All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 21
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NewsJapan selects ‘Weathering With You’ as entry for Oscars
Box office smash is the first anime selected as Japan’s Oscar entry since Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke in 1998.
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NewsViu streaming service strikes content deal with Wattpad
Pan-Asian streaming service will develop youth-oriented series and films based on Wattpad’s stories.
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NewsIndia’s MinersINC signs content deal with ITV Studios (exclusive)
UK drama series covered by the deal include The Bay, Murdoch Mysteries and Aber Bergen.
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NewsBusan’s Asian Project Market unveils selection of 29 projects
Line-up includes new titles from Yosep Anggi Noen, Hussein Hassan, Ash Mayfair and Hu Jia.
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News‘Nezha’ beats ‘Zootopia’ to become biggest animation of all time in China
Enlight Media animated feature broke Zootopia’s $220m record on August 2 after only eight days on release.
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NewsIndia’s Zee sells 11% stake to Invesco, snubbing Comcast consortium
Zee’s largest shareholder Essel Group put a 20% stake in the media giant up for sale last November.
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News'Nezha' becomes highest-grossing Chinese animation in history
Enlight Media release sails past RMB1bn ($145m) benchmark to become biggest Chinese animated feature of all time.
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NewsRediance picks up Venice Horizons title ‘Balloon’ (exclusive)
Beijing-based sales agent is also handling Locarno titles The Science Of Fictions, The Dove And The Wolf and Krabi, 2562.
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News'The Room' wins Best of Bucheon award at Korea's BIFAN
Best director went to Adam Egypt Mortimer for Daniel Isn’t Real, while Cuban psychological thriller Is That You? won the Jury’s Choice award.
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NewsChinese box office down 2.7% in first half of 2019 as market woes start to bite
Local productions were hit hardest, grossing a combined $2.15bn (RMB14.8bn), for a 47.5% market share.
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NewsJapan’s Tohokushinsha appoints Kiyotaka Ninomiya as president
Promotion is part of a restructuring of the company to face the challenges of the digital age.
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NewsPhilippines introduces new guidelines for theatrical releases
Opening days to be moved from Wednesday to Friday and films to be kept in cinemas for a minimum of one week.
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NewsTIFF’s Crosscut Asia to focus on Southeast Asian genre films
Confirmed titles include Lav Diaz’s The Halt, Prachya Pinkaew’s Sisters and Folklore episode Tatami.
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NewsIran's 'Castle Of Dreams' takes top honours at Shanghai film festival
Drama directed by Reza Mirkarimi scooped best film, best director and shared the best actor prize with China’s The Return.
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NewsMiyazaki classic 'Spirited Away' trounces 'Toy Story 4' at China box office
Re-release of 2001 Studio Ghibli classic has grossed $27.9m in its first three days.
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NewsHong Kong film festival, Heaven Pictures team for low-budget slate
Six Asian filmmakers will be assigned $145,000 (RMB1m) to make a high-quality film.
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NewsPurin Pictures launches conference at ASEAN Film Festival
Rountable event to include panels, workshops and spotlights on Thai studio GDH and ’Manta Ray’ director Phuttipong Aroonpheng.
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NewsTencent boards 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood', 'Wish Dragon'
Chinese tech giant also co-financing Monster Hunter, Terminator: Dark Fate and Top Gun: Maverick
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NewsBusan film festival appoints deputy director, unveils programming team
Former Busan Ilbo editor Kang Seungah joins Kim Bokkeun as deputy director.
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NewsMalaysia’s Astro pacts with Chinese streaming giant iQiyi
Deal gives Astro exclusive Malaysian rights to iQiyi content, including an iQiyi-branded channel.