"The screening of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a British slasher film due to be released in #HongKong this week, has been cancelled, its distributor said on Tuesday, without giving a reason for pulling it." theguardian.com/world/2023/mar…
VII Pillars Entertainment said on its Facebook page that it was with “great regret” that the scheduled release of the film on 23 March had been cancelled. It did not give further details.
Hong Kong’s Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration told Reuters that it had issued a certificate of approval to the applicant. “The arrangements of cinemas in Hong Kong on the screening of individual films ...
... with certificates of approval in their premises are the commercial decisions of the cinemas concerned, and OFNAA would not comment on such arrangements,” a spokesperson said.

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