China Film File: China At Cannes, Festival Freedom, And 'No' For 'Noah'
Welcome to China Film File, a weekly brief on the business of movies in China.
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- While
- Hollywood blockbuster The Amazing Spiderman 2 set a record in China with $10 million in single-day sales , locally produced romance comedy My Old Classmate continued to dominate China’s box offices by pulling in a weekly take of over $34 million.
- Officials have passed on allowing Darren Aronofsky’s biblical blockbuster Noah into mainland theaters.
- In a move designed to strengthen ties to America’s film industry, China’s star-studded Huading Film Awards will be taking place in Hollywood
- Concurrently, another festival is setting up overseas. The 10th annual China Independent Film Festival has been set to take place in the UK’s Newcastle , in order to show films difficult to see on the mainland.
- Cannes' market chief Jerome Paillard said that his team expects a serious hike in the number of Chinese visitors this year
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