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Shengshi Huarui boards Unison Co’s $30m Song Of Justice
Start-up Chinese production outfit The Unison Company is teaming with Beijing Shengshi Huarui to produce $30m epic action movie Song Of Justice.
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FeaturesHong Kong International Film Festival preview
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) celebrates an anniversary this year — its 35th — and is welcoming new executive director Roger Garcia, who joined in September
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Disney strikes out alone in Hong Kong distribution
Walt Disney Studios is launching its own distribution operation in Hong Kong, effective March 1, ending a long-standing relationship with local outfit Intercontinental Film Distributors.
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NewsHong Kong International Film Festival unveils line-up for 35th edition
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, and Quattro Hong Kong 2, from four South-East Asian filmmakers, have been announced as the opening films of this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF).
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Hong Kong Filmart to feature US, pan-European pavilions
The organisers of the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart) have unveiled further details of this year’s event, which marks the 15th anniversary of the market.
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NewsFortissimo to receive special award at 5th Asian Film Awards
The Asian Film Awards has announced that it will give a special award to Hong Kong and Amsterdam-based Fortissimo Films for its long-time promotion of Asian cinema.
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NewsDetective Dee, Assassins lead race for Hong Kong Film Awards
Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame and Su Chao-Pin’s Reign Of Assassins scooped the most nominations for this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards with 13 and 11 nods apiece.
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NewsBullets, Confessions lead nominations for Asian Film Awards
Japanese drama Confessions, directed by Nakashima Tetsuya, and Jiang Wen’s satirical action adventure Let The Bullets Fly topped the nominations for this year’s Asian Film Awards (AFAs), with six nods apiece.
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NewsHong Kong film fest draws award-winning directors for Quattro
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is planning a second omnibus project, Quattro Hong Kong 2, with short films directed by Thailand’s Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Malaysia’s Ho Yuhang and Hong Kong’s Stanley Kwan.
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Celestial movie channels to be carried by Indonesia’s Skynindo
Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures has signed carriage deals with Indonesia’s Skynindo PT for its pay-TV channels Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies.
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NewsHAF unveils line-up of 28 projects
Hong Kong’s Stanley Kwan and Death Note director Shusuke Kaneko from Japan are among the filmmakers who have had projects selected for this year’s edition of the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
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Hong Kong 2010 box office increases by 13%
Hong Kong’s total box office grew by 13% to $172m (HK$1.34bn) in 2010, thanks to a strong line-up of 3D and other releases, according to local industry body the Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA).
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Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures expands into Taiwan
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has appointed Jeffrey Soong as managing director of its newly opened Taiwan office.
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Star Chinese Movies signs pay-TV deal with Huayi Brothers
Star Chinese Movies and Beijing-based Huayi Brothers have signed a deal under which Huayi will offer the channel exclusive cable TV, pay-per-view and VoD rights to its 2011 upcoming productions for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.
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Yuet-fung Ho appointed as director of Asian Film Awards
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) has announced that Yuet-fung Ho has been appointed as director of the Asian Film Awards.
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NewsHiatus goes On Tour in Hong Kong
Taiwanese distributor Hiatus Media has acquired all Hong Kong rights for Mathieu Amalric’s On Tour (Tournée).
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Celestial signs output deal with Distribution Workshop
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures, which operates the Celestial Movies channel, has signed an output deal with sales agent Distribution Workshop for first-run pay-TV rights of its upcoming slate of Chinese movies.
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ACE to launch co-production lab at next year's HAF
Ateliers du Cinema European (ACE) and consultancy Sinapses Asia will launch the first ACE Co-production Lab Hong Kong at this year’s Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
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NewsAFM, HKTDC to stage Hong Kong Day during market
The American Film Market and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council will stage Hong Kong Day during the market on November 4.
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NewsGaga snatches Bodyguards And Assassins
Gaga Corporation has acquired Japanese rights to Teddy Chen’s Bodyguards And Assassins, which will open China Film Week at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) this week.