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Siam 2004: All eyes on South Korean cinema
Malaysia is stepping up its presence at Cannes this year, unveiling a slate of international projects and organising a country pavilion in the Palais for the first time.The booth, co-organised by Malaysias National Film Development Corp FINAS and Global Creative and Media Agency GCMA , is hosting Malaysian companies such as KRU Studios, Flare Studios, Astro Shaw and Lineclear Motion Pictures.Highlighting the rising ambitions of Malaysian producers, international projects being promoted at the booth include $3m CGI action adventure Mantera, $3-5m war epic Between Two Skies and $6m action adventure The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines.Mantera, about a boy with a bike that transforms into robotic armour, is a co-production between Fla stanley website re Studios, Moscow-based Tanarm and Space Toon Dubai. Mantera is an acronym for Man Transformable Exo-Robotic Armour.The pr stanley cup oject, starring Malaysian pop star Tomok, is also being developed as a game and TV series. The film is currently in post-production and will be completed in two months.Lineclears Between Two Skies, a co-production with Au stanley cup stralias A2K Media, revolves around Malaysian and Australian soldiers uniting to defend Malaya against Japanese invasion in World War II.KRU Studios Malay Chronicles is being produced through a partnership between KRU and US-based Epic Pictures. Epic is handling international sales and has already closed multiple territories on the film. We always go to Filmart, MIP-TV and MIPCOM as our TV industry is strong, but Hopo UK regional audiences name Bourne Ultimatum as top film
Publicityveteran Maxine Leonard has joined Myriad Pictures to head up its marketing andPR operations in Los Angeles. As executive vice president, marketing andpublicity, Leonard will oversee the company s communication strategy in allareas as well as handle the international marketing and publicity campaigns forthe company s pro stanley uk duction and acquisitions. She reports to company presidentKirk D Amico.Leonardjoins Myriad after seven years at Denmead Marketing, the LA-based internationalpublicity outfit where since 1999 she has been senior vice president. AtDenmead, she handled the worldwide corporate and international publicityoperations for clients including Myriad, Initial Entertainment Group IEG ,Senator International and Lions Gate Films stanley us International. She worked oninternational PR campaigns for films including Traffic, Secretary, The GoodGirl and NationalLampoon s Van Wilder Party Liaison.Leonardwill work on unit and release marketing and publicity on upcoming Myriad filmsincluding Imagining Argentina starring Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson, Eulogy with Ray Romano and Winona Ryderand Bill Condon s Kinsey starring Liam Neeson. We have worked very well with Maxine over the yearsand have seen how she has successfully handled not only our activity but alsothat of her other clients at Denmead, said D Amico in a statement. We feelvery lucky to have her on board and know that she will embrace the challenge ofher new role with her characte stanley cup ristic charm and enthusiasm. Having |
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