Mario Andreacchio, the producer of the first official Australia-China co-production The Dragon Pearl, says he is involved in the development of $60m worth of features with China and is expecting cameras to roll on two projects before the end of the year.
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AMC Entertainment, which owns the second-largest movie theater chain in North America, is in talks to sell the company or a significant stake in it to the Wanda Group, one of China’s largest theater owners.
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A Tibetan-language drama feature depicting traditional Thangka painters has been selected for screening in the upcoming Cannes Film Festival this month, according to the film's director.
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The animation and cartoon industry is booming in China but experts say there is still a long way to go before it will make a big impression on the international market.
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China's film market is dominated by state-controlled giants and, increasingly, high net worth individuals who earned their money in coal mines or real estate and are now getting into the movies.
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A youthful league of Chinese filmmakers faces the toughest time in a market strewn with landmines that may threaten its survival.
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