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There were odd scenes outside many arthouse cinemas in Japan in early May - protestors gathered, yelling into megaphones, urging people not to see a film, while cinema owners requested police protection for their audience.The cause of the controversy was Yasukuni a documentary by Tokyo-based Chinese film-maker Li Ying, about ...
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Kung Fu Panda has strong China opening despite protests
Local protests against DreamWorks' animation Kung Fu Panda didn't do much to dent the film's opening weekend box office in China. The film received a warm welcome from the Chinese audience, including areas affected by the earthquake in Sichuan, which is also home to the giant pandas. On its first ...
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Russian drama Mukha wins top prize at Shanghai fest
The 11th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) ended with diminished star power, but a strong theme of compassion and humanity on Sunday June 22. Only Asian stars such as Charlie Yeung, Karen Mok, Chang Chen and Fann Wong attended the closing ceremony.Russiandirector Vladimir Kott'sMukha, which depicts a peculiar father-daughter relationship, ...
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Winds Of September wins SIFF's Asian New Talent Awards
Taiwanese filmmaker Lin Shu-yu's Winds Of September was awarded best film at the Asian New Talent Awardsof the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) on Friday night (June 20). The film, produced by Eric Tsang with Hong Kong-based Mei Ah Entertainment and co-produced by Taiwan's Ocean Deep Films, is the ...
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Feng to shoot romantic comedy for Chinese New Year
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers has confirmed that Chinese director Feng Xiaogang is to make a romantic comedy tentatively titled Don't Bother Me (Fei Cheng Wu Rao), rather than his originally planned satire The Nobles. Huayi Brothers will produce the $7.3m (RMB 50m) film that is set to star long-time Feng collaborator ...
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China's Sichuan province delays Kungfu Panda
Cinemas in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan Province have decided to postpone the release of DreamWorks' Kungfu Panda for five days in the wake of recent protests about the film. The film opened in China on Friday, June 20 except for all cinemas in Sichuan Province.Sichuan's five cinema circuits - Pacific Cinema ...
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Chen, Zhu Wen win top prizes at Shanghai projects market
Taiwanese filmmaker Leste Chen and China's Zhu Wen have won the top two awards at the Shanghai International Film Festival's projects market, China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC). Chen's The Last Rainstorm, a prophetic story about humanredemption set in a city suffering from drought due to global warming,was awarded Most ...
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Mei Ah, Guangdong Film Corp set up distribution joint venture
Hong Kong's Mei Ah Entertainment and Guangdong Province Film Corporation have set up a joint venture, Hua Tian Xia Film Distribution, which aims to distribute 20 Chinese-language films a year in the mainland market. The Guangzhou-based distribution company has been established with capital of $2.9m (RMB20m). It will mainly focus ...
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Ning launches production, management outfit Stoneman
Hot up-and-coming Chinese director Ning Hao has established a film production and artist management company, Stoneman Films. Daniel Yu, former COO of Andy Lau's Focus Films and producer of Ning's sleeper hit Crazy Stone, will serve as Ning's producer, overseeing his filmmaking projects. The young director is currently preparing a ...
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Chiao's Arc Light, Polybona to co-produce Dream
Peggy Chiao's Taiwan-based Arc Light Films and Beijing-based Polybona Films International will co-produce romantic drama Like A Dream, to be directed by Australia-based filmmaker Clara Law. Daniel Wu and Chinese actress Yuan Quan head the cast of the $2.3m (RMB16m) film, which is scripted by Eddie Fong. Polybona will also ...
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Disney teams with Castle Hero, Ying Dong on second Chinese film
Walt Disney Studios is teaming up with China’s Castle Hero Pictures and Ying Dong Media on its second Disney branded Chinese collaboration, the tentatively titled nature drama Touch Of The Panda.The parties announced the project on Monday [June 16] at the Shanghai International Film Festival and said the film has ...
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Shanghai fest has muted opening in wake of earthquake
The 11th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 14-22) held its opening ceremony at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on Saturday night, with a much quieter tone than at previous editions. As China is still engaged in relief and reconstruction work following the Sichuan earthquake, the atmosphere of the opening day was ...
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China Film Pitch and Catch: The second edition of Shanghai's annual projects market
Running alongside Shanghai's regular market, called SIFF Mart, the second edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival's (SIFF) China Film Catch and Pitch (CFPC) hopes to marry talent and funds between China and international territories.Organisers say the CFPC skews firmly towards China, differing from other Asian co-production markets such as ...
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Stuntman killed on theset of John Woo's Red Cliff
A stuntman was killed and six others injured in an accidental fire during the filming of John Woo's $75m war epic Red Cliff on Monday (June 9). Red Cliff film crew confirmed the accident and casualty later that day. The fire took place in Xiaotangshan of Changping district in Northwest ...
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Chinese cinemas close to mourn earthquake victims
Cinemas in China began a three-day suspension from today until Wednesday, as part of national mourning for the people killed in the earthquake which struck the south-west of the country on May 12. China's State Council on Sunday ordered a nationwide display of respect for the dead. All public amusements ...
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Film Library picks up Li Ying's Yasukuni
Hong Kong-based Film Library has picked up Chinese filmmaker Li Ying's controversial documentary Yasukuni for international sales. It will be screened in Cannes market on May 15 and 20. The documentary, about the famous shrine in Tokyo to worship the war dead in modern Japan, caused turmoil in Japanese society ...
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Feng Xiaogang puts Nobles project on hold
Leading Chinese director Feng Xiaogang (Assembly, The Banquet) has put his new project The Nobles on hold to an indefinite date, producer Huayi Brothers Pictures has confirmed. Huayi's spokesperson said the project, which was originally scheduled to start shooting in April and was aiming for a Christmas release, needs more ...
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Skin to roll out though Shanghai Film Group in September
Hong Kong-based Eastern Mordor has announced that Shanghai Film Group will handle distribution of Gordon Chan's fantasy epic Painted Skin, which is scheduled for release on September 28. One of the main investors in the film, SFG will release it through China 's top ten cinema circuits - including Shanghai ...
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Beijing government establishes copyright trade centre
Beijing's municipal government has established a unit called the Beijing International Copyright Trade Centre, which is China's first cross governmental unit focusing on copyright trade and protection services. Established as Beijing's first ever one-stop shop for full copyright-related services, the centre will provide copyright registration, legal services on intellectual property ...
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Chinese video site Tudou receives $57m in financing
Chinese video-sharing web-site Tudou.com has secured $57m in its fourth round of financing from investors including previous backers IDG, Granite Global Ventures and General Catalyst. The company also has financing from two new investors from the US and Singapore, according to Tudou press representative Lily Gong in a statement.Tudou previously ...