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  • Frozen
    News

    Korean admissions down, gross up

    2014-07-09T11:49:00Z

    Latest report from KOFIC for the first half of 2014 also outlines the best first half year on record for foreign films.

  • Miss Lovely
    News

    Film Bazaar announces script finalists

    2014-07-08T10:09:00Z

    Film Bazaar, the South Asian film market organised by India’s National Film Development Corp (NFDC), has selected the six finalists of Screenwriters’ Lab 2014.

  • Transformers: Age Of Extinction
    News

    Transformers breaks China records

    2014-07-08T09:46:00Z

    CHINA BOX OFFICE: Paramount’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction has become the highest-grossing film of all time in China, taking $222.74m in its first ten days, and breaking the $221.9m record set by Avatar in 2010.

  • China, Korea leaders
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    Korea, China sign co-pro agreement

    2014-07-04T10:32:00Z

    South Korea and China have signed a landmark co-production agreement that will allow approved films to be officially classified as local films in both countries.

  • Here Is Harold
    News

    Here Is Harold makes sales

    2014-07-04T10:26:00Z

    Norwegian road movie, about a man who sets out to kidnap the founder of Ikea, sold to Europe and Asia.

  • Prime Focus
    News

    Prime Focus pacts with Reliance MediaWorks

    2014-07-03T15:11:00Z

    The UK’s Prime Focus has joined forces with India-based Reliance MediaWorks.

  • Ben Gibson
    News

    LFS's Ben Gibson to join AFTRS

    2014-07-03T12:46:00Z

    Outgoing director of the London Film School to join Australian Film School.

  • Saving Mes Aynak
    News

    Kartemquin boards Buddha statue doc

    2014-07-01T19:24:00Z

    Kartemquin Films has joined director-producer Brent Huffman on the documentary Saving Mes Aynak, about the imperiled 2,000-year-old Buddha statue in Afghanistan (pictured).

  • Transformers: Age Of Extinction
    News

    Transformers, Break-up Guru top China box office

    2014-07-01T11:58:00Z

    CHINA BOX OFFICE: Local romantic comedy The Break-up Guru provided the only resistance against the power of Paramount’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction at the Chinese box office last week, grossing $24.18m in its first three days.

  • Masnaida Samsudin
    News

    Pinewood Malaysia appoints CEO

    2014-07-01T10:06:00Z

    Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) has appointed Rezal A. Rahman as CEO, replacing Michael Lake who has moved to head Rhizophora Ventures.

  • O Muel
    News

    Busan reveals ACF selection

    2014-06-30T20:56:00Z

    The 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced 29 projects selected to benefit from Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) 2014, including projects by award-winning directors such as O Muel (Jiseul) and Hannah Espia (Transit).

  • News

    Kantana sets up Japan joint venture

    2014-06-30T13:26:00Z

    Thailand’s Kantana Group has set up a joint venture with Japanese studio Nikkatsu and broadcaster Nippon TV to work on projects including CGI production and animation.

  • Peter Webber
    News

    Peter Webber to direct Piano Tuner

    2014-06-30T11:05:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Set to go into pre-production later this year, the film is based on Daniel Mason’s acclaimed historical novel.

  • Carl Barron
    News

    Shoot commences on Manny Lewis

    2014-06-30T09:45:00Z

    Film marks debut feature for Australian comedian Carl Barron [pictured].

  • DayOfTheFlowers_CarlosAcosta_
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    Carlos Acosta joins Tackling Romeo

    2014-06-30T09:31:00Z

    Cuban-born dancer to star in Australian production, set to shoot in late 2014.

  • but life goes on
    News

    108 boards sales on But Life Goes On

    2014-06-27T11:37:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Yuji Kanda’s film just wrapped shooting in Tokyo.

  • APSA_Stage.jpg
    News

    Brisbane film festival and APSAs embrace

    2014-06-26T12:52:00Z

    Inaugural Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival will, in part, serve as the judging platform for the eighth APSAs.

  • Maleficent
    News

    Maleficent, Godzilla rule China box office

    2014-06-24T12:56:00Z

    CHINA BOX OFFICE: Disney’s Maleficent grossed a healthy $22.01m in its opening three days in China, in a week dominated by Hollywood tentpoles, which took the top four positions in the top ten.

  • Game Fever
    News

    Oriental Companion, Zed team on Game Fever

    2014-06-23T17:19:00Z

    Behind-the-scenes e-sports cross-media project follows pro-games stars such as sOs, Li “Sky” Xiofeng and Sophistie.

  • Jeff Robinov
    News

    Fosun to invest in Robinov’s Studio 8

    2014-06-23T10:50:00Z

    China’s Fosun International has announced in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it plans to invest in former Warner Bros Pictures chief Jeff Robinov’s new venture Studio 8.