Sydney- Former Granada Australia executive Rory Callaghan has been appointed Managing Director of the Endemol Southern Star joint venture, succeeding Kris Noble, who decided to step back from a full-time role in the production business. Noble will continue to work with Southern Star as a consultant on drama development and production as well as pursuing interests outside the media. In a management restructuring announced by Southern Star Group Chief Executive Hugh Marks, Callaghan assumes … [Read more...] about Rory Callaghan takes top job at Endemol Southern Star
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Panavision’s Martin Cayzer takes the chair at Ausfilm
Sydney- Panavision Australia Managing Director Martin Cayzer has been appointed Chairman of Ausfilm for a two-year term. A Government-industry partnership, Ausfilm markets Australia's incentives, locations and capabilities in production and Post/Digital/VFX (PDV) to attract international content to shoot and conduct PDV in Australia. Cayzer is also responsible for Panavision's SE Asia operations through distributors in Japan, Hong Kong, China and India. He was Co-Deputy Chair of Ausfilm as well … [Read more...] about Panavision’s Martin Cayzer takes the chair at Ausfilm
Disney’s High School Musical 2 tops ratings Down Under
Disney Channel’s High School Musical 2 (HSM 2) premiered in Australia on September 22 delivering an average audience of 313,976 to make it the highest rated movie ever telecast in subscription TV homes. It is a 134% increase from the average audience High School Musical (HSM) delivered when it debuted in June 2006. HSM 2 is the top rated telecast of any kind with children in subscription TV homes with an average audience of 180,270 children 5-15, a 166% increase in children’s … [Read more...] about Disney’s High School Musical 2 tops ratings Down Under
More than 100 films in contention for Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Sydney- More than 100 films from over 30 countries in the region have been nominated for the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), which will be presented in Queensland, Australia, on Nov. 13 2007. The APSA Nominations Council meets this week in Brisbane to determine the nominees, who will be announced on Oct. 2. Films have submitted from countries and areas including Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, … [Read more...] about More than 100 films in contention for Asia Pacific Screen Awards
MDA’s Michael Yap to speak at Pro Day Conference
Singapore- Michael Yap, the Deputy CEO of the Media Development Authority and Executive Director of the Interactive Digital Media R&D Program, will speak at the X|Media|Lab Singapore's Pro Day Conference this Friday Sept. 28 at NTU's Art, Design, and Media building. Yap will outline the strategies and priorities of the IDM Program, Singapore's S$500 million digital media and R&D investment fund. A record 16 companies and project teams have been selected for the Singapore Lab, hailing from six … [Read more...] about MDA’s Michael Yap to speak at Pro Day Conference
EAN’s Asia Film Industry Report forecasts strong growth for the Asian movie market
China, India, South Korea and Japan will continue to post “spectacular gains” and the financial strength of these growing markets will result in an Asia that is capable of sustaining itself with regional profits alone. That’s according to findings from Entertainment Asia Network’s latest report ‘Asia Film Industry Report 2007’. The report released by the research firm focused on surveying Asian media industries also forecasts the four nation’s domestic … [Read more...] about EAN’s Asia Film Industry Report forecasts strong growth for the Asian movie market