All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 87
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NewsFortissimo seals Berlin slate deals
Fortissimo Films has signed a string of deals on several titles on its Berlin slate, including further sales on Ira Sachs’ Love Is Strange, which has gone to Spain (Golem) and Italy (Koch Media) among other territories.
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NewsHKIFF to premiere Better Tomorrow
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) will screen the world premiere of Adam Wong’s ICAC Investigators 2014 - Better Tomorrow, which has Dante Lam on board as consultant director, on March 26.
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NewsBeijing Love Story tops China box office
Wanda Media’s Beijing Love Story topped the China box office last weekend, grossing $33.15m in three days, according to figures compiled by EntGroup.
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NewsFox Star reunites with Jolly LLB team
Mumbai-based Fox Star Studios is reteaming with director Subhash Kapoor and actor Arshad Warsi on comedy drama Guddu Rangeela.
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NewsImagica plans Pinewood Malaysia facility
Japanese post-production company Imagica Corp has formed a joint venture with Malaysia’s Khazanah to set up a post-production facility, Imagica South East Asia, at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS).
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NewsThree festivals team to reboot AFAs
Three major Asian film festivals – Hong Kong, Busan and Tokyo – are joining forces to relaunch the Asian Film Awards in a bid to increase the pan-Asian influence of the annual event.
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NewsGrandmaster, Snowpiercer lead AFA noms
Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster scooped the most nominations for this year’s Asian Film Awards with 11 nods, followed by Bong Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer with five.
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NewsChina box office up 82% over Chinese New Year
Huge growth fuels speculation that China may soon expand its quota for revenue-sharing imports to 44 films a year.
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FeaturesIndian box office: Local films race ahead
Hollywood hasn’t yet maximised the potential of the Indian market, where 2013 saw some record-breaking Bollywood hits despite a slowdown in box-office growth. Liz Shackleton reports.
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NewsIsmailia to host co-production market
Egypt’s Ismailia International Film Festival has announced plans for the second edition of projects market, Ismailia Co-production Platform, to take place from June 3-8.
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NewsFortissimo sells Love to Altitude
EXCLUSIVE: Fortissimo Films has concluded a string of deals in key territories on its Sundance and Berlin title Love Is Strange, including the sale of UK rights to Will Clarke’s Altitude Films.
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NewsColfer, Perlman to voice Robodog
Glee star Chris Colfer and Ron Perlman will voice Marza Animation Planet’s Robodog, while UK-based Timeless Films will handle international sales.
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NewsFortissimo acquires Black Coal, Thin Ice
Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights outside mainland China to Berlin competition title Black Coal, Thin Ice, directed by Diao Yinan.
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NewsHAF unveils line-up of 29 projects
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has unveiled this year’s line-up of 29 projects, including two from the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza.
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NewsMonga boards Yash Raj Films’ Titli
India’s Yash Raj Films has brought on board producer Guneet Monga to advise on the international strategy for Kanu Behl’s Titli, which is currently in post-production.
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NewsThai filmmakers launch sales company
Six of Thailand’s leading independent filmmakers have joined forces to launch an international sales and festival distribution company, Mosquito Films Distribution.
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NewsDisney UTV unveils 2014 slate
Indian studio Disney UTV has unveiled its release slate for 2014, which includes Hindi tentpoles such as P.K. starring Aamir Khan and Disney 3D titles Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Maleficent.
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NewsChina Film set for management shuffle
State-owned giant China Film Group (CFG) is understood to be heading for major management changes, with La Peikang set to replace Han Sanping as chairman of the group.
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NewsHong Kong box office up 4% in 2013
Hong Kong’s box office increased by just 4% in 2013, with Iron Man 3 heading the chart with a haul of $13.72m, according to local industry body the Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA).
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NewsRun Run Shaw dies aged 106
Sir Run Run Shaw, founder of Shaw Brothers Studios and a pioneer of early Chinese cinema and television, has died aged 106.