All Hong Kong articles – Page 25
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Celestial signs output deal with Emperor Motion Pictures
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has signed a multi-year output deal with Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP), giving it exclusive first run pay-TV rights to screen EMP’s upcoming slate on its Celestial Movies channel.
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NewsRourke, Ho join cast of Hany Abu-Assad’s The Courier
Mickey Rourke and Josie Ho have joined Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Til Schweiger in the cast of Arclight Films’ action thriller The Courier which started shooting in Louisiana this week.
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Media Asia picks up world rights to Kidnapper
Hong Kong producer-distributor will also introduce $6m action thriller Wind Blast at the upcoming AFM.
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NewsHong Kong’s OSGH invests in Legendary Pictures
Hong Kong’s Orange Sky Golden Harvest (OSGH) is forging a partnership with LA-based Legendary Pictures to work on film and media ventures in mainland China.
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Hong Kong, China announce foreign-language Oscar submissions
Hong Kong has selected Alex Law’s Echoes Of The Rainbow, while China has picked Feng Xiaogang’s box office hit Aftershock.
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Hong Kong’s Celestial appoints Zhao as China managing director
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has appointed Gillian Zhao Fang as managing director, China.
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Garcia appointed executive director of Hong Kong film festival
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) has appointed Roger Garcia as executive director, effective from the end of September.
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NewsChang joins board of Hong Kong International Film Festival
Taiwanese actress and filmmaker Sylvia Chang has joined the board of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) in the role of vice chairman.
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NewsChan set to shoot Wu Xia starring Yen, Kaneshiro
Hong Kong’s Peter Ho-sun Chan is set to start shooting $20m action thriller Wu Xia, starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Chinese actress Tang Wei.
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Leung, Chung join cast of Bruce Lee, My Brother
Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christie Chung have joined the cast of Hong Kong studio Media Asia Film’s Bruce Lee, My Brother, which is being made to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the late action star’s birthday.
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NewsShin to direct Hong Kong sci-fi epic Future Fighters
Korean filmmaker and animation producer Nelson Shin has boarded $10m 3D sci-fi epic Future Fighters, with Hong Kong’s Ken Siu as assistant director.
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The sky's the limit
Ross Pollack, the new CEO of Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures is looking to build the company brand and exploit its Shaw Brothers library digitally.
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NewsHong Kong’s Media Asia set to produce Bruce Lee biopic
Media Asia Films has announced that it is producing a $4.5m (HK$35m) film about martial arts legend Bruce Lee, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the late star’s birthday.
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Hong Kong’s OSGH, Cyberport join venture to screen 3D World Cup
Hong Kong exhibitor Orange Sky Golden Harvest (OSGH) has teamed with local partners to screen live 3D broadcasts of World Cup matches in its cinemas starting on June 18.
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The Weinstein Company picks up Woo’s Reign Of Assassins
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired North American and South African rights to upcoming martial arts blockbuster Reign Of Assassins, produced by John Woo and starring Michelle Yeoh.
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Media Asia’s Legend Of The Fist sells to 18 territories
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has wrapped up 18 deals on Andrew Lau’s Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen, starring hot action star Donnie Yen, after screening 11 minutes of footage during Cannes.
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NewsTiger Gate channels launch in Hong Kong, Singapore
Hong Kong-based Tiger Gate Entertainment has secured distribution for its action channel KIX and thriller/horror channel Thrill in both Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Survey shows Hong Kong support for warnings from ISPs
A survey has found that 82% of Hong Kong internet users would be likely to stop illegal file-sharing after receiving a warning from their internet service providers (ISPs).The survey, by the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC), also found that 57% of participants were supportive of the ...