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NewsCTE expands distribution deal with Lionsgate
Hong Kong-based Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has expanded its distribution deal with Lionsgate to include Japan and Korea, in addition to China and South-East Asia.
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NewsIOSONO brings 3D sound to Asia
German company recently worked on Korean drama R2B: Return to Base.
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NewsRolf de Heer to direct fourteenth feature
de Heer’s Charlie’s Country is one of a number of projects to receive Screen Australia backing, also including Wolf Creek 2 and Predestination.
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NewsLionsgate announces Australian output deal
The “longterm” arrangement with Roadshow Films covers The Hunger Games series.
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NewsSouth Korea selects Pieta as Oscar submission
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced Kim Ki-duk’s recent Venice Golden Lion winner Pieta as South Korea’s submission for the Academy Awards’ best foreign language film category.
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NewsHuayi to release seven additional films in IMAX format
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers is expanding its relationship with IMAX by presenting seven additional films in the immersive format.
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NewsArrow pierces Soi Cheang's Motorway; packages up 7 Boxes
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has sold Soi Cheang’s action title Motorway to Arrow Films for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsProduction round-up: The 33, Fishing Without Nets, The Shipkiller, Cheap Thrills
Mike Medavoy announced on Tuesday (11) that Patricia Riggen has come on board to direct The 33, based on the story of the trapped Chilean Miners.
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NewsShoreline finds Habib Faisal’s action-drama Ishaqzaade
EXCLUSIVE: Faisal’s action-drama, which took $10m in India, will have its world premiere today [11] in Toronto.
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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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NewsJane Campion to discuss Top of the Lake at MIPCOM
Jane Campion to give Creative Talks presentation on See Saw drama Top of the Lake.
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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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Screen to publish dailies for second year at Film Bazaar
Screen International is partnering with India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) for the second year to publish dailies at annual co-production market Film Bazaar (Nov 21-24).
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Busan to open with Cold War, close with Television
The 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) announced its official line-up today with Bill Kong-produced police drama Cold War to open the fest with stars Tony Leung Ka-fai and Aaron Kwok in attendance. BIFF will close with Mostofa Farooki’s Bangladeshi satire Television.
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NewsDAR, Mobile dial up deal for Phone Thief
Pia Sukanya’s comedy to star Poorna Jagannathan and Vir Das [pictured].
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NewsDavid Michôd’s The Rover secures key sales
eOne will distribute the Lava Bear and Porchlight Films drama in the UK, Canada and Benelux, while Nordisk will release in Scandinavia and Sun Distribution in Latin America.
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NewsShortland's Lore to represent Australia in Oscar race
German language film is about daughter of Nazi parents.
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NewsTrouble with the Curve to close Tokyo International Film Festival
Robert Lorenz’s father-daughter drama Trouble with the Curve, starring Clint Eastwood, Justin Timberlake and Amy Adams, will close TIFF.
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NewsTakeshi Kitano considers making a third Outrage movie
Takeshi Kitano, the Japanese director/star of hardboiled yakuza thriller Outrage Beyond (sold in Toronto by Celluloid Dreams), is contemplating a third Outrage movie.
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NewsGFM Films board Australian animation Stonerunner
EXCLUSIVE: British company working for the second time with FG Film Productions.