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Liz Shackleton
Contributing Editor, Asia
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Liz joined Deadline in July 2022 and is one of the most respected trade journalists and editors to have covered the Asian industry. Based in Hong Kong, she spent 15 years as Asia Editor at Screen International.
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EXNW Summit In Vancouver Unveils Speakers; Aims To Build Canada-Asia Ties
Speakers including Fresh Off The Boat's Hudson Yang, Beach House Pictures' Donovan Chan and Joonsuh Park from Korean drama producer JTBC-SLL are among the speakers confirmed for the second edition of the East By Northwest (EXNW) Summit in Vancouver (July 26-28).
Organized by Canada's Racial Equity…
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Dolly De Leon Joins Dennis Trillo In Cast Of CreaZion Studios’ Series ‘Severino: The First Serial Killer’
EXCLUSIVE: Filipino producer-distributor CreaZion Studios is unveiling a slate of film and TV productions here in Cannes, including Severino: The First Serial Killer, which has Dolly De Leon joining Dennis Trillo in the cast.
Scheduled to start shooting in September, the series tells the true story…
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‘Plan 75’ Producer Launches Kinofaction To Focus On Minority Japanese Co-Productions
EXCLUSIVE: Loaded Films founder Eiko Mizuno-Gray and Kinoshita-Kansei Group CEO Masahide Kinoshita have teamed up to launch Tokyo-based production company, Kinofaction, which aims to focus on minority Japanese co-productions.
The new outfit will take a minority stake in feature film projects that…
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Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao Talks New Strategy For Buying, Producing & Co-Productions: “China Market Is Just Looking For Something New”
EXCLUSIVE: Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and his CEO Ivy Hua are in Cannes to reconnect with the international industry as part of the Shanghai-based company's return to international acquisitions and production.
One of the biggest and longest-established Chinese buyers before the pandemic…
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Indonesia’s Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival Launches First Market Event
Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF), held in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, is launching an industry event that aims to showcase Indonesian content and connect the country's fast-expanding film industry to international markets.
Scheduled to take place December 3-5 during this year's edition…
UTA Signs Chinese Producer, Buyer & Investor Fundamental Films
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Shanghai and Los Angeles-based production, distribution and investment company Fundamental Films for representation.
Founded by Mark Gao in 2008, Fundamental Films was one of China's biggest buyers before the pandemic, releasing films including American Hustle, Limitless, Luc…
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Vietnam’s First Ho Chi Minh City Int’l Film Festival Wraps With Prizes For ‘The Gospel Of The Beast’, ‘Last Shadow At First Light’
The Gospel Of The Beast, directed by the Philippines' Sheron Dayoc, picked up the Golden Star Award for Best Southeast Asian Film at the first edition of the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) in Vietnam.
Nicole Midori Woodford’s Singapore-Japan collaboration, Last Shadow At First Li…
‘A Guilty Conscience’ Wins Best Film; ‘The Goldfinger’ Scoops Six Prizes At Hong Kong Film Awards
Legal drama A Guilty Conscience took the top award for best film at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, while crime thriller The Goldfinger was the biggest winner overall with six prizes, including best actor for Tony Leung Chiu-wai.
A Guilty Conscience, produced by Edko Films, holds the record for…
Karan Johar On Bollywood Gender Politics, Working With Your Critics & Reema Maya’s ‘Student Of The Year’ Series
Indian director-producer Karan Johar wrapped up the conference section of the first Cinevesture International Film Festival with a lively conversation that ranged from working with the right people and Bollywood's shifting gender politics, to letting slip a few new projects from his Dharma Productions…
International Disruptors: Beta Group’s Minh Bui On Shaking Up Vietnam’s Expanding Cinema Market With “Affordable Theatre” Chain Beta Cinemas
Welcome to Deadline's International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we're talking to Vietnamese entrepreneur Minh Bui whose Beta Cinemas chain has introduced a new concept of affordable but…
Filmart Wraps Edition That Was Busier, More China-Focused & Light On Sales Deals
This year's Filmart was definitely bigger and busier than last year, which was the first physical edition following the reopening of Hong Kong and mainland China's borders after the pandemic. According to Filmart organizers, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), more than 750 exhibitors and…
Hong Kong FDC Hands Out First Round Of Streaming Content Development Grants
Hong Kong Film Development Council (HKFDC) has announced the first ten projects to receive grants under its Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms.
The ten projects, which will now enter phase two of the scheme, include series to be directed and/or produced by leading Hong Kong filmmakers…
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