All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 12
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NewsTIFFCOM moves online, while Tokyo festival still aiming for physical event
Tokyo film and TV market’s dates remain the same, running from November 4-6.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Tenet’ fails to unseat ‘The Eight Hundred’ on opening weekend
Tenet grossed $30m over three days, coming in second behind The Eight Hundred, which took $32.3m in the same frame.
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NewsBangkok ASEAN Film Festival to take place as physical event
The festival will host the first edition of pitching workshop, Southeast Asian Project Pitch.
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NewsChina box office: ‘The Eight Hundred’ pulls in $69m on second weekend
Huayi Brothers war epic has a cumulative gross of $276.8m after 10 days.
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NewsFull Circle Lab Philippines moves online and unveils line-up of 20 projects
Project development initiative has opened up to projects from the wider Southeast Asian region.
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NewsFilmart Online kicks off with industry buoyed by China market recovery
Growth of Asian streaming platforms also gives industry hope in post-pandemic era.
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NewsIndia’s Film Bazaar to be held as virtual event in November
Sections including Co-production Market, WIP Lab and Film Bazaar Recommends will be held online due to on-going pandemic.
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NewsHong Kong cinemas to reopen as virus third wave recedes
Films including Peninsula and Unhinged will be on offer this weekend as cinemas reopen on August 28.
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NewsKoji Fukada selected as Director In Focus at Tokyo film festival
Festival will screen Fukada’s The Real Thing, selected for Cannes’ 2020 Official Selection, as well as his earlier films.
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NewsArclight Films picks up Vietnamese thriller ‘Foggy Mountain’ (exclusive)
Martial arts action title stars Peter Pham, Vietnamese boxing champion Truong Dinh Hoang and Thai martial arts star Simon Kook.
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NewsRealD pacts with China’s Red Star Macalline to install 120 screens
Agreement includes 15 premium format LUXE and 45 RealD Cinema screens.
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NewsChina box office: ‘The Eight Hundred’ grosses $112.3m in opening weekend
Figures were achieved despite the fact that Chinese cinemas are still operating at 50% capacity to comply with social distancing regulations.
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NewsHong Kong director-producer Benny Chan dies aged 58
Chan, widely regarded as one of Hong Kong’s leading action directors, became ill while shooting Raging Fire last year.
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NewsHong Kong film festival announces competition winners for cancelled edition
The Cloud In Her Room and This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection were named as best films.
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FeaturesFilmart Online to provide late summer boost to industry deal-making
Around 600 exhibitors from 36 countries have signed up for the event, while more than 2,000 productions will be promoted or screened.
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NewsFilmination launches platform to drive sales of Japanese films to VOD
Trading platform enables buyers to select films, negotiate rights with sellers, sign contracts and request deliverables directly.
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NewsEdko Films picks up international rights to Hong Kong trio (exclusive)
New titles from Fruit Chan, Wong Hing Fan and Chan Kin Long will be launched at the upcoming Filmart Online.
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FeaturesFilmart Online 2020: the buzz titles from across Asia
New titles from filmmakers including Park Hoon-jung, Fruit Chan, Oxide Pang and several debuts.
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FeaturesFilmart Online seminars to explore impact of Covid-19, new technology
Speakers to include New Classic Media’s James Li, iQiyi chief technology officer Wenfeng Liu and MX Player CEO Karan Bedi.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone’ conjures recovery
Rerelease drives box office growth with a $13.4m weekend haul, trouncing new release Bad Boys For Life.