China Film Group, China’s only film importer, confirmed that it will import 12 US films as the initial batch of the 20 revenue-sharing films for 2010.

Among the films are Warner Bros’ Sex And The City 2 which is the first time the characters have been officially introduced to the country; neither the TV series nor the first feature film were imported.

Also on the list is Universal’s Green Zone, which argues that the US government lied about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Alice in Wonderland, which will be released in mainland China on Mar 26, is one of three films to be released in both traditional and 3D screens. The other two are Clash Of The Titans on April 8 and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I.

Paramount’s Iron Man 2 will be scheduled for day-and-date release with the US on April 30.

China Film has also given the greenlight to Christopher Nolan’s Sci-fi thriller Inception. Nolan’s The Dark Knight was blocked off the imported film list in 2008, which was generally considered as one main reason causing the slump in China’s foreign film box office numbers in 2008. 

The list is topped off by Shrek Forever After, The Green Hornet, Prince Of Persia: The Sands of Time, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, and Toy Story 3. 

According to Weng Li, China Film Group’s spokesperson, all these films, except for Alice in Wonderland, are pending approval from film censors at State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).  The release dates will be further confirmed.

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