All Asia articles – Page 485
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NewsThree Chinese films pulled from Melbourne film festival
Chinese politics has played a big hand in the withdrawal of two features and a short from the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) just days before it opens.
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NewsSingapore’s Boku Films to co-produce The Host sequel
Singaporean production company Boku Films has signed an MOU with Korea’s Chungeorahm to co-produce and invest $5m in the Korean sequel to hit monster movie The Host.
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NewsAmuse Soft steps up for Hur’s Season Of Good Rain
Korea’s Pancinema has pre-sold Hur Jin-ho’s upcoming romance Season Of Good Rain (working title) to Japan’s Amuse Soft Entertainment.
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NewsAsian producers embrace 3D filmmaking
While 3D filmmaking is still in the early stages in Asia, speakers at a forum held today by Korea’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) agreed that the technology is set to broaden the cinema-going demographic and help the Asian industry bust through tough economic times.
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NewsNo Puedo continues winning streak at Japan's Skip City
Following its recent win at the Taipei film festival, Leon Dai’s No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti won the grand prize at Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival (July 10-20).
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NewsHarry Potter sweeps the globe with $104m opening day gross
Warners Bros Pictures’ Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince took $58.18m in North America, including the record Tuesday midnight screening tally of $22.2m, and a further $45.85m in 33 international markets for a record breaking one-day global total of $104m.
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NewsOrengo to head up Sony Pictures Television Asia
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Angel Orengo as senior vice president, distribution, Asia Pacific, replacing Ross Pollack who is leaving the company to head up Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures.
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NewsDreamWorks set to receive $825m initial financing
DreamWorks Studios looks set to receive $825m in initial financing from India’s Reliance ADA Group and its distribution deal with Disney, the Indian conglomerate has announced.
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NewsStellar Megamedia boards Dennis Chan’s 37
Beijing-based Stellar Megamedia has boarded Hong Kong film-maker Dennis Chan’s 37, making it the first project from the Hong Kong Film: New Action campaign to secure a mainland co-producer.
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NewsPollack appointed as CEO of Celestial Pictures
Former Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) executive Ross Pollack has been appointed as CEO at Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures, owned by Malaysia’s Astro Group.
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NewsHur Jin-ho wraps feature-length Season Of Good Rain
Korean director Hur Jin-ho has extended his section of pan-Asian omnibus Chengdu, I Love You into a feature entitled Season Of Good Rain (working title), which is scheduled for an autumn release.
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NewsTransformers 2 becomes China’s biggest ever film
Paramount Pictures International’s Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen has grossed more than $58.6m (RMB400m) in mainland China, breaking the record of $52.7m (RMB360m) set by Titanic in 1998 to become the territory’s biggest ever film.
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NewsGokusen wins three-way battle at Japanese box office
Big-screen TV adaptation Gokusen: The Movie earned $5.27m (Y489.5m) from 402,440 admissions on its opening weekend in Japan, beating out Hollywood newcomers Knowing and Monsters Vs. Aliens.
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NewsShooting gets underway on Takashi Miike's Thirteen Assassins
Principal photography has begun on Takashi Miike’s samurai epic, Thirteen Assassins, in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture.
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NewsIce Age 3 freezes Bruno out of international box office
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs dominated Bruno and the rest of the overseas competition with a monstrous second weekend that propelled it past $325m.
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NewsNo Puedo takes top honours at Taipei film festival
Leon Dai’s No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti was the big winner at the close of the Taipei Film Festival on Saturday night, winning four prizes including best film, best actor and supporting actor and the media choice award.
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NewsTaiwanese film industry looks to China for growth
Taiwan’s major film organisations look set to make an aggressive push into the mainland China market, in a bid to develop a mainstream film industry to complement the country’s current output of low-budget indie fare.
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NewsChina box office up 43% in first half of 2009
China’s box office grew by 42.7% to $330.16m (RMB2.26bn) in the first half of 2009, thanks to a combination of local and US hits, including Transformers 2 which is on its way to becoming the biggest film ever in the territory.
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NewsBangkok film festival to take place September 24-30
The organisers of the Bangkok International Film Festival (BKIFF) have confirmed that this year’s edition of the event will be held September 24-30.
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FeaturesAwareness campaigns are working
Sandy George brings you a report on Australian piracy campaigns.