All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 100
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NewsShowbox sells Confession of Murder
Korean’s Showbox Mediaplex has sold action thriller Confession Of Murder to multiple territories, including Japan (Twin Co) and German-speaking Europe (Splendid Films).
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NewsAll Rights Entertainment takes on Mumbai Cha Raja
Paris and Hong Kong-based sales company All Rights Entertainment has picked up international rights excluding India to Manjeet Singh’s Mumbai Cha Raja.
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NewsAFM Hong Kong panel: Chinese audiences seek quality movies
Speakers at the co-production panel, held as part of ‘Hong Kong Day’ yesterday, discussed how Chinese audiences are gravitating towards films that reflect one culture rather than co-productions or ‘hybrid’ films.
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ScreenSingapore to host world premiere of Last Tycoon
Distribution Workshop’s The Last Tycoon, starring Chow Yun-fat, will receive its world premiere on the opening night of ScreenSingapore on December 4.
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Universal salutes Saving General Yang
Hong Kong’s Pegasus Motion Pictures has signed a string of sales on Ronny Yu’s Saving General Yang, including a deal with Universal Pictures International Entertainment for the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
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Yen to star in Emperor's Enter The Master
Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP) is currently scouting overseas locations for $22m martial arts blockbuster Enter The Master, which is scheduled to start shooting in January 2013.
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Mega-Vision reloads Young And Dangerous franchise
Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP) is producing a remake of the popular Young And Dangerous franchise, directed by hot up-and-coming director Daniel Chan.
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NewsUS-China Summit talks co-production
US producers need more time to figure out China’s co-production rules, but opportunities remain, was the major message at the US-China Film Summit held at UCLA on Tuesday (Oct 30).
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Huayi takes Control with Kenneth Bi project
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers is producing $12m action thriller Control, directed by Hong Kong’s Kenneth Bi and starring Daniel Wu and Yao Chen.
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NewsDubai film festival unveils Muhr AsiaAfrica titles
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled the first batch of titles that will compete for its Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards, including Brillante Mendoza’s Thy Womb and Wang Bing’s award-winning documentary San Zimei - Three Sisters.
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NewsEmperor launching Ip Man biopic at AFM
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures is introducing a biopic of Wing Chun master Ip Man, to be directed by Herman Yau, at AFM.
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NewsFox International Productions, Bona unveil production deal
The announcement follows a deal signed this May in which FIP parent company News Corp acquired a 19.9% equity stake in Bona.
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NewsEmperor to unleash Dante Lam's Demon Within
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP) will be launching sales on That Demon Within, a cop thriller from leading action director Dante Lam, at the upcoming AFM.
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NewsMacKinnon, Rahimi projects among Film Bazaar line-up
UK director Gillies MacKinnon and French-Afghan filmmaker Atiq Rahimi are among the 26 filmmakers who have had projects selected for the co-production market of this year’s Film Bazaar in Goa, India.
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NewsAqui Y Alla, Miss Lovely win top prizes at Mumbai fest
Aqui Y Alla, directed by Spain’s Antonio Mendez Esparza, scooped both best film and best director in the international competition for first features at the close of the Mumbai film festival last night (Oct 25).
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NewsMumbai film fest wraps market; talks restoration
The second edition of the Mumbai Film Mart (MFM) wrapped on Sunday with no deals announced, but participants reporting they were happy with the results. The market was held during the Mumbai Film Festival, which also raised the issue of film restoration over the weekend.
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NewsBollywood icon Yash Chopra dies aged 80
Indian director, producer and studio head Yash Chopra died today in Mumbai where he was being treated for dengue fever. He was 80 years old.
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NewsAraf, Hidden Beauties among winners at Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Araf/Somewhere in Between, directed by Turkey’s Yesim Ustaglu, won the Black Pearl Award for best narrative film at the close of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 11-20). Nouri Bouzid took best director from the Arab world for Hidden Beauties, about two Tunisian women demanding their rights during the revolution.
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NewsZhang Yimou honoured at opening of Mumbai film festival
The 14th Mumbai film festival opened last night (Oct 18) with a screening of Silver Linings Playbook and the presentation of the lifetime achievement award to Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou.
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FeaturesMostofa S. Farooki
Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa S. Farooki’s Television received a warm response when it screened as the closing film of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last week.