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Paramount partners Omnilab Media for The Bank Job
Omnilab Media has teamed with Paramount Pictures for the Australian and New Zealand distribution of The Bank Job, which will be in cinemas from July 31. The thriller opened at the top of the UK charts after it was released there on February 28 and has since taken more than ...
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Ten Korean cultural orgs launch federation
Led by the Korean Film Producers' Association (KFPA), ten cultural content-related organisations gathered to launch the Korea Federation of Culture Industries in Seoul today, for the strategic development of their industries. Aside from the KFPA, the inaugural members are the Seoul Theater Association, Korea Association of Film Art & Industry ...
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Infotainment's Robbers starts shooting with Hu Jun
Beijing-based Infotainment China has announced the shooting of $1.7m (RMB12m) martial arts drama The Robbers. The film is directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Yang Shupeng (The Cold Flame). Shanghai Film Group, Stella Megamedia and Infotainment are co-investing in the project.Hu Jun (Red Cliff), Jiang Wu (Shower), Taiwanese actor Li Liqun and ...
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Studio 2.0 seals deals on Epitaph, Highway Star
Korean sales agent Studio 2.0 has announced a slew of deals from Filmart led by Hong Kong 's Celestial Movies Channel picking up four titles including recent horror hit Epitaph and romantic comedy Highway Star. Epitaph also sold to TLA Releasing for North American rights and CCRE for Japan.Highway Star ...
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Ah Long becomes biggest Singapore release in Malaysia
Jack Neo's Ah Long Pte Ltd has become the biggest Singapore release in Malaysia after raking in $0.7 m (RM2.22m) in 12 days. The comedy drama, revolving around a woman gangster boss played by Fann Wong, broke the $0.34 m (RM1.07m) record set by I Not Stupid Too, also directed ...
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Jeonju fest launches work in progress section
Korea's Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) is launching a one-day showcase called 'Work In Progress' for independent films currently in production. Best known for its commissioning and screening of annual digital short film troikas, JIFF has for nine years endeavored to discover and promote newcomers' innovative filmmaking.With the Work In ...
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Ellis promoted to president of MPA Asia Pacific
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has announced the promotion of Michael Ellis to president and managing director of its Asia Pacific operations. Ellis is a former litigator and law enforcement veteran and has served as an MPA executive in the region since 1999.'With so many Asian countries emerging as pivotal ...
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Frames kicks off with calls for globalisation
The ninth edition of the FICCI-Frames conference got underway in Mumbai this morning with tub-thumping talk of India's rapid growth and a challenge to the local entertainment industry to go global. India's film industry grew by 13% in 2007 to around $2.7bn, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) unveiled ...
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UTV lines up two films for Pakistan release
After securing a Pakistan release for Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal in November 2007, Indian production house UTV Motion Pictures has managed to get Race a Pakistan censor certificate.Aamir Khan's directorial venture Taare Zameen Par has also got censorship clearance 'on exceptional grounds' in Pakistan and is scheduled for a March-end ...
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Three Chinese films withdrawn from Hong Kong festival
Three Chinese films have been pulled out of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (Mar 17 - Apr 6) amid increasing fears that Chinais tightening censorship following the recent Lust, Caution controversy.Han Yan's Winds of September - The Chinese Mainland Chapter, Zhang Yibai's Chongqing-set Lost, Indulgence and A Decade of ...
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Three Chinese films withdrawn from Hong Kong festival
Three Chinese films have been pulled out of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (Mar 17 - Apr 6) increasing fears that Chinais tightening censorship following the recent Lust, Caution controversy.Han Yan's Winds of September - The Chinese Mainland Chapter, Zhang Yibai's Chongqing-set Lost, Indulgence and A Decade of Love, ...
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Malaysia's Golden Screen Cinemaspicks up Filmart trio
Malaysia's Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) has acquired three films from Hong Kong's Universe Films Distribution at Hong Kong Filmart.They are the Pang Brothers' The Storm Riders II, Oxide Pang's So What and On The Edge 2 by Herman Yau.It also acquired Ip Man which features Donnie Yen and Simon Yam ...
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Yubari makes strong return to Japanese festival scene
The resurrected Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (YIFFF) ended its first successful run yesterday since the cancellation of the event in 2006 due to financial problems.The festival said 8,868 customers attended 58 films over the five-day event (March 19-23).Director Toki Inoue's 21-minute The Woman Who Is Beating The Earth (Daichi ...
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HONG KONG 2008: Festival and market round-up
Screen International's team in Hong Kong offered the best coverage of key events at this year's festivals and market.Here we look back at some of the key stories and business.Click on section heading to see morenTHE BUSINESSKey deals and business news from FilmartnTHE AWARDSThe main awards winners, including Asian Film ...
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THE AWARDS: Asian Film Awards and HAF winners
Click on headline to see storySecret Sunshine lights up Asian Film Awards Korea's Secret Sunshine was the big winner at the second edition of the Asian Film Awards (AFAs) last night, scooping best film, best director for Lee Chang-dong and best actress for Jeon Do-yeon's performance.Pang Ho-cheung, Ning Hao win ...
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Film finance: India INC extends its global reach
It has been a busy year for the Indian film industry's corporate players, what with floating on stock markets and signing content deals with local producers, not to mention forging partnerships with Hollywood.India's film finance giantsFICCI Frames line-upSince last year's Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (Ficci) Frames conference in ...
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SPECIAL REPORT: HONG KONG & CHINA 2008
SCREEN SPECIAL REPORT CONTENTS (click to view)Hong Kong: Territory overview Hong Kong: Indie finance Hong Kong and China: Hot projects Hong Kong: Box office China: Territory overview China: Rising stars Filmart preview Hkiff preview Haf preview Filmart highlightsNow heading into its fourth year, Entertainment Expo Hong Kong (March 17-April 13) ...
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Brisbane, 4, Bra Boys take audience prizes at London Aussie fest
The London Australian Film Festival closed March 16 with a record 7,000 attendees in its 14th year.The audience awards went to Louise Alston's All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane for best feature; and a tie of Tim Slade's 4 and Sunny Abberton & Macario de Souza's Bra Boys as best ...
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CEC strikes financing deal for Osborne's Laundry Warrior
Specialty finance and investment company Continental Entertainment Capital (CEC) has announced a single-picture financing deal for highly-anticipated, English-language action feature The Laundry Warrior. Total production capital for the project, which stars Geoffrey Rush, Kate Bosworth and Korean star Jang Dong-gun, comes from a combination of CEC's financing and third-party equity.Budgeted ...
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Pang Ho-cheung, Ning Hao win top HAF awards
Pang Ho Cheung's The Bus picked up the HAF Award for best Hong Kong project at the close of the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF)today (March 19). Chinese director Ning Hao's 7 Dreams won the HAF Award for best project from outside of Hong Kong. Both awards, which ...