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Xiaomi Pictures Beats a Retreat from Filmmaking

Jan 26, 2017 / News /

The company is paring back its involvement in filmmaking from production and marketing to just investing as the device maker refocus on its core business. Chinese technology company Xiaomi is radically scaling back its filmmaking division amidst market-share struggles and high-level executive changes as the firm continues to overhaul it business. Barely a year after Read More

Private Studios Are Flourishing: Part 10 of the CFI Guide

Oct 27, 2016 / News /

The makeup of China’s film industry has been transformed since the country’s ascension to the WTO at the turn of the century. Read More

The Dilemma Of Chinese Online Videos Sites

Sep 5, 2016 / News /

Live streaming has created a new battleground for China’s top online video sites. Most Chinese video sites still rely on advertising rather than subscriptions for revenue. All of China’s top video providers attract users with a mix of content, including original programming. In recent comments, Martin Lau, the president of Tencent, China’s largest internet company Read More

‘Warcraft’ Eyes $20B Gaming Market For Film Payoff in China

May 5, 2016 / News /

A CGI-enhanced live action adaptation of Blizzard's online role playing game that's been a hit on Netease since 2009. Read More

Bona Film Group Delists from U.S. but Won’t Turn Its Back on Hollywood

May 2, 2016 / News /

After five years, Bona raised only $100M on NASDAQ, small for an investor in 60 films and builder of 30 theaters. Read More

China Tightens Censorship of Online Dramas

Feb 27, 2016 / News /

Web dramas will now be subject to the same pre-approval and censorship process as television programs. Read More

Hong Kong Film Awards Won’t Be Aired in Mainland China

Feb 22, 2016 / News /

Broadcasts were canceled following the nomination of dystopian Hong Kong film Ten Years was nominated in the best picture category. Read More

Big in China: Western Celebrity Spreads via Social Media Campaigners FansTang

Feb 18, 2016 / News /

The chasm between China’s social media ecosystem—now 650 million online and counting—and the Twitterverse enveloping the rest of the world is not simply cultural. Read More

That’s a Wrap: 2015’s Top China Film Stories and Trends

Dec 31, 2015 / News /

The China Film Insider team wishes you a happy 2016. Thank you for reading and for sharing our work with your friends and colleagues as we continue to grow in the new year. — Jonathan Landreth, Sky Canaves, Pang-chieh Ho, and Jonathan Papish. The box-office booms. Again. China’s box office revenues grew at a blistering Read More

A Supporting Role for Culture at China’s World Internet Conference

Dec 22, 2015 / News /

The World Internet Conference in the east coast city of Wuzhen last week sparked a good deal of debate about the China’s influence on global web governance. In its second year, the conference received a major boost in its significance when President Xi Jinping appeared in person to give a speech on the subject (Last year, he only sent a congratulatory message to mark the event’s opening)

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