All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 28
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NewsChina's Bona Film Group teams with Toei Animation on 'The Monkey Prince'
Japan’s Sammy Corporation, Sola Entertainment and Marza Animation Planet are also partners on the film.
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News'Marriage Hunting Beauty' snags deals in China, Taiwan (exclusive)
Romantic drama is directed by Akiko Oku, whose last film won the audience award at TIFF 2017.
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NewsCinepolis takes minority stake in Indonesia’s Cinemaxx
Undisclosed stake will be used to help Cinemaxx expand its screen count in Indonesia.
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News‘Soni’, ‘The Crossing’ take top awards at Pingyao film festival
Ivan Ayr’s Soni won best film in the Roberto Rossellini Awards, while The Crossing took best film in the Fei Mu Awards.
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NewsPeter Ho-sun Chan starts shooting biopic of tennis star Li Na (exclusive)
Project marks the first time Chan has been in the directing chair since Dearest in 2014.
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NewsDrishyam, Backup Media team on Prashant Nair’s Tryst With Destiny (exclusive)
Indian-French co-production comprises four short stories tackling different issues that have plagued India since independence.
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NewsKorean cinema grapples with rising competition on VOD platforms
Korean movies are starting to lose out to TV series on video platforms, say Asian Film Market speakers.
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NewsAsian Film Center launch discussed in Busan
KOFIC leads talks on proposed pan-Asian body which has already secured around $1m in government funding.
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NewsSingularDTV launches Japanese unit headed by Yuko Shiomaki (exclusive)
New venture aims to nurture low and mid-budget independent films in Japan.
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NewsBIFF, Asian Film Market reschedule events as typhoon pounds Busan
Asian Film Market reception and all outdoor events have been moved inside on October 6.
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NewsAsian Shadows picks up New Currents entry 'Red Phallus' (exclusive)
Bhutanese filmmaker Tashi Gyeltshen’s debut feature is a co-production between Bhutan, Nepal and Germany.
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NewsGolden Scene adds 'Still Human' to Busan slate
Hong Kong drama is produced by Fruit Chan and stars Anthony Wong.
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News'A Land Imagined' takes top award at El Gouna Film Festival
Winners in the narrative feature competition also included Ray & Liz, The Heiresses and Yomeddine.
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NewsPingyao International Film Festival unveils line-up for second edition
Festival will open with omnibus film Half The Sky from five female directors.
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NewsTokyo Film Festival unveils line-up; new films from Fruit Chan, Gyorgy Palfi and Veit Helmer
Total of 16 titles set for this year’s Competition line-up.
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NewsFacebook India hires former Hotstar chief Ajit Mohan
Mohan helped build Hotstar into becoming India’s biggest streaming platform.
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NewsFox Networks awards development deals to two Taiwanese directors
Jimmy Hsu and Nien Hsiu Li were selected from among five directors who completed the FNGA lab.
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NewsChina extends restrictions on foreign content on TV and online
Primetime ban now includes foreign animation, documentary, educational programming, variety shows and sports.
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NewsNikkatsu picks up Hiroshi Okuyama’s Jesus (exclusive)
Debut feature receives its world premiere in San Sebastian’s New Directors competition this weekend.
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NewsAlbert Lee appointed executive director of Hong Kong film festival
He succeeds Roger Garcia who has held the position since 2010.








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