DAILY BRIEF: Sep 20, 2019

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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  DreamWorks, Shanghai studio hope 'Abominable' suits China

  For the new animated movie "Abominable," bringing a big city in China to life with accuracy means that even the trash has to look right. Chinese animators collaborating with DreamWorks animators urged them to dump metal trash cans from backdrops because "we don't have metal trash cans." ABC News

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  Chinese Films Looks to Make Mark in Toronto, around World

  A short video clip from the "Fengshen Trilogy" at a Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF) promotional event in Toronto won a round of applause at the Bell Lightbox of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). ECNS

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  ‘American Factory’ Sparks Debate on Weibo: Pro-China Views and Critical Perspectives

  Award-winning documentary American Factory is not just sparking conversations in the English-language social media sphere. The film is also igniting discussions in the PRC, where pro-China views are trumpeted, while some critical perspectives are being censored. What's on Weibo

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  Germany’s Pluto Film sells Veit Helmer comedy ‘The Bra’

  It has been sold to Brazil (Pandora Filmes), China (Turbo Film), South Korea (Alto Media), India (Alliance Media), Poland (Fundacja Filmowa Warszawa), Italy (Lab 80), and former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Group). Screen

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  First Movie Jointly Produced by China, Laos Screened in Laos

  The movie named "Champa Blossoms" jointly produced by China and Laos has been publicly shown since Thursday across Laos. A ceremony was held in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday to start the screening of the film. China.org