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All Asia articles – Page 453
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NewsToei pre-sells Memoirs to Hong Kong
Japanese studio Toei has pre-sold US-Japan co-production Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac to Hong Kong distributor Golden Scene.
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NewsMargate House debuts with Indonesian epic
Jakarta-based production company Margate House is making its AFM debut to launch sales on Indonesia’s biggest ever production – $6m trilogy Merah Putih, about Indonesia’s fight for independence.
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NewsUnited, M-Line seal German, Asian deals on Woochi
South Korea’s United Pictures and M-Line Distribution have pre-sold $12m action fantasy Woochi to Splendid for Germany and Benelux and Viscom Suraya for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
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NewsShowbox sells Take Off to Japan’s Amuse Soft
Korea’s Showbox Mediplex has scored a Japanese deal on local box office smash Take Off, which was snapped up by Amuse Soft Entertainment.
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NewsDistribution Workshop adds Monga to AFM slate
Hong Kong’s Distribution Workshop has picked up international rights to Monga, an edgy gangster drama from Taiwanese actor turned director “Doze” Niu Chen-zer.
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Singapore’s Mega Media to co-finance Floating Life
Vietnam Media Corp has secured financing from Singapore’s Mega Media for its upcoming drama The Immense Floating Life, which is set to be one of Vietnam’s biggest productions in 2010.
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NewsWhite Lightnin takes top prize at Mumbai Film Festival
UK director Dominic Murphy’s White Lightnin won the top prize in the international competition for first features at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival, organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI).
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NewsFortissimo strikes up partnership with CJ Entertainment
Fortissimo Films has entered into a strategic partnership with Korea’s CJ Entertainment that covers co-production and library sales, and gives CJ a first-look deal for Fortissimo’s upcoming titles.
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NewsAntichrist gets Enlightened deal for home video in India
India’s Enlighten Film Society has bought home video rights to Lars von Trier’s Antichrist at the Reliance Big Entertainment-backed Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) which closed on Nov 5.
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NewsFilms Distribution closes US, Japan deals on The Horde
Films Distribution has sold French zombie movie The Horde to IFC Films in the US and to Showgate in Japan
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NewsTF1 buys Media Asia’s Chen Zhen for France
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Distribution has sold The Legend Of Chen Zhen, directed by Andrew Lau and starring Donnie Yen, to France’s TF1.
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NewsWe Distribution sells Bodyguards to E1, CJ
Hong Kong’s We Distribution has sold Cinema Popular’s $23m action thriller Bodyguard & Assassins to E1 Entertainment for the UK and Canada, CJ Entertainment for Korea and Gulf Films for the Middle East.
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NewsMDA unveils first project from International Film Fund
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) has announced the first project under its International Film Fund (IFF), a Singapore-China-Korea co-production, Neon Sign, to be directed by Korea’s Pil Gam-Sung.
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NewsCameron's Avatar forces Chinese blockbusters to shift release dates
Four Chinese blockbusters have changed their January release dates to avoid competing with James Cameron’s Avatar, which will go out on January 1.
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NewsFinecut unveils second collaboration with Trapero
Korea’s Finecut is co-producing and handling international sales on Argentinean director Pablo Trapero’s new film, tentatively titled Carancho, marking their second collaboration following Lion’s Den.
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NewsCJ sells Good Morning President to Japan
Korea’s CJ Entertainment has had a busy start to the AFM, scoring sales on new titles White Night and Killer Bride’s Perfect Crime and selling Good Morning President to SPO Entertainment for Japan.
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NewsDouble Edge picks up Chu’s $15m Treasure Hunter
Taipei-based Double Edge Entertainment has picked up a slew of rights on Kevin Chu’s $15m Treasure Hunter, starring Taiwanese idol Jay Chou, and sealed a Chinese deal on sci-fi action film The King Of Fighters.
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NewsParanormal Activity lingers as Jackson reigns
Michael Jackson’s This Is It was the undisputed champion of the global box office this weekend (October 31 to November 1), grossing more than a $100m over a staggering 12,391 screens.
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NewsMichael Jackson dominates the international box office
Sony’s This Is It topped international box office charts this week as the Michael Jackson documentary grossed a total of $68.9m in 74 territories.
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NewsWarner Bros Japan announce Chushingura as first local language production
A big budget adaptation of classic samurai tale Chushingura has been announced as Warner Brothers Japan’s first local language production.