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  • Transformation Films
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    Thai studios team for Transformation

    2014-08-26T04:40:00Z

    Four Thai film companies – M Pictures, Bangkok Film Studio, True I-Content and Matching Studio – have joined forces to create a new studio, Transformation Films, with the aim of helping expand the Thai film industry at an international level.

  • Beijing Independent Film Festival
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    Beijing Independent fest shut down

    2014-08-24T04:14:00Z

    Chinese authorities shut down the 11th Beijing Independent Film Festival on its opening day on Saturday (August 23).

  • Paper Planes
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    Paper Planes wins CinefestOZ award

    2014-08-23T20:05:00Z

    Robert Connolly writes and directs; the festival also awards Joel Edgerton with screen legend prize.

  • Singapore
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    Omnibus to mark Singapore's 50th

    2014-08-22T16:30:00Z

    Seven award-winning directors led by Royston Tan are set to create an omnibus film celebrating the 50th anniversary of Singapore and its people.

  • Asghar Farhadi
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    Asgar Farhadi to head Busan jury

    2014-08-21T11:38:00Z

    The Oscar-winning director of A Seperation will oversee jury members including Bong Joon Ho.

  • Taiwan piracy research launch
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    Films pirated by 73% of Taiwanese

    2014-08-21T10:38:00Z

    A study from research consultancy Sycamore Research and Marketing has found that 73% of Taiwanese netizens admit they pirate movies and music, although 81% agree that piracy is wrong.

  • Producers Lab Toronto
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    Producers Lab Toronto reveals line-up

    2014-08-20T14:34:00Z

    The UK’s Isabelle Stead, Canada’s George Ayoub and Australia’s Kristian Moliere are among those selected for this year’s Producers Lab Toronto.

  • The Little Death
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    LevelK boards sex comedy Little Death

    2014-08-20T10:39:00Z

    LevelK, Ticket to Ride partner on Josh Lawson’s debut.

  • Brillante Mendoza
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    Busan's Asian Project Market line-up

    2014-08-19T12:12:00Z

    Directors include Brillante Mendoza, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Yeon Sang-ho.

  • How To Train Your Dragon 2
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    Dragon 2 flies at China box office

    2014-08-19T08:11:00Z

    CHINA BOX OFFICE: DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 topped the Chinese box office for the week August 11-17, grossing $26.32m over a four-day weekend, while Apocalypse Pompeii opened in third position with $6.68m over three days.

  • The Dark Horse
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    Seville rides Dark Horse

    2014-08-18T14:08:00Z

    eOne’s boutique sales arm Seville International takes New Zealand hit drama.

  • Roaring Currents
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    Roaring Currents tops Avatar in S Korea

    2014-08-18T08:52:00Z

    Kim Han-min’s war epic edges towards 15 million admissions, beating previous box office record-holder Avatar to become the biggest ever film in South Korea.

  • LeTV
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    China’s LeTV to raise $730m

    2014-08-18T04:14:00Z

    Online video company is working with partners including CITIC to enter retail and financial service industries.

  • Lav Diaz Locarno
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    Filipino drama wins top Locarno prize

    2014-08-16T12:02:00Z

    Locarno’s Golden Leopard has been awarded to Filipino director Lav Diaz’s five-and-a-half-hour epic From What Is Before.

  • ID
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    Dark Frames takes India's I.D.

    2014-08-15T04:30:00Z

    US and Mumbai-based collaborative Dark Frames has acquired world rights to Indian director Kamal K.M.’s debut feature I.D.

  • PIMS
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    Astro, Pinewood pact on production services

    2014-08-14T16:06:00Z

    Astro Productions, the production arm of Malaysian pay-TV giant Astro, is joining forces with Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) to offer production services for the TV industry.

  • Jung Jin-woo
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    Busan to honour Jung Jin-woo

    2014-08-14T11:56:00Z

    The 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced its Korean Cinema Retrospective will spotlight veteran director and producer Jung Jin-woo.

  • Ashutosh Gowariker
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    Disney India readies Gowariker project

    2014-08-13T15:26:00Z

    Ashutosh Gowariker will direct epic romance Mohenjo Daro for Disney India, with Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde heading the cast.

  • Sophie Bourdon
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    Euro-China initiative to launch

    2014-08-13T10:50:00Z

    European and Chinese producers joining forces to better position films in each other’s markets.

  • White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom
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    Witch retains China box office lead

    2014-08-13T09:59:00Z

    CHINA BOX OFFICE: Bona Film Group’s White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom topped the Chinese box office for a second week (August 4-10), grossing $19.71m from 3.2 million admissions.