China’s Bona Film Group Sets Up Shop in Guangzhou, Announces Film Trio

Rebecca Davis editorHuang Wei, the VP of China’s Bona Film Group who managed its cinema division, has died by suicide, jumping from the 18th-floor offices of the company’s Beijing headquarters today, according to multiple Chinese reports.

Shock waves of sorrow ripped through the Chinese film industry on Wednesday as news spread that Huang Wei, an influential and widely liked senior executive at Bona Film Group, leapt to his death from an 18th floor window at the company’s headquarters in central Beijing. Bona released a statement over social media late Wednesday saying that Huang, a vice president at the company who oversaw its cinema division, had died at the age of 52.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterHuang Wei, vice president of Chinese major Bona Film Group, has died at the age of 52. The company posted a note on its WeChat channel confirming the news, stating that it was “mourning deeply”.The suggestion that the executive took his own life has been spreading on social media, though this has not been confirmed.

Rebecca Davis editorA rare letter of dissent circulating online slammed China’s government for failing to help film industry workers whose livelihoods have been shaken by prolonged coronavirus-imposed shutdowns.Written this weekend as China hit its 136th day since cinemas shuttered nationwide, the letter has spread within film industry circles despite being censored on some platforms. Variety was unable to contact the author or verify its source.

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In another big move, Woolies is getting rid of its usual plastic packaging for their fruit and veg in favour of small cardboard boxes. This comes after the introduction of a paper bag option yesterday.

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More than 40 people have been injured after a crazed knife attack in a school in China.

Former Hollywood filmmaker Renny Harlin is returning to his roots for a comedy feature that will begin shooting in Finland later this month under strict COVID-19 safety protocols. The director, best known in the U.S.

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The Shanghai International Film Festival, China's oldest and most prestigious cinema event, is the latest to fall victim to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Organizers said Wednesday that Shanghai's upcoming 23rd edition, scheduled June 13-23, would not proceed as planned.