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Meet Jackie Chan’s Body Double

Dec 5, 2017 / People /

Soldier-turned-actor Liu Peng, who has worked as a body double for martial arts superstar Jackie Chan since 2014, talks about how he caught his first big break. Read More

Hobnob in Hong Kong: CineAsia 2017 Places Special Focus on China

Dec 4, 2017 / News /

At CineAsia, attendees will get the chance to hear about the current trends and new state-of-the-art technologies in the motion picture industry. This year’s show will take place at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre on December 11-14. Read More

Headlines from China: iQIYI’s ‘Burning Ice’ and ‘Tientsin Mystic’ Coming to Netflix in Early 2018

Dec 4, 2017 / Headlines From China /

After Youku announced its distribution deal with Netflix, iQIYI also revealed that its original drama series 'Burning Ice,' 'Tientsin Mystic will be available on Netflix in the first quarter of 2018. Read More

Meet Disney’s Next ‘Mulan’, Chinese Actress Liu Yifei

Dec 4, 2017 / News /

Disney announced that it will cast Chinese actress Crystal Liu Yifei as the lead of its upcoming live-action film 'Mulan.' We take a look at Liu’s rise to fame and why she’s perfect for the role. Read More

Cinera Wants to Make “IMAX on Your Face”

Dec 3, 2017 / Technology /

Founded by a group of film enthusiasts, Cinera looks like a VR headset, but if you call it “VR” in front of any of their employees, they will quickly correct you. VR is for games. This is for movies. Read More

Headlines from China: Popular Chinese Drama Series Gets Netflix Release Deal

Dec 1, 2017 / Headlines From China /

Netflix hasn't been able to launch its service in China due to the country's regulatory environment for foreign digital service provider. Alternatively, Netflix tries to engage the Chinese audience through content partnerships with Chinese companies. Read More

Nostalgic December: In the Mood for Wong Kar-wai’s Melodrama and Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’?

Dec 1, 2017 / Guide /

At the beginning of each month, CFI posts a comprehensive list of Chinese film screenings in NYC. Here is what to see in December. Read More

VR Winter is Over, AR Has Just Started

Dec 1, 2017 / News /

Both Kevin Leung, the director at HTC VICE X, and Atli Mar Sveinsson, co-founder and CEO of Directive Games, concluded that there needs to “killer apps” to open up the AR and VR markets. Here are the highlights from their discussion at TechCrunch Shanghai 2017. Read More

Headlines from China: Key Trends in China’s Anime Sector

Nov 30, 2017 / Headlines From China /

A few years ago, it was almost unimaginable that Chinese anime would be able to compete with Japanese anime. Yet today, the market share of domestic anime is rapidly increasing in China. Read More

On Screen China: China To Go Cuckoo For ‘Coco’ This Weekend

Nov 30, 2017 / Box Office /

After hauling in a modest RMB 194 million* ($29.4 million) in its first full week of release in China, Disney/Pixar's 'Coco' eyes a rare second weekend explosion at the box office propelled by insanely strong word-of-mouth and weak competition. Read More

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