Category: News
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Tyson to attend Shanghai Film Festival, while festival yanks Japanese film, urges S. Koreans to stay home
Days before its opening, the Shanghai International Film Festival has awkwardly had to yank a Japanese movie from its lineup and has urged South Korean filmmakers not to attend amid fears about the MERS…
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Beijing International Film Festival 2015
Governor Schwarzenegger and Darren Aronofsky at the Beijing International Film Festival, with Producers Scott Franklin and Ari Handel in Beijing looking for new exciting projects. It was huge event which saw Luc…
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Caterina Murino stars in Chinese kids movie “invincible flying pig”
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China’s Huayi Brothers Signs 18-Movie Deal with Secret U.S. Company
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Caterina Murino – Incredible Little Flying Pig Gets 3rd April Release
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Alibaba will invest in Jackie Chan movies
Alibaba founder Jack Ma and Chinese superstar Jackie Chan have become unlikely business partners. Not content with domination of China’s e-commerce market, Alibaba’s investments are now seeping into the multiplex. FTA can…
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China’s Heyi Unveils Six Picture Movie Slate
Writer by: Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief China’s Heyi Pictures has unveiled a slate of six feature films it is to co-produce. Heyi was established last year as the stand alone movie…
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Caterina Murino face of 007 fragrance
Bond Girl Caterina Murino, Solange in Casino Royale (2006), is the face of the new 007 Fragrance for Women.The new 007 For Women fragrance is currently only available in the UK, but will be…
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PK First Indian Film Released In China
Written by Abhijit Joshi, Sreerag Nambiar and its director Rajkumar Hirani, “P.K.” is about a man known only by his initials P.K. asking questions that will lead him to a journey of…
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Chinese Directors’ Urges Reforms, Launch of Film Ratings System
by Clifford Coonan China’s Film Directors’ Guild has issued a strident online manifesto urging widescale industry reforms, including a call for the establishment of a ratings system. This would make clearing censorship…
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Luc Besson to Chair Beijing International Film Festival Jury in April
by Clifford Coonan French director Luc Besson, whose sci-fi action-thriller Lucy was a huge hit in China last year, will chair the International Jury at the Beijing International Film Festival in April,…
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Box Office: ‘The Taking of Tiger Mountain’ Leads Domestic Movies
by Clifford Coonan Chinese movies racked up a strong run at the box office in the final week of the year, led byTsui Hark’s 3D epic, The Taking of Tiger Mountain, which…
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China Box Office: Foreign Movies 60 Percent Revenue Rise 2014
by Clifford Coonan Foreign titles that made the 34 film quota set by the Chinese government grossed $1.81 billion (11.2 billion RMB) in 2014, around one third of the total box office…
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China Oscar Contender Surprises Even the Director Mr. Muyl
By LARRY ROHTER The process by which China chooses its submission for the Oscar for best foreign-language film is opaque, as might be expected in a one-party dictatorship, and its choices…
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Singapore to host Bona US$100MN China Film/TV fund
By Rebecca Hawkes A US$100 million media fund to enhance China’s entertainment industry has been unveiled at the Singapore Media Festival. A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Yu Dong, founder…
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John Woo’s ‘The Crossing’ Launches at the Chinese Box Office
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief John Woo’s “The Crossing” part I, kicked off in fine style the crucially busy December period at the Chinese box office. Opening midweek, the star-studded period romantic…
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Former Warner Exec Ed Frumkes Joins China’s Hippo Animation
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Edward E. Frumkes, former Warner Bros. president of international theatrical distribution and marketing, has joined China’s Shanghai Hippo Animation Corp. as president of its international division. It…
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‘Three body’ Liu Cinxin’s Trilogy to Have Film Versions
Liu Cixin’s “Three body Problem” trilogy of science-fiction novels will be made into movies, according to a report from China.org with the author himself acting as executive producer. The newly established Yoozoo Pictures, a…
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Legendary Budget Hike and Language for Zhang Yimou’s ‘Great Wall’
“The Great Wall,” the first movie to emerge from Legendary Entertainment’s Legendary East stable, will be top Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s first English-language film. The language of the dialog and the budget – now pegged…
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Alibaba’s Ma Seeks Hollywood Partners in Content Push
Billionaire Jack Ma said Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA:US) is seeking partners in Hollywood as China’s biggest e-commerce operator wants to acquire more content for smartphones and tablet computers. Ma is visiting Hollywood to learn…