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The Chinese authorities have refused to grant shooting permission to Mikael Hafstrom s period drama Shanghai, set to star John Cusack and Gong Li, forcing the producers to scramble to find another Asian location.The Weinstein Company is backing the production, which has been in pre-production in China since last September and was scheduled to start shooting next month. It s the biggest project so far to be backed by TWC s Asian Film Fund. This obviously comes as a shock to all of us
stanley usa . We don t know exactly why we have been turned down, Hafstrom told the Dagens Nyheter daily on Saturday.Mike Medavoy and Barry Mendel are producing the long-gestating project, whic
stanley cup h originally had John Madden attached to direct. Ken Watanabe and possibly Chow Yun-fat are also set to star.Hafstrom said he did not expect Chinese authorities to reverse their decision and said he was planning to move the shoot to Hong Kong.It s understood that the film is one of many projects either put on hold or forced to re-locate as China s Film Bureau puts the brakes on shooting permissions for foreign productions.Controversy surrounding the release of Chinese films Lust, Caution and Lost In Beijing, along with increased caution in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, are being blamed for the clampdown.Although sex scenes from both films were cut from the mainland release, they were widely circulated on the internet, causing alarm among high-ups in
stanley cup the Communist Party.The government is also keen to avoid any film Apnz Farrelly, Wessler produce comedy of shorts for Overture, A Bigger Boat
The 17th Busan International Film Festival BIFF has announced eight films f
stanley cup or its Flash Forward competition, including three world premieres and five international premieres.BIFFs Flash Forward competiti
stanley kubek on is for first and second features from non-Asian directors. The section previously showcased films from Guido Lombardi
stanley cup A Criminal Education, 2011 , Lisa Langseth Pure, 2010 and Zaida Bergroth Last Cowboy Standing, 2009 .This years selection includes first features from Russian novelist and screenwriter Vsevolod Bennigsen and former Wim Wenders video operator and award-winning shorts director Wolfgang Dinslage. It also includes the second dramatic feature from former Berlinale competitor Stefano Mordini Provincia Meccanica , based on a novel by Silvia Avallone.BIFF is also holding a Special Programme on Mexican film director Arturo Ripstein, who is to head the Flash Forward jury. The fest will screenThe Castle of Purity 1973 , Life Sentence 1979 , The Realm of Fortune 1986 and The Beginning and the End 1993 .Ripstein will also give a master class and take part in the annual hand-printing events.Flash Forward 2012 Line-up title/country/director/premiere status All Musicians Are Bastards Estonia Heleri Saarik - world premiereAnnelie Germany, Switzerland Antej Farac - world premiereThe Crack Columbia, Argentina Alfonso Acosta - world premiereFlower Buds Czech Republic Zdenek Jirasky - international premiereFuer Elise Germany Wolfgang Dinslage - international p
