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Nostalgic December: In the Mood for Wong Kar-wai’s Melodrama and Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’?

Dec 1, 2017 / Guide /

At the beginning of each month, CFI posts a comprehensive list of Chinese film screenings in NYC. Here is what to see in December. Read More

VR Winter is Over, AR Has Just Started

Dec 1, 2017 / News /

Both Kevin Leung, the director at HTC VICE X, and Atli Mar Sveinsson, co-founder and CEO of Directive Games, concluded that there needs to “killer apps” to open up the AR and VR markets. Here are the highlights from their discussion at TechCrunch Shanghai 2017. Read More

Headlines from China: Key Trends in China’s Anime Sector

Nov 30, 2017 / Headlines From China /

A few years ago, it was almost unimaginable that Chinese anime would be able to compete with Japanese anime. Yet today, the market share of domestic anime is rapidly increasing in China. Read More

On Screen China: China To Go Cuckoo For ‘Coco’ This Weekend

Nov 30, 2017 / Box Office /

After hauling in a modest RMB 194 million* ($29.4 million) in its first full week of release in China, Disney/Pixar's 'Coco' eyes a rare second weekend explosion at the box office propelled by insanely strong word-of-mouth and weak competition. Read More

New Report Paints Glowing Future for Online Video in China

Nov 30, 2017 / News /

The report has identified five key trends in China’s online audio-visual sphere. Read More

Headlines from China: Here is Why ‘Coco’ Performed Poorly on Its Opening Day in China

Nov 29, 2017 / Headlines From China /

'Coco,' Pixar's latest animated movie, opened in China on November 24 and grossed only $1.9 million. Then the next day, its ticket sales jumped 270% to $7.1 million. Read More

China’s Ode to “One Belt One Road”

Nov 29, 2017 / Opinion /

It’s all part of a broader push to “tell China stories well” — exposing people around the world to aspects of the nation that are absent from foreign media. Read More

The Rise of China’s Pan-Entertainment Industry: A Conversation with Creation Venture Partners

Nov 28, 2017 / Money /

The 34-year-old investor is the founding partner of Creation Venture Partners, a three-year-old Chinese venture firm focused on investing in the so-called “pan-entertainment” industry. Read More

How Jack Ma’s Tin-Eared Fans Reveal China’s Obsession With Celebrity Culture

Nov 28, 2017 / Chinasplaining /

Online reaction to the e-commerce mogul’s pop duet proves that we love nothing more than to fawn over the wealthy. Read More

Headlines from China: Three Hollywood Movies Score January China Releases

Nov 27, 2017 / Headlines From China /

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi,' 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,' and 'Ferdinand' to Open in China in January, 2018; Ang Lee Will Use VR Technology in 'Gemini Man'; Huayi Brothers Media Announces Over 30 TV Drama Series. Read More