All Asia articles – Page 568
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Korea 's b.o.m. Film Production promotes Cho to CEO
Leading Korean producer b.o.m. Film Production has promoted entertainment lawyer Cho Kwang-hee, who is currently chief financial officer in charge of productions, to the position of chief executive officer. Founding head and former CEO Oh Jung-wan is now taking a less visible position as executive head of production to concentrate ...
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Hong Kong Filmart adds TV, locations showcases
This year's Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart) will host two new thematic pavilions - TV World and Locations World - as part of its drive to become the leading cross-media trading platform in the region. Almost 40 companies, from the US, Europe, Asia Pacific and other regions, ...
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SPRI's Ghost Rider blazes into UK, Japan, Brazil
Ghost Rider is expected to dominate the international arena for a third consecutive weekend as it prepares to launch in three major markets.Sony Pictures Releasing International's (SPRI) comic book adaptation has amassed $41.3m so far and this weekend rides into the UK and Brazil on Mar 2 on 350 and ...
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China Film Group takes over Warner Bros multiplexes
China Film Group has confirmed that it's buying out three multiplexes that are jointly owned by Warner Bros International Cinemas (WBIC) and China 's SZITIC Commercial Property Co (SZITIC). Following the completion of the equity transfer agreement, China Film will become the sole owner of the three cinemas which are ...
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HK government earmarks $38m for local film industry
The Hong Kong government has earmarked $38.4m (HK$300m) for the creation of a fund to support local film production and foster new talent. The measures were announced on Wednesday (Feb 28) by Hong Kong financial secretary Henry Tang in his budget address to the Legislative Council. Tang said he was ...
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Departed players reteam for Confession remake
It looks like Warner Bros is keen to replicate the success of Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning The Departed. The remake of Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs picked up four Oscars, including best picture, director and adapted screenplay, on Sunday night and has grossed more than $250m. ...
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Toho-Towa to handle Universal films in Japan
Universal Pictures will dissolve its distribution venture UIP Japan and will launch a partnership with Toho-Towa this summer.The first films to open through the new partnership will bePaul Greengrass' The Bourne Ultimatum starring Matt Damon.'We are extremely pleased to be in business with Toho-Towa, who will be invested in the ...
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Singapore festto open with Sri Lankan drama Sankara
The Singapore International Film Festival (April 18-30), which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, will showcase more than 300 films from 40 countries. For the first time, a Sri Lankan film will open the festival - Prasanna Jayakody's feature debut Sankara - a Buddhist fable about desire and non-attachment. Indonesian ...
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Shindo to have world premiere at Hong Kong Filmart
The Tokyo International Film Festival has arranged to hold the world premiere of Koji Hagiuda's Shindo (translation: Prodigy) at this year's Hong Kong Filmart on March 21. The Tokyo fest and its attendant TIFFCOM market, which are held in October, have been using Filmart as a launch pad in recent ...
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Golden Flower to open Mumbai festival
The 9th edition of the International Film Festival of Mumbai (IFFM) organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) will open with Zhang Yimou's The Curse of the Golden Flower on March 8.The week-long festival, presented by Adlabs, will close on March 15 with Mira Nair's The Namesake.About 100 ...
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Malaysia bans Muhammad's Village People
Malaysia has banned Amir Muhammad's Village People Radio Show, a documentary about former Malay-Muslim Communists now living in exile in southern Thailand, after the censorship board rejected the film for being sympathetic towards communism. Without relying on a narrator or voiceover, the documentary recorded the life of 15 surviving members ...
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Golden Bear winner finds new buyers
Korean sales agent Cineclick Asia has closed EFM wrap-up deals for Golden Bear winner Tuya's Marriage to Maywin Media for the ex-CIS territories and Arsenal for Germany.Wang Quan'an's third feature, the film portrays a Mongolian woman in search of a new groom who will take care of her family - ...
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Reshuffle at Pusan brings in Lee as co-festival director
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced a major reshuffle of its organisation. Twelve-year festival head Kim Dong Ho is taking on a co-festival director - former co-deputy director Lee Yong Kwan. Kim (70), whose globe-trotting, hard-working personality has come to personify PIFF, will continue steering the festival's international ...
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Dunn takes MD job at Fox Australian home entertainment division
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) has appointed Chris Dunn as MD in Australia.He takes over from Steven Leighton who recently became Managing Director of TCFHE UK. 'We are very pleased to have Chris join Fox and we're confident he willbuild upon the strong leadership and retail success that StevenLeighton ...
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Dorm sweeps the board at Thai Critic Awards
Songyos Sugmakanan's solo directorial debut Dorm dominated the 15th Thailand National Critic Awards with five wins, including best film and best director, out of ten nominations. The coming-of-age horror tale also took best supporting actress for Jintara Sukphat, best script and best cinematography. It recently won the crystal bear for ...
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Second Naresuan film conquers Thai box office
Following the success of the first instalment of Thai historical epic, The Legend Of King Naresuan, the second film in the trilogy, Declaration Of Independence, stormed the Thai box office on its four-day opening weekend, raking in a whopping $3.9m (130m baht) in Bangkok. The second instalment, also directed by ...
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Japanese box office hit Dororo spawns two sequels
TBS producer Takashi Hirano has announced that he plans to make two sequels of Japanese box office hit Dororo. The sequels will be filmed next year in the back-to-back style of Lord Of The Rings, with a tentative release set for 2009. The combined budget for the films will be ...
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Cyborg to close next month's SXSW festival
The closing night film for the upcoming South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival will be Park Chan-wook's new film, I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK.Fresh from its European premiere at the recent Berlinale, Cyborg will have its North American premiere at the Austin, Texas, festival when it brings ...
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Neo's Just Follow Law has strong opening in Singapore
Singaporean director Jack Neo's Just Follow Law had a strong but not record-breaking four-day opening during the Chinese New Year holiday, scooping $421,000 from 35 prints for second place in the chart. Ghost Rider topped the chart with $678,000 on 39 prints over the four days, while Hong Kong drug ...