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Bérénice Reynaud on The Greatest Chinese Films

Feb 27, 2017 / Reprint /

Bérénice Reynaud is a pioneering explorer of Chinese film, someone who since the 1980s has led readers in the West to new discoveries and understanding about Chinese directors, their work and the system in which it is produced. Read More

Berlin: Production Seminar Brings Together Euro-seekers, Chinese Experts

Feb 24, 2017 / News /

The annual Berlin International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale has historically been an important Western platform for Chinese films. For the past few years at the festival, a Berlin-based association, Bridging the Dragon and the European Film Market have sponsored events designed to further the cause of European films and co-productions that can Read More

CFI’s Sky Kings and Heavenly Queens: Fan Bingbing/范冰冰

Feb 24, 2017 / People /

Over the past decade, Fan Bingbing has developed a shrewd eye for material, appearing in some three or four films per year, balancing artistic and commercial interests to maintain both bank balance and critical credibility. Read More

IMAX China Blames 2016 Box Office Slowdown for Profit Drop

Feb 24, 2017 / News /

IMAX China Holding Inc. saw profits fall 13 percent in 2016, dipping even the three percent growth that China's box office experienced during the year, the company announced Friday. Read More

On Screen China: Gamer’s Delight — ‘Resident Evil’ vs. ‘Assassin’s Creed’

Feb 23, 2017 / Box Office /

“Has the Chinese market become a dumping ground for Hollywood’s trash?” wondered a recent Beijing Daily headline, a question both apt and timely. Last summer’s computer game fantasy adaptation, Warcraft, produced by Dalian Wanda-owned Legendary Pictures, with financing from heavyweights China Film Group, Tencent, and Huayi Brothers, skyrocketed to $220 million to become China’s third highest-grossing Read More

Recon Buys Majority Stake in Millennium Films for US$100 Million

Feb 23, 2017 / Money /

The announcement ends rumors that a deal for that amount was being negotiated, although initial speculation indicated that price was more likely for a complete buy-out of Los Angeles-based Millennium. Read More

The Complicated Relationship between Tech Markets and Streaming Regulations in China

Feb 23, 2017 / News /

China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) now requires social media providers to obtain a special license in order to broadcast video or audio. Read More

Why You Can’t Cast Richard Gere If You Want Your Film To Show In China

Feb 23, 2017 / Chinasplaining /

Sexiest Man Alive Is Persona Non Grata In PRC Say you’re producing a project that you hope can qualify as a US-Sino Co-Production. Or you have a strong, non-Chinese commercial project that you want China to accept as part of its import quota. Or you’re submitting a script to STX, or Paramount, or a Read More

Lunar New Year Box Office: The Biggest Week Ever

Feb 22, 2017 / Infographics /

Moviegoing in China during the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday has become essential recreation for many Chinese families in recent years. The past two years in particular have each established new box office records for the highest grossing seven-day period in any single territory. The largest daily totals occur on the first day of the Read More

Actor Jet Li Launches Martial Arts Video, Sports Equipment Website

Feb 22, 2017 / News /

“Kung-fu isn’t just about punching, kicking, and self-defense, it’s about dedicating yourself to the pursuit of a goal. That’s kung-fu," Jet Li said. Read More

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