning Man, Lore and Wish You Were Here for the crown of best film in the AACTA (Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts) Awards, to be presented at the end of January in Sydney.
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NewsEpilogue takes top prize at Tokyo Filmex
Amir Manor’s Epilogue was awarded the grand prize and $8,500 (Y700,000) at the closing awards of the 13th edition of Tokyo Filmex (Nov 23-Dec 2).
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NewsLau to be Filmmaker in Focus at HKIFF
Hong Kong director Andrew Lau will be the Filmmaker in Focus at next year’s edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF).
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NewsYash Raj Films to produce Kapur's Paani
India’s Yash Raj Films has announced that it will produce Shekhar Kapur’s long-gestating passion project Paani.
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India's PVR Cinemas buys out Cinemax
Indian exhibitor PVR Cinemas has acquired a 69.27% stake in rival Cinemax to create India’s largest cinema chain.
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NewsEC backs Euro VOD festival in China
The European Commission is backing the first EU Film Festival Online (EUFF) in China.
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NewsASEAN's inaugural FLY project wraps in Davao
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.
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Sundance Channel inks Turkish TV deal
AMC Sundance Channel inks first time carriage on largest pay TV platform in Turkey, expands Polish footprint.
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Sineng Pambansa film festival announces winners
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.
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NewsBeijing Blues, Principle sweep Golden Horse Awards
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.
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NewsVoice From Elsewhere, Phoring win awards at Film Bazaar
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).
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NewsIndia to be guest country at next edition of Cannes
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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NewsDailies: Film Bazaar 2012
Browse Screen International’s daily editions from Film Bazaar 2012, which ran from Nov 21-24 in Goa, India.
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NewsCJ's Masquerade clocks up 12m admissions
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.
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Indian Kiss finds partners at Film Bazaar
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.
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NewsPolish Film Institute pacts with India on Kathiawar
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.
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NewsArsam and Reservoir move to Pan Nalin's Known World
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.
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Mammootty to star in Ahamed's Shop
Malayalam superstar Mammootty will play the lead in Kunjanandan’s Shop (Kunjananthante Kada), the latest project from National Film Award-winning director Salim Ahamed.
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NewsIndependent, Infinitum bask in Sunrise
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.