Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey

2023 - 3 - 21

Screening of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey cancelled in Hong ... (WION)

Several times in the past, Chinese censors have targeted the Winnie the Pooh character, which was originally conceptualised by the English author AA Milne, ...

The screening of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has reportedly been cancelled for technical reasons in Hong Kong, according to local streaming websites. At the time, some trolls compared the two to Pooh and Tigger. Several other websites and media also reported the cancellation of screenings.

Viral Hit 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' Pulled From Cinemas ... (Yahoo Entertainment)

Cinemagoers in Hong Kong looking to have their childhoods potentially ruined by viral slasher hit Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey may have been left ...

Screenings of Winnie the Pooh horror film cancelled in Hong Kong (The Guardian)

Distributor gives no reason for cancellation, but Chinese censors have targeted Pooh before due to Xi Jinping comparisons.

Hong Kong’s Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration told Reuters that it had issued a certificate of approval to the applicant. Some films have been prevented from being shown in the Chinese special administrative region. It did not give further details.

Why 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' Was Shut Down in Hong ... (Daily Beast)

Screenings were suddenly canceled for the movie starring a bear which has previously been used to troll Xi Jinping.

Authorities have also been [accused](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/world/asia/china-winnie-the-pooh-censored.html) of removing images from social media likening the bear to Xi. One short film was pulled over a scene lasting less than a second because it showed a 2014 [Umbrella Movement](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-monuments-men-of-occupy-hong-kong) protest site, according to the [Hong Kong Free Press](https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/12/hong-kong-film-dropped-from-festival-after-censors-object-to-umbrella-movement-scene-lasting-under-a-second/), with the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration ordering producers to delete the momentary images because they had “reconstructed the illegal occupation movement.” [Memes](https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-does-beijing-have-against-peppa-pig-and-winnie-the-pooh) started cropping up online comparing the Chinese leader and Barack Obama to A.A. The crackdown on anything which could cause embarrassment to Beijing has come as part of censorship rules imposed on Hong Kong since China decreed a national security law in 2020 in the wake of massive anti-government protests. But Moviematic, which had organized a pre-release showing this week, [announced](https://www.instagram.com/p/CqAmf-Dv2El/) on its social media accounts that the screening had been canceled for “technical reasons.” In 2018, the live action movie Christopher Robin was banned in China over concerns that Pooh would appear in the film, according to the

'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey': Hong Kong Release Canceled (Variety)

The Hong Kong theatrical release of 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' is canceled for reasons that could be technical or political.

The film was to be distributed in Hong Kong by indie outfit VII Pillars and was scheduled for release on Thursday. The most far-reaching of these has been the National Security Law injected into Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, known as the Basic Law, in mid 2020. We are sorry for the disappointment and inconvenience,” it wrote on Facebook. Jagged Edge says the film “follows Pooh and Piglet as they go on a rampage after Christopher Robin abandons them for college.” “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” was produced by the U.K.’s Jagged Edge Productions and written, directed and produced by Rhys Frake-Waterfield. China did not permit the import and release of Disney’s 2018 Winnie the Pooh film “Christopher Robin.”

Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey Screenings Cancelled In Hong ... (Screen Rant)

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey screenings in Hong Kong have been axed, with sources claiming the horror film won't be shown for technical reasons.

[Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey has continued](https://screenrant.com/winnie-pooh-blood-honey-survive-powers-michael-myers/) to prove itself a controversial movie. Due to Hong Kong's struggle to ensure independence from mainland China, screening a film featuring Pooh could be twisted into a political issue, which in turn would pose a perceived threat to their national security. [Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey](https://screenrant.com/tag/winnie-the-pooh-blood-and-honey/) will no longer be screening in Hong Kong, with claims film screenings were canceled due to technical reasons. Winnie the Pooh has also been used as a symbol of protest against the Chinese government due to the censorship around the character. In 2021, a Hong Kong censorship law was put into effect to ensure films that could threaten the city's national security aren't screened in the country. Critically panned, the movie garnered notoriety because of its use of Winnie-the-Pooh characters as antagonists in a blood-soaked horror setting.