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NewsFinecut spreads Miracle to buyers
Finecut has announced a slew of deals for Miracle In Cell No. 7 – the record-breaking hit of the year in Korea which is clocking up over 12 million admissions.
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NewsFilmart to explore book adaptations
Panelists include novelist Chetan Bhagat [pictured] and literary agent Marysia Juszczakiewicz.
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NewsIle-de-France out in force at Filmart
Companies attending include Bayoo, which has worked on films including Jackie Chan’s Chinese Zodiac.
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NewsHanWay signs Sohu VoD deal
EXCLUSIVE: HanWay Film’s London-based specialist film division HanWay Select has signed a subscription VoD deal with Sohu Video, the VoD arm of Chinese internet giant sohu.com.
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NewsMedia Asia moves into Campus
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong’s Media Asia Films has picked up international rights (excluding Taiwan) to comedy Campus Confidential, produced by Taiwan’s Su Chao-pin and Jimmy Huang.
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NewsWIDE moves into Shanghai
WIDE Management has taken on sales for Shanghai Belle, the first film in the planned Skin Territory Trilogy, about party girls.
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NewsSakomoto named UniJapan president
UniJapan has announced that Junichi Sakomoto will take over as the new president of the promotional organization after Hideyuki Takai leaves on March 31.
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News30 Euro films get Filmart FSS
European Film Promotion (EFP) deals with increased demand for marketing support at Asia’s film & TV market
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China’s NCM says Yes to movie remake of Japanese TV hit
Beijing-based New Classic Media has partnered with Japan’s Fuji TV Network to co-finance and co-produce the Chinese film remake of 1991 hit Japanese TV drama 101st Marriage Proposal.
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NewsGolden Scene picks up Vulgaria
Hong Kong’s Golden Scene is handling international sales on Pang Ho Cheung’s Vulgaria, which is screening in this year’s HKIFF.
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NewsKadokawa picks up Japanese rights to Marley
Kadokawa Pictures has acquired all Japanese rights to Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley documentary Marley from Fortissimo Films.
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Singapore’s Clover Films sets six-picture slate
Singapore’s Clover Films is gearing up to release a slate of six productions before the end of the year, as it responds to growing demand in Singapore and Malaysia for locally-produced films.
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NewsFilmart rocked by 4D Sexecution
Hong Kong producer Stephen Shiu Jr has one of the most popular booths at Filmart thanks to his slate of hot 3D movies and teaser demonstration of 4D Sex And Zen.
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NewsScreenSingapore pushed back to December
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) has announced that the second edition of ScreenSingapore will move to December to take place at the same time as the Asia Television Forum (ATF).
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NewsTai Chi 0 sells to North America, UK, France for Huayi
China’s Huayi Brothers Media has scored major pre-sales on its steam-punk action drama Tai Chi 0 to Well Go USA in North America, Showbox in UK and Wild Side in France.
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NewsSonamu grabs Malaysia’s Bunohan for Korea
Korea’s Sonamu Pictures has acquired action drama Bunohan, directed by Malaysian filmmaker Dain Iskandar Said, from Easternlight Films.
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NewsBuyers take Five Star’s Dark Flight
Thailand’s Five Star Production has closed a slew of deals on horror picture Dark Flight 3D including a sale to KSM for the UK and German-speaking territories and to Color Entertainment For Japan.
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Pegasus lines up Kok comedy, 3D horror
Raymond Wong’s Pegasus Motion Pictures is gearing up to shoot two projects in the second quarter of 2012 – Vincent Kok’s Guys Are Like Clothes (working title) and a 3D horror film from Po Chih Leong.
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Wong Ching Po to direct Shanghai actioner for MVP
Wong Ching Po has been lined up to direct $10m martial arts action film Once Upon A Time In Shanghai for Wong Jing’s Mega Vision Pictures (MVP).
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NewsIran’s A Separation leads Asian Film Awards
Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation was the big winner at the Asian Film Awards last night scooping best film, best director, best screenwriter and best editor.