All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 147
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MegaStar Media opens fifth multiplex in Vietnam
Vietnamese exhibitor MegaStar Media has opened its fifth multiplex in Vietnam, in the central coastal city of Danang.Situated in the new shopping mall, Vinh Trung Plaza, the cinema has six screens and 854 seats, which brings MegaStar's total screen count to 36.The exhibitor, which is a joint venture between Envoy ...
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The Mummy 3 cleared for mainland China release
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor has been cleared for release by Chinese film censors and will be released in mainland China after the Beijing Olympics, according to local distributor Edko Films. Edko Films' chief Bill Kong, who helped to set the film up as a full US-China co-production, ...
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Chin Hanjoins cast ofEmmerich's 2012
Singapore-born actor Chin Han, who starred in 3 Needles and plays one of the main villains in The Dark Knight, has landed a role in Roland Emmerich's 2012. He has joined the ensemble cast to play Lin Pang, a character who becomes indispensable in the fight to save a group ...
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Thai government plans tax incentives for foreign shoots
Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports is planning to introduce tax incentives for foreign film productions, in a bid to increase the country's appeal as an international shooting location. According to local media, the cabinet has approved a proposal for the ministry to work with the Investment and Finance Ministry ...
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In Focus: World cinema arrives in India
Despite its huge population, India is still classed as a tiny territory by international sales agents, one where even the US studios have failed to make much of a dent in the Bollywood juggernaut.But whereas Indian buyers used to pick up occasional genre films to squeeze in around local product ...
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Korea's Marine Boy splashes down in Cebu
Korean production Marine Boy has wrapped a five-day shoot at Bigfoot Studios' recently completed underwater shooting tank in Cebu, the Philippines. The film about drug trafficking on the open seas, is directed by Yoon Jong-suk and stars Kim Gang-woo (Le Grand Chef) and Park Shi-yeon. It is also shooting in ...
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Chang, Yeoh launch management outfit Stellar Entertainment
Actress Michelle Yeoh, producer Terence Chang and Taiwanese media veteran David Tang officially unveiled their joint talent management company, Stellar Entertainment, in Hong Kong on Saturday. Based in Hong Kong and Taipei, the company has already signed acting talent including Kelly Lin (Sparrow), Zhang Fengyi (Red Cliff), Brandon Chang (The ...
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Leung joins Distribution Workshop as head of sales
Hong Kong distribution executive Virginia Leung has joined start-up international sales outfit Distribution Workshop as head of sales. Leung was formerly senior manager, distribution, at Hong Kong-based Mandarin Films where she oversaw international sales of films such as action hits Dragon Tiger Gate and Flash Point and Tsui Hark's recent ...
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Reliance in talks to invest in DreamWorks
India's Reliance ADA Group is close to a deal with DreamWorks' chiefs Steven Spielberg and David Geffen to launch a new venture that would enable them to split with Paramount Pictures, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Click here to see article.The Mumbai-based conglomerate would provide Spielberg ...
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Chinese developer close to deal to acquire Shaw Brothers
Chinese property developer Yeung Kwok-keung is close to finalising a deal to buy a 75% stake in Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers from Sir Run Run Shaw. The deal would give Yeung, who is chairman of Guangdong-based development company Country Garden Holdings, control of Hong Kong's largest broadcaster TVB. Shaw Brothers ...
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Ng calls for changes to China's co-production policy
The chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, Ng See-yuen, called for a rethink of co-production policy at a seminar on Sino-foreign co-production at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) on Tuesday. While highlighting positive developments in the China market, Ng said that Hong Kong filmmakers are 'worried that ...
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Investors assess risks, rewards in China film market
China's booming film industry could provide huge returns to venture capitalists, funds and other investors, but the market is still in its infancy and it'sstill not clearin which areas to invest. These were some ofthe messages to emerge at a seminar at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) on Monday ...
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Bangkok International Film Festival announces new dates
The Bangkok International Film Festival (BKIFF) has announced that this year's edition will take place September 23-30. The festival announced in May that it was being pushed back from July to September, but hadn't decided the exact dates. The new timing overlaps with the Thailand Entertainment Expo, which kicks off ...
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Malaysia's KRU Studio backs US thriller Deadline
Malaysia's KRU Studio is co-producing US psychological thriller Deadline, starring Brittany Murphy, marking its first foray into financing Hollywood films. Directed by newcomer Sean McConville, the film is currently shooting in Louisiana and also stars Thora Birch, Tammy Blanchard and Marc Blucas.KRU, which is co-producing with US indie outfit Enso ...
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Jupiter picks up French-speaking territories to Yasukuni
Jupiter Communications has picked up all rights for French-speaking territories to Li Ying's documentary Yasukuni, from Hong Kong-based sales agent The Film Library. The controversial film, about the Yasukuni shrine to worship the war dead in Tokyo, was released in Japan on May 3. It was originally scheduled to open ...
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Warlords conquers more territories including India, Brazil
Hong Kong-based Media Asia Distribution has sealed several more deals on Peter Ho-sun Chan's The Warlords, including the sale of Indian rights to Palador Pictures. The war epic, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro, also went to Rialto for Australia, Imagem for Brazil and Dutch Filmworks for Benelux.Rialto ...
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Arthouse Films and Fortissimo sign first-look and output deal
New York and LA-based Arthouse Films has struck a first-look and output deal with Fortissimo Films, which will represent projects from Arthouse Films, Curiously Bright Entertainment and LM Media. The deal resembles a model Fortissimo has with director Jim Jarmusch. Initial titles include documentaries A Walk Into The ...
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Japan's SPO acquires seven-film package from Taiwan's Joint Entertainment
Japanese distributor SPO has acquired a package of seven films from Taiwan 's Joint Entertainment. The titles include Keeping Watch, Exit No. 6, Island Etude, What On Earth Have I Done Wrong'! and The Most Distant Course, which won the Critics' Week Award at Venice last year. The ...
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Little Magic conjures up Kikuchi deal
New York-based Little Magic Films has secured a deal to represent the works of best-selling Japanese cult novelist Hideyuki Kikuchi for English-language film and TV live-action adaptations. Little Magic president Kiki Miyake will work with Tokyo-based Japan Digital Contents Trust (JDCT) to handle the rights. Miyake will also serve ...
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Eros and Lionsgate form joint distribution venture
Lionsgate has formed a wide-ranging joint venture with Indian film giant Eros International for the distribution of its own and third-party content in the booming South Asian market.The 50:50 joint venture will distribute Lionsgate library titles and new product across all platforms, including theatrical, home video, new media and TV.In ...