All China articles – Page 89
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GFZ Group to handles effects on Andy Lau thriller Switch
Vancouver-based visual effects company GFZ Group has won a contract to act as lead visual effects and post-production house on the China-US action thriller Switch.
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NewsGong Li to star in The Last Empress
The China-US co-production involving Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Film Studios is scheduled to begin shooting in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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NewsChina box office monthly round-up: Spidey and DKR go head-to-head
The dominance of local films ended on August 27 when The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises opened on the same day.
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NewsDalian Wanda Group completes AMC acquisition for $2.6bn
Wanda and AMC announced the $2.6bn transaction at a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Sept 4) when Wanda said it would invest up to an additional $500m in the unit over time “to fund strategic and operating initiatives.”
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NewsDark Knight Rises prevails in seventh international session
China returned more than $63m from two Hollywood smashes in a single week.
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NewsSpidey, Batman make waves on shared opening day in China
Both films launched on Monday (Aug 27) and the results are strong: The Amazing Spider-Man grossed an estimated $5.46m through Sony Pictures Releasing International while Warner Bros Pictures International reported a $4.45m debut for The Dark Knight Rises.
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NewsChina box office monthly round-up: Painted Skin 2 dominates China market
Wuershan’s fantasy period drama Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection dominated the China box office during July.
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NewsChina's YOU On Demand inks deal with Paramount
Titles including Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol [pictured], Transformers and No Country For Old Men available to view for YOU On Demand customers as part of the deal.
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Dailan Wanda eyes takeover of AMC by August end
The parties confirmed on Wednesday (25) they had received “all necessary regulatory approvals” in the US and China for the planned acquisition.
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Icarus, dGenerate sign US distribution pact
Icarus Films president Jonathan Miller and dGenerate Films president Karin Chien have signed a deal for the former to release dGenerate’s Chinese catalogue in the US.
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NewsSSFS to be lead investor in The Last Empress
Seven Stars Film Studios chairman Bruno Wu has lined up Jake Eberts to produce and Jeremy Thomas to act as consultant on the English-language China-US production.
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NewsChina box office up 37% in first half of 2012
China’s box office reached $1.19bn (RMB7.55bn) in the first six months of 2012, a 37% increase over the same period in 2011.
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Jiaflix signs streaming deal with China Movie Channel
The US-Chinese venture has partnered exclusively with M1905, the official internet subsidiary of China Movie Channel/CCTV6, to stream US, Chinese and international films on a subscription and transactional basis throughout China.
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IMAX adds five in China
IMAX has signed a deal with Omnijoi Cinema Development Co to install five more theatre systems in Chinese locations including the cities of Qingdao, Nantong and Suzhou.
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NewsEFP backs seven projects at Shanghai International Film Festival
Film Sales Support awarded to the likes of Excuse Me [pictured], Isztambul and Chrysalis.
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Hunger Games to open in 67 Imax sites in China
The film will open under the recent revenue-sharing deal announced by the WTO.
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Mandragora International Group to produce thriller with China Film Group
The parent company of Solar Pictures has signed a deal to produce the English-language The Girl Who Knew Too Much. Mandragora CEO and Solar Pictures co-founder Bobby Paunescu wrote and will direct the project.
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Fred Milstein attains senior role at Bruno Wu empire
Milstein has been named president of international at Harvest Seven Stars Media Private Equity (HSSMPE) and CEO of Seven Stars Film Studios, effective immediately.
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NewsIMAX, Indomina partner on Tsui Hark’s Flying Swords
The companies will stage a limited North American release in September on the fourth biggest Chinese release of all time — Bona Film Group’s Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate starring Jet Li.
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NewsChina approves June release for The Hunger Games
Lionsgate’s behemoth has amassed close to $620m worldwide and will open in dubbed and subtitled versions through The China Film Group in association with Lionsgate’s promotional partner Talent International.