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    Most U.S. Consumers Still Uncomfortable Going to a Theater in Next Six Months, Survey Finds

    • 06.12.2020
    • Variety

    The movie theater industry’s annus horribilis will continue to drag well into next year, according to new research from consulting firm Deloitte.

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    How Weta’s VFX Team Plotted the Scenes for ‘Mulan’

    • 06.12.2020
    • Variety

    “Mulan” lands on Disney Plus for subscribers at no extra charge this weekend. The live-action remake directed by Niki Caro is an adaptation of Disney’s 1998 animated film and based on Chinese folklore. The film stars Yifei Li as Mulan.

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    How ’76 Days’ Director Edited His Film on Wuhan COVID Outbreak Remotely

    • 06.12.2020
    • Variety

    “76 Days” captures the first 76 days of the lockdown right at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. Back in January, when the virus was beginning to gather traction, Weixi Chen and Anonymous picked up a camera and began filming.

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    Middle Class Melodies, Moothon and the growing spotlight on multiculturalism in South Indian cinema

    • 06.12.2020
    • Firstpost

    In Telugu cinema, filmmakers often forget about people and stories outside the borders of big cities and urban milieus. Middle Class Melodies broke this mould.

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    Film stars to lose pay and shine post covid

    • 05.12.2020
    • Livemint

    The film business is likely to decline by at least 50% over the next year or two as compared to the pre-pandemic period with fewer films available for release given the long break in production, fewer screens for showcasing and expected box office coming down substantially.

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    Film critic writes to President requesting inclusion of third gender at National Film Awards

    • 05.12.2020
    • Firstpost

    The National Film Awards, administered by the Indian government''s Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), already acknowledge three gender marked awards in categories of best actor, best supporting actor and best singer - for both male and female, he said.

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    Warner Bros’ move rings anxiety bells in India’s movie market

    • 05.12.2020
    • Livemint

    Industry and trade experts say the move could relegate theatricals to a secondary viewing medium and make recovery from the covid-19 pandemic impossible.

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    Why This Week’s Big Warner Bros. News Shouldn’t Surprise the Film Industry — Screen Talk 311

    • 05.12.2020
    • Indiewire

    Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson discuss the logic behind the studio's big move.

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    Uday Shankar named FICCI President for 2020-21

    • 05.12.2020
    • Business Today

    Shankar will be succeeding Sangita Reddy, President, FICCI, and Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group during FICCI's 93rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held on December 11,12 and 14, 2020.

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    Hollywood, Theater Owners Sound Off on Warner Bros.’ Bold HBO Max Move: ‘They’re Playing With Fire’

    • 05.12.2020
    • Variety

    Many in Hollywood had expected traditional studios to follow the lead of Universal Pictures, which brokered a milestone deal in July to shrink the theatrical window — the exclusive period in which movies run in theaters — to just 17 days before Universal would have the option to take their wares to paid video-on-demand.

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