Fergus Ryan |

About the author Fergus Ryan has worked in media, communications and marketing roles in China and Australia for close to a decade. Most recently, Fergus was a journalist for the News Corp. publications China Spectator and The Australian. He has also been published in The Guardian and Foreign Policy. Prior to that, Fergus worked on business development for the A-list star Li Bingbing at Huayi Brothers, and on celebrity engagement and social media for the WWF and DMG Entertainment.

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

‘Alice’ is China-Bound, but Not All Smooth Sailing for Disney in China

Apr 27, 2016 / News /

Though the studio’s enjoying box office success, its digital platform with Alibaba was forced offline after just five months. Read More

China’s Anti-Corruption Drive Moves into Television Dramas

Apr 26, 2016 / News /

In 2004, the predecessor to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television recommended that anti-corruption dramas not be shown in prime-time to “protect teenagers.” Read More

Beresford to Pilot $100M China Co-Pro on American Raid on Tokyo in WWII

Apr 22, 2016 / News /

'Driving Miss Daisy' and 'Mao's Last Dancer' director to work with state producers responsible for CCP propaganda drama. Read More

CFI Q&A: Wendy Su, author of ‘China’s Encounter with Global Hollywood’

Apr 20, 2016 / People /

The Chinese government is a bigger winner than Hollywood up to 2013 due to its strong role and strict policy, but it's still too early to declare an ultimate winner. Read More

New Zealand PM and TV Companies Cozy up to China’s State Broadcaster

Apr 19, 2016 / News /

New Zealand film and television punching above its weight but looking to China for growth. Read More

Alibaba to Release ‘Last Race’ About Second Act of ‘Chariots of Fire’ Missionary

Apr 17, 2016 / News /

The film tells the story of Scottish gold medalist Eric Liddell's life in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. Read More

Silicon Valley Funding Site DreameGGs Tries to Hatch U.S.-China Films

Apr 15, 2016 / News /

Investors don’t buy equity in individual movie projects but in a DreameGG subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. Read More

‘Captain America ‘ China-Bound Despite Army Dig at Disney ‘Propaganda’

Apr 8, 2016 / News /

Despite an emphasis on ‘socialist core values’—the priority of ‘social benefits’ over economic gains—box office still matters. Read More

CFI Interview: HAN Capital’s John Liu on the Movies He’ll Make with $500M

Apr 6, 2016 / People /

The former Citigroup and SAV Capital Management executive is a history buff who wants to use the movies to teach the world about China. Read More