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NewsPoet’s Love takes top prize at Jeonju Project Market
Kim Yang-hee’s The Poet’s Love takes Feature Film Pitching Grand Prize in JIFF’s projects market, while Dongju; The Portrait Of A Poet is among the sold-out screenings at the festival (April 28-May 7).
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NewsChinese transgender film to shoot in 2017
Factory Boss filmmaker Zhang Wei to direct feature loosely based on true events.
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NewsRussia's 'Insight' among goEast winners
goEast winners in Wiesbaden; Polish Film Institute backs Ida producers; Berlin-based A Company launches Ukrainian distributor.
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NewsKorea’s Lotte continues expansion in Vietnam
Major South Korean exhibitor Lotte Cinema is opening two new sites with eight screens in Vietnam this week, bringing its total to 111 screens in the territory.
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NewsViva takes North America rights to 'The Unbidden'
Viva Pictures has acquired North America rights to Quentin Lee’s The Unbidden, following its world premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival last week.
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NewsDogwoof picks up Eva Orner's 'Chasing Asylum'
Chasing Asylum, an account of Australia’s immigration policy, is set to premiere at Toronto’s HotDocs.
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News'The Jungle Book' remains top in China
The Jungle Book nears $100m as Yesterday Once More and The Huntsman: Winter’s War debut in second and third, respectively.
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NewsFinecut enters Kim’s 'Age Of Shadows'
Korean sales company Finecut has picked up Kim Jee-woon’s highly-anticipated The Age Of Shadows, which marks Warner Bros Korea’s first local-language production.
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NewsStan Lee, India's Phantom team on superhero movie
Mumbai-based Phantom Films is joining forces with Graphic India and Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment to co-produce a live-action feature, Chakra The Invincible, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.
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NewsNew Zealand Film Commission hires Leanne Saunders
Saunders becomes the organisation’s head of production and development.
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News'The Jungle Book' becomes India’s biggest Hollywood film
Boosted by local cultural connections, Disney’s The Jungle Book has become the highest-grossing Hollywood film ever in India, taking $23.8m (Rs1.58bn) in 12 days.
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NewsChina-UK Film Fund partners with Duncan Heath's ITG
EXCLUSIVE: Fund backed by Zhongze Asset Management and Varcale Capital Management partners with four UK companies.
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News'The Jungle Book' swings to top spot in China
Four new releases made the box office top 10, with The Jungle Book leading the way.
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NewsMoscow's Screen Best Pitch winner now in post-production
Andrey Silvestrov’s critique of contemporary society is currently in post-production.
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NewsFilm London duo, 6 Sales boss join Indian studio
EXCLUSIVE: India’s Cinestaan Film Company has hired Film London execs Deborah Sathe and Tessa Inkelaar and Madrid-based sales agent Marina Fuentes to head up its ambitious new international division.
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NewsGiuseppe Tornatore, David Twohy line up China projects
Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore and US writer-director David Twohy are developing projects with China, which were both announced on the first full day of the Beijing International Film Festival (April 16-23).
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NewsAlibaba to invest in 'TMNT2', 'Star Trek Beyond'
China’s Alibaba Pictures has signed to invest in two further projects from Paramount Pictures – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows and Star Trek Beyond.
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NewsIstanbul: festival and industry winners revealed
Kurdish workers drama and Rodrigo Plá’s A Monster With a Thousand Heads triumph at festival; industry prizes revealed.
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NewsCannes: Luxbox closes pre-sales on 'Apprentice'
Paris-based sales agent Luxbox has sealed a string of deals on Cannes Un Certain Regard title Apprentice, including a sale to France’s Version Originale Condor.
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NewsSammo Hung to present 'The Bodyguard' at Italy’s Far East Film festival
The 18th FEFF will feature 50 titles in competition, including Lost In Hong Kong, Mojin: The Lost Legend and Ip Man 3, as well as a new Focus Asia market.