All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 97
-
NewsPegasus seals output deals with Taiwan, Malaysia
Hong Kong’s Pegasus Motion Pictures has signed two-year output deals with two separate Asian distributors: Cai Chang International in Taiwan and Lotus Five Star in Malaysia.
-
NewsOdin's Eye gets Territorial with Wolf Creek
Odin’s Eye Productions (OEP) is partnering with Wolf Creek Pictures to produce hybrid genre film Territorial, to be directed by Matthew Holmes.
-
NewsFortissimo picks up Linsanity
Fortissimo Films has acquired all rights outside of North America and China to feature documentary, Linsanity, which recently screened at Sundance.
-
News
Shochiku unwraps Kinoshita biopic
Japanese studio Shochiku is launching a biopic of Keisuke Kinoshita, written and directed by Crayon Shin-chan director Keiichi Hara, at EFM.
-
NewsGaga, Wild Bunch adopt Kore-eda's Father
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Gaga Corporation and Wild Bunch are jointly handling sales on Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son, marking the second time they’ve collaborated on one of the director’s films.
-
News9ers sells Wedding Scandal, 90 Minutes to Japan
Korean sales company 9ers Entertainment has clinched Japanese deals on romantic comedy Wedding Scandal and erotic thriller 90 Minutes.
-
NewsAll Rights takes on Wings, Second Coming
Paris and Hong Kong-based sales outfit All Rights Entertainment (ARE) has picked up international rights to hard-hitting Chinese drama Burned Wings and Herman Yau’s The Second Coming.
-
NewsCJ, Fortissimo serve up Final Recipe
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s CJ Entertainment and Fortissimo Films will be introducing Gina Kim’s English-language Final Recipe, starring Michelle Yeoh, to buyers at the European Film Market (EFM).
-
NewsKorea's M-Line turns on Television
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s M-Line Distribution has made another foray into non-Korean product by picking up international rights to Television, directed by Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa S. Farooki.
-
NewsLotte makes English-language debut with Last Knights
EXCLUSIVE: Korean studio Lotte Entertainment is co-financing and selling Asian territories on The Last Knights, starring Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman, marking its first move into English-language product.
-
NewsMichelle Yeoh to be honoured at Asian Film Awards
Michelle Yeoh will receive the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at this year’s Asian Film Awards, which will take place in Hong Kong on March 18.
-
NewsApichatpong, Kawase among filmmakers selected for HAF
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has unveiled the list of 25 projects selected for its 11th edition (March 18-20), including new projects from Thailand’s Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Japan’s Naomi Kawase.
-
NewsRaine Group forms partnership with China Media Capital
US merchant bank Raine Group has formed a strategic partnership with Chinese state-owned China Media Capital (CMC) to make joint investments across digital media, sports and entertainment.
-
NewsHong Kong's box office grows by 12%
Although now dwarfed by the mainland China market, Hong Kong’s box office continues to grow; reaching $200.7m (HK$1.56bn) in 2012, a 12% increase on $177.8m (HK$1.38bn) the previous year.
-
NewsCA Media acquires majority stake in Graphic India
CA Media, the Asian investment arm of The Chernin Group, has acquired a large majority stake in comic-book and animation company Graphic India.
-
NewsMystery, Gangster head Asian Film Awards nominations
South Korea’s Nameless Gangster: Rules Of The Time and Chinese director Lou Ye’s Mystery top the list of nominees for this year’s Asian Film Awards, with six nods apiece.
-
NewsLost In Thailand finds success at Chinese box office
Local comedy Lost In Thailand has grossed a whopping $77.8m (RMB485m) after eight days on release in China, blowing away the peak box office season’s bigger budget films.
-
NewsWadjda, Inside clinch top prizes at Dubai film festival
Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda won both best film and best actress in the Muhr Arab feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), while Turkish drama Inside won best film and best actor in the Muhr AsiaAfrica competition.
-
News
Namibia mulls production incentive
The Namibian Film Commission (FC) is considering the introduction of incentives for international productions shooting in the southern African country, which is fast becoming a hot new international location.
-
NewsDubai Filmmart set for expansion
The Dubai Film Market’s trading platform Filmmart wraps this weekend following a successful fifth edition with several acquisitions under negotiation and plans for expansion next year.