China’s Hishow Acquires ‘Megalopolis’; Ramps Up Slate Of Prestige Festival Titles For China Release
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: 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.
The film, which premiered in competition at this year’s Cannes film festival, will first screen at China’s Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, taking place in Xiamen, November 13-16.
Hishow has also acquired French director Laetitia Dosch’s Dog On Trial, a highly-acclaimed debut feature that premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard; La Cocina, from Mexico’s Alonso Ruizpalacios, which premiered in Berlin; and Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano, a Venice 2023 competition title that was nominated in the Best International Feature category of this year’s Oscars.
Starting with Megalopolis, the company is planning to roll these titles out theatrically in late 2024 and early 2025. The company is also releasing several animation titles, including French animation Fireheart, directed by Theodore Ty and Laurent Zeitoun, and classic Japanese anime Road To Ninja – Naruto The Movie (2012), which is already on release. “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.
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