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Shochiku picks up Sori martial arts action title Ichi
Japanese major Shochiku will handle international sales of martial arts action film Ichi, directed by Fumihiko Sori and starring Haruka Ayase (Hero) as a female incarnation of the legendary blind swordsman Zatoichi. Shochiku will begin sales of the film at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival's European Film Market (EFM) ...
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China to release three foreign titles in February
In an attempt to squash rumours of an alleged ban on US movies before March, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) has announced that Golden Globe winner Atonement, plus two other foreign titles, will be released in China in February.State-owned CFGC is the only film company allowed to import foreign films ...
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Cloverfield hopes for monster opening
Click on film for reviewWarner Bros Pictures International executives will expect their horrorsci-fi release I Am Legend to maintain its excellent form and dominatethe competition for the fourth consecutive weekend and the fifth outof its six-week run.The global hit has amassed more than $221m to date and should cause astir ...
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Japan's Toho Studios achieves best year in history
Following Screen International's forecast in mid-December, Toho Studios has achieved the highest box offices revenues in the company's history. In 2007, Toho releases earned $556.06m (Y59.51bn), a 1.25% increase over 2006's record-setting take of $548.52m (Y58.78bn). Toho operates the largest number of screens (528) of the country's more than 3,060 ...
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Fortissimo picks up Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young documentary
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights outside North America to documentary feature CSNY: Dejà Vu on the eve of its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in the closing night slot. Directed by Bernard Shakey, aka Neil Young, one quarter of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the film documents the ...
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Earth topples Legend from top spot at Japanese box office
BBC Wordwide/Greenlight Media's nature documentary Earth has knocked I Am Legend from the top spot at the Japanese box office after the apocalyptic drama spent four weeks in the pole position. Earth grossed $5.12m (Y550m) over the three-day holiday weekend period (Jan 12-14) on 275 screens. It's per screen average ...
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Deals surge in Asia for Power's thriller Flood
Production company Power has announced further sales of its first feature film, $30m thriller Flood.Deals have been struck for Japan (CK Entertainment), China (New View, China Film and CCTV6), Korea (CJ Media), India (V Films), Hong Kong (TVB),Thailand (J-Bics), Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore (Ram).Tony Mitchell's Flood stars Robert Carlyle in ...
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The Warlords, Lust, Caution lead race for Asian Film Awards
Ang Lee's highly-acclaimed Lust, Caution and Peter Ho-sun Chan's war epic The Warlords picked up the most nominations for this year's Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, with six nods apiece including best film and best director. Both films also picked up best actor nods; action star Jet Li tackled ...
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Shanghai fest to hold second edition of projects market
The organisers of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) have announced that they plan to hold the second edition of projects market China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC) atits11th edition (June 14-22). The two-day event plans to select around 30 projects from around the world and recommend eight Chinese projects ...
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Blitz Megaplex opens thirdcinema in Indonesia
Start-up Indonesian exhibitor Blitz Megaplex today (Jan 16) officially opened an eight-screen multiplex at Pacific Place in Jakarta. The 1,800-seat cinema is the third that Blitz has opened since late 2006 when it broke into the exhibition market long monopolised by the 21 Group.'Our first two cinemas with a combined ...
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Osian's Cinefan to award $250,000 in prize money
Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab cinema has announced that it will offer prize money of around $250,000 (approx Rs10m) for the competition sections and lifetime achievement awards at its upcoming edition (July 10-20). The festival, held annually in New Delhi with a preview in Mumbai, celebrates its tenth ...
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Korea Fair Trade Commission clamps down on local majors
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) today announced it is clamping down on major multiplexes and distribution companies that are using their industry positions to end film releases early, and for altering profit-sharing rates. KFTC named Korea's four major multiplex chains - CJ CGV, Lotte Cinema, Megabox and Primus Cinema ...
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China Broadband takes 23% stake in Asian Union
Private equity fund China Broadband Capital Partners has taken a 23% stake in Beijing-based film and TV producer Asian Union New Media. Asian Union founder Dong Ping has stepped down from the company, while former China Netcom CEO Tian Suning has taken up the role of chairman. Wang Hong, president ...
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Kite Runner banned from release in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has banned the import and exhibition of DreamWorks-produced drama The Kite Runner on the grounds that it could incite violence. Based on the best-selling novel by US-based Afghan writer Khaled Hosseini, the film depicts a young boy's rape and scenes of conflict between members of the Pashtun and Hazara ...
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Japan's IMJ, Dub Incset up production label Smoke
IMJ Group subsidiary, IMJ Entertainment (IMJE), has established a feature film and visual contents company as a 50:50 joint venture with film and TV producer Dub Inc. The new company, Smoke, will be headed by Dub CEO Yasushi Utagawa, who will serve as producer on feature films developed under the ...
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Metrodome takes UK rights to The Assembly and The Banquet
Metrodome Distribution has acquired all UK rights for two new Chinese films, The Assembly and The Banquet. Both are directed by Feng Xiaogang.The Assembly has already taken more than $30m at the Chinese box office. It is based on the true story of one man's journey during the 1948 Chinese ...
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Village, Golden Harvest settle Singapore dispute
Kenneth Tan will step down as head of Singapore exhibitor Golden Village (GV) as the company's co-owners, Australia's Village Roadshow and Hong Kong 's Golden Harvest, settle their dispute over their Singapore business partnership. The partners were at odds with each other when Golden Harvest petitioned to end their Singapore ...
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Village, Golden Harvest settle Singapore dispute
Kenneth Tan will step down as head of Singapore exhibitor Golden Village (GV) as the company's co-owners, Australia's Village Roadshow and Hong Kong 's Golden Harvest, settle their dispute over their Singapore business partnership. The partners were at odds with each other when Golden Harvest petitioned to end their Singapore ...
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China's box office up by 26% with localfilms holding steady
China's total box office gross reached $458.63m (RMB3.33bn) in 2007, a 26% increase on the previous year, marking the fifth year in a row that box office has risen by more by then 20%. The figures were announced on Friday (Jan 11) by the Film Bureau under China 's State ...
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Chinese movie web-sites join forces against piracy
Fifty Chinese movie web-sites have jointly established the 'China Alliance of Legitimate Movie Web-sites' as a disciplinary alliance which aims to provide legal movies online and stop offering pirated movies. Initiated by Copyright Protection Center of China (CPCC), Movie Copyright Protection Association of China (MCPAC) and online movie provider www.quacor.com, ...