All Asia articles – Page 383
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NewsCast of Pearce, Pattinson thriller The Rover revealed
Scoot Mcnairy, Susan Prior, Gillian Jones, Anthony Hayes and David Field have joined the cast of Porchlight Films and Lava Bear Films’ The Rover, which stars Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson and is currently shooting in South Australia.
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NewsVikander to shoot Gun with McGregor
Alicia Vikander among cast to join Ewan McGregor in Julius Avery’s debut Son of a Gun.
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ReviewsJourney To The West: Conquering The Demons
Dirs: Stephen Chow, Derek Kwok. China. 2013. 110mins
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NewsMichelle Yeoh to be honoured at Asian Film Awards
Michelle Yeoh will receive the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at this year’s Asian Film Awards, which will take place in Hong Kong on March 18.
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NewsKorean admissions up 21.9% to 195m
South Korean box office admissions jumped a massive 21.9% in 2012 compared to the year before, according to a recent Korean Film Council (KOFIC) report.
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NewsSapphires sweeps Australia's AACTA Awards
Comedy drama The Sapphires dominated the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, hosted Wednesday night [Jan 30] in Sydney by actor Russell Crowe.
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NewsJapanese box office up 7.7%
The Japanese box office totalled $2.15bn (195bn yen) in 2012, topping the previous year’s figures by 7.7% but remaining below 2010’s 220.7bn yen.
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NewsApichatpong, Kawase among filmmakers selected for HAF
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has unveiled the list of 25 projects selected for its 11th edition (March 18-20), including new projects from Thailand’s Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Japan’s Naomi Kawase.
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NewsRaine Group forms partnership with China Media Capital
US merchant bank Raine Group has formed a strategic partnership with Chinese state-owned China Media Capital (CMC) to make joint investments across digital media, sports and entertainment.
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NewsChong lines up Peas for sophomore outing
Singaporean actress/director Michelle Chong’s second directorial outing 3 Peas In A Pod has cast K-pop star Alexander Lee Eusebio and Taiwanese pop star Calvin Chen from the boy band Fahrenheit.
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NewsKim Ki-duk produces action thriller Rough Play
Venice Golden Lion winner Kim Ki-duk has written and is producing action thriller Rough Play, directed by Shin Yeon-shik.
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NewsConsumer spending on film up $1.3bn in 2012
Growth in 2012 generated by Asia-Pacific region but North Americans remains by far the biggest spenders on films at about $80 per capita per year, according to a new report from IHS Screen Digest.
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NewsHong Kong's box office grows by 12%
Although now dwarfed by the mainland China market, Hong Kong’s box office continues to grow; reaching $200.7m (HK$1.56bn) in 2012, a 12% increase on $177.8m (HK$1.38bn) the previous year.
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NewsChina box office round-up 2012: China becomes world's second biggest market
China’s box office grew by 30% to reach $2.74bn (RMB17.07bn), according to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), making it the second biggest box office territory in the world.
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NewsCA Media acquires majority stake in Graphic India
CA Media, the Asian investment arm of The Chernin Group, has acquired a large majority stake in comic-book and animation company Graphic India.
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NewsMystery, Gangster head Asian Film Awards nominations
South Korea’s Nameless Gangster: Rules Of The Time and Chinese director Lou Ye’s Mystery top the list of nominees for this year’s Asian Film Awards, with six nods apiece.