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All Asia articles – Page 383
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NewsAsura, Chitrangada to bookend revived Osian’s Cinefan
Japanese filmmaker Keiichi Sato’s Asura, about a young boy abandoned following a natural disaster, will open this year’s Osian’s Cinefan (July 27-August 5), while Rituparno Ghosh’s Chitrangada will close the ten-day event.
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NewsChan starts work on American Dreams
Hong Kong filmmaker Peter Ho-sun Chan has started shooting his next directorial project following Wu Xia, a drama entitled American Dreams In China.
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NewsBerlinale World Cinema Fund awards €157,000 in grants
The Berlinale World Cinema Fund has awarded five projects a total of €157,000 in its latest round of funding.
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NewsTomb of the Dragon continues shoot in Beijing starring Dolph Lundgren
GFM, Midsummer, Beijing Zhongshida working on $12m 3D family adventure.
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NewsStuart Murdoch’s God Help The Girl starts shoot in Glasgow
Belle and Sebastian frontman’s directorial debut underway in Glasgow, Emily Browning joins cast with Hannah Murray and Olly Alexander, Metrodome handles UK.
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NewsMiramax inks first Russian SVOD deal
Miramax has inked a multi-year deal with Russian SVOD service Stream LLC for titles inlcuding Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction and The English Patient.
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NewsNBCUniversal Films signs online distribution deal with China’s Youku
The multi year agreement is for video on demand rights to current and library titles.
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NewsBekmambetov options UK action script
EXCLUSIVE: UK writer-director Faisal A Qureshi wins $10,000 pitching prize at third Astana International Action Film Festival in Kazakhstan.
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NewsChina box office up 37% in first half of 2012
China’s box office reached $1.19bn (RMB7.55bn) in the first six months of 2012, a 37% increase over the same period in 2011.
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NewsHong Kong box office soars by 19% in first half of 2012
Hong Kong’s box office increased by 19% to $97.22m (HK$753.97m) in the first half of 2012, compared to $81.65m (HK$633.19m) in the first half of last year.
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Kadokawa, Gaga announce executive movements
At the end of June and beginning of July there have been an unusually high number of corporate maneuvers in the Japanese film industry.
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Revenue from shoots in Thailand surpasses 2011 total
The Thailand Film Office (TFO) has reported that revenue from all foreign productions shooting in Thailand has reached $46.5m in the first five months of 2012, which is a 17.5% increase over revenues for the whole of last year
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NewsKorean admissions reach record 83m in first half of 2012
South Korean cinema admissions have hit a record high in the first half of 2012, increasing by 21% to 82.7 million, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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NewsMakhmalbaf among BIFF’s Asian Cinema Fund recipients
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced 31 Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) recipients this year, including Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s The Gardener for post-production funds.
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NewsRealD denies waning interest in 3D, plans rollout of lighter glasses
RealD CEO Michael Lewis expects “more and more people to pay the premium” for a bigger cinematic experience; addresses dip in share price.
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NewsJapan’s CCC takes 33% stake in Taiwan’s Deltamac
Culture Convenience Club (CCC), the company behind Japan’s largest video rental chain Tsutaya, has acquired a 33.4% share in Taiwanese film and video distributor Deltamac, a subsidiary of optical media giant CMC Group.
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NewsNoth to be among international guests at PiFan
Golden Globe-nominated actor Chris Noth will be on the red carpet at the 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) next month.