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

Jun 29, 2017 / News /

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

China Animated Film ‘Have a Nice Day’ Scores Raft of Global Deals

Jun 29, 2017 / News /

Fresh from being blocked from screening at the French animated film festival Annecy, Chinese animated black comedy "Have A Nice Day" has secured a number of deals that will see the film go to multiple western territories, reports ScreenDaily. Read More

TCB in RMB: Iger Celebrates Shanghai Disney’s First Anniversary

Jun 27, 2017 / Money /

Disney CEO Bob Iger visited China again, this time for the first anniversary of the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort. Read More

China Allows Hollywood to Audit Box Office for First Time: Report

Jun 27, 2017 / Box Office /

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Hollywood's powerful global lobby group, is auditing China’s box office figures for the first time reports Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter. Read More

China Actress Yao Chen Denies Refugee Call Rumors

Jun 26, 2017 / News /

Chinese actress Yao Chen has denied reports she called for China to accept refugees into the country after a social media backlash over her supposed comments erupted over the weekend. Read More

How Shanghai Can Become a Moviemaking Powerhouse Once Again

Jun 26, 2017 / News /

A dearth of talent once cast the city into the filmmaking wilderness, but recently, the sprouts of renewed growth have appeared. Read More

Disney Unveils Its First Chinese-Language Rom-Com

Jun 23, 2017 / News /

Disney’s Chinese-language film production plans took a step forward this week with the unveiling of their first ever Chinese-language romantic comedy starring Chen Bolin and "The Mermaid’s" Jelly Lin at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Read More

Is Shanghai’s Film Industry in Terminal Decline?

Jun 22, 2017 / News /

The Shanghai International Film Festival is in full swing, welcoming filmmakers and moviegoers from across the world. Yet in the last few years, the festival’s continued presence has posed a slightly embarrassing question to the city’s residents: Will Shanghai’s film industry rise again? Read More

How China’s ‘Little Fresh Meat’ Give Luxury Brands a Big Boost

Jun 21, 2017 / Entertainment Marketing /

At the 2017 annual result briefing for French cosmetics company L’Occitane on June 12, Andre Hoffmann, the president of the company’s Asia-Pacific region, said the company experienced double-digit growth in China in 2017, with net sales up 11 percent from the prior year. Their Tmall sales saw a staggering 49 percent gain, and drove the company’s overall excellent performance in the country. Read More

‘Baby Driver’ Passes Chinese Censorship

Jun 21, 2017 / News /

Sony Picture’s "Baby Driver," the jukebox musical-action-crime-comedy film written and directed by Edgar Wright, has been approved to show in Chinese cinemas, according to sources familiar with the matter, but a release date is yet to be announced. Read More

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