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Film News: Long-delayed pic is brothers’ first Asian project — It was a long time coming, but the Weinstein Co.’s first Asian production, “Shanghai,” finally premiered in Beijing on Thursday, two years after shooting in Shanghai was stopped for political reasons and moved to Thailand and the U.K.

Film News: Controversial pic lensed almost two years ago — The Weinstein brothers’ first Asian production, “Shanghai,” will screen in China in mid-June, almost two years after lensing wrapped on the controversial project.

Film News: Grosses could approach $1.5 billion this year — The Chinese box office could approach $1.5 billion this year

Film News: Grosses could approach $1.5 billion this year — The Chinese box office could approach $1.5 billion this year

Film News: Imax sets up screen in multiplex in Hangzhou — Imax Corp. has inked a deal to build a multiplex theater in China, part of the exhib’s stated aim of expanding in the still largely untapped market.

Film News: Industryites send filmmakes to China after pic’s success — Italy’s film industry is embarking on a mission to forge closer ties with China, following the success of Italo romantic crimer “Night Bus,” now set to unspool on a massive 2,000 Chinese screens.

Film News: Industryites send filmmakes to China after pic’s success — Italy’s film industry is embarking on a mission to forge closer ties with China, following the success of Italo romantic crimer “Night Bus.”

Film News: Industryites send filmmakes to China after pic’s success — Italy’s film industry is embarking on a mission to forge closer ties with China, following the success of Italo romantic crimer “Night Bus.”

Film News: French export body organizes Chinese tour — Danny Boon’s “Welcome to the Sticks,” Mia Hansen-Love’s “Father of My Children” and Laurent Tirard’s “Le Petit Nicolas” feature in the Unifrance 6th Panorama of French Cinema, which unspools this April in China.

Film News: Boosted by major holidays, quarter takings double — The Year of the Tiger got off to a roaring start for Chinese cinemas, with the box office more than doubling during the Nov. 20-Feb. 20 quarter to 3 billion yuan ($440 million).