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Jiang Wen to shoot Gone With The Bullets
Leading Chinese filmmaker Jiang Wen is likely to reunite with Gong Li in his latest directorial project, Gone With The Bullets, according to Marco Ma, who co-owns Beijing-based Buyilehu Films with the director.
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Showbox sells Thieves, Nameless Gangster
Korea’s Showbox has scored further sales on heist action thriller The Thieves and recent hit Nameless Gangster: Rules Of The Time.
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Bitter Ends picks up Karakara for Japan
Japanese distributor Bitters End has picked up all rights to Canada-Japan co-production Karakara, directed by Claude Gagnon.
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NewsStealth's Marble City goes to Japan
Parco and Klockworx pick up Ryuhei Kitamura’s noir action thriller.
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NewsWarp Australia goes Shopping
Warp Films Australia, here last year with Snowtown, is currently shooting Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland’s New Zealand feature Shopping. Set in 1981, the story is about a teenage boy seduced by a career criminal.
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NewsAd Vitam charmed by Fortissimo’s Miss Lovely
Ad Vitam has snapped up French rights to Un Certain Regard title Miss Lovely, directed by India’s Ashim Ahluwalia, from Fortissimo Films.
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Sahamongkol’s erotic Jan Dara sparks buying frenzy
Thailand’s Sahamongkolfilm International has sparked bidding wars across Asia with its erotic drama Jan Dara, which has already sold to five territories during Cannes.
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MVP's Naked Soldier storms into France
Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Project (MVP) has sold Marco Mak’s action title Naked Soldier to a slew of territories including France, where it was jointly acquired by AB Groupe and AAA.
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Fortissimo picks up Van Warmerdam’s Camiel Borgman
EXCLUSIVE: Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights outside Benelux to Dutch filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam’s Camiel Borgman.
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NewsFilmNation boards Lava Bear, Porchlight's The Rover
FilmNation has acquired the majority of worldwide sales rights to David Michôd’s follow-up to Animal Kingdom, and will jointly represent US sales with UTA.
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NewsFrench Connection links with Korean Dream Capture
French Connection is partnering with Korean Dream Capture Studios to develop an English-language adaptation of Peter May’s thriller The Killing Room, the third tome in his so-called China thrillers.
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China’s Wanda Group buys AMC Entertainment
China’s Wanda Group has signed an agreement with AMC Entertainment Holdings to buy out 100% of the US entertainment group for $2.6bn.
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NewsShochiku plans global Kinoshita retrospective
Japanese studio Shochiku is planning a ten-city retrospective to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Keisuke Kinoshita, whose digitally restored The Ballad Of Narayama is screening in Cannes Classics.
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Korea’s Daisy & Cinergy cues up Cannes duo
Korea’s Daisy & Cinergy is producing and selling two upcoming projects from Im Sang-soo, whose The Taste Of Money is screening in competition, and Hur Jin-ho, whose Dangerous Liaisons has been selected for Directors’ Fortnight.
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Universal slayed by Fortissimo’s Killing
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) has picked up a slew of territories, including the UK and France, to Chinese-Mongolian epic An End To Killing from Fortissimo Films.
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Chicorel launches Chinese banner under Shoreline
Taipei-based producer and sales agent Steve Chicorel is launching a banner under Shoreline Entertainment, Asia Bridge, to handle international sales of Chinese films.
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Buyers wake up for Five Star’s 3AM
Thailand’s Five Star Production is lining up a second 3D horror, 3AM, following the Asian box office success of its first such production, Dark Flight 3D.
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NewsMister Smith's 3,096 days in demand
EXCLUSIVE: David Garrett’s new sales outfit Mister Smith, a joint venture with Constantin, has seen strong demand for Natascha Kampusch drama 3,096 Days.
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Film Base Berlin turns lens on Cambodia
German production house Film Base Berlin is developing a Cambodia-themed drama Game Park, to be directed by French-Cambodian filmmaker Vanessa Ly.
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Rabarts to head development for India’s NFDC
Marten Rabarts, currently artistic director of Binger Filmlab, will step down at the end of May to take up the role of head of development with India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).