All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 138
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NewsDubai Film Market unveils deals round-up
The Dubai Film Market has announced a round-up of deals that were concluded during and in the months following its inaugural edition in December 2008.
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NewsSaminathan steps down as chairman of Pyramid Saimira
P.S. Saminathan has stepped down as chairman of Indian exhibitor Pyramid Saimira following huge losses and a scandal over share price rigging at the company.
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NewsKorea’s Showbox bucks pre-sales trend on Sword With No Name
Bucking the trend for buyers to wait for completed product, Korea’s Showbox has pre-sold big-budget martial arts epic The Sword With No Name to the UK and Germany.
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NewsFilm Messenger takes Korean rights to Go, Thaddeus
Singapore production outfit Lighthouse Pictures has pre-sold Korean rights to Yasmin Ahmad’s upcoming Go,Thaddeus! to Seoul-based distributor and sales agent Film Messenger.
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NewsKorea’s CJ closes deals on Thirst and Mother
Korea’s CJ Entertainment has closed a batch of sales on Park Chan-wook’s competition title Thirst and Bong Joon-ho’s Mother, which screened in Un Certain Regard. Spain’s Lola Film has sucked up vampire drama Thirst, which has also gone to Avsar Film for Turkey, Discovery for ex-Yugoslavia, Edko Films for ...
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NewsTaiwan pumps $228m into local film and co-productions
Taiwanese government announced that it will pump $228m (NT$7.5bn) over five years into its local film industry.
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NewsToei sells Good Husband to K&Entertainment
Japan’s Toei has sold love fantasy A Good Husband, directed by Isao Yukisada, to South Korea’sK&Entertainment.The film stars Etsushi Toyokawa, who first achieved international recognition in Shunji Iwai’s Love Letter, and Hiroko Yakushimaru, as a couple in their forties battling over the husband’s infidelity. It is scheduled for release in ...
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NewsVivendi takes US multi-platform rights to Palisades Tartan titles
Vivendi Entertainment has acquired US home video, digital and mobile rights to the Palisades Tartan catalogue, marking the first time the films will be available digitally to US audiences.
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NewsAsia’s Fox Star to develop Tamil films with Murugadoss
Fox Star Studios, the pan-Asian joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and broadcaster Star, has signed a two-picture deal with Tamil filmmaker AR Murugadoss, director of recent blockbuster Ghajini.
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NewsChang and Woo unveil 3D fantasy epic Magic Bell
Terence Chang and John Woo’s Lion Rock Productions has unveiled details of upcoming 3D fantasy epic LegendOf The Magic Bell, to be directed by renowned Korean TV director Kim Jonghak.
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NewsFortissimo picks up international rights to Yonfan's Prince of Tears
Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights outside China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan to Prince Of Tears from acclaimed filmmaker Yonfan and has already sold it to Ocean Films for France.
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NewsJapan's Sion Sono summons Lords of Chaos for English debut
Hot Japanese director Sion Sono is set to make his English-language debut with Lords Of Chaos, about Norway’s black metal music scene, which has Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone lined up to star.
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NewsSingapore's MDA appoints Distribution Workshop to handle first IFF titles
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) has appointed Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop as the international sales agent for the first batch of films produced under its International Film Fund (IFF).
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NewsThailand's Five Star turns Macabre for first international pick up
Thailand’s Five Star Entertainment has picked up Asian rights to horror film Macabre, marking the first time the Bangkok-based studio has handled a non-Thai film.
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NewsMiike to direct $30m adaptation of Terasawa’s Takeru
Japanese director Takashi Miike is set to direct a $30m adaptation of Buichi Terasawa’s original manga Takeru.
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NewsIndia's NFDC teams up with Locarno on Screenwriters Lab
India’s National Film Development Corp (NFDC) is teaming up with the Locarno International Film Festival for the third edition of its Screenwriters Lab.
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NewsKorea's Showbox closes deals on Breathless, The Murderer
Korea’s Showbox has closed a duo of French distribution deals in the early days of the market – selling Breathless to Tadrart Films and The Murderer to Wild Side.
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NewsMumbai's CCVF readies $50m for international, Indian projects
The management team behind $50m Mumbai-based Cinema Capital Venture Fund (CCVF) is in Cannes looking for international projects.
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NewsOng Bak 2 kicks it to EuropaCorp, Aurum
Thailand’s Sahamongkolfilm International has sold action title Ong Bak 2, starring Tony Jaa, to France’s EuropaCorp and Aurum for Spain.
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NewsDubai Film Festival puts France in the spotlight
The Dubai International Film Festival has announced that this year’s edition will include a focus on French cinema.