CFI Q&A With ‘Crosscurrent’ Director Yang Chao

 /  People  / 
As China's space available for independent cinema is getting more and more restricted, one Chinese film lit up the Berlin International Film Festival. Read More

Chinese Trademark Registration Certificates Become Unavailable

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The latest in a series of relevant posts for anybody doing business in China from our content partners at the China Law Blog. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Mermaid’ Drowns Out ‘Crouching Tiger’

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The Mermaid’s pact with online ticketing portal Maoyan has provided a major boost to ticket sales. Read More

Hong Kong Film Awards Won’t Be Aired in Mainland China

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Broadcasts were canceled following the nomination of dystopian Hong Kong film Ten Years was nominated in the best picture category. Read More

Legal Roundup: Expanded Restrictions on Foreign Content Online

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Effective March 10, companies with foreign investment (including international joint ventures) are banned from directly publishing any type of content online in China. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Crouching Tiger’ Sequel

 /  Box Office  / 
There's something fundamentally wrong, offensive even, about the English-language Crouching Tiger sequel landing in China dubbed into Chinese. Read More

Big in China: Western Celebrity Spreads via Social Media Campaigners FansTang

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The chasm between China’s social media ecosystem—now 650 million online and counting—and the Twitterverse enveloping the rest of the world is not simply cultural. Read More

CFI Q&A With Christopher Bremble of Base FX—Part Two

 /  People  / 
Bremble discusses his company's deal with China Media Capital, whether Hollywood executives can really "get" China, and much more in the second part of this interview. Read More

China Box Office Sets New Weekly Record, Led by Homegrown Trio

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Wow: $548 million, the largest seven-day gross in the history of the movies. Anywhere. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Mermaid’ Makes Billion-Yuan Splash in Just 4 Days

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After just four days in theaters, "The Mermaid" has grossed an estimated RMB 1 billion ($152.4 million), the biggest four-day start on record. Read More

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