All Asia articles – Page 460
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Odin’s Eye sells Crush into North America
Australian sales agent Odin’s Eye has sold North American rights for Australian thriller Crush to Phase 4 (formerly Peace Arch Home Entertainment).
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Optimum chews on Fine Cut’s Chaw
South Korean sales agent Fine Cut has announced its first deal at the Toronto festival, selling the man-eating boar comedy Chaw to Optimum Releasing for UK.
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Small - but perfectly formed
It may be tiny today, but the Vietnamese market has the pieces in place to enjoy huge growth. Liz Shackleton reports.
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Voltage closes sales on Romero's Survival Of The Dead
George A. Romero’s Survival Of The Dead, the sixth instalment of the cult director’s zombie franchise, has sold in multiple territories.
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Features
All things bright and beautiful
As Bright Star prepares to open in cinemas around the world, its veteran Australian producer Jan Chapman tells Sandy George about her immersive and committed approach to film-making.
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Adam Elliot wins best feature at Australian Directors Guild Awards
Film-maker Adam Elliot has won the Australian Directors Guild Award for best feature Mary And Max.
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Comment
Putting art before politics
The recent decision by Taiwan’s Government Information Office to revoke its subsidy for Miao Miao does not help the long-term development of the Taiwanese film industry.
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Indonesian filmmakers condemn new film law
The Indonesian film industry is protesting against a film bill, passed into law on Tuesday, that increases censorship of local production and limits the distribution of foreign films.
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Taiwan’s GIO to revoke Prince Of Tears subsidy
Taiwan’s Government Information Office (GIO) has informed Prince Of Tears director Yonfan that it will take back the film’s $306,000 (NT$10m) subsidy unless it withdraws as Hong Kong’s selection for the foreign-language category of the Academy Awards.
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Nobody To Watch Over Me selected as Japan's Oscar entry
Director Ryoichi Kimizuka’s Nobody To Watch Over Me (Dare Mo Mamotte Kurenai) has been selected as Japan’s official entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards.
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Pusan film festival to screen record 355 films
The 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) will screen a record 355 films from 70 countries, including with 98 world premieres and 46 international premieres.
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Prince Of Tears, No Puedo submitted for Oscars
Hong Kong has selected Yonfan’s Prince Of Tears as its entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards, while Taiwan has chosen Leon Dai’s award-winning No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti.
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Cho appointed as head of Korean Film Council
South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports has named critic and professor Cho Hee-moon as the new chairman of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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Inglourious Basterds stays top overseas, nears $100m
Quentin Tarantino’s rambunctious warriors held on to their number one international berth thanks to an estimated $14.3m gross through Universal/UPI that raised the tally to $83.3m.
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Tiger Gate completes financing, launches channels
Tiger Gate, the Lionsgate-backed Asian film and TV venture, has brought on board two additional financial partners and started the roll-out of its two genre channels Thrill and KIX.