All Asia articles – Page 232
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NewsGiuseppe Tornatore, David Twohy line up China projects
Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore and US writer-director David Twohy are developing projects with China, which were both announced on the first full day of the Beijing International Film Festival (April 16-23).
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NewsAlibaba to invest in 'TMNT2', 'Star Trek Beyond'
China’s Alibaba Pictures has signed to invest in two further projects from Paramount Pictures – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows and Star Trek Beyond.
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NewsIstanbul: festival and industry winners revealed
Kurdish workers drama and Rodrigo Plá’s A Monster With a Thousand Heads triumph at festival; industry prizes revealed.
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NewsCannes: Luxbox closes pre-sales on 'Apprentice'
Paris-based sales agent Luxbox has sealed a string of deals on Cannes Un Certain Regard title Apprentice, including a sale to France’s Version Originale Condor.
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NewsSammo Hung to present 'The Bodyguard' at Italy’s Far East Film festival
The 18th FEFF will feature 50 titles in competition, including Lost In Hong Kong, Mojin: The Lost Legend and Ip Man 3, as well as a new Focus Asia market.
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NewsAsghar Farhadi regular wraps UK-Iranian drama 'Gholam'
EXCLUSIVE: A Separation and About Elly star leads Farsi-language drama.
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FeaturesWell Go USA: growing audiences for Asian movies
Currently one of the most active distributors of Asian movies in the North America market, Well Go USA Entertainment distributes action, genre and US indie films across all platforms, including theatrical, DVD and VOD.
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NewsChina box office: Chongqing Hot Pot cooks up top spot
Yang Qing’s dark comedy claimed top spot while London Has Fallen outscored its North American debut in second.
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NewsBona completes privatisation with Alibaba investment
Bona Film Group has finalised its delisting from the NASDAQ and subsequent privatisation process, following which Alibaba Pictures has an 8.94% stake in the Beijing-based studio.
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NewsGuy Pearce, Kylie Minogue to reunite on 'Flammable Children'
Australian actors last appeared on screen together nearly 30 years ago in TV soap Neighbours.
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NewsIstanbul fest kicks off a year after censorship debacle
Festival kicks off with double screening of Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special; new artistic director discusses security and censorship.
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NewsBrett Ratner to head Beijing film festival jury
Director-producer Brett Ratner will head the competition jury of this year’s Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), which runs April 16-23.
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NewsSkydance, Alibaba team on 'Flying Tigers'
Skydance and China’s Alibaba Pictures will jointly finance and produce Flying Tigers, a World War II drama to be scripted by Braveheart writer Randall Wallace.
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NewsRussia to invest $60m in domestic film companies
The Russian State Film Fund has announced the names of the companies that will receive significant backing this year.
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NewsKorea's CJ buys Turkey’s largest film chain
Mars, which operates the Cinemaximum brand, has 710 screens across the country
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News'Batman v Superman' edges out 'My Beloved Bodyguard' in China
Batman v Superman and new Chinese action-drama The Bodyguard were neck-and-neck while Yang Qing’s Chongqing Hot Pot was a close third.
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NewsControversial 'Ten Years' triumphs at Hong Kong Film Awards
The ceremony broadcast was banned in mainland China, reportedly due to the nomination of the politically-charged dystopian drama.
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NewsHong Kong Film Festival reveals winners
Zhang Hanyi’s Life After Life won the top prize in the Young Cinema Competition.
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NewsMichael Fassbender-Alicia Vikander drama sells to Russia
Derek Cianfrance’s The Light Between The Oceans sells to Arthouse, which also buys Jesse Owens biopic Race.
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NewsSean Bean, Lena Headey to voice Final Fantasy CGI feature
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV will be available to stream and download ahead of the release of the latest instalment in the popular game franchise.