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NewsUK Film Council to showcase independent British films in India
The UK Film Council (UKFC) is to promote independent British films in India through a series of showcases early next year.
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Quantum group completes Yoshimoto Kogyo takeover
Tokyo-based investment group Quantum Entertainment has completed its takeover of 97-year-old talent and media conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo, acquiring 88.52% of the company’s shares.
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NewsHuayi share price doubles on stock market launch
Huayi Brothers Media became one of the hottest stocks on its first day of trading last Friday on China’s ChiNext stock market. Its opening-day price reached $10.37 (RMB70.81), more than double its launch price.
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NewsFormer UIP exec Kurt Rieder joins Artisan Gateway
Kurt Rieder, who has headed UIP’s Asian operations for the past six years, has joined theatrical consultancy Artisan Gateway as managing director, based in Singapore.
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NewsJeon to star in remake of The Housemaid
Cannes award-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon is set to star in Im Sang-soo’s remake of the Korean classic thriller The Housemaid.
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NewsThai film banned from World Film Fest under new film act
An independent Thai film featuring gay sex and confrontational politics was banned from the World Film Festival of Bangkok (WFF), becoming the first casualty of the confusing new Film Act.
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NewsWeekly international box office – October 30
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.
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NewsHaeundae pirates convicted by Korean court
In a landmark case for South Korea, Seoul Central District Court has convicted three people of pirating CJ Entertainment’s tsunami blockbuster Haeundae.
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NewsKwak to direct 3D live-action Battle Of Yellow Sea
Korean director Kwak Kyung-taek is set to direct a 3D live-action film, tentatively titled The Battle Of Yellow Sea, about the explosive naval engagement between North and South Korea on the second-to-last day of the 2002 World Cup.
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NewsEdko Films opens China’s first arthouse cinema
Broadway Cinema, the cinema management brand of Hong Kong’s Edko Films, has opened the first arthouse cinema in China – Broadway Cinematheque MOMA – in Beijing’s MOMA residential compound.
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NewsAFI Awards expands best picture category
Six films have been nominated for best film at this year’s Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, rather than the usual four, in acknowledgement of the large number of high-quality films in circulation.
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NewsShowbox picks up Japanese-Korean vampire thriller Higanjima
Korean sales outfit Showbox Mediaplex has picked up Kim Tae-kyun’s vampire action thriller Higanjima for worldwide sales excluding Korea and Japan.
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NewsMPA and Chinese copyright group collaborate to fight illegal camcording
Motion Picture Association (MPA) and China Film Copyright Association (CFCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage closer collaboration between the two organisations, particularly on illegal camcording.
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NewsKamen Kalev's Eastern Plays takes top prize in Tokyo
Director Kamen Kalev’s Eastern Plays was awarded the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix at the closing ceremony of the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which closed on Sunday (October 25).
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PVR Pictures appoints Deepak Sharma to boost overseas distribution
Indian company PVR Pictures has appointed Deepak Sharma as head of distribution – worldwide as part of a move to boost it presence in the distribution and production.
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NewsRoxburgh, O’Connor star in UK-New Zealand co-production Ice
The UK’s Power and New Zealand’s Screentime, both predominantly television companies, have teamed to produce the disaster epic Ice, set in 2020.The film is based on the book by James Follett, directed by the UK’s Nick Copus (The Day Of the Triffids) and stars Australian actors Richard Roxburgh and Frances ...
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Deepak Sharmaas named worldwide distribution chief at PVR
Indian company PVR Pictures has hired Deepak Sharmaas as head of worldwide distribution.
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NewsRay Winstone and Temuera Morrison join thriller Tracker
Ray Winstone and Temuera Morrison will star in manhunt thriller Tracker, which starts shooting next week in New Zealand.
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Raintree Pictures appoints Man as managing director
Man Shu Sum has left his position as CEO of Mark Burnett Productions’ Singapore-based Asian arm to join MediaCorp Raintree Pictures as managing director.
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NewsSecrets takes TPG award at close of busy TIFFCOM
Izuru Kumasaka’s Secrets On The Table took the Tokyo Project Gathering (TPG) award at the close of the four-day projects market, and a successful edition of accompanying contents market TIFFCOM.