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NewsBFI plans year of UK-China activities
Industry delegation will go to Beijing film festival in April.
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NewsAustralian box office down in 2013
Australia’s box office gross tumbled 2.3% on the previous year.
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NewsBerlin completes competition line-up
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to compete for the Golden Bear; Beauty and the Beast, starring Vincent Cassel and Léa Seydoux, to play out of competition.
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NewsBenetone Hillin lines up Oliver Storm
Benetone Hillin Entertainment has signed writer Gordon Bressack to the live-action feature Oliver Storm And The Curse Of Sinbad’s Treasure.
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NewsDisney UTV unveils 2014 slate
Indian studio Disney UTV has unveiled its release slate for 2014, which includes Hindi tentpoles such as P.K. starring Aamir Khan and Disney 3D titles Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Maleficent.
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NewsEFM first-timers line up
More than 20 companies have already been confirmed as first-time exhibitors at next month’s European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin.
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NewsAdrien Brody, Sam Neill join Backtrack
EXCLUSIVE: Production underway on thriller sold by Bankside, distributed by Madman.
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NewsGere, Straithairn, Greig join Marigold 2
Production starts in India on The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2.
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NewsChina Film set for management shuffle
State-owned giant China Film Group (CFG) is understood to be heading for major management changes, with La Peikang set to replace Han Sanping as chairman of the group.
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NewsCJ CGV to open 19 more cinemas in China
The company previously met its goal to open 16 new cinemas in 2013.
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NewsWell Go USA to release The Attorney
Current South Korean hit The Attorney is set to hit North American theatres Feb 7.
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NewsHong Kong box office up 4% in 2013
Hong Kong’s box office increased by just 4% in 2013, with Iron Man 3 heading the chart with a haul of $13.72m, according to local industry body the Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA).
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NewsRun Run Shaw dies aged 106
Sir Run Run Shaw, founder of Shaw Brothers Studios and a pioneer of early Chinese cinema and television, has died aged 106.
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NewsDhoom 3 racks up $80m global tally
Dhoom 3 has become the first Indian film to cross the $80m (Rs5bn) barrier at the worldwide box office, according to producer-distributor Yash Raj Films.
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NewsKino Lorber picks up Faith Connections
EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired US rights to Pan Nalin’s feature documentry Faith Connections.
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NewsThe Attorney surges at Korean box office
In its third week at the top of South Korea’s box office charts, local political drama The Attorney is set to go past 8 million admissions tomorrow (Jan 7).
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NewsChina box office grows 27% to $3.6bn
China’s box office grew by 27% to reach $3.6bn (RMB21.8bn) in 2013, compared to $2.8bn (RMB17bn) the previous year.
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NewsGalloping Horse boss dies aged 47
Beijing-based exec, whose company’s credits include The Karate Kid and John Woo’s The Crossing, died of a heart attack.
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NewsSony’s China BO swells 22pc
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) top brass reported significant year-on-year gains in China in 2013 as the company registered its third biggest year overall at the international box office.
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NewsThe 33 begins production
EXCLUSIVE: Shooting is underway in Colombia on the true-life story of the group of mostly Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days following a mine collapse in 2010.