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  1. Shanghai Festival Unveils Competition Jury and Entries

    11:01 am PDT 5/20/2013
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    Czech master Jiri Menzel and Chinese director Ning Hao are among six filmmakers and critics joining Tom Hooper to choose the Golden Goblet award winner from 12 entries. READ MORE

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  2. Shield of Straw: Cannes Review

    5:01 am PDT 5/20/2013
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    An elite police unit has 48 hours to transport a psychopath across Japan, dodging bounty hunters along the way, in Takashi Miike's latest, premiering in the Cannes Competition. READ MORE

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  3. China Box Office: ‘American Dreams’ Topples ‘Iron Man 3’ To Top Weekly Charts

    3:39 am PDT 5/20/2013
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    Peter Chan’s rites-of-passage drama about three cram-school tutors sends Chinese blogosphere abuzz, taking more in three days than the Marvel franchise in a week. READ MORE

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  4. Cannes: Easternlight Sells Jet Li's 'Badges of Fury' Worldwide

    3:29 am PDT 5/20/2013
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    The police action film reunites the Hong Kong action star with rising talent Wen Zhang, and is due out June 28 in China. READ MORE

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  5. 'Iron Man 3' Passes $13 Million in Hong Kong; Becomes All-time Third Highest Grossing Film

    2:30 am PDT 5/20/2013
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    Third installment of Marvel's franchise already has broken four box office records in Hong Kong. READ MORE

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  6. China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4'

    10:44 pm PDT 5/19/2013
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    Paramount Pictures and its two co-producers unveiled their first official Chinese recruit for the fourth installment of the franchise. READ MORE

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  7. Cannes Hit by Second High-Profile Burglary

    12:34 pm PDT 5/19/2013
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    China Film Group vice president Zhang Qiang had all of his luggage stolen from his rented Cote d'Azur apartment, leading the senior exec to tweet: “This film festival is not worth mentioning!” READ MORE

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  8. Cannes: Three New 'Transporter' Films in the Works

    5:24 am PDT 5/19/2013
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    Luc Besson's EuropaCorp and China's Fundamental Films will co-produce and distribute the titles, at least one of which will be shot in China. READ MORE

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  9. Cannes: QED, China’s Huayi Brothers Form Co-Production Partnership

    2:09 am PDT 5/19/2013
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    The Chinese company, led by Wang Zhonglei, will first distribute in China QED's upcoming WWII film "Fury," starring Brad Pitt and Shia Labeouf. READ MORE

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  10. Bends: Cannes Review

    11:06 am PDT 5/18/2013
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    Carina Lau and Chen Kun star in Flora Lau's melancholy drama about a Real Housewife of Hong Kong and her personal driver, both facing crises. READ MORE

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  11. Cannes: Magnolia Picks Up Tony Jaa's 'The Protector 2' for U.S.

    1:54 am PDT 5/18/2013
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    Sahamongkolfilm International's 3D action vehicle, which will be the highest budget Thai film ever made, has also been sold throughout Aisa. READ MORE

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  12. Bona Reports 78 Percent Year-on-Year Drop in Net Income for Q1

    7:39 pm PDT 5/17/2013
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    The Nasdaq-listed Chinese film production and distribution company announces a net income of $500,000 from January to March. READ MORE

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  13. Shorts International to Bring Chinese Films to U.S. TV

    6:49 pm PDT 5/17/2013
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    A deal with Shenzhen Media Group will see seven award-winning short movies shown on the company's American and European channels. READ MORE

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  14. China's TV Regulators Crack Down on Anti-Japanese Historical Dramas

    3:58 pm PDT 5/17/2013
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    Over 30 percent of productions shot at the country's Hengdian World Studios in 2012 featured Japanese soldiers being slaughtered by Chinese heroes. READ MORE

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  15. Like Father, Like Son: Cannes Review

    3:54 pm PDT 5/17/2013
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    Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu returns to the theme of children living apart from their families. READ MORE

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  16. Cannes: Director's Fortnight Condemns Remarks of Iranian Director

    1:56 pm PDT 5/17/2013
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    Alireza Khatami, whose work appeared in omnibus film "Taipei Factory," said he was subjected to racism while filming in Taiwan and wishes he had ditched the Fortnight-backed project. READ MORE

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  17. Cannes: China's Seven Stars, France's Stone Angels Form Joint Venture

    12:11 pm PDT 5/17/2013
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    The companies of media mogul Bruno Wu and French producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam will co-produce action films. READ MORE

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  18. A Touch of Sin: Cannes Review

    3:19 pm PDT 5/16/2013
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    China returns to the Cannes competition with Jia Zhang-ke's sobering view of festering discontent as the gap between the country's rich and poor expands. READ MORE

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  19. Cannes: Thai Horror '3AM Part 2' Sells Widely in Asia

    8:17 am PDT 5/16/2013
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    The 3D omnibus sequel from Thailand's Five Star Production gets picked up for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia. READ MORE

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  20. Cannes: Japan's NHK Showcases Ultra-HD Film Format

    4:34 am PDT 5/16/2013
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    The first film shot in 8K will be screened at Cannes, showcasing the technology's 22.2 channel audio system and video that is 16 times the resolution of standard HD. READ MORE

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