#‘Avatar 2’ Gets Rare China Release Extension Over Lunar New Year Holiday (Exclusive)

#‘Avatar 2’ Gets Rare China Release Extension Over Lunar New Year Holiday (Exclusive)

‘Avatar 2’ Gets Rare China Release Extension Over Lunar New Year Holiday (Exclusive) James Cameron’s Avatar 2 had the bad luck of releasing in China, the world’s second-biggest film market, just as a devastating wave of COVID-19 infection was engulfing the country. Now, it’s getting a little good luck. Beijing’s film regulators on Tuesday granted…

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#China’s Sci-Fi Blockbuster ‘The Wandering Earth 2’ to Get North American Release (Exclusive)

#China’s Sci-Fi Blockbuster ‘The Wandering Earth 2’ to Get North American Release (Exclusive)

China’s Sci-Fi Blockbuster ‘The Wandering Earth 2’ to Get North American Release (Exclusive) The Wandering Earth 2, the sequel to the Chinese sci-fi blockbuster that earned $700 million in 2019, is charting a course for North America, thanks to a distribution deal inked by distributor Well Go USA. The specialty label has acquired the domestic…

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#Berlin Fest Unveils Co-Production, Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Retrospective Titles

#Berlin Fest Unveils Co-Production, Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Retrospective Titles

Berlin Fest Unveils Co-Production, Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Retrospective Titles The 2023 Berlin International Film Festival has unveiled the in-development projects vying for financing and production partners at this year’s co-production market, with 33 projects from 26 countries selected.  Highlights include The Blindsight, the latest from Ukraine director Ruslan Batytskyi (A Rising Fury), from 2Brave Productions; Peeled Skin from…

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#Could the next great space race involve China?

#Could the next great space race involve China?

Could the next great space race involve China? Most people would agree that the space race ended in 1969 when U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the lunar surface, but more than 50 years later, the moon is still the focal point as humanity gears up for what could be a new space race. …

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#Turkish TV to Remake Israeli Drama ‘Shtisel’

#Turkish TV to Remake Israeli Drama ‘Shtisel’

Turkish TV to Remake Israeli Drama ‘Shtisel’ Turkey’s OGM Pictures has acquired remake rights to produce a local-language adaptation of Shtisel, the hit Israeli television drama carried on Netflix in the U.S. The Turkish show, Ömer, will track the same basic plot as the Israeli original, which follows Akiva Shtisel (Michael Aloni), a bachelor living in Jerusalem’s…

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#Vivendi’s Canal Plus to Buy French Telecom Giant Orange’s Film and TV Unit

#Vivendi’s Canal Plus to Buy French Telecom Giant Orange’s Film and TV Unit

Vivendi’s Canal Plus to Buy French Telecom Giant Orange’s Film and TV Unit French media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group has agreed to acquire production arm Orange Studio and full ownership of TV channels unit OCS from French telecom company Orange. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The content division Orange Studio co-produces films and…

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