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NewsPolanski launches new appeal
The director’s lawyers filed a new appeal over alleged misconduct in the original trial on March 17.
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FeaturesGateway to opportunity
Against the backdrop of an astounding boom in China’s box office, Hong Kong Filmart (March 22-25) is a key place to do business in Asia. Liz Shackleton profiles this year’s event, and the financing forum and festival which run alongside it
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Features‘The years of largesse and exuberance are over’
With more films than money in the marketplace, the situation in Europe is tough - budgets are contracting and fewer major deals are being made. But there are plenty of financiers still active, reports Geoffrey Macnab
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FeaturesHong Kong International film festival and other expo events
This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival has a strong emphasis on local cinema.
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Shineshow to produce China’s first film contest TV reality show
Shineshow Co. Ltd, a joint venture between Shanda Pictures Limited and Hunan Broadcasting and Television Group, is to produce a reality TV show I Want to Make Movies, which plans to scout new filmmaking talents in the Chinese-speaking region.The winner of this film project pitching and financing contest will be ...
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NewsPretty Pictures takes on The Housemaid for France
Korean producer/distributor Mirovision has pre-sold Im Sang-soo’s (pictured) remake of Kim Ki-young’s classic erotic thriller The Housemaid to Pretty Pictures for France.“Having successfully released Im Sang-soo’s The Old Garden, and since Im Sang-soo is considered in France to be in the top 5 of well-known and highly considered Korean directors, ...
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Taiwan to increase subsidy on foreign shoots
Taiwan’s Government Information Office (GIO) has announced that it will increase the subsidies to foreign productions in Taiwan to encourage more international productions to shoot there.Frank Chen, GIO’s director of Motion Pictures Department, says that the GIO has just changed its policy “Subsidy Guidelines on Foreign Film Production Companies Shooting ...
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M-Line seals German, Benelux, Latin presales on Blades Of Blood
Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has pre-sold Blades Of Blood to Splendid for Germany and Benelux and to VIP888 for South America.Directed by Lee Joon-ik (King And The Clown), the film is based on the well-known Korean graphic novel Like The Moon Escaping From The Clouds. It depicts two legendary ...
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NewsHong Kong’s Anyplex signs VoD deal with Sony
Hong Kong video-on-demand (VoD) service Anyplex has signed a content licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), covering blockbuster titles such as 2012,Michael Jackson’s This Is It and Angels & Demons.
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NewsShowbox in UK goes Into The Fire with Finecut
Korean sales company Finecut has announced a slew of deals including the big-budget war drama 71 – Into The Fire, directed by John H. Lee and starring Kwon Sang-woo, which pre-sold to Showbox for UK.
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Hyde Park Imagenation hires two for Asia, Middle East
Hyde Park Imagenation, the joint venture between Imagenation Abu Dhabi and LA-based Hyde Park Entertainment, has hired two Asia-based creative executives, Jason Mirch and Yee Yeo Chang.
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NewsUnited Pictures gets Superhuman
Seoul-based United Pictures (UP) has picked up sales on fantasy action film The Superhuman, starring Gang Dong-won from the recent hits Secret Reunion and Woochi (pictured) and Goh Soo from The White Night.Produced by Eugene Lee and her company Zip Cinema (Bittersweet Life, Woochi), the film is in pre-production with ...
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NewsDistribution Workshop lands What Women Want
Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop is handling international sales on Chen Daming’s Chinese remake of Paramount romantic comedy What Women Want, which is set to star Andy Lau and Fan Bingbing (pictured).
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NewsFortissimo Films gets Wasted
Fortissimo Films has picked up Australian high school drama Wasted On The Young, the debut feature from hot up-and-coming director Ben C. Lucas.
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Yun’s Homerun corrals hot Asian talent in debut slate
Former Raintree Pictures head Daniel Yun has unveiled the debut slate of his new venture, Homerun Asia, including collaborations with leading filmmakers such as Peter Chan, Terence Chang and John Woo, and Australia’s Tony Ayres.
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NewsKorean stars line up for Grand Prix from Sidus
Sidus FNH has announced that top Korean stars Kim Tae-heen (pictured) (Iris, The Restless) and Lee Joon-ki (King And The Clown) have been cast in Grand Prix, directed by Yang Yun-ho (Iris, Fighter In The Wind).The film is a sports drama with comedic undertones that highlights the indomitable sportsmanship of ...
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NewsAlice surges to $300m overseas in third weekend rule
Alice In Wonderland reached $300m according to early estimates from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI) as the film reigned supreme for the third weekend.
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NewsNumber one hold boosts Alice's domestic tally to $266m
Alice In Wonderland retained its North American box office crown as an estimated $35m in its third weekend was too strong for new releases from Fox, Sony and Universal.
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NewsLa Pivellina wins Diagonale Grand Prix
Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel’s La Pivellina won the Grand Diagonale Prize for Best Austrian Feature Film at festival director Barbara Pichler’s second year heading up the annual national showcase of Austrian cinema in Graz.