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.
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Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic Dunkirk has been approved for cinemas in China, according to sources familiar with the matter, but a release date is yet to be announced. Read More
Huayi Brothers to Build Film Studio in Nanjing
Leading Chinese studio Huayi Brothers Media broke ground on a new film studio in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province on Wednesday. Read More
China Animated Film ‘Have a Nice Day’ Scores Raft of Global Deals
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
China Allows Hollywood to Audit Box Office for First Time: Report
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
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
Disney Unveils Its First Chinese-Language Rom-Com
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
‘Baby Driver’ Passes Chinese Censorship
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
Wanda And Tencent Team Up To Develop IP
Wanda Cinema Line, the theatrical exhibition arm of Chinese real estate giant Dalian Wanda, is teaming up with tech giant Tencent to develop intellectual property (IP) across a range of platforms. Read More
China Movie Ticketing Service Maoyan Plans IPO: CEO
Maoyan, China’s market-leading mobile ticketing service, is planning to go public, according to Wang Changtian, the founder, and chairman of Enlight Media, which controls the popular app. Read More
Paramount to Issue Longer, China-Only ‘Transformers’ Cut?
"Transformers: The Last Knight," the fifth film in the series, appears to have an extra two minutes in its Chinese version. Read More
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