All Asia articles – Page 456
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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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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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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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NewsRotterdam 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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NewsBollywood 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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CommentBeyond 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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NewsMurdoch'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.