Hit Mobile Game ‘Honour of Kings’ Inspires Celebrity TV Show

 /  News  / 
Thanks to the game’s extensive fan base and an A-list cast featuring actresses Angelababy and Lin Chi-ling, the new TV show “Kings Attack” has already gained 220 million views — though some unimpressed online commenters have called it “IQ-lowering” programming. Read More

China’s Film Industry: Blocked by its Own Great Wall

 /  Opinion  / 
Stanley Rosen commented that “Hollywood has what China lacks: Storytelling ability, marketing, and distribution”. Leung Wing-Fai considers the recent developments in the Chinese film industry to assess its purported deficiencies.  Read More

Asian Brilliant Stars Announces Expanded Second Edition

 /  News  / 
Asian Brilliant Stars launched its second edition today, announcing a diverse line-up of films from across Asia that will compete in several expanded categories. Winners will be announced during an awards ceremony at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 21st, 2018. Read More

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

 /  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

 /  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

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

 /  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

The Mobile Stock Exchange Selling Celebrities by the Second

 /  News  / 
How much would you pay for your favorite celebrity’s time? What do you think their fame is worth? Read More

Katy Perry Visa Denial? Here Is A Sociopolitical Checklist for Hiring Celebrities in China

 /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
In light of the recent allegations against Kevin Spacy and their impact on the films and TV shows he is part of, filmmakers will also need this checklist while casting actors in China. Read More

China’s Cultural Revivalists: More Than Just Quirky Throwbacks

 /  Chinasplaining  / 
Robe-wearing, zither-playing ‘fugu’ fans revel in their own eccentricity, but they are also making a deeper political point. Read More

Jack Ma’s Potential Successor Reportedly to Step Down as Alibaba Pictures CEO

 /  News  / 
Despite the buzz, the circulation of this rumor reflects the troubles Alibaba Pictures is facing: mediocre performance of a unit where the parent company had placed high hopes (and money) on. Read More

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