Singapore – Angelina Jolie Pitt, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, One Direction, Selena Gomez, SpongeBob SquarePants, Fifth Harmony, The Voice and Austin & Ally were among this year’s fan favourites, winning orange blimps at Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards. The show premiered in Asia on 30 March at 10am (TH/WIB), 11am (HK/MY/SG) and 6pm (PH). Hosted by recording artiste/actor and kids’ pick for Favorite Male Singer Nick Jonas, the … [Read more...] about Kids’ Choice Awards
Tradeshows
Banijay International picks up Icelandic format
London – With the focus on Nordic programming at MIPTV next month, Banijay International has acquired hot new entertainment format Treasured Tunes from Iceland’s biggest production company, Sagafilm. The studio-based primetime format, which Banijay International will launch at MIPTV, attempts to find a country’s best loved song, as voted for by the viewers, with all songs reinterpreted and rearranged by modern day hit recording artists. The selected musical style or decade … [Read more...] about Banijay International picks up Icelandic format
Israel gets the recipe for ‘The Great Bake Off’
BBC Worldwide announced a new deal for an Israeli version of The Great Bake Off ahead of launching its new formats slate at MipTV 2015. The Great Bake Off marks the first format deal between BBC Worldwide and Israel’s Keshet. The free-to-air broadcaster will produce 8 x 90’ episodes of the format, which will air in 2016. The deal takes the total sales to 16 for The Great Bake Off, with BBC Worldwide licensing the highly successful format to Australia (Nine Network), Belgium (VTM), … [Read more...] about Israel gets the recipe for ‘The Great Bake Off’
Daughters of Mother’ India wins the 62nd Annual National Film Award
Mumbai − Daughters of Mother India wins the 62nd Annual National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues. The film is directed by Vibha Bakshi and produced by Vibha Bakshi and Vishal Bakshi. The documentary Daughters of Mother India is the reverberation of the brutal gang rape and murder of a 23 year old physiotherapy intern in Delhi on 16th December 2012 and the five year old rape survivor Gudiya. It features the mass protests followed by the galvanized movement to … [Read more...] about Daughters of Mother’ India wins the 62nd Annual National Film Award
CJ Entertainment films rank among Top 10 in U.S.
Seoul, Korea – CJ Entertainment, the signature film division of major media and content company CJ E&M, announced that two of its recent mega hits were included among last year’s top 10 highest-grossing foreign language films in the United States. The Admiral: Roaring Currents and Ode to My Father respectively ranked 6th and 9th highest. It is the first time that more than one Korean language film has been ranked among the top 10 list. In 2007, only one Korean film, titled … [Read more...] about CJ Entertainment films rank among Top 10 in U.S.
Murmur of the Hearts’ premieres at HKIFF
Hong Kong – Set to run till 6 April with 260 titles from 56 countries and regions, the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with the world premiere of Murmur of the Hearts. Directed by renowned director and actress Sylvia Chang, Murmur of the Hearts stars Isabella Leung, Joseph Chang, Lawrence Ko and Lee Sinje. Director Sylvia Chang dug deep into her Taiwanese roots to tell a story about growing up … [Read more...] about Murmur of the Hearts’ premieres at HKIFF