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China's companies look abroad as film prospers

This year has been historic for China's film industry.As of Dec. 3, China's total box office sales for 2015 reached a record high of 40.05 billion yuan (6.18 billion U.S. dollars).

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Upcoming Venice Int'l Film Festival unveils line-up

​The 72nd Venice International Film Festival, which will run on the Lido of Venice from Sept. 2 to Sept. 12, announced a 21-strong competition line-up at a press conference held here Wednesday.

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Boo or boon? Online culture takes lead in Chinese cinema

With a population of 649 million, the tastes of China's online community are transforming the domestic film industry, but insiders fear it is a change for the worse.

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68th Cannes Film Festival kicks off

​The 68th Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) officially kicked off Wednesday evening in the southern French sea resort of Cannes.

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Film industry eyes box office records amid Chinese cinematic boom

China's rapidly expanding film industry is aiming to smash box office records the forthcoming film season with movies from the country's best homegrown talent.

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China's film box office to hit 4.9 bln USD in 2014

The Chinese box office is expected to hit 30 billion yuan (4.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014, according to China's film association.

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Int'l animation film festival presents high-quality productions

The sixth ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival underway here on Saturday through Friday presents the best animated films produced by world filmmakers this year.

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Hungarian film week opens with revival of 1914 film

A Hungarian film week opened in Budapest on Monday with the screening of a century old film called "The Exile" (A tolonc).

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19th Busan int'l film festival concludes with S. Korea, Iran winning top prize

The 19th Busan International Film Festival concluded on Saturday in South Korea's port city Busan with South Korean film "End of Winter" and Irani film "13" sharing the top prize of the festival.

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Actress Joan Chen:When you watch it and feel a bit transformed, that is a good movie

The film which makes Chinese American actress Joan Chen feel "a bit different" when she walks out of a theater is the one that she will vote for at the ongoing Venice film festival, where she is a member of the international jury this year.

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Venice film festival seeks fresh angle in int'l cinema

The 71th edition of the Venice film festival kicked off here on Wednesday in the pursuit of a renewed interest for fresh proposals and tendencies in international cinema.

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Film industry insiders call for 3D halt

Industry insiders at the ongoing 2014 Beijing International Film Festival are calling for an end to the 3D craze in China to ensure sound development of the market.

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Box office shows appeal of art films

The box office success "Black Coal, Thin Ice" has raised cinemas' confidence in art films.

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Super stars light up Palm Springs Film Festival

The most glamorous part of the 25th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) is the star-filled, black-tie Awards Gala held at the Convention Center at Palm Springs, California Saturday evening attended by more than 2000 people.

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India slams Pakistan for banning Indian films, TV shows

India Thursday slammed Pakistan for banning Indian films and other shows from being aired on TV in that country, and urged Islamabad to reverse the decision.

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London's China image film festival

Europe's largest Chinese-language film festival has begun in London for its fifth year. The hope is to make British audiences more familiar with Chinese films and esthetics. It runs for six days until Sunday. Let's check it out.

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39 films nominated for 2013 Asia-Pacific Screen Awards

Thirty-nine films from 21 Asia Pacific countries and areas have been nominated for the Seventh Asia-Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), one of the most significant film awards in the region, APSA said on Tuesday.