All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 90
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NewsCite sells Faith to Madman, Contact
France’s Cite Films has sold Pan Nalin’s documentary Faith Connections to Madman Entertainment for Australia & New Zealand and Contact Films for Benelux at the AFM.
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NewsUniversal kicks for Chinese Zodiac
EXCLUSIVE: Jackie & JJ International has sold Jackie Chan’s action adventure Chinese Zodiac to Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) for territories including North America, UK and Eastern Europe.
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FeaturesChina: Buzz Titles
Hot projects from Hong Kong and China include Jackie Chan’s Police Story and a two-part epic from John Woo. Liz Shackleton previews the buzz titles
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FeaturesTerritory Focus: China
Browse Screen’s focus on China including features on distribution, setting up in the territory and the hottest new titles.
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FeaturesChina: Journey to the East
Independent film companies are increasingly setting up shop in China, and using their ability to distribute Chinese films overseas to open doors in the territory.
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FeaturesChina: Battle for independents
Non-studio foreign films can gross big numbers in China, but the business is getting tougher as risks increase alongside the rewards.
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FeaturesChina: a digital domain
Digital marketing has become critical in China’s increasingly competitive movie market, but it’s a battle in which local films currently hold an advantage.
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NewsPegasus stirs up Z storm
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Pegasus Motion Pictures is launching sales on crime thriller Z Storm, starring Louis Koo and Lam Ka Tung, at AFM.
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NewsStalingrad has record-breaking China opening
Russian war epic Stalingrad had the biggest ever opening for a non-US, non-local film over the weekend in China, grossing $8.3m over four days (Oct 31-Nov 3).
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NewsLee joins Dreams Of The Dragon
Chinese production and investment company Dreams of the Dragon Pictures (DDP) has hired Christopher DeHau Lee as president of its film division.
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NewsGolden Dream, Fandry win in Mumbai
Diego Quemada-Diez scoops top prize; Nagraj Manjule wins jury award.
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NewsNFDC unveils Film Bazaar projects
Veteran Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal and Qissa director Anup Singh are among the filmmakers who have had projects selected for the Co-production Market at this year’s Film Bazaar in Goa, India.
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NewsMumbai Film Mart expands in third year
The market ran alongside the Mumbai Film Festival which kicked off October 17 with a screening of The Butler.
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NewsDisney UTV unveils Telugu production
India’s Disney UTV has unveiled its first Telugu-language production, an as-yet-untitled feature starring Mahesh Babu and written and directed by Koratala Siva.
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NewsQuentin Tarantino and Bong Joon Ho in conversation
Two of the world’s biggest genre geeks, Quentin Tarantino and Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, discussed Asian cinema, casting and creative independence at the Busan film festival on Friday.
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NewsVoice Of China film starts shoot
South-East Asia’s mm2 entertainment and mainland Chinese partners have started shooting a feature starring the contestants of TV reality talent show The Voice Of China.
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NewsIndian cinema gets boost at Busan
Eleven Indian features are screening at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, reflecting the growing strength and diversity of cinema from the subcontinent.
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FeaturesVijay Singh, Fox Star Studios
Fox Star Studios is scaling up with in-house productions and a remake of a Hollywood film. Liz Shackleton spoke to CEO Vijay Singh.
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FeaturesAnup Singh, Qissa: The Tale Of A Lonely Ghost
The first film to shoot under the India-Germany co-production treaty, Anup Singh’s Qissa: The Tale Of A Lonely Ghost recently won the NETPAC award at the Toronto International Film Festival and is now screening in Busan’s A Window On Asian Cinema section.
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NewsKorea, China eye greater collaboration
Local film executives talked of the need for joint Korean-Chinese funds and institutions to support co-productions at the first session of Busan’s Asian Film Market today.