All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 52
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NewsSingapore fest to open with 'Interchange'
Singapore International Film Festival to open with Dain Iskandar Said’s thriller Interchange, which premiered at Locarno.
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NewsWell Go USA swoops on 'God Of War'
Media Asia pre-sells period action movie about Chinese general who defeated Japanese pirates in 16th Century.
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NewsGarg, Kasbekar launch Ellipsis Entertainment
New Indian production house will focus on Hindi-language content.
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NewsSix selected for Indian film-makers residency
The film-makers will each receive an expert mentor to help develop their feature projects.
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NewsIndie VOD service FilmDoo launches crowdfunding campaign
Campaign aimed at raising $127,000 (£95,000) to fund technology improvements, product development and marketing for world cinema VOD platform.
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NewsChina launches probe into Comcast-DreamWorks deal
Comcast is planning to acquire the animation studio in a $3.8bn deal.
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NewsIndia’s PVR Cinemas denies Wanda stake sale
Reports had previously emerged that the Chinese media giant had offered for a majority stake in the exhibitor.
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NewsHuayi Brothers forms joint venture with Russo Brothers
Huayi Brothers will invest up to $350m in the project.
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NewsDisney to scale back Indian production (reports)
The Walt Disney Co (India) is scaling back its local-language production, according to local media reports.
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NewsMalaysia rallies international team for 'Tombiruo'
Seth Larney and Nasir Jani will co-direct the action thriller.
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NewsIM Global launches Go Global in Beijing
IM Global has launched a Beijing-based venture, Go Global, which aims to connect the booming Chinese film industry to the rest of the world, and will make its debut at the upcoming Venice Film Festival.
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NewsFortissimo Films files for voluntary bankruptcy
Hong Kong and Amsterdam-based sales agent Fortissimo Films has filed for voluntary bankruptcy in the Netherlands, bringing to a close the company’s 25-year run as a champion of Asian and independent cinema.
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NewsMartin Scorsese’s 'The Irishman' gets China deal with Media Asia
Hong Kong-based Media Asia has acquired rights to distribute Martin Scorsese’s upcoming crime drama The Irishman in China.
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News'Train To Busan' prequel 'Seoul Station' sells to North America
Finecut also sells horror feature into Europe, Asia.
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NewsWanda acquires Chinese movie portal Mtime
Media giant Wanda has purchased the ticketing platform for $350m.
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NewsAsian Shadows picks up 'Solo, Solitude'
Indonesian adventure drama is set to premiere at Locarno.
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NewsAlibaba Pictures acquires 'Life Risking Romance'
Korean romantic thriller will be released theatrically and online in China.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video spending $300m in India (reports)
Amazon is planning to spend $300m on local content as it rolls out its Amazon Prime Video service in India later this year, according to local reports.
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NewsDalian Wanda Group in talks for 49% stake in Paramount (report)
Following its acquisition of Odeon & UCI Cinemas earlier this week, Dalian Wanda Group is in talks to buy a 49% stake in Paramount Pictures from Viacom, according to reports.