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China Sci-Fi Film ‘Reset’ Wins Award at Houston Festival

May 1, 2017  /  News  / 
Science fiction written and produced in China continues to get attention from both domestic and international audiences. Read More

Wanda Cinema Line to Go Head to Head with Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent in Online Video

May 1, 2017  /  News  / 
China’s already crowded online video streaming market looks set to have a new challenger with Wanda Cinema Line, the theatrical exhibition arm of Chinese property development giant Dalian Wanda, set to launch its own video streaming website this year. Read More

Beijing’s Film Festival Must Put Movies Before Money

Apr 30, 2017  /  News  / 
The Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) came to a close on April 23 after the usual scramble for tickets, a week’s worth of film previews and social mixers, and screenings thronging with movie buffs. Read More

Film Review: ‘Extraordinary Mission’ Shows New Possibilities For Modern Action

Apr 29, 2017  /  Reviews  / 
'Extraordinary Mission' is an extraordinarily lush feat of production, presenting an acutely visualized widescreen world with the urgent velocity of a film that its makers feel has to cram in every last bit. In our current fallen world of big-screen action, it’s a syllabus for possibilities that remain. Read More

Why Today’s Chinese TV Dramas Are Insulting to Women

Apr 28, 2017  /  News  / 
Recently, the TV drama In the Name of the People has drawn positive responses from viewers and critics alike. However, the show is not immune to criticism. In fact, the program’s depictions of women are much narrower than their fully formed, three-dimensional male counterparts. Read More

Chinese Film Added to Cannes Competition after Conspicuous Absence

Apr 28, 2017  /  News  / 
Cannes Film Festival organizers announced the addition of the Li Ruijun’s (李睿珺) film to the prestigious event’s competition line-up on Thursday, reversing what had appeared to be a snub of Chinese film for the second year running. Read More

TCB In RMB: Paramount, Short Films, Streaming Music, Celebrity Investment

Apr 28, 2017  /  Money  / 
Thursday, the Shenzhen Exchange wrote to Shanxi Meijin Energy, inquiring about a joint fund it had announced that included a $100 million investment from superstar actor Chen Kun. The letter expressed concern over Chen’s inexperience in professional investment institutions, as well as his apparent unfamiliarity with the areas in which the fund was targeted to invest. Read More

China Film Insiders: Winston Ma

Apr 27, 2017  /  China Film Insiders  / 
The Managing Director of the PRC's sovereign wealth fund says, “Data to the next generation digital economy is like oil to the machine, or bullets to a gun.” Read More

Director Feng Xiaogang Comments on Cannes, San Sebastian, and ‘Youth’

Apr 27, 2017  /  News  / 
One of China's most popular directors, Feng Xiaogang spoke about Cannes, "Madame Bovary," and his new film "Fang Hua." Read More

China Difficulties, Netflix, and Why We Love Licensing

Apr 27, 2017  /  Legal  / 
Netflix for years was trying to set itself up in China, so as to be available to viewers in China, just as it is available in “over 190 countries.” Read More

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