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All Asia articles – Page 487
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Indian producers sayslowdown could lead to healthier industry
The global economic slowdown has begun to impact the Indian film business, but producers and filmmakers attending the Film Bazaar projects market in Goa (Nov 26-29), say they expect this to have positive as well as obvious negative effects. Panellists at a session entitled 'Financing and Distribution of Specialty Films ...
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Japan's Fuji TV celebrates 50th year with film by Hiroshi Nishitani
Japanese broadcaster Fuji Television is to mark its 50th anniversary with a special feature film production Amalfi: Megami No 50-Byou (Amalfi: 50 Seconds of a Goddess), starring Yuji Oda, which will be shot entirely on location in Italy.The film is directed by Hiroshi Nishitani and stars Yuji Oda, Yuki Amami, ...
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XME teams with US-Chinese talent on five-picture slate
Xinhua Media Entertainment (XME), a subsidiary of Chinese media group XFMedia, has announced a slate of five China-US co-productions to be made over the next three years. The slate, which aims to showcase Chinese culture and top talents through collaboration with US directors, writers and producers, includes the previously announced ...
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Warner Brothers content to go on KTF mobiles in Korea
Korean mobile internet provider KTF will be offering latest Warner Brothersmovies and TV series in a specialscreening section starting tomorrow (Nov 26). KTF's Warner Brothers special section will feature 150items including hit movies such as Speed Racer and the Harry Potter and Matrix series, as well as popular TV shows ...
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Production - Attracting a partner
Back in 2002 when Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas screened at Cannes, the Indian film industry was still regarded as an exotic item - fun to have at the party but the international industry did not really know how to talk to her. Fast forward through six years of a booming ...
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Koreainvests $271m in manga, animation, character-merchandising
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism is planning to invest $271m (KW410bn) in the manga, animation and character-merchandisingindustries to develop 'one-source, multi-use (OSMU)killer content' by 2013. Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Yu In-chon today announced a plan to invest $33m in manga, $66m in animation, $39.6m in ...
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Taiwanese hit Cape No.7 tops Hong Kong box office
Following its historical success at home, Taiwanese hit Cape No. 7 topped the Hong Kong box office last weekend, grossing $259,000 (HK$2.01m) in four days (Nov 20-23), with a mid-sized release of 23 screens. Besides Hong Kong, where the film was released by Lighten Distribution, Cape No. 7 is scheduled ...
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Hallyday, Testud to star in To's HK-French Vengeance
French actors Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Testud have been cast in Johnnie To's upcoming thriller Vengeance which is being made as a co-production between France's ARP, To's Milkway Image and Hong Kong-based Media Asia Group. Scripted by regular To collaborator Wai Ka-fai, the story follows a former assassin, now a ...
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Beyond Bollywood: Focus on Goa Film Bazaar
In the wake of a string of deals between the US studios and Indian entertainment companies, India has become the subject of global scrutiny. But for the majority of Indian film-makers, particularly those working outside the Bollywood mainstream, there is still a huge disconnect between them and the international market.While ...
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Forever The Moment wins bestfilm at Korea's Blue Dragons
South Korean Director Yim Soon-rye's Forever The Moment walked away with the best picture award at the 29th Blue Dragon Awards in Seoul.Based on the true story of the Korean women's handball team for the 2004 Athens Olympics, the film made $26m at the box office and was the first ...
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Asian Festival of 1st Films unveils nominations
The Asian Festival of 1st Films, a Singapore-based film and documentary festival for first-time filmmakers, has unveiled the nominations for the festival's fourth edition to be held December 4-10. Among nominated films are Indian actress Nandita Das' Firaq, which traces the emotional journeys of ordinary people one month after the ...
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NZ award-winning producers to partner with Bavaria Film
New Zealand producers Rachel Gardner and Philip Smith of Great Southern Film and Television have been crowned New Zealand's Independent Producers of the Year. The duo are developing a slate of eight features with the most advanced being Scott Reynolds' Falling Angels and writer/director Anthony McCarten's Death Of A Superhero, ...
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Sony to release Blu-ray discs in mainland China
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is releasing 30 titles on high-definition Blu-ray discs in the mainland China market, making it the first studio to distribute the new format in the territory. The releases will coincide with Sony Electronic's introduction of the BDP-S350 model Blu-ray player to the Chinese market on ...
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Oz director Alston to expand Brisbane into a trilogy
Australian director Louise Alston is set to make two more low-budget romantic comedies, following her debut film All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane, which is being released in Denmark through Sunrise Film Distribution. Cameras will roll on January 7 on Jucy, the second of the films, with Alston again directing ...
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Chinese exhibitors predict bumper year-end box office
With more than 16 heavy-weight releases jamming thre three-month period starting Nov 20, Chinese cinema owners are estimating that box office during the year-end season will reach $146m (RMB1bn), which is10% higher than the same season last year. China'syear-end season, which traditionally takes place from late Nov to late Feb, ...
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Red Cliff remains at highest altitude in Japan
John Woo's Red Cliff has held the number one position for the third week in a row at the Japanese box office. The film has now earned a total of $25.87m (Y2.5bn) and surpassed two million admissions in the first sixteen days of its release. It held off Fuji TV-produced ...
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Australian government secures production of Happy Feet 2 in Sydney
Tax assistance secures production of Happy Feet 2 in Sydney through Dr.D, director George Miller's joint venture with Omnilab media. Happy Feet 2 is in production in Sydney, Omnilab Media confirmed today following a statement from the New South Wales (NSW) Government to that effect.The NSW Minister for State Development, ...
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Australian government helps secure production of Happy Feet 2 in Sydney
Tax assistance secures production of Happy Feet 2 in Sydney through Dr.D, director George Miller's joint venture with Omnilab media. Happy Feet 2 is in production in Sydney, Omnilab Media confirmed today following a statement from the New South Wales (NSW) Government to that effect.The NSW Minister for State Development, ...
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Little Deaths wins Australian Spartan Award for digital features
The romantic comedy Little Deaths has won the Spartan Award from a field of 22 feature entries in the annual digital feature initiative run by the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA). The award was accepted by Melbourne-based executive producer Jason Byrne on Friday, the last day of the SPAA ...
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GTH horror Coming Soon to Eastern Europe
Thailand's GMM Tai Hub (GTH) has announced a raft of AFM sales led by horror title Coming Soon, directed by Shutter co-scriptwriter Sophon Sakdaphisit, which sold to Mido Films Brno for the Czech Republic, Bir Film for Turkey and Queen Films for Indonesia. After opening Oct 30, the $1.2m film ...