DAILY BRIEF: Apr 24, 2018

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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  China’s Tencent Boards Skydance’s ‘Terminator’

  Tencent, China’s leading social media and games firm, has boarded Skydance Media’s upcoming “Terminator” film. Through its Tencent Pictures wing, the Chinese giant will co-finance the movie as a global partner. It will also handle the distribution, marketing and merchandising of the film in China. Variety

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  Wanda and Christie Researching Custom Laser Projectors, LED Cinema Screens

  Wanda Film Holdings and Christie — one of the leading digital cinema projector makers — are opening a research and development venue that will include work on custom laser projectors for Wanda’s theaters, as well as cutting-edge LED cinema screens. The Hollywood Reporter

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  Insurance industry now covers China's entertainment

  Global insurance company Allianz announced recently that it will expand its entertainment insurance business to the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, in a bid to fill a void in the region's booming film and performance industry. ecns.cn

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  Elaine Chin Joins Exec Film Ranks At Participant Media

  Elaine Chin has been named SVP Narrative Film at Participant Media, having most recently served as VP Production-China at Walt Disney Studios. She will report to Jonathan King, Participant’s president of Narrative Film & Television, and help manage the development and production of the company’s slate of original films. Deadline

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  Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ debuts in China to high acclaim but low box office

  Set in future Japan, the story about a 12-year-old boy's journey to save his dog after cat-loving authorities exile all dogs to a garbage island premiered to a lukewarm 26 million yuan ($4.1 million) at the weekend box office, but the film still has a chance to turn the tide with good word of mouth. Global Times