All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 123
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NewsJackie Chan's 1911 sells to US, UK
Jackie Chan’s Jackie & JJ Productions has sold historical epic 1911 to Well Go USA for North America and Showbox for the UK.
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Fortissimo scares up Rabbit Horror
Fortissimo Films has picked up worldwide rights, excluding Japan, to Takashi Shimizu’s 3D The Rabbit Horror.
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Singapore's MDA launching $50m fund with CJ, Bang, AMTC
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) is launching a $50m film fund in partnership with Korea’s CJ Entertainment, production company Bang Singapore and Singapore-based Asia Media & Technology Capital (AMTC).
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NewsSex and Zen heats up AFM sales
Hong Kong producer Stephen Shiu’s 3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstasy is raising temperatures at the AFM just a few days after it wrapped in Hong Kong.
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NewsBruce Lee, My Brother strikes slew of deals for Media Asia
Media Asia Distribution has sold Bruce Lee, My Brother, a biopic of the Hong Kong action legend, to a slew of territories including North America which was snapped up by The Weinstein Co.
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FeaturesCultivating partners in India
India has historically not been an active co-producer, but some European producers are finding ways to work with local talent. On the eve of the Film Bazaar co-production forum (Nov 23-26), Liz Shackleton explores the realities of co-producing international features in India
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NewsHollywood tries to bridge the gap between US-Japan content
Hollywood producers Don Murphy, Roy Lee (pictured) and Jason Hoffs gave advice on bridging the gap between the US and Japanese content industries at a seminar about adapting Japanese IP on Wednesday (November 3).The three producers all focus on turning Japanese and Asian manga, anime and other properties into Hollywood ...
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NewsTwin Co in deal for Fortune Star library
The exclusive deal will cover more than 300 library titles.
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NewsKarate Girl kicks off slew of deals for T-Joy
Japan’s T-Joy has clinched a string of deals on Karate Girl starring hot up-and-coming action star Takeda Rina.
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NewsCJ's Man From Nowhere travels to US
Korea’s CJ Entertainment has sold US rights to The Man From Nowhere to Well Go USA.
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NewsIFTA gets financial boost for US film export, to launch Filmart Pavilion
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has been awarded $248,000 to boost the export of US films, starting with an American Pavilion at Hong Kong Filmart in 2011.
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NewsFortissimo extends relationship with Jet Tone
Fortissimo Films and Wong Kar Wai’s Jet Tone Films have announced that Fortissimo chairman Michael J. Werner has boarded Wong’s The Grandmasters as associate producer.
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NewsFinecut sells I Saw The Devil to Japan, Germany
Korea’s Finecut has sold Kim Jee-woon’s grisly revenge thriller I Saw The Devil to Japan’s Broadmedia Studios and Splendid Film for German-speaking Europe and Benelux.
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NewsWe signs record setting deal for Wu Xia
We Distribution has sold Peter Ho-sun Chan’s $20m Wu Xia to Luxuries Resources for both Singapore and Malaysia for a record-breaking seven-digit figure.
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NewsStudioCanal strikes Japanese deal for The Last Exorcism
StudioCanal has sold all Japanese rights on horror hit The Last Exorcism to Comstock Group.
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Summit: US filmmakers need right partners in China
US producers aiming to work with China were advised to find the right partner and make films that Chinese audiences can relate to at the US-China Film Summit on Tuesday (Nov 2).
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Golden Network Asia adds two to slate
Hong Kong-based Golden Network has added two projects to its AFM slate - Malaysian animated feature Seefood and Zhang Meng’s The Piano In A Factory, which recently scooped the best actor prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
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LaMolinara to direct Canada-Asia co-production Bubblegum Crisis
Anthony LaMolinara has been brought on board to direct Bubblegum Crisis – Knight Sabers, a Canada-Asian co-production which will be shot in 3D at China’s Hengdian World Studios from May next year.
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NewsDouble Edge boards Yip's Chinese Ghost Story
Taiwan-based Double Edge Entertainment has picked up North American rights to Wilson Yip’s $20m A Chinese Ghost Story.