“Fantastic Beasts 3”: Gay dialogue removed from film for Chinese audiences
References to a gay relationship in the new Fantastic Beasts movie were removed by Warner Bros for Chinese audiences. In a statement to Variety, Warner Bros said it was “committed to safeguarding the integrity of every film we release” and that that sometimes meant “sensitively” making “nuanced cuts” for certain markets. Read more BBC News
Italy’s Far East Film Festival to Open With Chinese Co-Production ‘The Italian Recipe’
Chinese-Italian co-production The Italian Recipe, directed by young Beijing-based director Hou Zuxin, will make a fitting world premiere as the opening title of this year’s Far East Film Festival, the pioneering Asian cinema event held annually in the picturesque northern Italian city of Udine. Read more The Hollywood Reporter
