All articles by Jason Gray – Page 3
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NewsGary Oldman to executive produce Max Mannix drama Clickers
Gary Oldman is attached to executive produce Max Mannix’s Australian drama Clickers.
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NewsUntouchable wins grand prize, best actor awards at Tokyo fest
Other winners include The Woodsman And The Rain, Play, Albert Nobbs, Kora and When Pigs Have Wings.
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NewsMiyake's Beyond The Wave wins TIFFCOM new talent award
Murayama’s Banapara also gets development award.
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FeaturesThe spirit of Tokyo
The organisers of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival are confident there is enough global goodwill towards Japan to attract international visitors to this year’s festival.
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NewsJapanese advertising giant Hakuhodo sets up company to produce film & TV contents overseas
Major Japanese advertising conglomerate Hakuhodo has launched new company Stories LLC to produce Hollywood and overseas films and TV programming based on existing Japanese contents.
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Alrick Brown's Kinyarwanda takes top award at Skip City
Vanja d’Alcantara wins best director for Beyond The Steppes.
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NewsGaga names new board members, to accelerate acquisitions and distribution
Japanese producer-distributor Gaga Corporation has announced several corporate promotions in a move to build on the the company’s recent successes in its acquisitions and distribution business.
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NewsTokyo announces new jury members including Kees Kasander, Fan Bingbing
Ed Pressman already confirmed as jury president.
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NewsTokyo fest unveils full lineup, jury members still pending
The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup of its 24th edition, which runs October 22-30 in Tokyo’s Roppongi district.
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Tokyo Filmex unveils lineup for 12th edition
Tokyo Filmex (November 19-27) unveiled the lineup of its 12th edition today, announcing Kim Ki-duk’s Un Certain Regard winner Arirang as opening film and Johnnie To’s Venice competition title Life Without Principle as closing film.
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NewsKaneto Shindo's Post Card selected as Japan's Oscar entry
99-year-old director Kaneto Shindo’s WWII drama Post Card (Ichimai No Hagaki) has been selected as Japan’s official entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards.
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NewsJapan's Skip City announces lineup, moves to autumn timeslot
Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival has announced the lineup for its 8th edition, which runs October 8-16 in Kawaguchi, Saitama prefecture.
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NewsTokyo's TIFFCOM announces further details of rebooted TPG project market
Scheme now has two categories: Masters and New Talent.
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NewsANEW to boost Japanese content in global market
Newly announced company All Nippon Entertainment Works Co Ltd (ANEW) will become Japan’s primary seller of remake rights for films and other content upon its planned launch this October.
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NewsToei launches international acquisitions under Tryangle label
Japanese major Toei studios announced its official return to foreign acquisitions today with the launch of new label Toei Tryangle.
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NewsTokyo Film Festival announces opening film and disaster aid initiatives
The 24th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will open with Paul W.S. Anderson’s The Three Musketeers, festival organisers announced today.
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NewsExhibitors and film companies do their part to save energy in electricity-needy Japan
Several exhibitors and film companies have announced their strategies for cutting electric power use this summer in the wake of supply shortages since the March 11 disaster.
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NewsHong Kong's GDC strikes VPF deal with Japan's Toho
Japan’s largest distributor has also announced a new 12-screen digital multiplex in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho district
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NewsJapan launches co-production subsidy scheme
Japan’s first subsidy aimed at boosting foreign co-productions is worth up to $625,000 to overseas projects with Japanese financial and creative involvement