Jia Zhangke, Tian Qi’s Unknown Pleasures Lands Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream’ for China

By Jenny S. Li

Jenny S. Li

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Jia Zhangke‘s Unknown Pleasures Pictures has acquired China rights to Apichatpong Weerasethakul‘s “Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream,” co-founder Tian Qi has confirmed to Variety.

The Chinese art-house distributor is also negotiating to acquire two titles from this year’s Cannes Film Festival. In June, it added Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur” and Marine Atlan’s “La Gradiva,” and in January it took Greater China rights to Rafael Manuel’s Sundance title “Filipiñana,” which Jia executive produced and which had its Asian premiere at Pingyao this week.

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