All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 12
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Jiffest hands out awards at inaugural competition
John De Rantau's Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan was namedbest Indonesian film while Rudy Soedjarwo took best Indonesian director for 9 Naga at the 8th Jakarta InternationalFilm Festival (Jiffest). A special mention went toGarin Nugroho's Opera Jawa for its'outstanding artistic value and for the metaphorical and spectacular visualstory'. Jiffest launched ...
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Indonesian censors ban five films screening at Jiffest
Dutch documentary Promised Paradise by Leonard RetelHelmrich, which contains images of 2002 Bali bomber Imam Samudra, has becomethe fifth film to be banned at this year's Jakarta International Film Festival(Jiffest) which opened last Friday.The documentary is about anIndonesian puppeteer who travels to Bali to find theroots of the terrorist attacks. ...
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Universal Studios to open theme park in Singapore
Universal Studios is set toopen its largest theme park in Asia after Infinity@The Bay, a joint venture betweenGenting International and Star Cruises, clinched the bid for the project todevelop an integrated resort on Sentosa island in Singapore. To be located on the eastside of the site, the Universal Studios Singapore ...
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China's The Road scoops top prizes at AFFF
China's The Road was the biggestwinner at the 2nd Asian Festival of 1st Films (AFFF), which wrapped Wednesdaynight in Singapore. The Zhang Jiarui-directeddrama walked away with best film, best script and a new Foreign Press Choice'sPurple Orchid award. US production Journey From The Falltied with Dombivli Fast from India in ...
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Golden Harvest sells stake in Golden Screen Cinemas
Golden Harvest, a HongKong-based regional exhibitor with more than 300 screens across Asia, is set to sell its 40.2% stake in Malaysia's Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) for $25m (RM91m) tofund expansion in China. The Golden Harvest stakewill be acquired by its partner PPB Group, a listed company on Malaysia's stock ...
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Bangkok festival ends contract with FFM
The Tourism Authority ofThailand (TAT) has terminated its contract with Film Festival Management (FFM),the US consulting firm that TAT hired for managing theBangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF), as a result of a considerablebudget cut.The budget for the nextedition (January 26 - February 5, 2007) has been cut back to $3.6m ...
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Singapore, Indonesian producers launch digital film fund
In a joint effort to developtheir local film industries, two production companies from Singapore and Indonesia have created a $3m digital film fund which will beused for the production of 10 digital features over the next two years. Jonathan Foo, managingdirector of Singapore's Mega Media, today signed an MOU with ...
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Fortune Star to co-produce Tong's Rule Number One
Fortune Star Entertainmenthas entered into an agreement with Singapore-based InnoForm Media, KelvinTong's Boku Films and the Media Development Authority (MDA) to co-produce Tong'supcoming Rule Number One.Tong, whose previous creditsinclude The Maid and Love Story, will write and direct the Mandarin-languagehorror cop thriller.Based on the urban myth of supernaturalcalls received by ...
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Singapore's MDA, RGM set up loan guarantee scheme
Australian talent managementcompany RGM has set up a loan guarantee facility with Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) for theproduction of international films that include a Singapore production component.RGM relocated itsheadquarters to Singapore 18 months ago and established a media financing unitto provide gap finance for English-language film projects.The new loan ...
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Jiffest to launch competition for Indonesian films
The 8th JakartaInternational Film Festival (Jiffest), Indonesia's only international film festival, will puttogether a new competitive showcase dedicated to local cinema for the firsttime this year. To promote Indonesiancinema, the inaugural Indonesian feature film competition will have 28 localfilms, released from last December, competing for best film and best directorwith ...
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Tartan acquires North American rights to Thai duo
Thailand's GMM Tai Hub (GTH) inked a flurry of deals on fourof its horrors at the AFM, including two deals with Tartan Films for NorthAmerican rights to psychological thriller Dormand horror blockbuster Shutter. Last year, New Regencyacquired English-language remake rights to Shutter,but the deal did not cover North American distribution ...
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Thailand's Five Star to start shooting Muay Thai Chaiya this month
Thailand's Five Star isunveiling its latest project at AFM - Muay Thai Chaiya, a $2m action drama written and to be directed byKongkait Komesiri.Shooting is scheduled tostart in the second week of November for delivery next May.Set in both Chaiya insouthern Thailand and Bangkok, the picture follows three close friends ...
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Cinemanila festival gains government support
The 8th Cinemanila film festival(Nov 3-15), which is the Philippines' only international film festival, has forthe first time gained the support of two national government agencies. Both the Film DevelopmentCouncil and the National Commission for Culture and Arts, along with theIndependent Cinema Association, are major partners of this year's event. ...
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Bangkok festival proceeds despite coup
The 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) is going ahead as scheduled on January 26 - February 5 despite doubts related to last month's military coup.Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, the new co-festival director said the event would proceed albeit on a reduced scale.There have been budget cuts of at least ...
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Tam's Exile to open Toronto Reel Asian fest
Celebrating its 10thanniversary, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival will open withthe North American premiere of Hong Kong director Patrick Tam'sAfter This, Our Exile, which recentlyreceived its world premiere at Pusan and the inaugural Rome Film Festival.As Canada's longest-running showcase of contemporary Asiancinema and work from the Asian diaspora, ...
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Fall leads nominations for Singapore's AFFF
The 2nd Asian Festival ofFirst Films (AFFF) has announced the nominations for this year's event in Singapore. Best film contenders areVietnamese-born American director Ham Tran's Journey From The Fall, which received themost nominations including best director, best producer and best actress;Chinese director Zhang Jiarui's The Road,Nishikanth Kamat's Dombivli Fast fromIndia ...
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Isabella wins best film at Bangkok World film fest
Pang Ho Cheung's Isabella from Hong Kong was awarded best film at the 4th World Film Festival of Bangkok onSunday night (October 22).The jury reached thedecision unanimously for the film's multiple merits which include "the powerfulperformance of both its lead actors, the dynamic direction as well as theimpressive cinematography and ...
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TWC options remake rights to Thai thriller 13
The Weinstein Company (TWC) hasacquired remake rights to Thai psychological thriller 13 from Sahamongkolfilm, in a deal that also includes NorthAmerican rights to the original film. The $1.2m film, which openedtwo weeks ago in Thailand, is the second feature from 26-year-old director ChukiatSakweerakul following Evil (Pisaj). Based on a Thai ...
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Hong Kong's Focus Films picks up Malaysian duo
Hong Kong's Focus Films hastaken on the international sales rights to two Malaysian films - Tan Chui Mui'sdebut feature Love Conquers All and Yasmin Ahmad's latest film Mukhsin. Both films are currentlyplaying in the Winds of Asia section of the Tokyo International Film Festival. Love Conquers All, which won ...
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PUSAN: GTH scores string of sales on Alone
Thailand's GMM Tai Hub (GTH) has scored further deals on Alone, the long-awaited follow-up toThai writer-directors Parkpoom Wongpoom and Banjong Pisanthanakun's horror hit Shutter. The $2.5m project, firstunveiled at last year's Pusan,has been sold to Lark Films for Hong Kong, GoldenScreen Cinemas for Malaysia and Downtown Filmes for Brazil. Wild ...