All articles by Jean Noh – Page 39
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      NewsSouth Korean films top 100 million admissions
Local films in South Korea have topped 100 million admissions for the third consecutive year.
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      NewsAsia's largest cinema shut down
Seoul Metropolitan City has ordered Lotte Cinema’s World Tower branch, housing the Guinness record holder for world’s biggest screen, to shut down.
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      NewsCourt wins at Singapore film festival
Guests include John Woo, Zhang Ziyi, Juliette Binoche, Cheng Pei Pei, Tong Dawei, Chen Bolin and Nastassja Kinski.
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      NewsAnthony Chen launches Giraffe Pictures
The Ilo Ilo director’s company will produce one or two films per year.
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      NewsMosquito Films picks up As You Were
EXCLUSIVE: Thai sales company Mosquito Films Distribution has picked up Singaporean filmmaker Liao Jiekai’s sophomore feature As You Were.
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ATF, ScreenSingapore to attract record attendees
The market, which opens today, is expecting nearly 5000 people from 60 countries.
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      NewsTembusu, Cheng, Yu launch $100m China Media Fund
The fund was launched at the Singapore Media Festival.
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      NewsSAAVA pacts with Pozible, MPAC
At ScreenSingapore where it launched last year, the Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA) for media content producers today announced partnership agreements with major Australia-based crowd-funding portal Pozible and the Motion Picture Association of Cambodia (MPAC).
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      NewsToho plans new Godzilla
Japan’s Toho has announced it will produce another homegrown Godzilla film by 2016.
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      NewsCJ CGV launches into Myanmar circuit
South Korean exhibitor will start running Junction Cineplex in Myanmar from Dec 6.
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      FeaturesDon Hall & Chris Williams, Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6 co-directors Don Hall and Chris Williams tell Jean Noh about building the world of San Fransokyo for their Marvel comic superhero adaptation
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      NewsSpackman to acquire Novus Mediacorp
South Korean production group signs MOU for acquisition of ancillary distributor.
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      FeaturesBuzz titles: Korea
Some of South Korea’s hottest films are being sold at this year’s AFM, from Im Kwon-taek’s 102nd film to the Detective K sequel. Jean Noh reports.
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      NewsM-Line picks up Fox’s Enemies
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy thriller is directed by Im Sang-soo [pictured] and sales will be launched at AFM.
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Showbox deals Gangnam style
EXCLUSIVE: Distributor seals raft of pre-sales to most of Asia, including Japan and China.
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      NewsRoaring Currents makes waves for CJ
Korean smash hit [pictured] sells to Germany, Latin American and Italy, among others.
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      NewsCJ E&M launches VoD service Vingo
New service specialises in film recommendations and saw CJ E&M join with Dolby Laboratories to provide 5.1 surround sound on earphones and headphones.
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      News9ers' Bride finds partners
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of AFM, company also books sales on Cart and Sea In Snow Breeze.
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City Lights shines at the Kabukiza
Jean Noh on Tokyo International Film Festival’s Special Night, which included a kabuki performance and Chaplin’s City Lights.
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      NewsHeaven Knows What takes top Tokyo prize
Audience Award won by Pale Moon with the film’s Rie Miyazawa named best actress.
 








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