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Metrodome acquires full UK rights to Warlords
Metrodome Distribution has acquired full UK rights to Peter Chan's action film The Warlords. The film has earned $40m at its domestic box office, making it one of China's most successful domestic theatrical releases ever. Metrodome is looking to release the film nationwide later this year. The Warlords has been ...
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Three Kingdoms has strong opening in China
Daniel Lee's Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon had a strong first weekend gross in mainland China, grossing over $4.28m (RMB30m) in the first four days, according to distributor Polybona Film Distribution. The film is the biggest Chinese-language release so far in 2008.Opening on Thursday April 3, Three Kingdoms was ...
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Eros International unveils bumper slate for 2008
India's Eros International seems to be on a roll. After a successful 2007 with hits such as Namastey London, Partner, Heyy Babyy and Om Shanti Om, Eros has announced that it plans to release 35 films in 2008. Some of them have already hit theatres, with varying response. Bombay To ...
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India's Pyramid Saimira makes production push
Indian exhibitor Pyramid Saimira is set to produce 52 films this year, via its production label Pyramid Saimira Production International, including ten Tamil-language films with an investment of $10m (Rs400m). Ten Tamil film producers will create these films on behalf of the company. This follows the completion of six films ...
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Korea Telecom, Softbank launch $41m content fund
Korea Telecom (KT) and Japanese IT investment company Softbank have announced a $41m (KW40bn) content fund called the KT Global New Media Investment Fund. The two companies are to invest 50:50 in the fund focusing on content for KT's internet protocol TV (IPTV) service MegaTV, which will also be shared ...
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Horton hears nearly $100m overseas for Fox
As expected, Fox International's Horton Hears A Who! dominated the Hollywood overseas pack thanks to a three-day haul that delivered an estimated $11.7m from 5,783 screens and raised the tally to $91.5m.The animated family release is several days away from crossing the $100m threshold and owes much of its weekend ...
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Celestial pacts with Kadokawa, MGM Central Europe
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has signed two new distribution deals for its Shaw Brothers library with MGM Channel Central Europe and Kadokawa Entertainment in Japan. The deal with Kadokawa includes video, pay-TV, free TV, video-on-demand and mobile distribution rights. Kadokawa will offer different genres from the Shaw Brothers library - ...
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Censors block four films at Singapore festival
The 21st Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) which started on Apr 4 has lost four documentary films to the local censors with another feature still pending a rating.Two of them, Arabs And Terrorism and David The Tolhildan, were 'disallowed' on account of their sympathetic portrayal of allegedly terrorist organisations.'Films which ...
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Censors block four films at Singapore festival
The 21st Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) which started on Apr 4 has lost four documentary films to the local censors with another feature still pending a rating.Two of them, Arabs And Terrorism and David The Tolhildan, were 'disallowed' on account of their sympathetic portrayal of allegedly terrorist organisations.'Films which ...
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India's UTV restructures film division
UTV has restructured UTV Motion Pictures, its film production and distribution division, and promoted Siddharth Roy Kapur to CEO, UTV Motion Pictures.Previously Kapur was EVP Marketing, Distribution & Syndication, UTV Motion Pictures. He will continue to report to Ronnie Screwvala, CEO, UTV Software Communications and be responsible for spearheading the ...
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Japan's Entertainment Farm launches Singapore-based fund
Japanese production company Entertainment Farm has established a Singapore-based film fund to underwrite features in America and Asia, it announced today.Entertainment Farm established Entertainment Farm Pte Ltd in Singapore at the end of last year.Under director Satoru Yano, the hub will manage the fund, which looks toacquire between $30m-$50m from ...
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Summerheat:the battle of the 2008 blockbusters
Hollywood's powerhouse summer of 2007 launched some of the biggest worldwide hits in cinema history. The indications are the 2008 blockbuster season may write itself into the record books too.If last year's summer was distinguished by lucrative third episodes of killer franchises such as Spider-Man, Pirates Of The Caribbean and ...
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Australia's FFC to clamp down on US studios taking tax rebate
US studios and other international players who plan to take films they have developed to Australia to shoot, then claim the new 40% producers rebate for Australian films rather than the 15% location offset designed for foreign films, are very unlikely to be successful under yet-to-be-released new guidelines.The Film Finance ...
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FFC backs 10 new Aussie films as it prepares to shut its doors
After more than 20 years as the Australian Government's key film investor, the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) board yesterday agreed to invest in 10 new Australian features worth $56.7m (A$62m), the last batch of films before it closes its doors on June 30.'The FFC was cognizant that the new ...
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Sarah Watt starts shoot for My Year Without Sex in Melbourne
The Works International has taken on sales for My Year Without Sex, which starts principal photography today.The film reunites writer/director Sarah Watt and producer Bridget Ikin after their award-winning 2005 feature Look Both Ways. That film won prizes at the Toronto, Rotterdam and Melbourne festivals and from the Australian Film ...
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Jeonju to kick off ninth edition with Kunitoshi's The Kiss
Korea's Jeonju International Film Festival announced the line-up for its ninth edition, to open with the international premiere of The Kiss, by Manda Kunitoshi (The Tunnel, Unloved) from Japan.The fest will close with the world premiere of the omnibus If You Were Me 4, produced by the National Human Rights ...
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Fuji TV plans third Bayside Shakedown feature
Japan's Fuji TV is planning a third feature film in its megahit Bayside Shakedown police drama franchise, with Yuji Oda reprising the lead role.The announcement was made yesterday by Fuji TV's Head of the Motion Picture Department and Bayside producer Chihiro Kameyama at the inaugural opening of the Wangan Police ...
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More cancellations for Yasukuni documentary in Japan
Following ScreenDaily.com's March 18 story of controversial documentary Yasukuni's cancellation at Tokyo's Wald 9 multiplex, the remaining cinemas in Tokyo and Osaka set to screen the film have followed suit.Ginza's Cine Pathos, Cinemart in Roppongi, Q-AX Cinema in the Shibuya district, and Cinemart Shinsaibashi in Osaka have all decided to ...
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Footprint makes bridge loan to The Laundry Warrior
The UK-based Footprint Investment Fund, previously known as the Footprint Film Fund, is making its first investment as a bridging loan to $45m action adventure The Laundry Warrior.Barrie Osborne, Michael Peyser and Jooick Lee are producing.The film is shooting now in New Zealand for August 2008 delivery. Jang Dong-Kun, Kate ...
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James Hewison tipped as new head of Madman theatrical
James Hewison, former long-term executive director of the Melbourne International Film Festival, is understood to be the new head of the theatrical division of the prominent independent distributor Madman Entertainment.Hewison announced in late January that he was stepping down from his role as chief executive of the Australian Film Institute ...