All Asia articles – Page 436
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MPCA to produce US remake of Japanese Oscar winner Departures
The US-based company hopes to start production on the remake, which will be set in New York, before the end of the year.
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Jackson report critical of New Zealand Film Commission
New Zealand’s leading director and David Court, director of AFTRS Centre for Screen Business, lay out a blueprint for the future of the country’s film industry.
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Indian film's tender shoots
Against a backdrop of social and economic change, Indian cinema has started to diversify. But it will take more time for India’s new wave of film-makers to compete at an international level
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Neil Jordan to lead Tokyo's international jury
Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan will serve as jury president at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival.
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London's Tibet festival to open with Road to Peace
The third edition of the Tibet Film Festival, based in London, kicks off July 1 with the international premiere of Road to Peace, including a Q&A with director Leon Stuparich and the Dalai Lama’s UK representative, Thubten Samdup.
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Rotterdam brings African filmmakers to China
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has invited seven filmmakers from Africa to make films in China.
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Bollywood box office disappoints in first half of 2010
Of the 80 Hindi films released in the first six months of 2010, only UTV’s Rajneeti can be declared a hit.
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Beyond China’s Borders
Liz Shackleton argues that the Chinese film industry can’t overlook the usefulness of Hollywood and the international film business.
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Murdoch's Star Network to premiere Eros films
The network has signed a deal with Eros India to premiere films before other channels.
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China Film Group signs $88m film and new media deals with Chinavision Media Group
Four feature film projects and two animated film projects are set to come out of the deal.
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Confessions rules Japanese box office for third week
Tetsuya Nakashima’s Confessions retained its top spot at the Japanese box office this past weekend for the third week in a row, holding off major Hollywood and local releases during its run.
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Christie opens Shenzhen factory as Asian sales boom
Digital cinema company Christie has opened a new manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China.
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Italian Kiss Me Again sweeps Shanghai’s Golden Goblet Awards
Gabriele Muccino’s sequel to The Last Kiss scooped the best picture, script and actress awards.
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APSA and MPA partner in film fund for Asia-Pacific filmmakers
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) have jointly announced a film fund of $100,000 for Asia-Pacific filmmakers.
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Inaugural London Indian Film Festival planned for July
Dibakar Banerjee’s fairy tale romance Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (Love, Sex and Betrayal) will open the festival with a screening at Cineworld, Haymarket.
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Screen Australia injects some flexibility into its co-production rules
Screen Australia has proposed several changes aimed at getting more films through the gate as official co-productions but by chief executive Ruth Harley’s own admission, she doesn’t expect it to “change the world”.
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Thailand picks up the pieces
Thailand’s film business suffered during the country’s civil unrest — and at least one arthouse cinema shuttered — but the situation is now getting back to normal, Liz Shackleton reports.
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Shanghai's winning projects include Lost In Touch, Last Valentine's Day
Quan Ling’s Lost In Touch and Sheng Zhimin’s Last Valentine’s Day took the top two prizes at China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC) and Co-production Pitch and Catch (Co-FPC), the project market of Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).
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Killers to become closing film of Shanghai International Film Festival
Lionsgate’s Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl starring romantic action comedy Killers will have its China premiere as the closing film of the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).