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‘Soul,’ ‘Monster Hunter’ Set December Release Dates in China Cinemas

November 24, 2020, 9:33 am
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(Variety) Pixar’s “Soul” and video game adaptation “Monster Hunter” are set to hit the big screen in China in December.

The hotly anticipated “Soul” may have decided to skip cinemas in the COVID-19-ravaged U.S. for Disney Plus, but it will screen in Chinese theaters from Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Disney currently has no plans to launch its streaming service in China, where such platforms are strictly policed by government authorities.

Inventive, family-friendly Pixar offerings have seen strong box office numbers in China in the past, notably with “Coco,” which defied the ruling Communist Party’s unofficial censorship of content featuring ghosts to become the country’s 20th highest grossing foreign film of all time, with earnings of $189 million,.

“Onward,” however, fell a bit flat when it screened in mid-August in newly reopened Chinese cinemas as they started to revive in the wake of COVID-19. Caps on ticket sales and screening numbers at the time likely didn’t help, and it grossed just $10.3 million.

“Monster Hunter,” budgeted at an estimated $60 million, will hit China on Dec. 4, three weeks before the U.S.

Loosely based on the Capcom video game series of the same name, which is popular in China, it is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (“Resident Evil”) and stars Tony Jaa, T.I., Ron Perlman, Meagan Good and Diego Boneta.

The actioner will go up against ten other films releasing in China the same day. Although none of those are serious contenders, Anderson’s film is currently only the fourth most buzzed about film premiering that Friday on social media, behind a Chinese rom-com, a local fantasy adventure film and a Japanese Pokemon film, but ahead of the Elisabeth Moss-starring horror film “The Invisible Man.”

The North American release date for “Monster Hunter” has shifted around the calendar substantially as uncertainty persists due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was recently bumped forward four months from April 2021 to this Christmas, Dec. 25.

Sandwiched between “Soul” and “Monster Hunter” will be the China premiere of “Wonder Woman 1984” on Dec. 18, a week before it launches in North America in theaters and on streaming via HBO Max.

Source: Variety by Rebecca Davis

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Ju Jingyi poses for photo shoot

November 24, 2020, 9:41 am
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Zhang Tianai poses for photo shoot

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Zhang Jianing poses for photo shoot

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Ting Hsiao-Ching Sets out Expanded Goals for TAICCA and Taiwan’s Creative Sector

November 25, 2020, 9:15 am
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(Variety) Taiwan is committed to making the content industry one of its economic pillars by attracting international investment and talent to the self-governed island, says the agency responsible for industry development.

Ting Hsiao-Ching, chair of Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), says the agency has spent its first 18 months of existence building the framework and realigning existing resources to promote Taiwan’s content industry locally and abroad.

The next step will be boosting local production and building on the island’s advanced technology and successful emergence in the post-pandemic era, she says.

“The establishment of TAICCA is an important milestone for Taiwan. It is a gesture signaling to the world that Taiwan takes the content industry seriously and sees it as one of our economy’s pillars,” Ting told Variety.

TAICCA was set up in June 2019 as an independent agency by the Ministry of Culture and the cabinet (Executive Yuan), while serving as a one-stop shop for local and international industry players. Taiwan’s National Development Fund supports TAICCA initiatives to simulate investment.

Since then, Taiwan has boosted its presence at international festivals, markets and fairs. TAICCA puts multiple cultural and creative sectors together under a single content industry banner, in order to rebrand Taiwan, Ting says.

Ting says such a strategy is favorable to Taiwan’s situation. “The biggest difference between Taiwan and South Korea is that most industry players in Taiwan are individuals or small to medium-sized companies, while those in South Korea are mainly big conglomerates,” she says.

This kind of operation offers a great deal of strength and flexibility for Taiwan, she says, but the fragmented playing field needs support and coordination. This is also TAICCA’s role.

One indicator of success is the growth of overseas buyers attending the first edition of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). The numbers are three times greater than last year’s Taipei International TV & Market Forum, one of three original events restructured to form TCCF. “Attention and interest in Taiwan content has never been so high,” Ting says.

The coronavirus pandemic has not only devastated the world economy, but also interrupted content production in many places. Taiwan’s success in containing the outbreak has opened up new opportunities for the island’s content industry, and production has been largely unaffected. Overseas lockdowns have boosted demand for content that can be consumed anywhere in the world.

Supporting the next generation of creators from home and and abroad will be key to further development. More young people want to get into the content industry, and more talent from Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia are choosing Taiwan as their base, Ting says. Taiwan’s freedom and democracy and the multicultural environment, which blends newcomers and indigenous people, are a fertile base for cultural creation, she adds.

Source: Variety by Vivienne Chow

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Posters from director Herman Yau’s Shock Wave 2

November 25, 2020, 9:20 am
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Posters from director Herman Yau’s Shock Wave 2 starring Andy Lau and Ni Ni.


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Tang Yan promotes The Legend of Xiao Chuo

November 25, 2020, 9:22 am
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Actress Tang Yan promotes The Legend of Xiao Chuo


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Liu Wen poses for photo shoot

November 25, 2020, 9:28 am
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Sun Li poses for photo shoot

November 25, 2020, 9:30 am
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'Caught in Time' continues to lead China's daily box office

November 26, 2020, 8:55 am
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(Xinhua) Chinese action crime film "Caught in Time" continued to lead the Chinese mainland's daily box office chart on Wednesday, raking in about 22.52 million yuan (3.4 million U.S. dollars).

The movie's total box office revenue reached 280 million yuan within six days after its release, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed Thursday.

Domestic war film "The Sacrifice" ranked second, grossing about 4.14 million yuan on Wednesday. The film earned more than 1.07 billion yuan in total since its Oct. 23 debut.

Set during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953), the film was co-directed by Guan Hu, also the director of this year's blockbuster war epic "The Eight Hundred."

Coming in third was the disaster film "Greenland," pocketing about 2 million yuan on the sixth day of its screening

Source: Xinhua

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Zhang Ziyi takes role as ambassador to Hainan film festival

November 26, 2020, 8:56 am
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(China Daily) Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, whose films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and House of Flying Daggers, was announced on Nov 23 as an ambassador to the third Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF).

The third HIIFF, co-sponsored by China Media Group and the Hainan provincial government, will take place in Sanya from Dec 5 to 12. As one of the province's most important cultural exchange events in promoting the construction and development of the Hainan Free Trade Port, the festival will attract famous filmmakers and celebrities from home and abroad.

Source: chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-11-25 17:40 

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Guli Nazha poses for photo shoot

November 26, 2020, 8:59 am
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Actress Guli Nazha


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Xuan Lu poses for photo shoot

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Chen Yuqi poses for photo shoot

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Popular 'Sisters' named best video program of 2020

November 27, 2020, 8:44 am
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(China Daily) After weeks of being the talk of nation, the popular reality TV show Sisters Riding the Winds and Breaking the Waves has received new recognition.

The show gathering 30 female celebrities aged over 30 was named best program of the year at the 21st China Video Awards 2020, an annual honor sponsored by the Guangdong-based magazine New Weekly.

"As a great show with splendid performances, the program successfully captures the turbulent emotional undercurrent of modern women's stress, speaking for their anxiety and showing courage to resist societal bias over age and gender," said jury members.
The Bad Kids, a popular online series, took home two awards, respectively the best producer for Dai Ying and the best online series of the year.

Starring award-winning actor Qin Hao, the series examines the complexity of humanity through a thrilling murder witnessed by three children. Interestingly, the drama also produced the catchphrase "Will you climb mountains with me?", which originated from the opening scene where the protagonist and murderer pushes his parents-in-law from a peak to fall to their death.

Likening it as a "rising sun" to raise the bar of domestic movies and TV series with more realistic themes, juries hailed the drama for "looking into some gray areas in modern society through a mysterious murder".

"The drama tries to piece together and map the complex realities of life with unconventional plots, interlaced relationships, emotional expressions of love and evil, and an open ending. With all these elements, it unravels the cruelty of life," said jury members.

China Central Television's documentary series The Firsts in Life snapped up the best documentary award, while the upcoming TV series Ancient Love Poetry starring actress Zhou Dongyu got the most anticipated TV drama award.

Aside from popular TV programs, the awards also highlighted individuals.

Zhong Meimei, a 13-year-old vlogger who has accumulated 1.4 million fans online thanks to his funny short videos impersonating teachers, has seen his video-sharing app Kuaishou's account win the award for best self-made media outlet.
Zhong, currently engaged in preparation for school exams, didn't show up at the Beijing award presentation ceremony on Nov 22. But an executive from Kuaishou who came to fetch the trophy for Zhong responded to online controversy over whether Zhong's campus life would be affected by his online popularity.

"Zhong wanted me to tell netizens who care about his studies that he is fine with school subjects. Recently, he just got nearly full scores in the classes of Chinese and geography," said Shen Yan'an, a manager with Kuaishou.

In addition, the best livestreaming host award went to Luo Yonghao, a Chinese entrepreneur who does livestreaming on Douyin and sold merchandise worth over 110 million yuan ($16.7 million) during his first livestreaming sales session.

Source: By Xu Fan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-11-26 10:19 
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Chinese Action Tentpole ‘The Rescue’ Grabs Pre-Christmas Release in China and North America (Exclusive)

November 27, 2020, 8:47 am
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(Variety) Chinese action film “The Rescue” has pulled forward its local and international release plans. It will now go out in a plum pre-Christmas slot on Dec. 18 in mainland China, North America and major English-language territories.

The $80 million tentpole is directed by Hong Kong’s Dante Lam, who previously delivered a slew of other muscular and highly successful patriotic Chinese movies, including “Operation Mekong” and “Operation Red Sea.”

“The Rescue” takes a less military tone and instead focuses on China’s lavishly-equipped civilian Coast Guard. The story takes in multiple air, sea and mountain rescues, with Lam ambitiously aiming to deliver five action movies for the price of one ticket.

Production locations include the Chinese coastal city of Xiamen, while the major rescue scenes at sea lensed in the large filming tanks at the Baja Studios in Mexico, where “Titanic” was shot.

In the lead role as the captain of an emergency response unit that engages in chopper rescue missions, Eddie Peng joins Lam in their fourth collaboration since 2013. Starring opposite him as his love interest is the up-and-coming Xin Zhilei as an outspoken chopper pilot.

The film had previously been set as one of the strongest contenders at the peak Chinese New Year releasing period in January this year, but the nationwide lockdown ordered in China at that time dashed those plans.

Like some of the other disappointed tentpole movies from January, it initially switched to the same Lunar New Year slot in early 2021, but with that window increasingly crowded due to a bottleneck of holdovers and China’s 2020 productions, “The Rescue” has switched to the only slightly less competitive pre-Christmas period.

CMC Pictures, a Chinese company that has its own distribution units overseas, confirmed on Friday that it will give the film a day-and-date release in North America, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.

The new date may also allow the film to also enter a relatively uncluttered theatrical market in the English-speaking territories where Hollywood movies are scarce. Due to the uncertainties caused by coronavirus cinema closures, most studio titles have shifted their releases from 2020 into 2021.

Source: Variety by Patrick Frater 

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Jolin Tsai poses for photo shoot

November 27, 2020, 8:50 am
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Singer Jolin Tsai


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Tong Liya poses for photos shoot

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