DAILY BRIEF: Nov 14, 2019

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IMAX Taps Former Wanda Studios Exec as New Imax China CEO
Imax has tapped former Wanda Studios president Edwin Tan as the new CEO of its Imax China subsidiary. The Hollywood Reporter
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Wong Kar-wai collaborates with Saint Laurent on a new film
Wong Kar-wai has worked with Hong-Kong photographer Wing Shya to curate a film for Saint Laurent. Dazed
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Smart Cinema and Well Go Distribute Hong Kong’s ‘Guilt by Design’ in U.S.
“Guilt by Design,” a Hong Kong film produced by Perfect Village Pictures and starring Nick Cheung, has received a North America release on former Wanda executive Jack Gao’s new digital distribution platform Smart Cinema USA. Subsequently, Well Go USA will be releasing the film on all of its digital and TV platforms and channels. Variety
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Collected by actors Louis Koo and Huang Xiaoming, action figures based on Chinese movies and anime are hot property
China’s film merchandise industry is in its infancy, but one growth area is the making of action figures based on characters from animated films such as Nezha. South China Morning Post
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China’s Joy Pictures Turn Towards Sale and Production of Animation
China’s Joy Pictures — previously a buyer, marketer and distributor best known for bringing “La La Land” to China — is now turning towards the production and sale of animation, and is at AFM for the first time this year as a seller. Variety