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Omnilab Media co-finances biopic on US president George W. Bush
Media Financing, 12 May 2008

Sydney – Omnilab Media, Australia and New Zealand-based vertically integrated content development and media service business is co-financing W, a biographical motion picture about US president George W. Bush directed by Oliver Stone from a screenplay by Stanley Weiser. Lionsgate, [...]

TWC to finance new features Shanghai and Seven Samurai
Media Financing, 16 April 2008

New York – Ahead of the release of The Forbidden Kingdom, the first film from The Weinstein Company’s (TWC) US$285million Asian Film Fund, TWC unveiled plans to finance the development, production, acquisition, marketing and distribution of new Asian-themed films including action [...]

Key Hong Kong Entertainment Expo 2008 events draw to a close
Media Financing, 20 March 2008

Hong Kong - First week of Hong Kong Entertainment Expo 2008, the Special Administrative Region’s Asian entertainment industry trade show being held March 17-April 13, saw the conclusion of key events including TV and film market Hong Kong FILMART, the Asian Film Awards (AFA), the [...]

MDA appoints Kenneth Tan as COO and director of SFC
Media Financing, 19 March 2008

Singapore: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has appointed Kenneth Tan as chief operating officer, MDA, as well as director, Singapore Film Commission (SFC). Joining MDA from May 2, 2008, Tan replaces outgoing SFC director Man Shu Sum who will leave for the post [...]

Malaysia and Italy formalize media ties
Media Financing, 18 March 2008

Hong Kong: Co-operation between Malaysia and Lazio, Italy's audiovisual (AV) industries was formalized March 18, 2008 with a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the former's Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and the latter's Finanziaria laziale di sviluppo (FILAS) at Hong [...]

Sundream Motion Pictures pacts with The Weinstein Company
Media Financing, 17 March 2008

Hong Kong: Sundream Motion Pictures has closed an output deal and co-production agreement with The Weinstein Company (TWC), and has also unveiled a slate of new productions. Under the agreement, Sundream, the film production arm of i-CABLE Communications, a cable TV service operator [...]

Anti-piracy sweep continues in Malaysia
Media Financing, 18 December 2007

Hong Kong/ Malaysia – Malaysia’s Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), and the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT), which represents the Motion Picture Association (MPA), raided three pirate optical disc burner labs and a related printing facility [...]

Tembusu invests in Singapore's Infinite Frameworks
Media Financing, 10 December 2007

Singapore: Singapore-based media house Infinite Frameworks (IFW) has received investment from venture capital firm Tembusu Partners to expand from post-production services into executive production and distribution of content into mobile and IPTV services. Tembusu is a private [...]

ATF closes with record participation
Media Financing, 30 November 2007

Singapore - Asia Television Forum, organized by Reed Exhibitions with support from Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) drew to a close on Nov. 30 setting various records. Some 4,700 participants from more than 500 companies across 50 countries contributed to the event's [...]

Upside Down Entertainment and Cinema Solutions to finance Asian producers
Media Financing, 28 November 2007

Singapore: Upside Down Entertainment (UDE) and US-based financing partner Cinema Solutions, Inc. are offering up to 80% financing for productions by Asian filmmakers. The partners have also closed a US$10 million deal to fund two feature films to be produced by UDE for the international [...]