All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 18
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NewsFortissimo Films picks up Argentinian thriller ‘Furtive’ (exclusive)
Environmental crime drama had its world premiere at this year’s Pingyao International Film Festival.
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NewsJapan’s Pia Film Festival to launch Oshima Prize for new talent
Ryuichi Sakamoto to serve as president of the jury, which also comprises Kiyoshi Kurosawa and PFF director Keiko Araki.
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NewsFive talking points out of Singapore’s Asia TV Forum
Asia’s content boom heats up and Asian stories go global, but there’s an oversupply of platforms and China remains difficult.
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NewsSingapore launches $14m initiative to draw film funds to Southeast Asia
IMDA also unveiled partnerships with companies including Facebook, HOOQ and Tencent at ATF.
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NewsNetflix reshuffles creative management team in Southeast Asia
Myleeta Aga has been appointed director of content in SE-Asia, Australia & New Zealand, while Erika North has left the company.
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NewsCannes Film Week opens in Hong Kong amid escalating unrest
Wong Kar Wai and Johnnie To were among leading local filmmakers who attended the opening, but the red carpet was cancelled due to current events.
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FeaturesWhy the Tokyo International Film Festival is shifting its focus from Hollywood to Asia
The Japanese film industry is becoming more outward looking.
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FeaturesAFM 2019: The buzz titles from Japan
A malevolent artificial intelligence, comic samurais and the courageous workers of Fukushima nuclear plant all rub shoulders on the latest slate of titles from Japan.
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NewsNelson Mok joins Endeavor Content as head of Asia sales (exclusive)
Mok will focus on international sales for Asia-produced content, as well as developing and financing films within the region.
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NewsJapan’s Nikkatsu launches sales on Kiyoshi Kurosawa war epic (exclusive)
The Japanese filmmaker started shooting in Japan in October.
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NewsEndeavor Content picks up Kadokawa’s ‘Fukushima 50’ (exclusive)
The film about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power-plant meltdown is in post.
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News‘Uncle’, ‘Summer Knight’ take top prizes at Tokyo film festival
Winners in the International Competition also included Atlantis, Just 6.5, Only The Animals and Chaogtu With Sarula.
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NewsIndia’s Film Bazaar selects five projects for Work-in-Progress Lab
Selected projects include four debut features and the second fiction feature from Pushpendra Singh.
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NewsEdwin, Lav Diaz among Purin Pictures’ latest grant recipients
Bangkok-based fund is handing out four production and one post-production grants in autumn 2019 funding round.
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NewsPetersen Vargas’ ‘Some Nights I Feel Like Walking’ wins SEAFIC Award
Indonesian project Autobiography and Skin Of Youth from Vietnam jointly won the Open SEA Fund Award
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NewsTokyo International Film Festival opens with strong focus on Japan
Jury president Zhang Ziyi said the festival would be a “very special prenatal education” for her unborn baby.
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NewsIndia’s Film Bazaar unveils diverse line-up for Co-production Market
Diverse selection will present projects from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, France, Nepal, Singapore and the US.
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NewsJon Kuyper on producing ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, Ridley Scott series ‘Raised By Wolves’
US producer explained differences between producing at different budget levels in MPA-DHU workshop in TIFFCOM.
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News'Still Life' remake among China-Japan projects discussed at TIFFCOM
TIFFCOM’s China Day comprised a series of seminars and a networking event and follows the signing of a China-Japan co-production agreement last year.