All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 15
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NewsShanghai International Film Festival to be postponed due to coronavirus
New dates have yet to be announced for the festival, which was scheduled to take place June 13-22.
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NewsIndian, international industry mourns loss of NFDC’s Raja Chhinal
NFDC deputy general manager and former Film Bazaar director died on May 17, aged 47.
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NewsSonata Films takes French rights to Gao Ming’s ‘Damp Season’ (exclusive)
The film, which premiered in Rotterdam, is being lined up for a theatrical release in late 2020 or early 2021.
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NewsIndian cinema chains PVR, Inox push back against digital premieres
Major exhibitors protest at films moving straight-to-digital in the midst of India’s Covid-19 lockdown and cinemas closures.
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NewsSix more Indian movies to premiere digitally on Amazon Prime Video
All seven films are acquisitions during a time when Indian cinemas have been closed since mid-March.
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NewsAsian LGBTQ+ streaming platform GagaOOLala set to launch globally
Taiwan-based SVOD platform was Asia’s first LGBTQ+ streamer when it launched in 2016.
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NewsUdine’s Far East Film Festival moves online after postponing to June
Asia-focused festival is moving all its competition titles to on-demand viewing on the Mymovies platform.
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NewsEmperor Motion Pictures, One Cool form partnership to revive Hong Kong film
The two studios plan to co-produce and co-distribute ten Hong Kong feature films over the next two years
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News‘Better Days’ sweeps Hong Kong Film Awards in virtual ceremony
Derek Tsang’s school bullying drama won eight awards including best film and best director.
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NewsHong Kong cinemas to reopen this weekend as Covid-19 infections decline
Cinemas have been closed since March 28 as part of safety measures in the fight against the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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NewsThailand’s Purin Pictures unveils projects in spring 2020 funding round
Two fiction and three documentary projects from Southeast Asia will receive production grants from Bangkok-based fund.
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NewsTokyo’s TIFFCOM to launch gap financing market at 2020 edition
Tokyo Gap-Financing Market aims to provide a platform for up to 20 selected projects to secure finance through one-on-one meetings.
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NewsChina box office expected to decrease more than $4.2bn due to coronavirus
Speculation mounts that cinemas may reopen in June after the Chinese government’s “Two Meetings” take place in late May.
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NewsIndian actor Irrfan Khan, star of ‘The Lunchbox’, ‘Life Of Pi’, dies aged 53
Award-winning actor announced a cancer diagnosis in 2018.
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NewsChina’s Huayi Brothers reports $565m loss for 2019, removes CEO Jerry Ye
Beleaguered Chinese studio plans to raise $325m (RMB2.3bn) in a private placement of shares to repay debt and boost capital.
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NewsBeijing International Film Festival to run online version with streamer iQiyi
Fest was scheduled to take place in mid-April; Shanghai film fest still on schedule to take place in June.
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Facebook invests $5.7bn in Indian telco, media giant Reliance Jio
Deal gives Jio, a leading force in Indian streaming and content creation, a valuation of around $57bn.
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NewsMobile streaming surges 60% in Southeast Asia during coronavirus crisis
Netflix and Viu have both seen big increases in average weekly streaming minutes during the region’s lockdowns.
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NewsThailand’s trade department launches online trade show for Thai content
MOVE Live, a three-day virtual market using Zoom technology, is scheduled to take place May 25-27.
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NewsFremantle sells ‘My Brilliant Friend’ to China’s three leading streamers
Deal marks first time non-English language European drama has sold to all three platforms simultaneously.