China Ticket Firms Maoyan and Weying to Merge?

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Two of China’s largest online movie ticket companies are in talks to merge operations according to respected Chinese business magazine Caijing. Read More

Film Review: ‘King of Peking’

 /  Reviews  / 
This must-see gem of a comedy from sophomore writer and director Sam Voutas is about father and son projectionists who stick together through hard times in Beijing, making ends meet by pirating movies. Read More

TCB in RMB: HS Entertainment Group plans for IPO

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HS Entertainment Group, a film and TV show production and distribution firm that produced Chinese actress-turned-director Zhao Wei’s "So Young," is aiming to raise RMB 900 million through the second-board market. Read More

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ Passes China Censorship, No Release Date Yet

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Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic Dunkirk has been approved for cinemas in China, according to sources familiar with the matter, but a release date is yet to be announced. Read More

China’s Online Multimedia Sector Bans Portrayal of Homosexuality

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China’s industry body for online broadcasting passed a set of guidelines banning the depiction of vulgar and unpatriotic content on Friday. Read More

Chinese Cinemas to Show Propaganda Trailer Ahead of Screenings

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Industry insiders said that cinemas have been instructed to show one of four minute-long videos collectively titled “The Glory and the Dream” before every movie screening. Read More

How ‘Bojack Horseman’ Became a Voice for a Generation of Disenfranchised Chinese

 /  News  / 
Previously referred to as diǎosī (屌丝), the outlook of China's "losers" is characterized by "funeral (丧 sāng) culture" that sums up their bleak perspective on life. And when it comes to funeral culture, one television show stands above them all: "Bojack Horseman." Read More

Bally Introduces Chinese Actress Tiffany Tang as First Asia-Pacific Spokesperson

 /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
The Swiss luxury fashion label announced yesterday that Chinese actress Tang Yan, better known as Tiffany Tang, is its first Asia-Pacific spokesperson. Read More

Huayi Brothers to Build Film Studio in Nanjing

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Leading Chinese studio Huayi Brothers Media broke ground on a new film studio in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province on Wednesday. Read More

CFI Interview: Director Dayyan Eng ‘Wishes’ for Success with New Comedy

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Born in Taiwan, raised in Beijing, educated at the University of Washington and a graduate of Beijing Film Academy, director Dayyan Eng moves between English and Mandarin Chinese with ease. Read More

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