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China’s Hishow Acquires ‘Megalopolis’; Ramps Up Slate Of Prestige Festival Titles For China Release
Chinese buyer has snapped up several prestige festival titles for theatrical distribution, also including Dog On Trial, La Cocina & Io Capitano.
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese producer-distributor Hishow Entertainment has been on an acquisitions spree, snapping up several prestige festival titles for distribution in mainland China, including Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, which it plans to give a wide theatrical outing before the end of the year. “Our vision is to bring a diverse slate of quality films to Chinese audiences – not just the big titles, but also unique productions such as La Cocina and Dog On Trial,” says Hishow founder and CEO Wang Haiyi. Although some international arthouse titles were performing surprisingly well at the China box office before the pandemic, the market has skewed towards local productions in recent years, with even some Hollywood films struggling to break through.
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