DAILY BRIEF: Aug 10, 2020

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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  China’s Box Office Down From Last Week With ‘1917’ in the Lead

  Sam Mendes’ World War I saga “1917” took the top spot at China’s box office this weekend with a $5.3 million debut, according to data from industry tracker Maoyan, as overall nationwide ticket sales dipped down from the week before. Variety

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  ‘Little Women’ Locks China Release For August 25

  Sony has secured a China release for Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-winning Little Women, with the film set to bow in the Middle Kingdom on August 25. The movie, a re-telling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Eliza Scanlen as the March sisters, alongside Timothée Chalamet, has been a hit in international markets, grossing north of $100M since it rolled out in January. Deadline

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  Online Meetings Boost Cooperation During Shanghai Film, TV Festivals

  A total of 1,233 online meetings for film and TV companies at home and abroad were held to boost cooperation during the recent Shanghai film and TV festivals. The online activity, dubbed "cloud market," was part of the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival, which closed on Aug. 2, and the 26th Shanghai TV Festival, which closed on Friday. China.org

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  Opera Film 'Carmen' Returns to Beijing

  The Chinese-produced opera film Carmen will be shown at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on Aug 16 in Beijing. The NCPA production Carmen, performed by the NCPA Orchestra and Chorus, depicts a tragic love story set in 1830, where a woman named Carmen is ultimately killed by a young soldier who fell in love with her. China Daily

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  Film Festival Commemorates China-Nepal Relations Milestone

  In order to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal, the Chinese Embassy in Nepal held, for the first time, a film festival to commemorate the occasion through Nepal's national television station NTV on August 1. China Daily