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NewsFortissimo strikes up partnership with CJ Entertainment
Fortissimo Films has entered into a strategic partnership with Korea’s CJ Entertainment that covers co-production and library sales, and gives CJ a first-look deal for Fortissimo’s upcoming titles.
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NewsAntichrist gets Enlightened deal for home video in India
India’s Enlighten Film Society has bought home video rights to Lars von Trier’s Antichrist at the Reliance Big Entertainment-backed Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) which closed on Nov 5.
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NewsWhite Lightnin takes top prize at Mumbai Film Festival
UK director Dominic Murphy’s White Lightnin won the top prize in the international competition for first features at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival, organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI).
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NewsFilms Distribution closes US, Japan deals on The Horde
Films Distribution has sold French zombie movie The Horde to IFC Films in the US and to Showgate in Japan
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NewsTF1 buys Media Asia’s Chen Zhen for France
Hong Kong’s Media Asia Distribution has sold The Legend Of Chen Zhen, directed by Andrew Lau and starring Donnie Yen, to France’s TF1.
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NewsWe Distribution sells Bodyguards to E1, CJ
Hong Kong’s We Distribution has sold Cinema Popular’s $23m action thriller Bodyguard & Assassins to E1 Entertainment for the UK and Canada, CJ Entertainment for Korea and Gulf Films for the Middle East.
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NewsMDA unveils first project from International Film Fund
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) has announced the first project under its International Film Fund (IFF), a Singapore-China-Korea co-production, Neon Sign, to be directed by Korea’s Pil Gam-Sung.
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NewsCameron's Avatar forces Chinese blockbusters to shift release dates
Four Chinese blockbusters have changed their January release dates to avoid competing with James Cameron’s Avatar, which will go out on January 1.
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NewsCJ sells Good Morning President to Japan
Korea’s CJ Entertainment has had a busy start to the AFM, scoring sales on new titles White Night and Killer Bride’s Perfect Crime and selling Good Morning President to SPO Entertainment for Japan.
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NewsFinecut unveils second collaboration with Trapero
Korea’s Finecut is co-producing and handling international sales on Argentinean director Pablo Trapero’s new film, tentatively titled Carancho, marking their second collaboration following Lion’s Den.
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NewsDouble Edge picks up Chu’s $15m Treasure Hunter
Taipei-based Double Edge Entertainment has picked up a slew of rights on Kevin Chu’s $15m Treasure Hunter, starring Taiwanese idol Jay Chou, and sealed a Chinese deal on sci-fi action film The King Of Fighters.
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NewsParanormal Activity lingers as Jackson reigns
Michael Jackson’s This Is It was the undisputed champion of the global box office this weekend (October 31 to November 1), grossing more than a $100m over a staggering 12,391 screens.
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NewsMichael Jackson dominates the international box office
Sony’s This Is It topped international box office charts this week as the Michael Jackson documentary grossed a total of $68.9m in 74 territories.
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NewsWarner Bros Japan announce Chushingura as first local language production
A big budget adaptation of classic samurai tale Chushingura has been announced as Warner Brothers Japan’s first local language production.
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Japan’s Nikkatsu to unleash Sushi Typhoon
Japanese studio Nikkatsu is launching an extreme gore label, Sushi Typhoon, to produce films from Japan’s leading cult directors including Takashi Miike (Yatterman) and Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police).
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NewsFortissimo gets cutting edge with The Hairdresser
Fortissimo Films has made its first ever German acquisition, picking up worldwide rights outside Germany, Austria and Switzerland to Doris Dorrie’s The Hairdresser.
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NewsFinecut sells A Brand New Life to Japan
Seoul-based sales company Finecut has sealed a Japanese deal on Ounie Lecomte’s A Brand New Life, selling the Korean-French co-production to Crest International.
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NewsMadman takes Australia, NZ on Good Hair ahead of AFM from CMG
Madman Entertainment has acquired Australian and New Zealand rights from Cinema Management Group (CMG) to the Chris Rock documentary Good Hair.
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NewsEMP adds Stool Pigeon to star-studded AFM slate
Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures has started shooting The Stool Pigeon, featuring the team behind last year’s sleeper hit The Beast Stalker, one of four high-profile action films on the company’s AFM slate.
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NewsFox to release Khan on Valentine’s weekend
Fox has announced that it will release My Name Is Khan, starring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in more than 40 territories on February 12, 2010, to coincide with Valentine’s Day weekend.