All Asia articles – Page 450
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NewsJapanese director Yoji Yamada celebrates 50th year as director with Ozu homage
Shochiku Studios has announced details of director Yoji Yamada’s latest film, Tokyo Kazoku (literal translation: “Tokyo Family”), being produced to celebrate Yamada’s 50-year directing career.
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NewsAnimal Kingdom leads Australian Film Institute Awards
The much loved crime drama Animal Kingdom has won 10 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards including best film for producer Liz Watts, AFI Members’ Choice, and best direction and original script for David Michôd.
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FeaturesA new sphere
Launched at the AFM, the Hemisphere Media Capital fund is utilising Japanese partners to invest in studio films. Liz Shackleton talks to co-founder Jean-Luc De Fanti
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FeaturesCracking the US market
At the recent AFM, there was a new breed of buyer seeking innovative means to bring Asian product to American audiences. Liz Shackleton investigates.
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NewsPark appointed to distribution role at Sony Pictures Television
Catherine Park, former head of sales at Korea’s Sidus IHQ, has been appointed executive director, distribution, Asia Pacific for Sony Pictures Television (SPT).
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Global Film Initiative unveils line-up for 2011 Global Lens
US-based Global Film Initiative (GFI) has announced the line-up of nine films that it has selected to headline the Global Lens 2011 film series.
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NewsCosta gears up for Cabral's feature debut to shoot in Canada, Asia
Costa Films is now setting up Juan Cabral’s feature directorial debut Two/One as an English-language project to shoot in Canada and an Asian location such as Hong Kong or Thailand.
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NewsVenice films to travel to Beijing and Shanghai
Italian films from the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival will be sent to Beijing and Shanghai thanks to the second edition of the cultural project ‘Great Italian films from Venice to Bejing’, which promotes Italian films in China.
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NewsWeir at BAFTA lecture: Cinema is becoming 'more childish'
The Australian director of Master and Commander and The Way Back says he is unlikely to make another studio film.
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UK/China Animation Forum kicks off in Beijing
The forum, which begins today, brings together animation specialists from China and the UK.
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NewsCelestial starts shoot for first production My Kingdom
Celestial Pictures is co-producing with Beijing-based Skyland Films and production company DW Films Limited.
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NewsScreen Australia backs four new films, including new Rolf de Heer film
Rolf de Heer will be putting his directing boots back on and three directors, Tony Krawitz, Wayne Blair and Miro Bilbrough, will be making their debut features in 2011 thanks to investment decisions made this week by Screen Australia.
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FeaturesA bigger stage
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Dec 2), now in their fourth year, aim to boost the profile and earning potential of films from the region — on awards night and beyond. Sandy George reports
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FeaturesParallel lives
Arguably India’s biggest film star, Aamir Khan has had a prolific year as a producer, with Peepli Live named this year’s Indian Oscar submission. But he also chose to star in his latest production Dhobi Ghat and, Khan tells Mike Goodridge, he wants his fanbase to know what to expect ...
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NewsSingapore’s Forever to receive double world premiere
Wee Li Lin’s Forever will become the first Singaporean film to receive a double world premiere today (Dec 1) – screening at both the Jakarta and Cairo international film festivals.
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NewsToei continues strong sales on Battle Royale 3D
Japanese studio Toei continues to close deals for the 3D reworking of Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale following its market debut at the AFM.