All Asia articles – Page 415
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NewsKorean competitors work together on Im Kwon-taek's 101st film
Korean master Im Kwon-taek’s 101st film is set to be co-distributed by South Korea’s top three investor-distributors: CJ Entertainment, Showbox Mediaplex and Lotte Entertainment.
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NewsWillem Dafoe to star in Australian thriller The Hunter
The Hunter goes into production in October on the island state of Tasmania and will be the debut feature of director Daniel Nettheim.
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NewsJapanese box office up 1.5% in first half of 2010
Japanese box office earnings for the first half of 2010 totaled $1.09b (Y95.28b), a 1.5% increase over the same period last year.
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Loeb & Loeb sets up Beijing office and offers entertainment legal services in China
US law firm Loeb & Loeb LLP announced that the firm has formally established its Beijing office at the city’s Central Business District.
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Pusan Asian Cinema Fund supports Tan Chui Mui, Ashvin Kumar
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has selected 27 winners for this year’s Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), including Tan Chui Mui’s second feature The Year Without a Summer for post-production support.
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NewsAftershock breaks Chinese and Hong Kong box-office records
Feng Xiaogang’s disaster drama opens on 4,000 Chinese screens; Aftershock also marks the first time a foreign-language film will be released by IMAX.
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NewsPiFan top awards go to Bedevilled, Monsters, Fire of Conscience
At the 14th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), Jang Cheol Su’s graphic thriller Bedevilled snapped up the top Best of Puchon Award, along with the Fujifilm Eterna Award and Best Actress Award for Seo Yeong Hee.
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Puchon It Project award goes to James Leong's Camera
Asia’s largest genre film fest, the Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan) wrapped its third Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) today with the top Puchon Award for the It Project market going to James Leong’s Camera.
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FeaturesIndia races to restore its film classics
India is renowned for having one of the world’s most prolific film industries, but it’s only in the last couple of years that the country has started to think seriously about preserving its cinematic heritage.
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CommentBollywood gets serious
Mumbai’s mainstream film industry is starting to mix serious subject matter with commercial elements for some interesting results, Liz Shackleton writes.
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IMAX furthers reach in China with new eight-theatre deal
Building on impressive network growth in 2010, IMAX today announced an eight-theatre deal in China with entertainment developer and exhibitor Guangzhou Junyi Film & Television Group.
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NewsMirovision sells The Housemaid to IFC
South Korean sales agent Mirovision has sold Im Sang-soo’s Cannes competition title The Housemaid to IFC Films for the US.
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Korea's CJ CGV adds 58 MasterImage 3D systems
Korea’s CJ CGV theatre chain has converted an additional 58 screens to 3D with MasterImage 3D systems.
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China to open up film imports by March 2011, with new WTO timeline
Following the World Trade Organization ruling, China will open up its market for entertainment goods by March 2011, parties have agreed.
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NewsCate Shortland's second film set up as Germany-Australia co-production
Cate Shortland’s Lore is backed by Screen Australia, along with new projects from Kieran Darcy-Smith and Fred Schepisi.
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NFDC to continue co-production market at India's Film Bazaar
The National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (NFDC) is organising a co-production market as part of the annual Film Bazaar India, held alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in November.
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NewsTran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood to feature Beatles' original song
Tran Anh Hung’s forthcoming feature Norwegian Woodwill feature the the Beatles’ original recording of “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” as its title song.
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NewsWasted on the Young to go out through Paramount in Australia
Paramount Pictures has finally announced that it will be releasing Sydney Film Festival competition title Wasted On The Young, directed by Ben C Lucas, in its home market of Australia.
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Ledesma to start The Tunnel shoot in Sydney this month
Shooting is due to commence at the end of this month on Carlo Ledesma’s feature debut, The Tunnel, a Sydney based underground thriller which will be distributed for free via internet networks.
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Chong's The Fourth Portrait takes three major prizes at Taipei Film Awards
The 12th Taipei Film Festival closed on Saturday with documentary Let The Wind Carry Me by Chiang Hsiu-chiung and Kwan Pun-leung taking the grand prize of Taipei Awards, the top award of the festival.