All Asia articles – Page 231
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NewsIndian hit 'P.K.' set for theatrical release in Japan
EXCLUSIVE: Rajkumar Hirani’s P.K., starring Aamir Khan, is heading for a theatrical release in Japan following a deal between Nikkatsu and Indian studio UTV Motion Pictures.
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NewsFormer Busan fest director indicted on embezzlement charges; deputy accused of fraud
In South Korea, the Busan prosecutors’ office has indicted former Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) director Lee Yong-kwan [pictured] and two others on charges of embezzlement. Deputy festival director and Asian Film Market head Jay Jeon has been indicted on charges of fraud.
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NewsThai Pitch lines up three projects for Cannes
Directors of critically-acclaimed dramas The Blue Hour and 36 among the filmmakers presenting projects at Thai Pitch this year.
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News'Finding Mr. Right' tops China box office
Finding Mr. Right: Book Of Love tops The Jungle Book in a week that saw more homegrown than foreign releases.
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NewsKorean films win at Italy’s Far East Film Festival
A Melody To Remember won the festival’s top prize, which is voted for by audience members.
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NewsPoet’s Love takes top prize at Jeonju Project Market
Kim Yang-hee’s The Poet’s Love takes Feature Film Pitching Grand Prize in JIFF’s projects market, while Dongju; The Portrait Of A Poet is among the sold-out screenings at the festival (April 28-May 7).
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NewsChinese transgender film to shoot in 2017
Factory Boss filmmaker Zhang Wei to direct feature loosely based on true events.
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NewsRussia's 'Insight' among goEast winners
goEast winners in Wiesbaden; Polish Film Institute backs Ida producers; Berlin-based A Company launches Ukrainian distributor.
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NewsKorea’s Lotte continues expansion in Vietnam
Major South Korean exhibitor Lotte Cinema is opening two new sites with eight screens in Vietnam this week, bringing its total to 111 screens in the territory.
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NewsViva takes North America rights to 'The Unbidden'
Viva Pictures has acquired North America rights to Quentin Lee’s The Unbidden, following its world premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival last week.
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NewsDogwoof picks up Eva Orner's 'Chasing Asylum'
Chasing Asylum, an account of Australia’s immigration policy, is set to premiere at Toronto’s HotDocs.
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News'The Jungle Book' remains top in China
The Jungle Book nears $100m as Yesterday Once More and The Huntsman: Winter’s War debut in second and third, respectively.
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NewsFinecut enters Kim’s 'Age Of Shadows'
Korean sales company Finecut has picked up Kim Jee-woon’s highly-anticipated The Age Of Shadows, which marks Warner Bros Korea’s first local-language production.
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NewsStan Lee, India's Phantom team on superhero movie
Mumbai-based Phantom Films is joining forces with Graphic India and Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment to co-produce a live-action feature, Chakra The Invincible, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.
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NewsNew Zealand Film Commission hires Leanne Saunders
Saunders becomes the organisation’s head of production and development.
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News'The Jungle Book' becomes India’s biggest Hollywood film
Boosted by local cultural connections, Disney’s The Jungle Book has become the highest-grossing Hollywood film ever in India, taking $23.8m (Rs1.58bn) in 12 days.
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NewsChina-UK Film Fund partners with Duncan Heath's ITG
EXCLUSIVE: Fund backed by Zhongze Asset Management and Varcale Capital Management partners with four UK companies.
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News'The Jungle Book' swings to top spot in China
Four new releases made the box office top 10, with The Jungle Book leading the way.
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NewsMoscow's Screen Best Pitch winner now in post-production
Andrey Silvestrov’s critique of contemporary society is currently in post-production.
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NewsFilm London duo, 6 Sales boss join Indian studio
EXCLUSIVE: India’s Cinestaan Film Company has hired Film London execs Deborah Sathe and Tessa Inkelaar and Madrid-based sales agent Marina Fuentes to head up its ambitious new international division.