All Asia articles – Page 408
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NewsFirst Rains wins best film at Eurasia film festival
Japan-Kazakh co-production The First Rains Of Spring was awarded best film at the Eurasia International Film Festival, which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Sep 19-24).
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NewsHong Kong chooses A Simple Life for Oscar race, China selects The Flowers Of War
Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines select their Best Foreign Language Film contenders.
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NewsAntalya Golden Orange jury, competition titles announced
Marleen Gorris is to head up the jury for the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival’s International Competition.
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NewsEros teams with Jimmy Shergill to tap Punjabi market
Indian major signs four-film deal with Jimmy Shergill Productions
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CommentWhy the US studios are struggling with Asian production
The news that Disney has followed Warner Bros and Paramount in closing down local-language production or acquisition units highlights the difficulties the US studios face in this area, particularly in Asia where a very different filmmaking culture exists.
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NewsTokyo fest unveils full lineup, jury members still pending
The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup of its 24th edition, which runs October 22-30 in Tokyo’s Roppongi district.
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Mumbai film festival to roll with Moneyball
The Mumbai Film Festival has announced that Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, will open this year’s edition of the festival (Oct 13-20), while Dolphin Tale, a family drama starring Morgan Freeman, will close the event.
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NewsShoreline takes on Adrift: People of a Lesser God, Vanished
Shoreline Entertainment picks up doc Adrift: People of A Lesser God and thriller Vanished
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Kiwi Flyer finishes New Zealand shoot
New Zealand feature Kiwi Flyer has wrapped its four-week shoot in Nelson.
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NewsUniversal and Paramount renew NZ home entertainment deal
Paramount extends DVD and Blu-ray deal with multi-year agreement.
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NewsA Separation is Iran's Foreign Film Oscar submission
Iran selects Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed drama as its Best Foreign Language Oscar submission.
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Tokyo Filmex unveils lineup for 12th edition
Tokyo Filmex (November 19-27) unveiled the lineup of its 12th edition today, announcing Kim Ki-duk’s Un Certain Regard winner Arirang as opening film and Johnnie To’s Venice competition title Life Without Principle as closing film.
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NewsGaga closes deal on Paul WS Anderson's Pompeii
Gaga Corporation has closed a deal on its second major film at Toronto, buying Japanese rights to Impact Pictures’ $100m romantic adventure epic Pompeii from Summit Entertainment.
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NewsAntalya Golden Orange Film Festival gets the female touch
The theme for the Turkish festival will be “And The Woman Touched The World”; honorary awards to go to Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi and Jane Birkin.
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News6th London Korean Film Festival to open with Arrow: Ultimate Weapon
Kim Ki-duk’s documentary Arirang will close the festival, which runs November 3-17 in London, followed by a UK tour.
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NewsEurasia Film Festival launches Kazakh co-production event
Kazakhstan’s Eurasia International Film Festival is launching a co-production event, Spotlight: New Kazakh Cinema, at this year’s edition of the festival in Almaty (Sep 19-24).
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