DAILY BRIEF: Dec 29, 2017

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Tibetan Film-maker Flees China, Arrives in United States
A Tibetan film-maker jailed in China for making a film about the Olympics and Tibet has arrived in the United States after escaping from China, an activist group that campaigned for his release said. Reuters
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Growing Chinese Online Literature Market Leads to Film, TV, Game Adaptation Boom
China’s fast-growing online literature market has become an important source of inspiration for studios as film, TV, and online game adaptations of popular titles proved to be a major success in 2017. Variety
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China Wants to Beat the U.S. in Movies. So It Turned to the Guy Who Made ‘Die Hard 2’
Renny Harlin, known for big-budget B-movies, has become a leading instructor in China’s push to become a global cultural force Wall Street Journal
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Box-office Hits Suggest Jackie Chan is Master of China Zeitgeist
Actor’s roles defeating foreigners nicely follow the narrative in an enormous market that welcomes Chan far more than Hong Kong does South China Morning Post-Post Magazine
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Daniel Burzlaff and Craig Santy Join China UniCreative Group
China UniCreative Group announced at its Beijing headquarters on December 8, 2017 that veteran theme park executive and show producer Daniel Burzlaff and seasoned Hollywood producer and branded entertainment executive Craig Santy have joined UniCreative, marking the official kickoff of its IP theme town projects. InPark Magazine