All Asia articles – Page 441
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China to open up film imports by March 2011, with new WTO timeline
Following the World Trade Organization ruling, China will open up its market for entertainment goods by March 2011, parties have agreed.
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NewsCate Shortland's second film set up as Germany-Australia co-production
Cate Shortland’s Lore is backed by Screen Australia, along with new projects from Kieran Darcy-Smith and Fred Schepisi.
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NFDC to continue co-production market at India's Film Bazaar
The National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (NFDC) is organising a co-production market as part of the annual Film Bazaar India, held alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in November.
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NewsTran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood to feature Beatles' original song
Tran Anh Hung’s forthcoming feature Norwegian Woodwill feature the the Beatles’ original recording of “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” as its title song.
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NewsWasted on the Young to go out through Paramount in Australia
Paramount Pictures has finally announced that it will be releasing Sydney Film Festival competition title Wasted On The Young, directed by Ben C Lucas, in its home market of Australia.
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Ledesma to start The Tunnel shoot in Sydney this month
Shooting is due to commence at the end of this month on Carlo Ledesma’s feature debut, The Tunnel, a Sydney based underground thriller which will be distributed for free via internet networks.
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Chong's The Fourth Portrait takes three major prizes at Taipei Film Awards
The 12th Taipei Film Festival closed on Saturday with documentary Let The Wind Carry Me by Chiang Hsiu-chiung and Kwan Pun-leung taking the grand prize of Taipei Awards, the top award of the festival.
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IMAX to add five theatres in Philippines
IMAX and exhibitor and mall operator SM Prime Holdings have struck a deal to install five digital IMAX projection systems at SM shopping centres across the Philippines.
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NewsBayside Shakedown 3 opens strong in Japan for Toho
The third feature film in the Bayside Shakedown series opened strongly at the top of the Japanese box office this weekend, with the potential to cross the $100m threshold.
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Korean box-office grosses up 14% thanks to 3D boom
South Korean box office gross went up 14.6% year-on-year in the first half, despite a 3.9% dip in admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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NewsStrand strikes US deal for Uncle Boonmee with Match Factory
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Palme D’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
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NewsLu Chuan plans war epic Grand Feast Of The King
The project will be the award-winning director’s fourth feature but his first historical film.
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NewsFulcrum secures $16.7m loan, looks to UK for expansion
The Australian film finance company has secured additional funding and now hopes planning to provide cash flow support to UK productions.
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NewsChina opens up to Taiwanese films
A new agreement between the two countries will ease restrictions on Taiwanese films.
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NewsSega Sammy relaunches CG animation company
The Japanese video game and pachinko giant intends to ramp up its feature film production as part of the rebrand.
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NewsChinese box office grew 80% in first half of year
The box office gross from April to June reached $242m, thanks to Hollywood blockbusters such as Iron Man 2.
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Vietnam competition authorities announce probe into MegaStar
The Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) has announced that it is officially investigating a class action law suit brought against distributor-exhibitor MegaStar Media by six local cinema operators.
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NewsMPCA 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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NewsJackson 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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CommentIndian 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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