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All Asia articles – Page 417
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NewsChina Lion signs up for A Beautiful Life
China Lion Film Distribution has acquired rights for North America, Australia and New Zealand to Andrew Lau’s latest film A Beautiful Life from Hong Kong’s Media Asia.
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NewsEat Drink sequel to start for Hsu, Taihe
Taiwanese producer Hsu Li-kong, whose credits include Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Eat Drink Man Woman, and his Tangmeng Films are teaming with mainland film outfit Taihe Film And TV Co to co-finance Joyful Reunion, the long-mooted sequel to Eat Drink Man Woman.
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NewsJia Zhangke urges China to revise technical requirements
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke has called for the Chinese government to abolish the country’s technical qualification requirements which mean that only films of a certain technical quality can be submitted for the censorship process.
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NewsSidus sells Camellia to Movie On in Japan
South Korea’s Sidus FNH has announced a raft of deals on its titles, led by the omnibus film Camellia, produced by the Busan film festival and showcasing stories set in the port city of Busan.
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NewsApichatpong to produce Concrete Clouds
Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, winner of best film at Monday’s Asian Film Awards, has boarded Lee Chatametikool’s Concrete Clouds as a producer.
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NewsGold Harbour to produce Give Me Five in 3D
Hong Kong’s Gold Harbour International Films is to produce $1.92m (HK$15m) Give Me Five to be shot in stereoscopic 3D, with a cast led by Josie Ho (The Courier), Taiwan’s Jiro Wang and mainland actors Siqin Gaowa and Sun Li.
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NewsNew era of Busan to give strong launch to Cinema Center, Lee says
Busan International Film Festival director Lee Yong-kwan and honorary festival director Kim Dong-ho met with Screen at Hong Kong Filmart for an exclusive talk about Lee’s new solo directorship.
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NewsMutual market intelligence is key, says ACE seminar
Producers in China and Europe need to reach a deeper understanding of each other’s markets before they can work together successfully, said panellists at a Sino-European co-production seminar at Filmart on Tuesday.
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NewsYim Ho floats City for Mandarin Films
Production starts this week on Mandarin Films’ historical epic, Hundred Years Of A Floating City, to be directed by Yim Ho.
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NewsTianjin firms up Rabbit distribution, dubbing cast
Tianjin Film Studio has recruited comedic star Fan Wei (If You Are The One) and Yan Ni (A Simple Noodle Story) to head the dubbing cast of its 3D kung fu animated film Legend Of A Rabbit.
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NewsChina's Henan teams with Branko Lustig on Holocaust drama
Chinese Henan Film & Television Production Group Corporation (Henan Film Group) is ramping up two big budget film productions - $30m US-China co-production Melanie’s Violin and $22.5m (RMB150m) historic epic Generals Of The Yang Family.
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NewsConvergence has Nuptials with Astro Shaw
LA-based production company Convergence Entertainment is set to co-produce supernatural horror feature Nuptials Of The Dead with Malaysian film conglomerate Astro Shaw.
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NewsUncle Boonmee takes best film at Asian Film Awards
Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul echoed his Cannes Palme d’Or victory at the Asian Film Awards last night, winning best film for Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
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NewsMedia Asia backs next Johnnie To/Wai Ka-fai romantic comedy
Hong Kong studio Media Asia has unveiled Hong Kong-China co-production Romancing in Thin Air, to be directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, and star Sammi Cheng, Louis Koo and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan.
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NewsMei Ah Entertainment gears up for Windseeker
Hong Kong’s Mei Ah Entertainment is gearing up produce 1950s-set spy thriller Windseeker, to be directed by Alan Mak and starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai.
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NewsJapanese film industry rallies in face of disaster
Ten days after Japan’s worst ever natural disaster, the industry has begun rallying to continue doing business and provide aid to stricken regions through a multitude of initiatives.