All Asia articles – Page 499
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NewsChina postpones black-out period to September
Chinese authorities appear be delaying the summer blackout period for revenue-sharing movies from June-July to September.
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NewsHulu signs deal to stream Bollywood films
US online video service Hulu.com has signed a deal with New York-based Saavn, a digital distributor of Bollywood entertainment, to stream Hindi-language films free to the consumer.
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NewsKorean Film Council unveils five-year funding plan
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced a five-year policy plan for developing the local industry which includes funds for international co-productions and loan guarantees.
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NewsDisney India moves into video distribution
Walt Disney Co India (WDCI) has announced that it will start releasing home entertainment content in India directly, rather than license product to local distributor Excel Home Video.
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NewsAdlabs establishes digital outsourcing centre
India’s Adlabs Films is establishing an outsourcing centre for digital restoration and content processing, which will comply with Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) standards.
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NewsFortissimo Films checks into Pang’s Dream Home
Fortissimo Films has picked up worldwide rights, excluding Hong Kong, to Pang Ho-cheung’s upcoming slasher film Dream Home, starring Josie Ho.Produced by start-up outfit 852 Films, the film is in post-production after shooting in Hong Kong. Ho plays a youngwoman who goes to extreme measures when she discovers she can ...
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NewsAsmik Ace unwraps third film in Tetsuo franchise
Japan’s Asmik Ace Entertainment has announced details of a long-awaited third installment in the cult Tetsuo franchise, which will also mark director Shinya Tsukamoto’s English-language debut.
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NewsScreen Australia agrees to finance Reef, Swerve
Screen Australia has agreed to finance Andrew Traucki’s thriller The Reef, about four friends being stalked by a Great White shark, and Swerve from writer-director Craig Lahiff.
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NewsMatch Factory picks up Cannes-bound Kinatay
Germany’s The Match Factory has picked up international rights to Brillante Mendoza’s Kinatay, which has been selected to screen in competition at Cannes.
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NewsJapan to launch film export fund
The Japanese government has announced details of a proposed fund to support the production and export of local content.
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NewsDepartures wins audience award at Far East festival
Departures, the Japanese foreign Oscar winner, has taken the audience award at the 11th Far East Film Festival in Italy.
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NewsThirst tops Korean box office over holiday weekend
Park Chan-wook’s vampire film Thirst has topped South Korea’s box office, beating X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and clocking up the biggest opening for a local film so far this year
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NewsFujoshi Kanojo rings up Japanese first with mobile phone release
Simultaneous movie release across different platforms moved to a new level in Japan this week as Kadokawa Pictures’ romantic comedy Fujoshi Kanojo was released in cinemas, online – and in a first for the Japanese market - also on mobile phone.
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NewsBrand New Life added to Cannes line-up
The Cannes Film Festival official selection has added Ounie Lecomte’s debut feature A Brand New Life to its Special Screenings category.
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NewsMedia 8 snares The Horseman
Media 8 Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to Steven Kastrissios’ revenge thriller, The Horseman.
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FeaturesMarket report Korea
Sumptuous foreign costume dramas are seducing Korean audiences, while action films also work well.
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NewsWolverine dominates global box office
Fox International’s genre prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine kicked off the 2009 summer blockbuster season with a suitably dominant display, grossing an estimated $73m from 9,234 screens in 101 markets.
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Tenth edition of the IIFAs to be held in Macau in June
The organisers of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFAs) have announced that the tenth edition of the awards will be held June 11-13 in Macau.Nominees for best film include blockbusters Ghajini, Jodhaa Akbar, Race and Dostana, along with less traditional films such as Rock On, about a group of ...
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NewsSony acquisitions division has taste for Blood: The Last Vampire
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has picked up all North American rights to East Wing Holdings Corp and SAJ’s Blood: The Last Vampire.
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NewsKorea’s Showbox picks up trio ahead of Cannes
Showbox Mediaplex has picked up international rights to art heist mystery Insadong Scandal, hardcore thriller Missing and omnibus film Five Senses Of Eros.