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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

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

‘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

Why Cinematic Superheroes Are Tough for China to Create

Apr 8, 2016 / Opinion /

Simply put, nobody really knows what it means to fight for “truth, justice, and the Chinese Way.” Read More

Chinese Celebrity and the Soft Power Machine

Apr 3, 2016 / Entertainment Marketing /

In the first in a series of occasional guest Op-eds, China Film Insider brings you the voices of two academics in Britain who are recording milestones and studying trends in the growing world of Chinese moviemaking, 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

What the Critics Think: Crosscurrent (2015)

Feb 24, 2016 / Reviews /

“This divisive film certainly falls into a similar Chinese New Wave groove thanks to its maddeningly riddle-like nature and strongly ambiguous atmosphere.” Read More