All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 104

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    Finecut seals further deals on In Another Country

    2012-05-25T10:58:00Z

    Seoul-based sales company Finecut has sold Hong Sang-soo’s Cannes competition In Another Country to Spain (Golem Distribucion) and Japan (Bitters End).

  • Ashim Ahluwalia
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    Ashim Ahluwalia

    2012-05-24T10:15:00Z

    Ashim Ahuwalia talks about making his first fiction feature Miss Lovely, which screened in Un Certain Regard in Cannes.

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    Hong Kong’s Sundream eats up Dead Sushi

    2012-05-24T00:06:00Z

    Japan’s Office Walker has sold Noboru Iguchi’s Dead Sushi to Hong Kong’s Sundream Motion Pictures.

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    Klockworx drives off with Media Asia’s Motorway

    2012-05-23T11:52:00Z

    Hong Kong’s Media Asia has sold Soi Cheang’s upcoming action title Motorway to Klockworx for Japan.

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    Isn’t Anyone Alive? sells to the UK’s Third Window

    2012-05-23T11:50:00Z

    The UK’s Third Window Films has snapped up Isn’t Anyone Alive?, directed by Gakuryu Ishii, which is being handled internationally by Japan’s Phantom Film Co.

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    DAR gets ugly with Kashyap, Phantom

    2012-05-23T00:06:00Z

    India’s DAR Motion Pictures is partnering with Phantom Films to produce Ugly, the next project from Anurag Kashyap, whose Gangs Of Wasseypur is screening in Directors Fortnight.

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    Endorphine, Augustus wake up for Sunrise

    2012-05-23T00:06:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Endorphine Production and Dutch production company Augustus Film have boarded Indian filmmaker Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise (Arunoday), alongside India’s Independent Movies and the National Film Development Corp (NFDC).

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    Showbox sells Thieves, Nameless Gangster

    2012-05-22T18:18:00Z

    Korea’s Showbox has scored further sales on heist action thriller The Thieves and recent hit Nameless Gangster: Rules Of The Time.

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    Bitter Ends picks up Karakara for Japan

    2012-05-22T17:04:00Z

    Japanese distributor Bitters End has picked up all rights to Canada-Japan co-production Karakara, directed by Claude Gagnon.

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    MVP's Naked Soldier storms into France

    2012-05-22T00:06:00Z

    Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Project (MVP) has sold Marco Mak’s action title Naked Soldier to a slew of territories including France, where it was jointly acquired by AB Groupe and AAA.

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    Sahamongkol’s erotic Jan Dara sparks buying frenzy

    2012-05-22T00:06:00Z

    Thailand’s Sahamongkolfilm International has sparked bidding wars across Asia with its erotic drama Jan Dara, which has already sold to five territories during Cannes.

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    Fortissimo picks up Van Warmerdam’s Camiel Borgman

    2012-05-22T00:06:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights outside Benelux to Dutch filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam’s Camiel Borgman.

  • Miss Lovely
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    Ad Vitam charmed by Fortissimo’s Miss Lovely

    2012-05-22T00:06:00Z

    Ad Vitam has snapped up French rights to Un Certain Regard title Miss Lovely, directed by India’s Ashim Ahluwalia, from Fortissimo Films.

  • Ballad Of Narayama
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    Shochiku plans global Kinoshita retrospective

    2012-05-21T06:00:00Z

    Japanese studio Shochiku is planning a ten-city retrospective to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Keisuke Kinoshita, whose digitally restored The Ballad Of Narayama is screening in Cannes Classics.

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    Korea’s Daisy & Cinergy cues up Cannes duo

    2012-05-21T06:00:00Z

    Korea’s Daisy & Cinergy is producing and selling two upcoming projects from Im Sang-soo, whose The Taste Of Money is screening in competition, and Hur Jin-ho, whose Dangerous Liaisons has been selected for Directors’ Fortnight.

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    Digital Domain to open studio in Abu Dhabi

    2012-05-21T06:00:00Z

    US-based Digital Domain Media Group (DDMG) is collaborating with twofour54 to establish a media school and purpose-built studio in Abu Dhabi, with the aim of driving development of the production industry in the Middle East.

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    Universal slayed by Fortissimo’s Killing

    2012-05-21T00:06:00Z

    Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) has picked up a slew of territories, including the UK and France, to Chinese-Mongolian epic An End To Killing from Fortissimo Films.

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    Eurimages to hold meeting at Dubai film festival

    2012-05-20T20:48:00Z

    European funding body Eurimages will hold a board meeting in Dubai during this year’s edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), which runs December 9-16.

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    Chicorel launches Chinese banner under Shoreline

    2012-05-20T16:49:00Z

    Taipei-based producer and sales agent Steve Chicorel is launching a banner under Shoreline Entertainment, Asia Bridge, to handle international sales of Chinese films.

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    Buyers wake up for Five Star’s 3AM

    2012-05-20T16:47:00Z

    Thailand’s Five Star Production is lining up a second 3D horror, 3AM, following the Asian box office success of its first such production, Dark Flight 3D.