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Celestial Pictures launches kung-fu mobile TV channel
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has launched a mobile TV channel, Kung Fu TV, on leading Thai mobile network provider Advanced Info Service (AIS). The channel features original kung-fu content from Celestial's Shaw Brothers film library, ranging in length from 30 seconds to three minutes, including video clips of fight sequences, ...
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Bangkok opener Persepolis pulled from festival line-up
Persepolis has been withdrawn as the opening film of the Bangkok International Film Festival, which is scheduled to start on July 19, following a request from the Iranian Embassy in Bangkok. 'TAT has decided to comply because of the good diplomatic relationship between Thailand and Iran. It is a shame ...
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Mark Woods to leave Ausfilm when contract expires in August
Ausfilm chief executive Mark Woods today said that he will not seek an extension of his two-year contract when it expires in August. Ausfilm is the government-industry partnership that has responsibility for talking international producers into using Australia 's locations, crews and facilities for their film and television productions. Woods, ...
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SIFF takes first step on long march to global recognition
Chinese stars Gong Li, Jackie Chan, Aaron Kwok and Fan Bingbing turned out for the closing night of the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), which wrapped with the Jin Jue awards and a screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien's Flight Of The Red Balloon. German feature According To The Plan, directed ...
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Prime finally acquires control of Becker and Dendy
Australian regional broadcaster, Prime Television, has taken control of the Becker Group, which includes Dendy Cinemas, Dendy Distribution, and sales agent Becker International, as well as significant television production and outside broadcast interests.Prime acquired the 42.6% of the company owned by father-and-son directors Russell and Richard Becker late last week ...
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Shanghai film festhands top prize to Meletzky's Plan
German feature According To The Plan, directed by Franziska Meletzky, was awarded best film at the Jin Jue Awards - the top honours of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) on Sunday night. The seven-person jury, headed by Chen Kaige and Fernando Trueba, said that 'the truth of life has ...
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China Film boards Lu Chuan's Nanking! Nanking!
Chinese state-owned China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) announced five separate deals and joint ventures at the Shanghai International Film Festival on Saturday (June 23). CFGC and Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation have officially boarded Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan's historical drama Nanking ! Nanking ! as co-financiers alongside Beijing-based Stellar Megamedia. Hong Kong ...
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SIFF awards new Asian talents in two ceremonies
Sheng Zhimin's Bliss won best film at the Shanghai International Film Festival's Asian New Talent Awards on Saturday night (June 23). The family drama, set on the banks of the Yangtze in Chongqing, premiered at the Locarno film festival last year, where it picked up a NETPAC award. Meanwhile, best ...
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CFCC, UniJapan sign co-production agreement
China Film Co-production Corp (CFCC) and Japanese film promotion body UniJapan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on film collaboration at the Shanghai International Film Festival on Friday (June 22) The two sides also announced the shooting of a Sino-Japanese period drama entitled Zen. The seven-point MoU is seen as ...
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CFCC, Ironpond launch China co-production web-site
Los Angeles and Beijing-based production entity Ironpond has set up a web-site for China Film Co-production Corp (CFCC) that aims to help overseas producers access information about co-producing films with China. The site, www.chinacoproduction.com, is managed by Ironpond with CFCC overseeing the content. It has both English and Chinese-language versions ...
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Bangkok film festival to open with Persepolis
Cannes joint jury prize winner Persepolis will open the Bangkok International Film Festival on July 19. The animated feature is also competing in the international section. A feature debut for co-directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud, the picture is based on Satrapi's graphic novel of her own life and set ...
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Michael Kang and Teddy Zee: Wild West 32nd
Wendy Mitchell meets director Michael Kang and producer Teddy Zee, whose gangland drama West 32nd marks the first US production for Korean powerhouse CJ Entertainment.It was a memorable meeting of minds at Sundance 2005, where director Michael Kang was premiering his coming-of-age story The Motel, and producer Teddy Zee was ...
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France's Rosem Films sets up Hong Kong beachhead
French producer Rosem Films has established a Hong Kong production office, which will produce the next projects from award-winning Chinese directors Wang Chao and Guo Xiaolu. Headed by Anais Martane, the Hong Kong entity will develop and co-produce projects with mainland China, beginning with Wang's upcoming drama Starting Over, a ...
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Global entertainment industry to be worth $2 trillion by 2011
The global entertainment & media market will see sustained growth and a 6.4% compound annual growth rate to hit $2 trillion in 2011, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report. In particular, convergent platforms will rise at double-digit rates and will represent more than 50% of global entertainment spending by 2011. ...
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Pony Canyon acquires Korean romance Hwang Jin Yi
Seoul-based CJ Entertainment (CJE) has sold period romance Hwang Jin Yi to Pony Canyon for Japan. Directed by Chang Yoon-hyun (Some, Tell Me Something), the film deals with the life of Korea's most famous gisaeng (aka geisha) and poetess Hwang Jin Yi and her love affair with a lowly manservant. ...
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Chou's Secret directorial debut set for summer release
Hong Kong's Edko Films officially unveiled Taiwanese star Jay Chou's directorial debut Secret in Shanghai today. The shooting of the film, budgeted at $2.5m, was as tight-lipped as the film's title.Edko announced that the film will be released almost simultaneously in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong in late July or ...
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Korea's CJ, China Film sign MoU for co-production
Korea's CJ Entertainment and state-owned China Film Group Corp signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Shanghai Film Festival today to become strategic partners on film co-productions. According to CJ Entertainment president Kim Joo-sung, the partnership involves the production of both Chinese and Korean-language films to be set in ...
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Thai resort Phuket to host international film festival
Thai holiday resort Phuket will host its first ever international film festival this autumn, which will showcase around 30 films, including the international premieres of Oscar Aibar's Dance Machine and Panos Angelopoulos' A Hero in Rome. The seven-day event (September 30 - October 6) is scheduled to be held at ...
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Mamoru Oshii set to direct adaptation of Sky Crawlers
Japanese animation director Mamoru Oshii is gearing up to start work on a big-budget adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's five-part novel series The Sky Crawlers. The film will be produced by Oshii's long-time backer Production IG in collaboration with Nippon Television Network (NTV). Warner Brothers Japan will distribute the film as ...
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Paramount plans Japanese theatrical unit after UIP office shuts
Following the news that United International Pictures (UIP) Japan will close at the end of 2007, Paramount Pictures International (PPI) has announced that it will start its theatrical distribution buisiness in Japan at the start of 2008. PPI Japan will be combined with the existing Paramount Home Entertainment Japan. Andrew ...