All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 94
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NewsShowbox clinches French deal on Hwayi
Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex has clinched a pre-sale on action thriller Hwayi, which has gone to Wild Side Films for French-speaking Europe.
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NewsTrio sets Taiwan Ablaze
Former Edko Films’ sales chief June Wu has launched a Taiwan-based sales company, Ablaze Image, which has picked up Jay Chou’s kung-fu musical The Rooftop.
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NewsIt’s Me flies to Taiwan’s Sky Digi
Japan’s Pictures Dept has closed an early deal at Cannes, selling Satoshi Miki’s It’s Me, It’s Me to Taiwan’s Sky Digi Entertainment.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Hartley’s Ned Rifle
Fortissimo Films has picked up global sales rights to Hal Hartley’s upcoming Ned Rifle, set to star Gemma Arterton, Parker Posey and Thomas J Ryan.
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NewsDoha expands grants programme
The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has expanded its grants programme to include first and second-time filmmakers from outside the Middle East.
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NewsOdin’s Eye picks up Fish N Chips
Australian sales company Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE) has picked up worldwide rights to Canadian animated feature Fish N Chips: The Movie.
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NewsThai Pitch Event returns to Cannes
Thailand’s Ministry of Culture has selected four projects to take part in a pitching initiative at Cannes with international producers and investors.
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NewsJapan’s Marza fires up Robodog
Japanese CG animation house Marza Animation Planet, owned by Sega Sammy Holdings, has started pre-production on its first original animated feature Robodog.
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NewsMK2 picks up Touch of Sin
France’s MK2 has picked up international rights to Jia Zhangke’s A Touch Of Sin screening in Cannes competition.
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NewsHooper to head Shanghai jury
UK director Tom Hooper has been appointed jury president for the Golden Goblet Award at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (June 15-23).
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NewsWoo’s Flying Tigers set for takeoff
Netherlands-based Cyrte Investments and China Film Group are backing John Woo’s long-gestating Flying Tigers, which is set to shoot next year as two-part feature film and six-hour television series.
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NewsPitof, Lang board Dragon Angel
EXCLUSIVE: French-American director Pitof (Catwoman) and US actor Stephen Lang (Avatar) have signed on to Chinese-German family adventure film The Dragon Angel.
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NewsRadical, Le Vision form joint venture
Radical Studios has formed a joint venture with China’s Le Vision Pictures to produce “international commercial films with Chinese elements”.
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NewsTee quits Malaysia film festival
Malaysian born/Hong Kong-based film producer and film festival consultant, Lorna Tee, has resigned as the co-festival director of the International Film Festival Malaysia (IFFM).
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NewsAndhare to head Viacom18 film unit
Ajit Andhare has been appointed as chief operating officer of India’s Viacom18 Motion Pictures.
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NewsMedia Asia taking Yen titles to Cannes
Hong Kong’s Media Asia has added two titles starring Donnie Yen to its Cannes slate – Soi Cheang’s Enter the Master and Dragon City, to be directed by Derek Kwok.
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NewsBarlow launches US distribution outfit
Former China Lion executive Milt Barlow has launched a North American distribution outfit, Asia Releasing, which will release Chinese production One Mile Above (Kora) on June 7.
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NewsCold War sweeps Hong Kong Film Awards
Edko Films’ Cold War swept the Hong Kong Film Awards on Saturday night, winning nine prizes including best picture.
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NewsFIP to produce Giddens Ko’s Kung Fu
Fox International Productions (FIP) is backing Kung Fu, the second film from Taiwanese filmmaker Giddens Ko, who directed box office hit You Are The Apple Of My Eye.
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NewsReliance MediaWorks taps Murphy as CCO
India’s Reliance MediaWorks (RMW) has appointed VFX supervisor George Murphy as chief creative officer.