All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 9
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NewsIndian government merges four film-related units with NFDC
I&B Ministry confirms merger of NFDC with Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archives and Children’s Film Society.
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NewsChinese producer of Netflix’s ‘Three-Body Problem’ poisoned in alleged murder attempt
Yoozoo Group chairman Lin Qi is currently in a stable condition in a Shanghai hospital.
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NewsHong Kong broadcaster ATV returns to production with UK’s Phoenix Waters
First project, suspense thriller Lockdown, was filmed across five countries during the pandemic.
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NewsHong Kong Filmart confirms digital edition for March 2021
Filmart Online will take place March 15-18, just a few weeks after the online version of Berlin’s EFM.
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NewsIndia’s Film Bazaar unveils project line-up for online edition
Line-up includes new projects from Onir, Anjali Menon, Shyam Bora and Haobam Paban Kumar.
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NewsDisney’s ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’, ‘The Mandalorian’ receive Malaysia’s VFX rebate
VFX work on the two productions was carried out by Kuala Lumpur-based Base Digital Production.
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NewsChina box office: Dante Lam’s ‘The Rescue’ trounces ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
The Rescue opened with $36.3m over soft weekend, while Wonder Woman 1984 took $18.8m.
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NewsNetflix acquires world rights to ‘The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity’
The film is scheduled for a wide theatrical release in China on December 25.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Bath Buddy’ tops weekend chart amidst copyright row
Korean production company MoonWatcher is claiming the film is an unauthorised adaptation of a popular web comic.
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NewsCanada’s Fae Pictures unveils LGBTQ-themed co-production with India’s Onir (exclusive)
Onir is directing and co-writing “symbolic sequel” to his award-winning anthology I Am, with Fawzia Mirza as co-writer.
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FeaturesKuek Yu-Chuang on Chinese streamer iQiyi’s international expansion plans
Initial strategy focuses on Chinese, Korean and “hyper local” content.
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NewsJapan’s Wowow makes first theatrical acquisition with Michael Bay-produced ‘Songbird’
Endeavor Content is handling international sales for the film, which STXfilms will release in North America and the UK.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Monster Hunter’ pulled from cinemas over alleged racial slur
Chinese netizens blasted the film, which opened December 6, and grossed $4.8m before it was withdrawn.
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NewsSingapore ATF further highlights streaming shift in Covid-hit year
Although Asian OTT players have seen a big increase in viewership, speakers also discussed the challenging economics of streaming.
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NewsiQiyi International to produce first Korean original ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’
Romantic horror is co-produced with Korea’s Studio Dragon and JTBC Studio.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Chinese environmental drama ‘Anima’ (exclusive)
The directing debut of Chinese screenwriter Cao Jinling, the film is premiering at Cairo film festival next week.
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NewsChina box office: ‘The Croods: A New Age’ opens with almost double its US gross
Zhang Yimou’s One Second also opened over the weekend and grossed $10.6m in three days.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Caught In Time’ grosses $30m in opening weekend
Hong Kong-produced crime thriller helped boost the weekend box office up by 45% to $51.4m.
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News‘My Missing Valentine’ triumphs at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards
Comedy drama took five prizes including best narrative feature and best director.
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FeaturesAFM 2020: The buzz titles from China and Hong Kong
The latest from Fruit Chan and Oxide Pang join the crop of action titles, creature features and crime sequels from Hong Kong and China.