All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 121
-
NewsSundance, Mahindra join forces on two filmmaking initiatives
India’s Mahindra Group is tying up with the Sundance Institute to launch an annual Screenwriters Lab in India and the Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award.
-
NewsHong Kong film fest draws award-winning directors for Quattro
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is planning a second omnibus project, Quattro Hong Kong 2, with short films directed by Thailand’s Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Malaysia’s Ho Yuhang and Hong Kong’s Stanley Kwan.
-
News
Celestial movie channels to be carried by Indonesia’s Skynindo
Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures has signed carriage deals with Indonesia’s Skynindo PT for its pay-TV channels Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies.
-
NewsFox, China Lion to co-distribute Butcher in three territories
Fox International Productions (FIP) is teaming with China Lion Film Distribution to release Wuershan’s The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman in North America, Australia and New Zealand.
-
News
Film shoots up in Thailand despite political unrest
Thailand’s Department of Tourism has announced that the country earned $60m (baht1.8bn) from foreign shoots in 2010, doubling the $30m (baht900m) earned the previous year.
-
NewsHAF unveils line-up of 28 projects
Hong Kong’s Stanley Kwan and Death Note director Shusuke Kaneko from Japan are among the filmmakers who have had projects selected for this year’s edition of the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
-
News
Hong Kong 2010 box office increases by 13%
Hong Kong’s total box office grew by 13% to $172m (HK$1.34bn) in 2010, thanks to a strong line-up of 3D and other releases, according to local industry body the Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA).
-
FeaturesEgypt's New Wave
A new wave of Egyptian filmmakers came under the spotlight at the recent Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) – writers and directors who are working outside Egypt’s major studios and tackling controversial subjects and themes.
-
-
News
Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures expands into Taiwan
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has appointed Jeffrey Soong as managing director of its newly opened Taiwan office.
-
News
AMR, FUNimation seal VoD partnership for North America
US-based VoD distributor Asian Media Rights (AMR) has sealed a distribution partnership with FUNimation Entertainment, which is the largest distributor of Japanese animation in North America.
-
NewsIndian censors give Inshallah, Football an adult certificate
India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has issued an A (adult) certificate to Ashvin Kumar’s Kashmir-set documentary Inshallah, Football, which its director and producer say effectively blocks its release in India.
-
News
Expanded Dubai Filmmart racks up more than 3,000 screenings
The Dubai International Film Festival’s Dubai Filmmart has announced that 3,193 screenings took place through its popular Cinetech trading platform, and at least two major deals were concluded during the week-long event (Dec 12-19).
-
NewsStray Bullet, Screaming Man take top prizes at 7th Dubai fest
Stray Bullet from Lebanon’s Georges Hachem took the first prize in the Muhr Arab competition at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival, while A Screaming Man was awarded the same honour in the Muhr AsiaAfrica section.
-
News
India’s Scrabble Entertainment moves into the Middle East
India’s Scrabble Entertainment has signed non–exclusive D-cinema deployment agreements with five US studios to roll out digital screens in the Middle East.
-
News
If You Are The One 2 to get US release on Dec 24
China Lion Film Distribution is to release Feng Xiaogang’s If You Are The One 2 in North America simultaneously with its China release on December 24.
-
-
NewsWild Side picks up French rights to Pen-ek’s Headshot
Wild Side Films has acquired French rights to Headshot, the new film from acclaimed Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang.
-
CommentChina’s digital future
Liz Shackleton examines how China is racing ahead of other markets in terms of digital delivery of film.
-
News
Dubai kicks off with Firth, Mulligan on the red carpet
Colin Firth, Carey Mulligan and a host of Arab stars walked the red carpet at the opening of the seventh Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) at the Madinat Jumeirah on Sunday night (Dec 12).