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MUMBAI: Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment
is setting up a multi-million dollar fund in
Asia for the production of feature films.
The fund aims to raise $55-$73 million. Hyde
Park's Asia offices will be based in Singapore.
Hyde
Park will produce or co-produce three to four
films per year, which will include a mixture
of English and local or regional language films
to target international as well as national
or regional market.
The
company aims to establish long-term producing
partnerships with local production houses in
India, Japan and South Korea.
The
fund has positive support from Singapore's Media
Development Authority, though it is not going
to put in money behind the fund.
Singapore's
Media Development Authority CEO Christopher
Chia said that he expects the production funding
to raise Singapore's position as a global media
city.
In
Asia Hyde Park has projects like "Street
Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li," which
is based on the Japanese "Street Fighter"
video game authorization; and "The Other
End of the Line," a romantic comedy that
will be released by MGM.
In
India, Amritraj has a three-picture deal with
Adlabs Films. Adlabs is also believed to be
involved in co-financing films with Hyde Park
Asia.
Headed
by Lisa Wilson, Hyde Park International will
handle all foreign territories. Hyde Park Asia
will arrange North American distribution for
the company's films.
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