Los Angeles, CA – Cleopatra Entertainment has acquired the North American, United Kingdom and Australian distribution rights to the Action-Adventure film Diamond Cartel it was announced. Cleopatra will release the film domestically in theaters in the spring of 2017 with a special Blu Ray home entertainment release and iTUNES release shortly thereafter. Featuring the final appearance by the late, eight time Academy Award nominee Peter O’Toole, Diamond Cartel stars Emmy Award-winning … [Read more...] about Cleopatra Entertainment acquires rights for Diamond Cartel
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Kickstarter opens to Asian creators
Singapore — Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding community for creative projects, launches in Asia today, officially extending its service to creators in both Singapore and Hong Kong for the first time. Kickstarter introduced crowd funding to a new generation of creators – from filmmakers, musicians, and authors, to artists, designers, game developers, and beyond, who use it to fund and build communities of support around projects across the creative universe. “Kickstarter has empowered … [Read more...] about Kickstarter opens to Asian creators
Technicolor to partner DreamWorks Animation to launch joint 4K streaming service
Las Vegas - M-GO revealed their new 4K streaming service, set to be launched on Samsung Ultra HD TVs. M-GO will kick off with DreamWorks Animation content available exclusively amongst about 100 full-length 4K theatrical hits and popular TV shows from Hollywood’s leading studios and networks. M-GO will run its 4K streaming solution on both native 4K content, as well as Technicolor-processed content optimized for Ultra HD TVs, they revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show … [Read more...] about Technicolor to partner DreamWorks Animation to launch joint 4K streaming service
Shaw Brothers launches remake screenplay competition
Celestial Pictures announced the launch of a programme to cultivate new Chinese filmmakers. Entitled the ‘New Directors Workshop’, the project aims to discover and nurture the next generation of Chinese filmmakers through mentorships and production opportunities. Phase one of the program,e is a screenplay competition to remake selected Shaw Brothers classics. The competition is a collaboration between Celestial Pictures, Beijing Film Academy (BFA) and Youth Film Studio (YFS) and is … [Read more...] about Shaw Brothers launches remake screenplay competition