DAILY BRIEF: Oct 17, 2018

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Will China Try to Block the Disney-Fox Deal?
Some investors fear Beijing may weaponize its antitrust approval process as a way of retaliating against the president's escalating tariffs. The Hollywood Reporter
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India’s ‘Soni’ and China’s ‘The Crossing’ Share Pingyao Festival Awards
Indian film “Soni,” directed by Ivan Iyer, was named as the best film at the second edition of the Pingyao International Film Festival. It wins a prize of $20,000, with half going to development of the director’s next project, and half provided to the film’s distributor in China. Variety
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'Ant-Man And The Wasp' Was Marvel's Biggest Non-'Avengers' Hit Ever In China
It’s the kind of superhero movie that would have blown our minds a generation ago but now serves as a glorified palette cleanser in between Avengers epics. But the enjoyable and clever Paul Rudd/Evangeline Lilly flick was a big deal… in China. Forbes
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Why Chinese Animated Films Do So Badly in China Compared to Western Ones
The embarrassingly small box office gross of The King of Football highlights major issues in China’s home-grown animation industry, including a lack of talent, funding difficulties and undiscerning audiences South China Morning Post
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'A Family Tour': Film Review | NYFF 2018
The latest feature from Ying Liang, in exile from his native China, concerns a filmmaker in exactly the same situation. The Hollywood Reporter