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Chinese Partners Required: Part 1 of the First CFI Guide

Aug 26, 2016 / News /

Welcome to the first installment in a 10-part series of practical tips that will make up the CFI Guide to 10 Things to Know about Working in Film in China. Read More

On Screen China: 3D ‘Jason Bourne’ Leaves Chinese Fans Feeling Sick and Cheated

Aug 25, 2016 / Box Office /

Ticket buyers in the world’s second-largest filmgoing nation were more than a bit peeved they had to cough up extra loot for premium-priced tickets for screenings of "Jason Bourne," complaining about poor 3D conversion and a lack of 2D options. Read More

Alibaba Pictures Invests in Hangzhou Cinema Company

Aug 25, 2016 / Money /

Alibaba Pictures is investing RMB 100 million (US$15.2 million) for an 80 percent stake in a cinema operator in its hometown of Hangzhou, as it takes on rival Dalian Wanda. Read More

Chinese Review Website Douban Forms Film Production Company

Aug 24, 2016 / News /

Douban, China’s most active and influential media review website, is moving into film production. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Line Walker’ Tops Again, Followed by ‘Happy Dad’

Aug 23, 2016 / Box Office /

The big-screen adaptation of TVB’s production Line Walker repeated in the top spot for a second weekend as China’s anemic summer box office slipped to its lowest weekend total since mid-June. Read More

Chinese Star Fan Bingbing Quits Shark Horror-Adventure ‘Meg’

Aug 23, 2016 / News /

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has announced she is pulling out of the thriller Meg (巨齿鲨), being made by Warner Bros. and Chinese company Gravity Pictures. Read More

China’s Mango TV Seeks Back-Door Listing

Aug 22, 2016 / Money /

Chinese new media firm Mango TV has announced plans to list via a reverse merger with TV shopping firm Happigo Home Shopping. Read More

China’s Live Streaming Boom Spawns Online Celebrity Agent Industry

Aug 22, 2016 / News /

Getting set up with a live streaming account and filming content for audiences might only take a few minutes, but to become a Chinese internet celebrity is much more complex. Read More

Wanda to Partner with South Korea’s CJ CGV?

Aug 19, 2016 / News /

Wanda Cinema Line, China’s biggest movie-theater operator, is in talks with CJ CGV, South Korea's largest movie theater chain, possibly with a view to partnering up in China. Read More

Shanghai Film Shares Rise on IPO

Aug 17, 2016 / Money /

Shanghai Film Group saw its stock prices climb 44 percent on its first day of trading Wednesday, just one week after China Film Co. did the same in its own IPO. Read More

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