All articles by Jason Gray – Page 2
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NewsKurosawa to direct Japan-China co-production starring Leung
Japanese film maker Kiyoshi Kurosawa will direct Hong Kong star Tony Leung Chiu-Wai in period action-drama 1905.
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NewsTIFFCOM unveils projects market, partners with ACE
Tokyo International Film Festival’s contents market TIFFCOM (October 23-25) has announced the participants and partners for its reworked projects market.
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Cirque Du Soleil to open Tokyo International Film Festival
Producer James Cameron’s 3D production of Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away will open the 25th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 20-28) organisers announced today.
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NewsRaymond Chow to be honoured at Tokyo film festival
Veteran Hong Kong film industry figure Raymond Chow will receive the “TIFF Special Appreciation Award” at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 20-29), organisers announced today.
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NewsWarner Brothers Japan to remake Unforgiven with Watanabe
Warner Brothers Japan has announced it will remake Clint Eastwood western Unforgiven, with Ken Watanabe attached to star.
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METI, TIFFCOM launch support for Japanese sellers
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in collaboration with autumn contents market TIFFCOM (Oct 23-25), have announced details of funding to support Japanese sellers of film and TV contents to overseas markets.
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NewsGaga to handle sales on Warner Bros’ Rurouni Kenshin
Japan’s Gaga Corporation will handle international sales, excluding Japan and North America, of Warner Brothers Pictures Japan production Rurouni Kenshin.
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Kadokawa, Gaga announce executive movements
At the end of June and beginning of July there have been an unusually high number of corporate maneuvers in the Japanese film industry.
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NewsJapan’s CCC takes 33% stake in Taiwan’s Deltamac
Culture Convenience Club (CCC), the company behind Japan’s largest video rental chain Tsutaya, has acquired a 33.4% share in Taiwanese film and video distributor Deltamac, a subsidiary of optical media giant CMC Group.
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NewsJapanese filmmaker Kaneto Shindo dies aged 100
Japanese director Kaneto Shindo died of natural causes in the morning hours of May 29 at the age of 100, local media has reported.
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NewsMontreal’s Fantasia unveils co-production projects
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival (July 19-August 7) has unveiled the 14 projects selected for the inaugural edition of its Frontières international co-production market.
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NewsToshiyuki Nishida to lead cast of Kitano's Outrage Beyond
Outrage sequel will also star director/writer/editor Kitano.
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NewsOkinawa fest opens, organiser Yoshimoto steps up international profile
The fourth edition of the Okinawa International Movie Festival (OIMF, Mar 24-31) launched this weekend with increased emphasis on the event’s organiser — comedy giant Yoshimoto Kogyo — working to establish itself internationally.
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NewsJapan's Gaga continues lively acquisitions with Farewell My Queen and The Chef
Sales lineup includes Himizu and I Wish.
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NewsJapanese box office falls 18% after lack of mega-hits and March 11 disaster
Overall box office revenue for 2011 totalled $2.36bn (Y181.2bn), a steep drop of 18% from 2010; local films declined by 16%.
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NewsNew Sion Sono disaster drama Land Of Hope gets backing from UK's Third Window Films
The latest film from Japanese director Sion Sono has attracted a roster of domestic and international investment as the acclaimed auteur’s profile continues to rise.
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NewsKen Watanabe stars in documentary on Japan recovery
Actor Ken Watanabe will appear in a documentary chronicling recovery efforts in the wake of Japan’s March 11 catastrophe.
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NewsOld Dog takes top prize at Tokyo Filmex; inaugural edition of Talent Campus Tokyo wraps
Director Pema Tseden’s Tibetan-language Chinese film Old Dog was awarded the grand prize and $12,800 (Y1m) at the closing awards of the twelfth edition of Tokyo Filmex, which ran from Nov 19-27.
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NewsCanada's Fantasia film festival launches international co-production market
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has announced details of a new international co-production and contents market that will launch at the 16th edition in July 2012.