All Asia articles – Page 467
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Museum 2 exhibits $50.1m global opening weekend
Night At The Museum 2 made a strong start at the international box office taking an estimated $50.1m, although last weekend’s big opener, Angels & Demons, remained the top earner with an estimated $60.4m.
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Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon wins Palme d'Or
Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon won the Palme d’Or on Sunday night (May 24) in Cannes.
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Cinemalaya announces competition line-up with ten world premieres
The Philippines’ Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival has announced its competition line-up of ten features that will make their world premieres this July in Manila.
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Japan Digital Contents Trust ordered to reform
Japan Digital Contents Trust (JDC) the film and content fund management firm, has been ordered to reform its business practices by Japan’s financial services agency (FSA).
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Night At The Museum 2 descends on global box office
Comedy Night At The Museum 2 romps into the global box office this weekend, opening in 93 international territories at the same time as it debuts in North America.
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China shows its strength
The Chinese box office got off to a bright start in 2009, boosting the theory cinema booms in a downturn. Can it continue throughout the year?
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New Moon shines as Cannes buyers snap up commercial fare
As Cannes 2009 approached its final days a clear picture emerged of the haves and have-nots, as streamlined teams of buyers focused in on broadly commercial fare with theatrical potential.
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Galloping picks up explorer doc Lost World
Galloping Films Australia will handle worldwide distribution on explorer documentary The Lost World Of The Crystal Skull.
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A Brand New Life (Une Vie Toute Neuve)
Dir/scr Ounie Lecomte. France-S. Korea. 2009. 92 mins.
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Premieres from Wai Ka-Fai and Sion Sono bookend NY Asian fest
The world premiere of Wai Ka-fai’s Hong Kong drama Written By will open the New York Asian Film Festival, set to run from June 19-July 5
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Kounen to discover The Secret Histories Of The Dalai Lama
Returning to the Far East after his foray into the love life of fashion icon Coco Chanel, Jan Kounen will head to Tibet to shoot The Secret Histories Of The Dalai Lama.
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Korea’s Showbox bucks pre-sales trend on Sword With No Name
Bucking the trend for buyers to wait for completed product, Korea’s Showbox has pre-sold big-budget martial arts epic The Sword With No Name to the UK and Germany.
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Film Messenger takes Korean rights to Go, Thaddeus
Singapore production outfit Lighthouse Pictures has pre-sold Korean rights to Yasmin Ahmad’s upcoming Go,Thaddeus! to Seoul-based distributor and sales agent Film Messenger.
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Focus soars with Macdonald’s Eagle Of The Ninth
Focus Features International has virtually sold out the world on Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming Roman Britain epic Eagle Of The Ninth, which is set to begin shooting later this summer with Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell.
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Korea’s CJ closes deals on Thirst and Mother
Korea’s CJ Entertainment has closed a batch of sales on Park Chan-wook’s competition title Thirst and Bong Joon-ho’s Mother, which screened in Un Certain Regard. Spain’s Lola Film has sucked up vampire drama Thirst, which has also gone to Avsar Film for Turkey, Discovery for ex-Yugoslavia, Edko Films for ...
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NonStop sells Magic Silver ahead of first screening
NonStop Sales has closed a deal on Nowegian family drama Magic Silver despite not yet screening the film. The deal has been signed with Korean buyer Rich Entertainment.