Apsara Distribution secures rights to Harrison Ford’s “Paranoia” May 22, 2013 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apsara Distribution, the pan-Asian rights buying arm of IM Global, has snapped up a slew of high-profile Cannes market titles to feed the pipe, The Hollywood Reporter said. The company has a deal with Buena Vista International in selected territories Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia. Titles secured by Apsara include Lone Survivor, starring Mark Wahlberg, and Paranoia with Liam Hemsworth and Harrison Ford. It also took the feature Pele, about the soccer legend, for India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and 1, the Formula One racing doc with Michael Fassbender narrating in the same territories. The slew of deals reflects the power of the deal IM Global and Buena Vista International struck across South East Asia and beyond, a region widely regarded as enjoying explosive growth. Martin Scorsese's Silence will also be distributed via Apsara in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The distributor also has Selfless in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand), Stretch for China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand and Autobahn for Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
