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PUBG Corp Sues NetEase for Infringing Chicken and Pan Copyrights

Apr 10, 2018 / Legal /

South Korea’s PUBG Corp, the developer of hit game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), is suing NetEase in the US for copyright infringement, unfair competition and trade dress infringement over the Chinese company’s Knives Out and Rules of Survival. Read More

Headlines from China: Indian Film ‘Hindi Medium’ Won Over China’s Middle Class Moviegoers

Apr 9, 2018 / Headlines From China /

As China continues to develop economically, the relationship between education and social mobility becomes a major social issue concerning every Chinese parent. The anxiety depicted in "Hindi Medium" is something that Chinese people, especially middle-class parents, can strongly relate to. Read More

Why Chinese Filmgoers Don’t Buy Hollywood’s Values Anymore

Apr 9, 2018 / Opinion /

"Until about 10 years ago, in the absence of a well-articulated set of national and cultural values, Hollywood stories and the ethics they promoted were aspirational to many Chinese. But now, we’re tired of them. They strike us as conventional at best, irrelevant at worst." Read More

10 of Hong Kong Actor Leslie Cheung’s Most Memorable Films

Apr 8, 2018 / People /

In 2003, hugely popular Hong Kong heart-throb Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing shocked the world when he leapt to his death. To mark the 15th anniversary of his death, we take a look at his 10 most iconic films. Read More

Headlines from China: How the Looming Trade War Might Influence the Entertainment Sector

Apr 6, 2018 / Headlines From China /

It has been a few weeks since the United States and China started threatening each other with higher tariffs. Although there are no tariffs on entertainment products yet, it's still possible that the looming trade war will influence the entertainment sector. Read More

A New Milestone for Chinese Feature Animation: ‘Big Fish & Begonia’ Arrives in North America

Apr 6, 2018 / Animations /

Twelve years in the making, epic fantasy adventure written, produced and directed by animators Xuan Liang and Chun Zhang is hailed as the forefront of the burgeoning Chinese animation industry. Read More

Headlines from China: Tensions between US and China are Worrisome Says ‘Pandas’ Producer

Apr 5, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Recently, producer and writer Drew Fellman, who is known for Pandas (2018), Born to Be Wild (2011) and Island of Lemurs: Madagacar (2014), sat down with Xinhua News to talk about his latest documentary Pandas and the current relationship between US and China. Read More

Dual Language China Contracts: Don’t Get Fooled!

Apr 5, 2018 / Legal /

Foreign companies sign dual language contracts without knowing exactly what the Chinese language portion of their contract says. This is really risky dangerous. Many dual language Chinese-English contracts are silent on which language controls. Read More

Headlines from China: China’s Meridian Entertainment Forms Strategic Partnership with The Blacklist

Apr 4, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Beijing-based Meridian Entertainment announced today that the company had formed a strategic partnership with The Blacklist, a leading online script marketplace. Read More

Alibaba Pictures President Says Don’t Give Up

Apr 4, 2018 / Interview /

Timeless themes are on Zhang’s mind these days as she tries to steer Alibaba Pictures—the film unit of China’s biggest e-commerce company—into a technologically evolving future. She set up shop in the Los Angeles area in 2016, tasked by CEO Jack Ma to develop Alibaba’s entertainment business and find stories to share with the content-hungry audience in China, soon to be the largest movie market in the world. Read More

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