Beijing- and Amsterdam-based sales agency Fortissimo Films has added to its Cannes slate feature-length Chinese documentary “Keep Running.” It will be first pitched to distributors during the Cannes Market.
The picture tracks a team of teenagers form underprivileged backgrounds who live in Gen He, the coldest part of China, and run every day despite the harsh circumstances.
It is the first full-length picture directed by Sun Getting, who previously made TV series “Tea: The Story of the Leaf,” “Every Treasure Tells a Story,” and “The Forbidden City 100.”
Executive produced by Zhang Chong (“Super Me”), “Keep Running” had its international premiere earlier this month at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
The festival called it “a heart-warming documentary devoted to the vivid, optimistic, and positive spirit of youth, introducing a group of ordinary characters and guiding us through a stunning natural landscape.” It said, “the sports school has provided [the teenagers] with something they couldn...
The picture tracks a team of teenagers form underprivileged backgrounds who live in Gen He, the coldest part of China, and run every day despite the harsh circumstances.
It is the first full-length picture directed by Sun Getting, who previously made TV series “Tea: The Story of the Leaf,” “Every Treasure Tells a Story,” and “The Forbidden City 100.”
Executive produced by Zhang Chong (“Super Me”), “Keep Running” had its international premiere earlier this month at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
The festival called it “a heart-warming documentary devoted to the vivid, optimistic, and positive spirit of youth, introducing a group of ordinary characters and guiding us through a stunning natural landscape.” It said, “the sports school has provided [the teenagers] with something they couldn...
- 6/25/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Monster feature set to overtake ‘Tenet’ as the the biggest Hollywood film released during the pandemic.
‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ closing gap on ‘Tenet’
Updated: Warner Bros and Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong pushed past $350m at the global box office at the weekend, with a confirmed total of $358.6m, comprising $70m in North America and $288.6m in international. The film will soon overtake Tenet ($363m) to become the biggest Hollywood film released in the pandemic era.
Despite that milestone on the back of a $24.3m weekend, international takings fell hard – down approximately 66% – from the previous session, which benefited from the Easter holiday.
‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ closing gap on ‘Tenet’
Updated: Warner Bros and Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong pushed past $350m at the global box office at the weekend, with a confirmed total of $358.6m, comprising $70m in North America and $288.6m in international. The film will soon overtake Tenet ($363m) to become the biggest Hollywood film released in the pandemic era.
Despite that milestone on the back of a $24.3m weekend, international takings fell hard – down approximately 66% – from the previous session, which benefited from the Easter holiday.
- 4/12/2021
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Monster feature set to overtake ‘Tenet’ as the the biggest Hollywood film released during the pandemic.
‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ closing gap on ‘Tenet’
Warner Bros and Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong pushed past $350m at the global box office at the weekend, with an estimated total of $358m, comprising $69.5m in North America and $288.3m in international. The film will soon overtake Tenet ($363m) to become the biggest Hollywood film released in the pandemic era.
Despite the success, international takings fell hard – down 66% – from the previous session, which benefited from the Easter holiday. Australia bucked the trend with just a 28% drop.
‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ closing gap on ‘Tenet’
Warner Bros and Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong pushed past $350m at the global box office at the weekend, with an estimated total of $358m, comprising $69.5m in North America and $288.3m in international. The film will soon overtake Tenet ($363m) to become the biggest Hollywood film released in the pandemic era.
Despite the success, international takings fell hard – down 66% – from the previous session, which benefited from the Easter holiday. Australia bucked the trend with just a 28% drop.
- 4/12/2021
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
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