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NewsWarrior of the Rainbow wages war on Taiwanese box office
Wei Te-sheng’s war epic has set the highest opening record for a 2D film in Taiwanese film history.
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NewsPrimary's Cops signs Chaser star Ha
Los Angeles-based Inner Primary Entertainment has signed Korean star Ha Jeong-woo to star in No Cops With Wedding Rings.
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Hudson to head Mumbai competition jury
The Mumbai Film Festival has announced that Hugh Hudson will head the competition jury of the festival’s 13th edition which takes place October 13-20.
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NewsColin Firth comes on board for Teplitzky's The Railway
Colin Firth has signed on to star in Jonathan Teplitzky’s The Railway Man for Lionsgate, which takes UK distribution rights and also handles international sales.
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NewsFortissimo hops on Quentin Lee's White Frog
Fortissimo Films has acquired international sales rights to Quentin Lee’s White Frog, and will introduce the project to buyers here in Toronto.
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NewsBunohan gains Traction, sells to Universal
LA-based sales company Traction Media has boarded Malaysian action drama Bunohan
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NewsFinecut's new deals include Arirang to Italy, Day He Arrives to France
Korean sales company Finecut has announced a raft of deals as the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off.
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NewsKaneto Shindo's Post Card selected as Japan's Oscar entry
99-year-old director Kaneto Shindo’s WWII drama Post Card (Ichimai No Hagaki) has been selected as Japan’s official entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards.
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NewsWendy Reeds relocates to Hong Kong for key sales role at Tiger Gate
After four years at Lionsgate’s Santa Monica offices, the executive has been named evp of sales and distribution at Tiger Gate Entertainment, the joint venture between Lionsgate, Saban Capital Group and Tiger Gate management.
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NewsBusan International Film Festival unveils line-up
The 16th edition of the festival will open with Song Il-gon’s tragic love story Always, starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo.
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NewsMedia Asia to co-produce Lau's Guillotines with We Pictures
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has boarded Andrew Lau’s The Guillotines as co-producer alongside Peter Ho-sun Chan’s We Pictures. The film started shooting this week in China’s Shanxi province.
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NewsVenice's surprise film is China's People Mountain People Sea
Cai Shangjun’s drama is about a young man who wants to find his brother’s killer.
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NewsJapan's Skip City announces lineup, moves to autumn timeslot
Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival has announced the lineup for its 8th edition, which runs October 8-16 in Kawaguchi, Saitama prefecture.
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NewsBusan unveils ten titles in Flash Forward competition
Canadian films have fared well in the competition for up and coming non Asian directors.
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NewsAdelaide to lose founding director Katrina Sedgwick
Katrina Sedgwick is stepping down after almost a decade in the job
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David R. Ellis to direct Kite remake for Distant Horizon
Distant Horizon has announced that David R. Ellis will direct the live-action remake of hit Japanese anime Kite, which is scheduled to go into production in January, 2012.
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Indian filmmaker Jag Mundhra dies aged 62
Indian filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra, whose credits include UK-set films such as Provoked and Shoot On Sight, died of cardiac arrest on Sunday. He was 62.
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NewsUK's Hong Kong Film Week to host Overheard 2
London event organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
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NewsTania Chambers to leave Screen NSW
After five years, Chambers will leave her job as chief executive of the active government agency.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Vietnam’s Paradise
Fortissimo Films has acquired international rights to Vietnamese director Vu Ngoc Dang’s Lost In Paradise (Hot Boy Noi Loan), which will receive its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.