China Tightens Censorship of Online Dramas

 /  News  / 
Web dramas will now be subject to the same pre-approval and censorship process as television programs. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Left Behind’ and ‘Saint Seiya’

 /  Box Office  / 
Two underwhelming new releases will lead the Chinese box office to an inevitable cool-down this weekend following a red-hot and record-shattering couple of weeks. Read More

What the Critics Think: Crosscurrent (2015)

 /  Reviews  / 
“This divisive film certainly falls into a similar Chinese New Wave groove thanks to its maddeningly riddle-like nature and strongly ambiguous atmosphere.” Read More

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

 /  Legal  / 
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

 /  News  / 
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

 /  Legal  / 
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

 /  News  / 
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

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