Making Films that Chinese Audiences Want to See

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Understanding the nuances of Chinese culture and people can make or break a movie. Read More

Book Review: Hollywood Made in China

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Hollywood Made in China is an elegant account of Hollywood’s evolving engagements in China’s commercial film environment. Read More

Headlines from China: How Did Ghosts Disappear from Chinese Films?

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If you go to a movie theater in China to see a so-called "Ghost Movie," most likely, you will see humans pretending to be ghosts or paranoid people worrying about ghosts. So how did ghosts disappear from Chinese films? Read More

Headlines from China: The Market Segmentation of Sci-fi Movies in China 

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According to a report by a Beijing based research firm CC Smart, Chinese audiences born after 2000 prefer soft science fictions such as 'Transformers', while audiences born between 1970 and 1990 prefer hard science fictions that emphasize scientific accuracy. Read More

Jackie Chan Falls Three Spots to Fifth Highest-paid Actor in the World

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The Chinese kung-fu icon continues to make bank in the middle kingdom despite suffering a drop in the global rankings. Read More

Headlines from China: Jackie Chan Attends World Premiere of ‘Earth’ Doc

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On August 1, BBC Earth Films premiered ‘Earth: One Amazing Day' in Beijing with the film’s directors and narrator, kung fu superstar Jackie Chan, in attendance. Read More

Paramount to Issue Longer, China-Only ‘Transformers’ Cut?

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"Transformers: The Last Knight," the fifth film in the series, appears to have an extra two minutes in its Chinese version. Read More

China’s All-time Highest Grossing Imports

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This chart highlights the highest-grossing imported film per year from The Fugitive in 1994 to Zootopia in 2016, showing not only the scale of China’s growth as a market, but something of the tastes of Chinese moviegoers. Read More

Q&A With Voice Artist on Why Dubbing Will Never Die

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Jiang Guangtao says China’s voice artists have poorly trained actors to thank for their booming business. Tune into any of the soaps, period dramas, or Sino-Japanese War series that dominate daytime TV in China, and there’s a good chance the words spoken by the actors you see will have been replaced with those of voiceover Read More

Huahua Media Signs Exclusive Deal for ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ in China

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Huahua Media has become an exclusive partner in China with Paramount Pictures for the roll-out of "Transformers:The Last Knight." Read More