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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Chinese rocker Cui Jian Campion to preside over invited to sing on TV gala Cannes Film Festival jury Associated Press Writer
BEIJING — Cui Jian’s manager says the Chinese rocker has been asked to appear on state television’s Chinese New Year gala. Cui fell out of favor with the government after he sided with protesting students during the 1989 Tiananmen demonstrations. While the invitation could be seen as finalizing Cui’s political rehabilitation, it also points to efforts by China Central Television
to revive interest in the New Year gala. Known as the godfather of Chinese rock, Cui won fame in the late 1980s with songs such as “Nothing to my Name.” He played in Tiananmen Square in May 1989, days before the government sent in tanks to crack down on the protests. His manager You You said there was never any specific ban on his performances, although he sometimes was refused permission.
Associated Press Writer
PARIS — Director Jane Campion, the only woman to have won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, will lead the jury for the prestigious event this year. Festival organizers announced Tuesday that Campion will succeed Steven Spielberg, who led the jury last year. New Zealander Campion was awarded the Palme d’Or prize in 1993 for “The Piano,” and earlier won Cannes’ top short film award. While several women have presided the jury before, most films presented have been directed by men.
NEW YORK — Disney’s “Frozen” stayed warm despite frigid weekend temperatures across much of the country, regaining the top spot at the box office with $19.6 million in its seventh week of release. Several of the weekend’s top films saw slight dips from winter conditions in the Northeast and Midwest in final box office numbers released Monday. The weekend’s lone new release, Paramount’s “Paranormal Activity” spinoff “The Marked Ones,” debuted with $18.3 million. The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Rentrak, are: 1. “Frozen,” Disney, $19,575,525, 3,318 locations, $5,900 average,
$296,691,729, 7 weeks. 2. “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones,” Paramount, $18,343,611, 2,867 locations, $6,398 average, $18,343,611, 1 week. 3. “The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug,” Warner Bros., $15,675,220, 3,730 locations, $4,202 average, $229,059,642, 4 weeks. 4. “The Wolf Of Wall Street,” Paramount, $13,230,353, 2,557 locations, $5,174 average, $63,125,467, 2 weeks.
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Festival director Gilles Jacob, in a statement, describes Campion as “a true master,” who wowed juries with films “shot through with such courage and humanity and captured such a unique world.” Campion, looking ahead to the May 14-25 festival, said: “I can’t wait.”
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U.S. director Martin Scorsese, left, poses with Cannes film festival general delegate Thierry Fremaux as they arrive for the party of The Wolf of Wall Street, in Paris, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013.
In 7th week, ‘Frozen’ tops box office with $19.6M Associated Press Writer
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5 . “A m e r i c a n H u s t l e ,” S o ny, $12,404,207, 2,518 locations, $4,926 average, $87,923,123, 4 weeks. 6. “Anchorman 2,” Paramount, $10,633,959, 3,407 locations, $3,121 average, $108,713,472, 3 weeks. 7. “Saving Mr. Banks,” Disney, $8,694,891, 2,110 locations, $4,121 average, $58,958,280, 4 weeks. 8. “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty,” 20th Century Fox, $8,001,717, 2,922 locations, $2,738 average, $45,470,954, 2 weeks. 9. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” Lionsgate, $7,051,309, 2,143 locations, $3,290 average, $407,139,699, 7 weeks. 10. “Grudge Match,” Warner Bros., $5,325,423, 2,856 locations, $1,865 average, $24,835,480, 2 weeks.
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2014, SIPCO preserves Balinese culture-based MICE IBP/File Photo
A barong dance was performed not long ago in Bali Island. Balinese culture remains to become an attractive selling point in 2014. Even, the Society of Indonesian Professional Convention Organizers (SIPCO) of Bali makes Balinese culture an attractive package in any MICE event.
Bali Post
DENPASAR - Balinese culture remains to become an attractive selling point in 2014. Even, the Society of Indonesian Professional Convention Organizers (SIPCO) of Bali makes Balinese culture an attractive package in any MICE event. Chairman of the SIPCO of Bali Chapter, Putu Juarez Robin Putra, said on Monday (Jan 6) that his party was committed to continuously maintaining the Island of the Gods as a MICE destination promoting the charms of Balinese culture. Such commitment was always embodied in the training held every year.
“Balinese culture remains to be featured in conducting MICE bidding. Formerly, I predicted the MICE will be booming in 2014. With the success of Bali to become as a host in 2013, the MICE market will continue to develop,” he said. It was said that SIPCO Bali with 250 alumni and members as well as stakeholders of GIPI would con-
tinue to incorporate the elements of Balinese culture in the MICE activities. “Aside from maintaining Bali as cultural tourist destination, Bali must prepare professional personnel in the field of MICE carried out through training so as not to be a spectator,” he said. Other than having commitment to maintaining Bali as a cultural tourist destination, SIPCO Bali, said Putu Juarez, would continue to give priority to local wisdom in each MICE activity by involving local communities as a part of the activity. “We are indeed unable to impose the MICE players to empower the
local elements, but SIPCO will continue to urge the members to prioritize local elements. For example, it involves a gamelan troupe in the Bali MICE activities,” he exclaimed. According to him, to work on the MICE market, SIPCO Bali also required the role of local associations such as the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Bali, the Indonesian Tour Guides Association (HPI) Bali and Bali Tourist Transport Association (Pawiba). “We cannot work alone without the local roles like in the preparation of transportation, tour
guide and hotels including the art performances,” he said. As mentioned, the SIPCO Bali had scheduled a number of promotional events overseas from January to December 2013. In the promotion, his party remained to bring along Bali as a tourist destination with the vision of Balinese culture. “For the beginning of this year, we have not had MICE agendas of large scale to be held in Bali. Typically, the MICE demand begins to increase in the middle of the month such as in October and November until the end of the year,” he said. (kmb27)