All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 116
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Tianjin’s Rabbit hops over to Italy
EXCLUSIVE: China’s Tianjin Film Studio has sold 3D animated feature film Legend Of A Rabbit to Italian distributor CDF Pictures.
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Finecut sells Un Certain Regard pair to Taiwan’s Catchplay
Korea’s Finecut has sold Arirang, Kim Ki-duk’s controversial self-portrait, and Hong Sang-soo’s The Day He Arrives to Taiwan’s Catchplay.
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Buyers eat up Golden Network's Seefood
Hong Kong-based Golden Network Asia has pre-sold Malaysian animation Seefood to a string of territories including Wild Side for France and Splendid for Germany.
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Lall Brothers launch arthouse label with Chittagong drama
EXCLUSIVE: Bhuvan and Akshay Lall have launched an arthouse label, Lall Brothers Filmworks, to produce and distribute a slate of high-quality Indian films.
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Korea’s 9ers sells Ronin Pop and Try To Remember
Korea’s 9ers Entertainment has scored a string of deals on sci-fi action title Ronin Pop and romantic drama Try To Remember.
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Dubai Film Market reports 60% increase in business
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced that the December 2010 edition of the Dubai Filmmart assisted sales for a record 224 films from around the world, a 60% increase from its 2009 edition.
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Kumar’s Monsoon set to hit India
EXCLUSIVE: Amit Kumar, director of award-winning short The Bypass, is gearing up to shoot his debut feature, The Monsoon Shootout, as a co-production between the UK, India, Netherlands and France.
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Dubai Film Connection to launch focus on documentaries
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is expanding its co-production market, Dubai Film Connection, with a focus on documentary films.
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NewsShoreline picks up China-bound Captain Nemo
EXCLUSIVE: Shoreline Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to 3D action adventure Captain Nemo, which is scheduled to start shooting in Beijing in August with Hugh Bonneville heading the cast.
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NewsMesser buys remake rights to Alien Vs Ninja
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Nikkatsu has sold English-language remake rights to Alien Vs Ninja to Arnold Messer and Phoenix Pictures, which Messer runs with Mike Medavoy.
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Nikkatsu plans world tour to celebrate 100th anniversary
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s oldest studio Nikkatsu Corporation is planning to celebrate its 100th anniversary with a world tour of some of its iconic films.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Taiwanese epic Seediq Bale
Fortissimo Films has picked up Taiwanese epic Seediq Bale, directed by Wei Te-sheng whose Cape No. 7 is the highest-grossing local film ever in Taiwan.
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Malaysia ramps up international co-productions
Malaysia is stepping up its presence at Cannes this year, unveiling a slate of international projects and organising a country pavilion in the Palais for the first time.
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Doha Film Institute unveils slate of 25 grant recipients
The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced the slate of 25 projects in various stages of production that will receive grants in its second funding round.
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UTV's Heroine starring Aishwarya Rai unveiled at Cannes
UTV Motion Pictures unveiled its upcoming production Heroine, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, at Cannes on Friday (May 13).
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NewsC Sky, twofour54 Abu Dhabi strike development deal
EXCLUSIVE: Kuwaiti filmmaker Walid Al Awadi’s C Sky Pictures has signed a three-year development deal with twofour54 Abu Dhabi to develop and produce a slate of Arabic film and TV projects.
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NewsJapan’s Free Stone launches with Heaven’s Story, Kokuei package
Japanese sales company Free Stone Production is making its Cannes debut with award-winning Berlin title Heaven’s Story and a special package of avant-garde pinku (aka erotic) movies from Japanese production house Kokuei.
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NewsDoha Tribeca to host world premiere of Black Gold
Quinta Communications’ Arabian epic Black Gold will make its world premiere at the 2011 Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), which is scheduled to run October 25-29 at Katara Cultural Village.
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Icon Australia snaps up Mayday concert film from Double Edge
Icon Film Distribution has acquired all Australian rights to concert film Mayday 3DNA from Taiwan-based Double Edge Entertainment.
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NewsThailand’s M Pictures signs up for 3D Sex And Zen
China 3D Digital Entertainment has sold Hong Kong box office smash 3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstasy to M Pictures for Thailand.