All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 16
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NewsDisney+ Hotstar confirms India launch for April 3
New service combines Disney+ with Hotstar, currently India’s biggest streaming service with 300m MAUs.
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NewsWhy China’s cinemas have closed again after partially reopening
Audiences do not seem to want to take any risks to watch older films.
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FeaturesJapan’s Nippon TV taps into global demand for female-oriented dramas
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has found a global groove selling scripted formats for social-issue dramas.
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NewsSingapore-based regional streamer HOOQ files for liquidation
Five-year-old OTT service cited a failure to grow revenues quickly enough and cover its increasing operating costs.
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NewsSingapore closes cinemas in new raft of coronavirus protection measures
Other measures include restricting gatherings outside work and school to a maximum of 10 people from March 26 to April 30.
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NewsAround 500 Chinese cinemas reopen as coronavirus cases decline
’Wolf Warrior 2’, ’The Wandering Earth’ and ‘Capernaum’ are among the titles being screened to lure audiences back to cinemas.
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NewsUPDATED: FICCI Frames postponed, India shutters cinemas and production
Several film releases have also been postponed, including Rohena Gera’s Cannes Critics Week title Sir.
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NewsJapan’s Uplink to open four-screen arthouse cinema in Kyoto
New mini-theatre complex will mark Uplink’s third arthouse cinema in Japan.
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NewsGood Move Media teams with Skyline on Vietnamese trio (exclusive)
Directed by Kay Nguyen, Drama Queen follows a stuntman, on the run from the mob, who fulfils a lifetime wish to transition into becoming a woman.
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NewsFrance’s Art House Films swoops on Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Wife Of A Spy’ (exclusive)
Kurosawa is a Cannes regular with films such as Tokyo Sonata (2008), Journey To The Shore (2015) and Before We Vanish (2017).
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NewsRediance picks up ‘Virgin Blue’, ‘Epic Of A Stone’ (exclusive)
Virgin Blue tells the story of a college graduate who returns home for summer vacation, but finds herself sinking into her childhood memories.
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FeaturesEFM 2020: the buzz titles from Japan
Includes two Japanese titles playing in the main festival.
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FeaturesEFM 2020: the buzz titles from Hong Kong and China
The coronavirus outbreak has not prevented a raft of eye-catching projects from reaching Berlin, including Zhang Ming’s new drama and the latest in a hit animation franchise.
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NewsJapan’s Nikkatsu picks up Kimo Stamboel’s ‘The Queen of Black Magic’ (exclusive)
Produced by Indonesia’s PT Rapi Films, the film is a reboot of the horror classic of the same name, directed by Lilik Sudjio.
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NewsVillage Inc launches ‘Siren In The Shadows’ (exclusive)
Village Inc has also announced that it is making its entire slate available for VOD and online distribution.
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NewsFantawild teams with ON Kids, ZAG to bring ‘Miraculous’ to China
Shenzhen-based studio has acquired all Chinese rights to the property and will invest in the development of a theatrical feature.
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NewsSony India, Ellipsis Entertainment team for Hindi remake of Run Lola Run
Taapsee Pannu (Pink, Bull’s Eye) and Tahir Raj Bhasin (Mardaani) will head the cast.
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NewsWong Kar Wai’s Block 2 to handle sales on Ennio Morricone documentary
Giuseppe Tornatore is directing the film, Ennio: The Maestro, about the life and works of the legendary composer.
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NewsFortissimo adds ‘The Yin-Yang Master’, ‘Hot Soup’ to Berlin slate
Amsterdam and Beijing-based sales company is also stepping into Asian TV series sales with Horizon Tower.
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NewsAsian Shadows picks up Berlinale Forum title ‘Zero’ (exclusive)
Hong Kong-based sales company has also acquired Kazuhiro Soda’s 2008 film on the same subject, Mental.