All Asia articles – Page 535
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Thai talent watch: the new vanguard
Silvia Wong highlights the names to watch out for from the Thai film sectorAnanda Everingham, actorAfter debuting in Shutter, the Bangkok-based actor has become one of the most familiar faces in Thai cinema. His films this year include Ploy, Pleasure Factory, Bangkok Time and Queens Of Pattani.Anocha Suwichakornpong, directorAnocha has ...
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Thailand: on the market
Hong Kong action titles and J-horror films have helped whet the global appetite for Thai thrillers and chillers. Silvia Wong reports. He stands just 5'6' tall but Tony Jaa is a giant of Thai cinema. As Thailand's own Jackie Chan, the gymnastic dynamo has helped to kickbox Thai action films ...
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Ekachai Uekrongtham: reel to feel
To capture the notion of pleasure on film, Thai director Ekachai Uekrongtham has made a film about Singaporean prostitutes. Silvia Wong reports. To some, Singapore's notorious red-light district is a sordid and dark place. To Ekachai Uekrongtham, Geylang is a 'rich emotional maze'.It was here he chose to shoot his ...
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Box-office opinion: India can strike the right note
India's film industry is facing huge challenges, but a global breakout success may not be far away, says Len KladyIt has been a brutal summer. The movies that were supposed to set box-office records have come up short. And the seasonal surprises, while warmly welcomed, are failing to close the ...
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Sakkalli takes new Asian sales post at producer Power
European film and TV producer and distributor Power has named George Sakkalli to the new post of vice president, Asian sales and distribution. Sakkalli had been at Granada International where he was vice president of sales, Asia. Prior to that he worked for NBC Entertainment. Chris Philip, Power's worldwide sales ...
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Korea's Megabox opens its first cinema in Beijing
Major South Korean exhibitor Megabox Mediaplex opened its first multiplex in Beijing yesterday (July 4). Billed as a '5-star modern multiplex cinema', the Beijing Megabox is the first internationally co-owned theatre in the capital. With eight screens and 1,700 seats, the cinema boasts a VIP and membership system, and internet ...
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Chandra and Screwvala line up for MIPCOM's India Day
TV and digital content market MIPCOM will have a spotlight on India at its next event, to be held October 8-12 in Cannes. India Day is planned for October 8, organised with The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and will examine the growth and potential of ...
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Children Of Glory selected as new opener for Bangkok fest
Children Of Glory , directed by Hungary's Krisztina Goda, has been selected as the new opening film of the Bangkok International Film Festival following last week's withdrawal of Persepolis . The Andy Vajna-produced film was made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the Soviet regime. ...
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Kadokawa starts streaming features on mobile phones
Kadokawa Group Holdings (Kadokawa GHD) has begun streaming feature films, TV dramas and animation titles from its library through mobile giant NTT DoCoMo's i-mode cell phone internet connection service. Short films, music videos and animation clips have been popular mainstays in recent years, but Kadokawa's service marks the first time ...
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FFC to determine which films are classed as Australian
The points-based cultural test that was being developed by Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) has been scrapped, and the local industry has reverted back to the less prescriptive method that has been in place for more than 20 years. The FFC had based its proposed new method of determining which ...
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KOFIC unveils participants for Development Lab
The Korean Film Council has announced the list of fellows and mentors for the second KOFIC Filmmakers Development Lab, along with a new $40,000 award. Aimed at emerging filmmakers worldwide of Korean descent, the Lab selects five candidates, who have submitted scripts, to be fellows. They are then paired off ...
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UTV Motion Pictures valued at $321m as AIM trading starts
Indian film studio UTV Motion Pictures has started trading today on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The company has raised about $70m (£35m) to fund a new slate of about 30 films, both Bollywood offerings and projects made with Hollywood.Shares rose from a placement guide of $2.90 to $3.07, putting ...
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Edward Yang dies of cancer aged 59
Director Edward Yang, who ignited the Taiwan New Wave with his debut feature That Day On The Beach, died on Friday afternoon at his home in Beverly Hills from colon cancer, aged 59. Born in Shanghai in 1947, Yang moved to Taiwan with his family two years later. He graduated ...
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A Beijing spring
New cinemas and foreign films are the driving force behind recent Chinese growth, says Sen-Lun Yu. March and April are usually slow months at the Chinese box office, when small to mid-sized films are released in batches before the blockbusters are rolled out during the May national holidays.But this year, ...
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Kaneshiro to star in first Japanese film in six years
Actor Takeshi Kaneshiro is set to star in his first Japanese film in six years. Based on Kotaro Isaka's novel The Accuracy Of Death (Shinigami No Seido) the story follows an irreverent version of the Grim Reaper (Kaneshiro) who visits people with a week left to live and passes judgment ...
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Celestial Pictures launches kung-fu mobile TV channel
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has launched a mobile TV channel, Kung Fu TV, on leading Thai mobile network provider Advanced Info Service (AIS). The channel features original kung-fu content from Celestial's Shaw Brothers film library, ranging in length from 30 seconds to three minutes, including video clips of fight sequences, ...
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Bangkok opener Persepolis pulled from festival line-up
Persepolis has been withdrawn as the opening film of the Bangkok International Film Festival, which is scheduled to start on July 19, following a request from the Iranian Embassy in Bangkok. 'TAT has decided to comply because of the good diplomatic relationship between Thailand and Iran. It is a shame ...
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Mark Woods to leave Ausfilm when contract expires in August
Ausfilm chief executive Mark Woods today said that he will not seek an extension of his two-year contract when it expires in August. Ausfilm is the government-industry partnership that has responsibility for talking international producers into using Australia 's locations, crews and facilities for their film and television productions. Woods, ...
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SIFF takes first step on long march to global recognition
Chinese stars Gong Li, Jackie Chan, Aaron Kwok and Fan Bingbing turned out for the closing night of the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), which wrapped with the Jin Jue awards and a screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien's Flight Of The Red Balloon. German feature According To The Plan, directed ...
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Prime finally acquires control of Becker and Dendy
Australian regional broadcaster, Prime Television, has taken control of the Becker Group, which includes Dendy Cinemas, Dendy Distribution, and sales agent Becker International, as well as significant television production and outside broadcast interests.Prime acquired the 42.6% of the company owned by father-and-son directors Russell and Richard Becker late last week ...