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Hong Kong Film Awards Won’t Be Aired in Mainland China

Feb 22, 2016 / News /

Broadcasts were canceled following the nomination of dystopian Hong Kong film Ten Years was nominated in the best picture category. Read More

Big in China: Western Celebrity Spreads via Social Media Campaigners FansTang

Feb 18, 2016 / News /

The chasm between China’s social media ecosystem—now 650 million online and counting—and the Twitterverse enveloping the rest of the world is not simply cultural. Read More

Fox’s ‘Eddie the Eagle’ to Try to Catch Beijing Olympic Spirit

Feb 6, 2016 / News /

The feel-good sports comedy about a Winter Olympics underdog ski jumper will be released in China on Friday, March 18, 2016. Read More

‘Batman v. Superman’ to Face Off in China With Day-and-Date Release

Feb 5, 2016 / News /

The much-anticipated DC Comics superhero film Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will be released in China on Friday, March 25, 2016 — simultaneous with its North American debut. Read More

Mattel’s ‘Thomas & Friends’ Spinoff to Get China Theatrical Release

Feb 3, 2016 / News /

This will mark the first time any movie carrying the brand of U.S. toymaking giant Mattel will be released in the country's theaters. Read More

China’s Movie Tie-Ins Market a Real Bugbear

Jan 28, 2016 / News /

The experience of entrepreneurs like Xu Lei provides an insight into the difficulties studios face while trying to exploit the ancillary market for movie tie-in merchandise. Read More

20th Century Fox Signs Streaming Deal With Baidu’s iQIYI

Jan 28, 2016 / News /

Chinese video streaming service iQIYI has signed a multiyear film output agreement with 20th Century Fox to give its 10 million paid subscribers on-demand access to the Hollywood studio’s theatrical releases. The agreement will see Fox films such as The Martian, The Revenant, The Peanuts Movie and other recent major theatrical releases streamed in China Read More

Hotel of the Jedi: Luxury Properties Wake Up to the Force

Jan 22, 2016 / News /

Star Wars hype may have died down (if only slightly) around the globe, but it’s only been less than two weeks since the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted in China, making more than $100 million in ticket sales in the Chinese box office. In order to cash in on the hype, luxury hotels across Read More

19 Chinese Films Richard Peña Recommends

Jan 12, 2016 / News /

Richard Peña, director emeritus of the New York Film Festival, shared his top picks from decades of watching Chinese cinema. Read More

That’s a Wrap: 2015’s Top China Film Stories and Trends

Dec 31, 2015 / News /

The China Film Insider team wishes you a happy 2016. Thank you for reading and for sharing our work with your friends and colleagues as we continue to grow in the new year. — Jonathan Landreth, Sky Canaves, Pang-chieh Ho, and Jonathan Papish. The box-office booms. Again. China’s box office revenues grew at a blistering Read More

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