All Asia articles – Page 395
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NewsNu Image closes deals on festival-bound The Iceman
The sales agent has sold the thriller to a host of major territories including a deal with Lionsgate for the UK.
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NewseOne, United Entertainment strike Korean distribution deal
The pact marks eOne’s first distribution partnership in Asia.
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NewsWarner Brothers Japan to remake Unforgiven with Watanabe
Warner Brothers Japan has announced it will remake Clint Eastwood western Unforgiven, with Ken Watanabe attached to star.
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NewsFortissimo signs first direct deal with Netflix
Fortissimo Films has signed a a multi-year streaming deal with Netflix, covering more than 60 titles, which will be available in to Netflix members in the US starting in September.
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NewsThe Thieves clocks up more than 10 million admissions
Choi Dong-hoon’s heist movie The Thieves has become the sixth Korean film to clock up over 10 million admissions at the local box office.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Filipino drama BWAKAW
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights to comedy drama BWAKAW, directed by the Philippines’ Jun Robles Lana, which recently won three awards at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
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NewsTitanic 3D to receive theatrical release in Myanmar
Titanic 3D will become the first US studio film to receive a theatrical release in Myanmar in decades, following a licensing deal between Twentieth Century Fox and Myanmar’s Mingalar Company
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Wang Xiaoshuai, Lav Diaz among Busan’s APM selections
Busan’s Asian Project Market (APM) has announced 30 selections for this year, including projects from Wang Xiaoshuai, Lav Diaz, Min Kyu-dong, Royston Tan, and Jeon Soo-il.
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NewsCelestial seals iTunes deal; Pollack departs
Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures has become one of the first local studios to make films available on Apple’s iTunes Store.
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NewsPray For Japan seals deal with OEE, Tugg, Bayview
Australian sales agency Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE) has picked up worldwide rights to documentary Pray For Japan, directed by filmmaker and manga publisher Stu Levy.
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FeaturesHong Kong Special Focus 2012
A look at foreign hits striking big at the HK box office, hot local films in production, and more.
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NewsJames Cameron’s Cameron Pace Group sets up China headquarters
James Cameron’s Cameron Pace Group (CPG) will set up a China headquarters in Tianjin Binhai Hi-tech Industrial Development Park (THIP).
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FeaturesJapan 2012
Screen’s 2012 Japan special looks at the country’s film business rebuilding after the 2011 disaster. Plus, a preview of the Tokyo International Film Festival including an interview with Tom Yoda.
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Korea’s Opus, Zip secure investment from Spackman Group
New York and Hong Kong-based investment holding company Spackman Group has established a subsidiary to invest in the upcoming slates of Korean production companies Opus Pictures and Zip Cinema.