The latest salvo from the distribution/production arm of the nation's film industry reflects an ongoing fight among forces craving for a bigger piece of the growing pie that is China's box-office bonanza.
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The Rome Film Festival has wrapped up in Italy. Chinese film "Back to 1942" has picked up two awards, including the A.I.C. Award for Best Cinematography, as well as the Golden Butterfly Award.
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When Warner Brothers quit its movie theater business in China in 2006, a move that caused a big stir in the film industry at the time, it started a new era in the world's second largest economy.
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The demand for a raise in profit shares from five major Chinese film distributors has caused strong dissatisfaction with both movie producers and theaters.
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CFGC, Huayi Brothers,as well as Bona Film Group, Stellar Mega Films Ltd., and Enlight Pictures Co., Ltd. have joined forces in a battle against theater chains to enhance their companies' interests.
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