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All Asia articles – Page 454
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NewsJapanese court acquits creator of Winny P2P software
Japanese courts in Osaka and Tokyo have handed down rulings on two closely watched cases involving intellectual property rights in the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing and DVD arenas.
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NewsKRU Studios appoints Epic Pictures as sales agent
Malaysia’s KRU Studios has appointed Los Angeles-based Epic Pictures as its sales agent for its slate of international feature films.
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NewsHuang to head jury for Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Chinese filmmaker Huang Jianxin is to head the international jury that will decide who will be going home with Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs) after the presentation on Australia’s Gold Coast on November 26.
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FeaturesWeekly international box office – October 9
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.
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CommentD-Day for US studio model
Would you pay $250 to have Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen delivered to your living room on the same day it is released in theatres?
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NewsLike A Dream, No Puedo lead Golden Horse race
Clara Law’s Like A Dream and Leon Dai’s No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti head the nominations for this year’s Golden Horse Awards with nine and eight nods respectively.
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NewsAdlabs relaunches as Reliance MediaWorks
Mumbai-based Adlabs Films, part of Reliance ASA Group, has changed its name to Reliance MediaWorks in a move aimed at reflecting its recent growth and expansion.
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NewsFlynn takes UK rights to Taiwanese drama
London-based Flynn Entertainment has acquired Ian Lou’s award-winning Taiwanese film A Place Of One’s Own for UK theatrical release in spring 2010.
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NewsThird film in Boys trilogy rules Japanese box office
The third installment in NTV-Toho’s 20th Century Boys trilogy has become the most successful entry in the series, with an unbroken reign of six weeks at the top of the Japanese box office.
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NewsFinecut sells Chaw to Australia’s Madman
South Korean sales company Finecut has announced a slew of Toronto deals, led by black comedy Chaw which has been sold to Madman Entertainment for Australia.
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NewsBeresford’s Mao dances into the record books
Bruce Beresford’s Mao’s Last Dancer has grossed $2.93m (A$3.32m) in its first five days on release in Australia, making it the biggest local hit of 2009.
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NewsGolden Shell winner City continues selling streak
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has sold Lu Chuan’s City Of Life And Death to Latin America and Greece, following its success at San Sebastian where it won the Golden Shell for best film and best cinematography.
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NewsThe Ugly Truth claims overseas crown for Sony with $12.1m weekend haul
A powerful surge across German-speaking Europe helped The Ugly Truth claim top spot among overseas Hollywood releases as the romantic comedy grossed an estimated $12.1m through Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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NewsKadokawa produces remake of Malle’s Elevator
Japanese producer-distributor Kadokawa Pictures is producing a remake of Louis Malle’s 1958 thriller Elevator To The Gallows.
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NewsBox-office growth hits legal stumbling block
Huge population should equal huge box office. But despite a surge in local films, a new law and lack of competition are holding Indonesia back.
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Oz producers head to LA for pitching session
Screen Australia is taking a delegation of ten producers to Los Angeles in 10 days to tout films that might attract US investors and claim the 40% producer offset for Australian production.
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FeaturesWeekly international box office – October 2
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.
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NewsTerracotta takes UK rights to Yang’s Breathless
Terracotta Distribution has acquired UK rights to Rotterdam Tiger award-winner Breathless from Korea’s Showbox Mediaplex.
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NewsAltiplano wins at solid edition of Bangkok fest
Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth’s Altiplano, a hyperstylised environmental drama set in a Peruvian village, won the Grand Prix at this year’s Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF).