Mumbai: The Motion Picture Association (MPA), in partnership with the US Embassy in Beijing, co-hosted a reception and award ceremony during the 7th annual US Ambassador’s IPR Roundtable, a high-level government and industry forum...
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3G Dynasty to distribute Hong Kong Film via 40,000 Internet cafes in China
Mumbai: MyStarU.com Inc’s subsidiary 3G Dynasty will distribute Hong Kong Film via 40,000 Internet cafes in China 3G has inked a three-year deal with South China InternetCafes Alliance (SCIA) which will see 723 Hong...
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ER creator and author Michael Crichton dies
Mumbai: Michael Crichton, the physician turned best-selling author, screenwriter, director and producer, died on 4 November in Los Angeles, after a battle with cancer. He was 66. Crichton was the author of The Andromeda...
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Disney’s Bolt to premiere at Singapore’s 3DX Film Festival
Two days before it opens in the US, Walt Disney's new animated feature Bolt will premiere at the world's first 3DX: 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival in Singapore....
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MGM green lights Three Stooges project from Farrelly Brothers
Mumbai: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures is moving forward on a modern incarnation of The Three Stooges with Bobby and Peter Farrelly attached to direct from their screenplay. The announcement was made by MGM chairman worldwide motion...
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Dubai studio city to highlight Dubai’s distinct features to global filmmakers at AFM 2008 in US
Mumbai: Dubai Studio City, the Middle East’s first dedicated film production cluster and a member of TECOM Investments, will highlight Dubai as a compelling destination for international filmmakers during American Film Market (AFM) 2008...
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opens in Imax theatres on 7 November
Mumbai: Imax Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. has announced that Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will open domestically on November 7 in a record 130 Imax announce including 35 new locations equipped with Imax’s...
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Digitally restored Rashomon to make East Coast premiere in NYC
Mumbai: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar series will present the East Coast premiere of the new digitally restored print of filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 masterpiece Rashomon on...
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Dickinson Theatres inks deal with RealD
Mumbai: Dickinson Theatres has signed an agreement with RealD 3D. The agreement brings RealD’s next-generation 3D capability to 100 Dickinson Theatres. "We are thrilled to bring our customers into the 21st Century 3-D technology...
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Graphic novel Preacher in development for Columbia Pictures
Mumbai: Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to the graphic novel Preacher to be adapted into a feature film directed by Sam Mendes and produced by Neal Moritz through his Original Films banner and...
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