All Asia articles – Page 233
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NewsJeonju to open with Chet Baker drama 'Born To Be Blue'
The independent and alternative cinema showcase (Apr 28 - May 7) will have the world premiere of Choi Seung-ho’s controversial Spy Nation.
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NewsThai horror 'Take Me Home' travels to SE Asia
Thailand’s M Pictures has closed a string of sales on horror film Take Me Home, directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, which it launched at Hong Kong’s Filmart earlier this month.
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News'Batman v Superman' storms China box office
Warner Bros’ scores local record while Zootopia nears $200m and The Revenant passes $50m.
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NewsChina-US Summit talks China co-pro, export blues
China’s domestic box office may be booming – and Chinese finance flowing into Hollywood movies – but speakers at the China-US Motion Picture Summit (March 25) discussed how successful Chinese co-productions and film exports remain scarce.
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NewsGaga moves into animation, unveils 2016 slate
The Japanese distributor will release Gods Of Egypt and Pride And Prejudice And Zombies in September.
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NewsRussian cinemas to close deal for market's largest cinema chain
The merger between Cinema Park and Formula Kino could be in the range of $200-250m, according to sources.
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FeaturesIndia box office: mid-budget and Hollywood booming
Modest budget films are outperforming bigger budget fare in India, while Hollywood films doubled their market share in 2015.
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NewsTaiwan’s Catchplay launches VOD platform
The distributor has partnered with StarHub and Telkom Indonesia to roll out the new service in Q2 2016.
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News'Zootopia' biggest animated film in China
Zootopia beat Kung Fu Panda 3 to become the biggest animated film in China, while The Revenant opened second.
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NewsCTE lands 'Mermaid' pay-TV rights
Hong Kong-based Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has acquired exclusive pay-TV rights to Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid for its channels in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore.
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NewsKorean industry threaten Busan boycott
Committee of nine major film organisations has issued a set of demands to ensure the festival’s independence.
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News'Ip Man 3' distributor has licence suspended for box office fraud
The company admitted fabricating more than 7,600 screenings of the film, amounting to $8.6m in fraudulent receipts.
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NewsIsrael to open contentious second Cannes stand
Culture Ministry funds new stand with aim to increase Israeli presence at the festival.
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News'The Assassin' sweeps Asian Film Awards
Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s period drama took eight awards including best film, best director and best actress.
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NewsAustralia's 'Spotlight' to capture painful chapter in recent history
Drama Don’t Tell, starring Rachel Griffiths and Jack Thompson, depicts a ground-breaking child sex abuse case in Australia.
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FeaturesUKTI at Hong Kong's Filmart: support network
UKTI’s presence at Hong Kong’s Filmart 2016 is helping the UK film industry make the most of the opportunities emerging from Asia.
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NewsFlagship Entertainment unveils debut slate
Flagship Entertainment, a joint venture between Warner Bros, China Media Capital (CMC) and TVB, has unveiled its debut slate, including projects from Hong Kong filmmakers Peter Chan, Wong Jing and Stephen Fung.
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NewsJohn Woo's 'Manhunt' casts leads
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese star Zhang Hanyu and Japan’s Masaharu Fukuyama have been confirmed as the first leading cast for John Woo’s upcoming action thriller Manhunt.
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NewsWide scores sales of Indian gay love story 'Loev'
EXCLUSIVE: France’s Wide has secured a raft of deals on Indian gay love story Loev.