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All Asia articles – Page 517
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Eros strikes co-production deal with Nadiadwala Grandson
India's Eros International has entered into a four-picture co-productionagreement with local production house Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The deal will encompass two unidentified projects directed by Siddharth Anand (Salaam Namaste), along with Kambakht Ishq, directed by Saabir Khan and featuring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, which goes ...
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Mediaplex to shut down Motion 101 production arm
Major Korean entertainment company Mediaplex is set to close down its upstart production arm Motion 101, giving rise to speculation regarding its parent company Orion Group's future intentions for the film business. Mediaplex houses major investor/distributor Showbox and operates the Megabox theatre chain.It sold off the latter, which it built ...
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Miyazaki's Ponyo On A Cliff set for July 19 release
Japan's Studio Ghibli has announced a release date and other details of director Hayao Miyazaki's latest film Ponyo On A Cliff By The Sea. At a press conference held at the screening facilities of Studio Ghibli's regular distribution partner Toho, Ponyo producer Toshio Suzukisaid the film will open on Saturday, ...
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The Warlords rules the roost at Hong Kong Film Awards
Peter Ho-sun Chan's epic war drama The Warlords dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards last night (April 13), scooping eight prizes including best film, best director and best actor for Jet Li. The film, which was a big hit in China last year grossing more than $29m, was also awarded ...
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Mendoza's Slingshot dominates Singapore awards
Philippine director Brillante 'Dante' Mendoza's Slingshot dominated Singapore's Silver Screen Awards, walking away with best film, best director and the NETPAC award.Actress Inessa Kislova won best performance for Abai Kulbai's coming-of-age tale Swift while Abdellatif Abdelhamid's Syrian comedy Out of Coverage received a special jury award at the ceremony organised ...
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China's Jinyi acquires Guangdong Zhujiang cinema circuit
Guangzhou-based Jinyi Film and TV Investment Co has acquired a majority stake in Guangdong Zhujiang Cinema Circuit, creating a combined chain of 40 cinemas and 170 screens, mostly situated in southern Chinese provinces. The new circuit has been named Guangzhou Jinyi Zhujiang Cinema Circuit.As part of the Guangzhou-based real estate ...
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Celestial launches two movie channels on Now TV
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures is launching two new movie channels - Celestial Movies Asia (CMA) and Celestial Classic Movies (CCM) - which will be carried by PCCW's now TV IPTV service in Hong Kong. CMA will screen blockbusters from across Asia such as Erika Sawajiri's Closed Note, Francis Ng's One ...
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Hanhwa launches second fund as Korean IPTV market hots up
Hanhwa's second Daisy Cultural Content Investment Fund, specialising in content such as films, animation and performances, will invest $10.2m (KW10bn) over five years. Hanaro Telecom is investing $2m in the fund, alongside Hanhwa Venture Capital Corp and film importer Daisy Entertainment, to buy up content for its IPTV service HanaTV.HanaTV ...
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21, Leatherheads kick off overseas campaigns in Europe as Horton hurtles away
Fox International's Horton Hears A Who! remains the leading Hollywood export and looks like the one to beat this weekend as executives expect it to cross $100m.The family film has amassed $93.9m and opens in 10 territories including Greece on April 10.The romantic comedy 27 Dresses is doing well on ...
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Kitano unveils new project Achilles And The Tortoise
Award-winning Japanese writer-director-actor Takeshi Kitano has unveiled details of his latest feature film, entitled Achilles And The Tortoise. Details of the production were announced at the Nikkatsu Studios in Chofu City, with the press invited on the soundstages.Kitano, also known for his paintings, found inspiration in past canvas embarrassments for ...
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MipTV market concludes on note of media and telecoms
A chilly, rainy MipTV market wound down Thursday following keynote speeches focusing on media and the telecom companies and social networking. France Telecom Group's chairman and CEO, Didier Lombard, on Wednesday told attendees he never expected to be addressing a group of content makers. But, he said, 'I do truly ...
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NBC Universal appoints Christopher Williams to new VP role
Christopher Williams has been appointed to the newly-create role of vice president, commercial and network development Asia Pacific, Global Networks, an international division of NBC Universal. Williams will be based in Singapore and will play a leadership role in NBC Universal's strategy to develop new channel businesses in new territories ...
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Australian Writers Guild quits Australian Screen Council in protest
The dream of the Australian film and television production industry talking to government with one powerful voice on key issues is in tatters tonight with one of the four member organisations of the Australian Screen Council (ASC) resigning over what it says is financial mismanagement.The executive director of the Australian ...
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French comedies dominate international weekend
French cinema enjoyed yet another impressive weekend in the international arena as two comedies accounted for 12.7% of the international top 40 revenue. New entry Disco was the highest entry in the chart this weekend, coming in at number two with an $8.7m take from Belgium, France and Switzerland. The ...
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Row erupts in Australia over production offset
Two Australian film agencies are trading insults over the financing arrangements behind comedy drama Subdivision, which Japanese Story director Sue Brooks starts filming April 14. Both are investors.Once completed, Subdivision will be applying for 40% of its costs back under the new producer offset. It has always been assumed that ...
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Metrodome acquires full UK rights to Warlords
Metrodome Distribution has acquired full UK rights to Peter Chan's action film The Warlords. The film has earned $40m at its domestic box office, making it one of China's most successful domestic theatrical releases ever. Metrodome is looking to release the film nationwide later this year. The Warlords has been ...
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Three Kingdoms has strong opening in China
Daniel Lee's Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon had a strong first weekend gross in mainland China, grossing over $4.28m (RMB30m) in the first four days, according to distributor Polybona Film Distribution. The film is the biggest Chinese-language release so far in 2008.Opening on Thursday April 3, Three Kingdoms was ...
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Eros International unveils bumper slate for 2008
India's Eros International seems to be on a roll. After a successful 2007 with hits such as Namastey London, Partner, Heyy Babyy and Om Shanti Om, Eros has announced that it plans to release 35 films in 2008. Some of them have already hit theatres, with varying response. Bombay To ...
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India's Pyramid Saimira makes production push
Indian exhibitor Pyramid Saimira is set to produce 52 films this year, via its production label Pyramid Saimira Production International, including ten Tamil-language films with an investment of $10m (Rs400m). Ten Tamil film producers will create these films on behalf of the company. This follows the completion of six films ...
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Korea Telecom, Softbank launch $41m content fund
Korea Telecom (KT) and Japanese IT investment company Softbank have announced a $41m (KW40bn) content fund called the KT Global New Media Investment Fund. The two companies are to invest 50:50 in the fund focusing on content for KT's internet protocol TV (IPTV) service MegaTV, which will also be shared ...