All Asia articles – Page 396
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NewsKaplanoglu, Teoman and Özge projects supported by new German-Turkish fund
New films by Semih Kaplanoglu, Seyfi Teoman and Asli Özge are among the first supported by the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund with a total of €100,000.
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Eros lines up worldwide release for Pakistani drama
Eros International is planning a worldwide release for hard-hitting Pakistani drama Bol, directed by Shoaib Monsoor, who previously directly Khuda Kay Liye.
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NewsCannes 2011 analysis: Four women, two debuts in competition
Films in official selection are from 33 countries; total submissions were 1,715.
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Korean Film Council reveals plan to support local industry
It will support location shoots and coproductions, invest in contents funds and provide support for labour costs on low-budget films.
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NewsCannes unveils Competition, Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard line-ups
Competitors include Almodovar, Ceylan, Dardennes, Kawase, Kaurismaki, Malick, Miike, Ramsay and more.
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FeaturesGangs Of Wasseypur
After becoming a familiar face on the festival circuit with films such as That Girl In Yellow Boots and Dev D, Mumbai-based director Anurag Kashyap is attempting something much more ambitious with his current project, Gangs Of Wasseypur.
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Thailand approves tax breaks for actors but not VAT reduction
Thailand has agreed to exempt foreign actors who are shooting in the country from paying tax, but has not approved a raft of other potential incentives including reduction of VAT.
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NewsLolo to lead Central Partnership as Dishdishyan departs
Ruben Dishdishyan, president and founder of Central Partnership, one of Russia’s largest independent film production and distribution companies, has officially stepped down, the company has confirmed.No official reason was given for his departure.Mark Lolo, a former CEO of Central Partnership Sales House, will become Dishdishyan’s successor as president of the ...
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NewsOdin's Eye to Go For It with US dance movie
Sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment has acquired all rights outside the US to hip hop dance drama GO FOR IT! and will introduce it to buyers at Cannes.
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NewsBusan's Asian Cinema Fund expands
The Busan festival’s Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) has added two new funds to support documentary film projects – the DMZ Fund for Asian projects about conflict areas and the Busan Film Commission Fund for documentary post-production support.
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NewsLarry Crowne to screen at closing night gala of ScreenSingapore
Larry Crowne, directed by and starring Tom Hanks, will screen at the closing night gala of ScreenSingapore on June 11.
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NewsEntertainment One buys Hopscotch in Australia for $21m
Hopscotch MD Troy Lum talks to Screen about the deal.
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NewsDisney starts building Shanghai resort
Disney has begun construction today on its first resort in mainland China with approval from the Chinese central government; the $3.7 billion park is expected to open in five years.
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NewsBong Joon Ho to lead Cannes Camera d'Or jury
The jury selects best debut film from across Cannes official selection.
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NZFC invites 12 teams for low-budget Escalator initiative
Also, one of last year’s Escalator projects, Existence, goes into production next week for director Juliet Bergh.
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NewsChina Lion prepares larger releases for three Chinese titles
The Warring States will be the company’s largest North American release, on 30+ screens.
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NewsSecond films from Miranda July and Athina Rachel Tsangari in competition in Sydney
The Sydney Film Festival (SFF) today named three of its 12 competition titles: Tran Anh Hung’s Norwegian Wood, Miranda July’s The Future and Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg.
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NewsOld Dog wins digital competition at Hong Kong fest
Pema Tsedan’s Old Dog scooped the Golden Digital Award in the Asian Digital Competition at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF).
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NewsAsia Film Group seeks partners for Asian remakes of RKO classics
Los Angeles-based Asia Film Group is now meeting with production and distribution partners to finance its Asian-language remakes of RKO Pictures’ classics.