All Asia articles – Page 316
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NewsJust Friends? gets Korean court approval
The Supreme Court of Korea yesterday (Nov 14) overturned a teenager restricted rating given to Kim Jho Gwang-soo’s gay romance Just Friends? by the Korea Media Ratings Board (KMRB).
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NewsYouku Tudou's Zhu to keynote at ATF
Youku Tudou’s Chief Content Officer, Sunny Xiangyang Zhu [pictured], will deliver the opening keynote at the 2013 Asia TV Forum & Market on Dec 3 in Singapore.
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NewsFox Star teams with Illuminati Films
Mumbai-based Fox Star Studios is partnering with Dinesh Vijan and Saif Ali Khan’s Illuminati Films to produce comedy Finding Fanny.
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NewsLotte finds trio for Friend sequel
Kwak Kyung-taek directs sequel to his 2001 gangster story Friend.
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NewsOmar, Television among APSA nominees
Palestine’s Omar and Bangladesh’s Television among best feature nominees in the upcoming Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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NewsCite sells Faith to Madman, Contact
France’s Cite Films has sold Pan Nalin’s documentary Faith Connections to Madman Entertainment for Australia & New Zealand and Contact Films for Benelux at the AFM.
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NewsUniversal kicks for Chinese Zodiac
EXCLUSIVE: Jackie & JJ International has sold Jackie Chan’s action adventure Chinese Zodiac to Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) for territories including North America, UK and Eastern Europe.
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NewsLion Men roars in Singapore
Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment is in the final weeks of shooting on The Lion Men, a two-part action comedy that involves martial arts.
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NewsTrustNordisk goes for Ride
TrustNordisk has boarded Mystery Ride, the debut feature of writer/director Virginia Heath.
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FeaturesTIFF: Tokyo’s finest
Tokyo International Film Festival provided a launch pad for a number of rising Japanese talents. Wendy Mitchell met seven of the directors.
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NewsCymbeline sells wide for IFT
EXCLUSIVE: International Film Trust (IFT) announced at AFM it has closed key sales on Cymbeline including Koch Media for the UK and KSM for Germany.
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NewsBanshee Chapter sells at AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Guardian’s international sales company Guardian Entertainment has announced at AFM a slew of further sales on Before The Door’s horror-thriller The Banshee Chapter.
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FeaturesChina: Buzz Titles
Hot projects from Hong Kong and China include Jackie Chan’s Police Story and a two-part epic from John Woo. Liz Shackleton previews the buzz titles
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FeaturesTerritory Focus: China
Browse Screen’s focus on China including features on distribution, setting up in the territory and the hottest new titles.
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FeaturesChina: Journey to the East
Independent film companies are increasingly setting up shop in China, and using their ability to distribute Chinese films overseas to open doors in the territory.
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FeaturesChina: Battle for independents
Non-studio foreign films can gross big numbers in China, but the business is getting tougher as risks increase alongside the rewards.
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FeaturesChina: a digital domain
Digital marketing has become critical in China’s increasingly competitive movie market, but it’s a battle in which local films currently hold an advantage.
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FeaturesSet report: Wolf Totem
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud takes on one of China’s most beloved novels — while raising his own pack of wolves.
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NewsM-Line deals led by Marriage Blue
EXCLUSIVE: Korean sales company’s AFM slate is bolstered by titles including When A Man Loves A Woman and The Fives.
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NewsPegasus stirs up Z storm
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Pegasus Motion Pictures is launching sales on crime thriller Z Storm, starring Louis Koo and Lam Ka Tung, at AFM.