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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

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

Dystopian Film ‘Ten Years’ Wins Best Picture in Hong Kong, China Censors News

Apr 4, 2016 / News /

A publicist for Ten Years told CFI the filmmakers were not surprised by the mainland media blackout because the Chinese government “wants to control people’s thinking.” Read More

Labor of Love Results in ‘Beast of Burden,’ the first China-New Zealand Film Co-Production

Mar 30, 2016 / News /

A 3D animated family feature film called ‘Beast of Burden’ is the first film to qualify for a tax break under the China-New Zealand agreement. Read More

New China-U.S. Film Summit Sprouts Mixed Messages About Collaboration

Mar 29, 2016 / News /

While Hollywood takes a more conciliatory approach to working in China, Chinese companies are moving more confidently out into the global film industry, buying up swathes of Hollywood. A recent summit tried to get both sides to see eye to eye with mixed results. Read More

Hackneyed Hollywood Titles to Reappear in China With Chinese Characteristics

Mar 25, 2016 / News /

It’s not clear who will reprise the Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep’s roles in the Chinese remake of ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ set in Shanghai not New York. Read More

Lionsgate Stoner Flop ‘American Ultra’ Heads for China

Mar 23, 2016 / News /

Lionsgate is trying to capitalize on the China release of DC Comics superhero film Batman v. Superman, also featuring Eisenberg. Read More

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