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Chinese Films Take Top Honors at Asia’s Largest Film Festival

Oct 17, 2016  /  News  / 
Two Chinese directors shared Asia's largest film festival's top prize, as the event's audience saw a sharp decline in a crossroads year. Read More

The Chinese Living Room is Ready for a Comeback

Oct 16, 2016  /  News  / 
Over the past three years, Chinese web users who had once been drawn away from televisions and towards mobile devices are making their way back to the traditional living room setting for daily entertainment. Read More

Copyright Protection Does Exist: Part 8 of the First CFI Guide

Oct 14, 2016  /  News  / 
China has had a poor reputation for rampant piracy and disregard of intellectual property (IP) rights for a long time, but both Chinese authorities and private actors have been showing an increased awareness of the need to protect and enforce copyrights. Read More

Shark Thriller ‘Meg’ Will Bite China in 2018 Before Rest of World

Oct 13, 2016  /  News  / 
The Jason Statham/Li Bingbing vehicle will debut for Chinese New Year audiences a full two weeks before it attacks the rest of the world in early 2018. Read More

Bad Boy Cop Show Disappears From Internet

Oct 12, 2016  /  News  / 
In another reminder that web series in China are subject to the same scrutiny as their television counterparts, popular police drama Yu Zui has disappeared from the internet. Read More

How Youku Allocates Its Hefty Content Budget and Commercialization Plans

Oct 11, 2016  /  News  / 
There are plenty of ardent supporters of the philosophy that "content is king" in China’s video streaming industry, and the country’s top video site, Youku Tudou, is one of them. Read More

Omission of Tibet in ‘Doctor Strange’ Pays Off With November China Release

Oct 10, 2016  /  News  / 
Marvel’s decision to cast British actress Tilda Swinton as "the Ancient One" in the upcoming blockbuster Doctor Strange (奇异博士) looks set to pay off, with the film just landing a November 4, day and date release in China, simultaneous with its North American debut. Read More

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, Alibaba Pictures Announce Partnership

Oct 9, 2016  /  Money  / 
Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners and Chinese e-commerce and media giant have announced a partnership to co-produce films for global and Chinese audiences. Read More

New Bruce Lee Biopic Accused of ‘Whitewashing’

Oct 7, 2016  /  News  / 
A new biopic of legendary martial arts star Bruce Lee has come under fire from Lee's daughter and fans. Read More

The Box Office Booms — and It’s Corrupt: Part 7 of the First CFI Guide

Oct 7, 2016  /  News  / 
Chinese regulators impose unofficial blackout periods of varying lengths on imported films, preserving the market for domestic productions during peak moviegoing periods Read More

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