Deals Worth $429 Million Signed at Inaugural Beijing Film Festival Market

9:52 AM PDT 4/27/2011 by Jonathan Landreth

Messy start still proves lucrative for attendees of first-time event.

BEIJING – Organizers of the film market at the 1st Beijing International Film Festival said deals valued at nearly 2.8 billion yuan ($429 million) were completed in the three days of the state-run event ended Wednesday after what some guests called a messy start.