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NewsTemporary Family moves into Edko slate
Edko Films will be launching sales on Cheuk Wan Chi’s Temporary Family, a romantic comedy starring Nick Cheung, Sammi Cheng and Angelababy, at the upcoming Filmart content market in Hong Kong.
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NewsGrace secures Beatles rights
Filmmaker Josh Wakely’s Australia and US-based production company Grace has acquired world rights from Sony/ATV Music Publishing to the Beatles’ music catalogue for the animation series.
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NewsJohn Woo to head Beijing jury
Action director to head Tiantan awards jury at Beijing International Film Festival.
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NewsAblaze Image takes Black & White 2
Taipei-based sales company Ablaze Image has picked up international rights to Tsai Yueh-hsun’s Black & White: The Dawn Of Justice.
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NewsSnowpiercer locks China release date
Korean studio CJ Entertainment’s China office has confirmed that Bong Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer will be released in mainland China on March 17.
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NewsCine Grand pacts with Time Antaeus
Netherlands-based exhibitor Cine Grand is collaborating with Beijing-based Time Antaeus Group to build cinemas in the mainland China market.
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NewsCA Media appoints Kamat as COO
Rajesh Kamat has been promoted to chief operating officer of CA Media, the Asian investment arm of Peter Chernin’s The Chernin Group, starting April 2014.
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NewsJeff Robinov eyes Chinese financing
Former Warner Bros film chief Jeff Robinov is reportedly in talks with China’s Huayi Brothers Media Corp to secure financing for a new venture that will produce five films a year.
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NewsDogwoof rocks Supermensch deals
Mike Myers’ directorial debut sold following its market premiere at Berlin’s EFM.
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NewsSmaug, Robocop top China box office
Robocop had a strong opening in China last weekend, grossing $20.67m (Feb 28-March 2), but The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug kept the top spot in the box office chart.
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NewsFrozen breaks Korea box office record
Disney feature is the first animation to top 10 million admissions in Korea.
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NewsKano tops Taiwan box office
Wei Te-sheng-produced sports drama Kano topped the box office over its opening weekend in Taiwan (Feb 27-March 2).
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NewsEdko names Yeung acquisitions chief
Hong Kong’s Edko Films has appointed Esther Yeung as general manager of sales & acquisitions, as the company’s veteran buyer, Audrey Lee, takes a step back to focus on her personal interests after 33 years with the company.
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NewsPark named Busan world programmer
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has named Jin Park a World Cinema programmer starting this month. Park will be responsible for films from Central and South America.
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NewsAberdeen, Midnight After to open HKIFF
Pang Ho-cheung’s Aberdeen and Fruit Chan’s The Midnight After will open this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), which takes place March 24-April 7.
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NewsCelestial signs pacts with El Rey
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has signed a multi-year content deal with El Rey Network, the new cable channel established by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.
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NewsBoo Junfeng lines-up Apprentice
Singapore-France-Germany co-production set to shoot in September.
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NewsCathay returns with Our Sister Mambo
Singapore’s Cathay Organisation has announced the production of Our Sister Mambo to commemorate their 80th anniversary in 2015.