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Headlines from China: Will Sports Film Become a Popular Genre in China?

Jun 1, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Over the past five years, sports films had a hard time gaining popularity in China. Yet the success of Indian sports drama "Dangal" seems to have reignited Chinese filmmakers' interest in this genre. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Escape Plan 2: Hades’ Scores June 29 China Release

May 31, 2018 / Headlines From China /

"Escape Plan 2: Hades," an upcoming action film that stars Sylvester Stallone, Huang Xiaoming, and Dave Bautista, has been scheduled to release in China on June 29. Read More

Headlines from China: Will Alibaba Reacquire Stake in Momo?

May 30, 2018 / Headlines From China /

More than one year ago, Alibaba sold down stakes in Momo four times and lost its position as the second largest shareholder. Momo's live streaming business then unexpectedly took off last year and brought the company significant amount of revenue. Read More

Headlines from China: Road Pictures CEO Talks About Acquisition Strategies at Cannes

May 29, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Road Pictures acquired China rights to Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Palme d’Or-wining "Shoplifters" as well as Lebanese film director Nadine Labaki's "Caprenaum" at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Read More

Headlines from China: Wong Kar-wai Receives Honorary Degree from Harvard University

May 25, 2018 / Headlines From China /

On May 24, Harvard University awarded seven honorary degrees on its commencement day. Among the seven recipients, famed Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai received Doctor's degree in Arts. This makes Wong the first Asian filmmaker who receives such an honor from Harvard. Read More

Headlines from China: Wang Xiaohui Named Head of China Film Bureau

May 24, 2018 / Headlines From China /

It was announced on May 24 (Beijing Time) that Wang Xiaohui had been named Head of China Film Bureau. Previously a government agency, the Film Bureau became a part of the publicity department of the communist party in March this year as a part of China's government restructuring. Read More

Headlines from China: Can The Three-Body Cosmos Rival The Marvel Universe?

May 23, 2018 / Headlines From China /

It was announced at the recent Asia-Pacific Science Fiction Convention that two upcoming comic books will be published at the end of this year as part of The Three-Body Cosmos series, which is co-developed by Youzu Interactive and Future Affairs Administration (FAA). Read More

Headlines from China: Mini Web Series is The New Black in China

May 22, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Several years ago, web series was still considered an inferior content format compared with film and TV shows. Today, it's considered as the most commercially viable format for online video content in China. Read More

Chinese Streaming Site Leveraging AI for Editing and Casting

May 22, 2018 / Headlines From China /

“Imagine an assistant who understands your happiness, anger, sorrow, and laughter and what you want to watch based on your feelings even before you figure out what your feelings are. It will give you the content you want most. AI can do this,” said Gong Yu, Chief Executive Officer of iQiyi Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Deadpool 2’ Hasn’t Passed The Chinese Censorship

May 21, 2018 / Headlines From China /

20th Century Fox, which has successfully released several R-rated films in China in the past, hasn’t managed to make "Deadpool 2" pass the Chinese censorship. Read More

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