DAILY BRIEF: Jun 18, 2019

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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    Beijing Culture’s Song Ge Urges Mainstream Directors to Toe Government Line

    The publicity-shy chief of Beijing Culture, which has backed such Chinese mega-hits as “Wolf Warrior II” and “The Wandering Earth,” openly urged film directors Monday to stick to material pleasing to the Chinese state, for the sake of their investors. Variety

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    Shanghai: China-Iran Heading Towards Co-Production Treaty

    “China has signed co-production agreements with 22 countries. Similar agreements between Iran and China are in the works, and will be signed by the end of this year,” said Miao Xiaotian, GM of the China Film Co-Production Corporation on Monday. Variety

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    Shanghai: Chinese Film Execs Talk Overcoming Industry's "Severe Winter"

    Studio chiefs, including Bona's Yu Dong and Beijing Enlight Media's Wang Changtian, remained bullish on the country's prospects despite a series of scandals that hit the sector last year. The Hollywood Reporter

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    China Box Office: ‘Men in Black: International’ Has $26 Million Debut; ‘Phoenix’ Dives

    “Men in Black: International” has made a lukewarm start in Chinese theaters. It scored $25.8 million over the weekend to claim the top spot ahead of Chinese-made “My Best Summer,” according to data from Artisan Gateway. Variety

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    China Film Marketing Firms Must Adapt to Internet Age, Says Huayi’s Jerry Ye

    Huayi Brothers Pictures CEO and media group VP Jerry Ye made no mention Sunday of the abrupt cancellation of the premiere of his firm’s highly anticipated war epic, “The Eight Hundred,” which was set to be the Shanghai Intl. Film Festival’s opening film the night before. Variety