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NewsJim Gillespie to direct Take Down
Radiant Films International has signed on to represent the teen thriller Take Down, to be directed in the UK later in the year by I Know What You Did Last Summer director Jim Gillespie, from a script by Ransom writer Alexander Ignon.
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NewsJust Like A Woman selling well for Doc & Film
EXCLUSIVE: Company also strikes deals for Berthe Morisot, Tenderness, Violette.
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NewsChinese hits may have trouble travelling
Filmart panel explores selling and branding of Chinese-language films.
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NewsFrance pitches TRIP scheme to Asia
After Jackie Chan’s recent shoot in Paris for CZ12 (also known as Chinese Zodiac), France is hoping to attract more Asian productions.
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NewsTen Asian projects in Filmart’s ACE line-up
Ten producers and feature films from the region are among the 16 currently attending the third Hong Kong co-production lab held by Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE) during Filmart.
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NewsTaiwan Mobile adds Shaw Brothers library
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has signed a multi-year distribution deal with Taiwan Mobile for titles from its Shaw Brothers library.
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NewsJohn Woo epic heads Galloping Horse slate
EXCLUSIVE: China’s Beijing Galloping Horse Film Co (BGH) is unveiling an ambitious new production slate at Filmart, headed by John Woo’s next film as director, which is scheduled to start shooting in mid-May.
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NewsAustralian delegation returns to China
An official delegation of Australian film producers, bureaucrats and film service company representatives are heading to China for the third round of formal meetings in four years.
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NewsFilms Boutique makes Haneke doc sales
EXCLUSIVE: Michael H Profession: Director sells to Australia, Taiwan, Canada and beyond.
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NewsGaga sells Like Father, Like Son
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Gaga Corporation has sold Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son to Hong Kong and Macau (Edko) and Taiwan (Filmware).
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NewsBuyers take Showbox's Commitment
EXCLUSIVE: Assassin thriller sells to North America, German-speaking Europe, Hong Kong and further territories.
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NewsFree Stone takes on trio for Filmart
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Free Stone Productions is launching sales at Filmart on Yuya Ishii’s human drama Endroll, Masahide Ichii’s comedy Blindly In Love [pictured] and Katsuya Matumura’s contemporary art biopic Tenshin.
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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