Alibaba Pictures Names Fan Luyuan CEO

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Alibaba Pictures Group has appointed Fan Luyuan, who comes from Alipay, as the CEO and chairman of the company’s executive committee. Read More

Headlines from China: How Yang Mi’s Jiaxing Media Is Affected by LeEco’s Cash Flow Crisis

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LeEco still owes 414 million yuan in total to at least 24 film companies in China, among which is Jiaxing Media, owned by Chinese actress Yang Mi. Read More

Film Review: Free and Easy

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Set in a nearly deserted factory town in China, director Geng Jun’s film is a hauntingly surreal look at the role fear plays in shaping human behavior. Read More

Arclight Launches Development Arm for Australia-China Co-Productions

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Dubbed Chinalight, the new entity aims to make more use of the 2006 Australia-China co-production treaty, which still only boasts five completed films. Read More

Headlines from China: Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ Set for August 25 China Release

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It was officially announced on August 1 that Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ scored an August 25 release date in China. Read More

Young Moviegoers March to See Teen Heartthrobs Depict Chinese Military’s Early Days

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China’s latest burst of big-screen patriotism — the story of the early days of the People’s Liberation Army — is pulling in an unlikely base of fans: young moviegoers. Read More

Headlines from China: Jackie Chan Attends World Premiere of ‘Earth’ Doc

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On August 1, BBC Earth Films premiered ‘Earth: One Amazing Day' in Beijing with the film’s directors and narrator, kung fu superstar Jackie Chan, in attendance. Read More

After Live Streaming Success, Momo Looks to More Video Offerings

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China’s biggest location-based social network, Momo, has set out to find the next big thing in China’s social trends. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Gaming Company Yoozoo Gets Rights to ‘Game of Thrones’

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In a strategic partnership with Warner Brothers, Yoozoo becomes the first Chinese company to acquire gaming rights to a hit HBO show. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Wolf Warriors II’ Makes Fierce Debut, Threatening to Set New All-Time Record

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Jacky Wu's sequel singlehandedly saved a beleaguered domestic box office this weekend, on its debut, earning an incredible 921 million yuan ($136.7 million). Read More

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