All Asia articles – Page 281
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Bankside scores X+Y deals
EXCLUSIVE: France, Australia, Canada, Japan among deals for Toronto hit.
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Lucy beats Guardians at China box office
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Luc Besson’s sci-fi action thriller Lucy topped the China box office for the week October 20-26, grossing $20.02m in its opening three days.
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Singapore Film Festival unveils line-up
MDA-backed SGIFF (Dec 4-14) is part of Singapore Media Festival.
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Leviathan leads Asia Pacific Awards nominees
Leviathan leads contenders; 36 films from 21 countries in the running.
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London Korean film fest to host industry
UK showcase to host 55 films, actors, directors, producers, programmers.
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John Lasseter talks about Japanese inspirations
Walt Disney chief creative officer (CCO) John Lasseter talked about the influences of Japan, its art and Hayao Miyazaki’s animation in particular on his work, Pixar and even in winning his wife’s hand at a talk on “Cool Japan” held by the Tokyo International Film Festival on Friday.
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TIFF’s 'Seven Samurai' look back with nostalgia
Tokyo International Film Festival’s ‘Seven Samurai’ directors compared the restrictive studio-controlled filmmaking environment of modern-day Japan to the golden age of Akira Kurosawa at a talk event on Sunday.
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Takeshi Kitano criticises Japanese film industry
Japanese actor-director slams production companies’ close relationships with cinemas and how this is reflected in the country’s awards.
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Stephen Daldry’s Trash wins top Rome award
Other winners included Chinese crime drama 12 Citizens and an Indian adaptation of Hamlet.
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Sony to halt South Korea distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Sony will cease to self-distribute in South Korea on December 31 as it emerged that the joint venture with Disney will be dissolved.
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Guardians director hails Japanese heroes
The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) opened today with the premiere of Disney animation Big Hero 6, presented by its creators including directors Chris Williams and Don Hall.
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Features
Daihachi Yoshida, Pale Moon
Director Daihachi Yoshida tells Liz Shackleton about Pale Moon, his story of a housewife embezzler, the only Japanese film in Tokyo’s competition this year
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Tokyo plays it cool
Tokyo International Film Festival (Oct 23-31) adds new venues and an increased focus on Japanese exports and Asian links.