Recent Trends in the Distribution and Exhibition of Chinese Language Films in the UK Cinema Market

 /  News  / 
Until recently, the distribution and exhibition of Chinese-language films in the UK had followed a familiar pattern for a number of decades: they were bought by distribution companies specializing in arthouse fare, who would subsequently release them onto the specialized and independent cinema circuit. Read More

Alibaba, HTC Announce Virtual Reality Partnership

 /  News  / 
Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s cloud computing division Alicloud and Taiwan device maker HTC announced a strategic alliance in virtual reality on Tuesday. Read More

Is Wanda Sabotaging Huayi’s ‘Rock Dog’s Box Office Chances?

 /  News  / 
China’s film industry is abuzz with speculation that the most expensive Sino-U.S. animated feature to date may struggle to reach the Chinese market, lessening its chances of success overseas. Read More

Exposing Sexual Abuse in China: Q&A with ‘Hooligan Sparrow’ Director Nanfu Wang

 /  People  / 
Nanfu Wang hoped that a woman called Ye Haiyan, who had offered free sex on the Internet to draw attention to the plight of poor women selling their bodies to support their children, would lead her to the prostitutes she wanted to interview. Read More

New Wanda Theme Park Provokes Disney Reaction

 /  Legal  / 
Lacking much original IP of its own to make up the ‘themes’ in their theme parks, Wanda is dipping back into Chinese culture and history. Read More

Bona Film Group Delists from U.S. but Won’t Turn Its Back on Hollywood

 /  News  / 
After five years, Bona raised only $100M on NASDAQ, small for an investor in 60 films and builder of 30 theaters. Read More

On Screen China: Director Xue Xiaolu’s ‘Book of Love‘ Aims for Rom-Com Record

 /  Box Office  / 
New film comes from the first Chinese woman director whose work debuted with over RMB 100 million. Read More

New China-U.S. Film Summit Sprouts Mixed Messages About Collaboration

 /  News  / 
While Hollywood takes a more conciliatory approach to working in China, Chinese companies are moving more confidently out into the global film industry, buying up swathes of Hollywood. A recent summit tried to get both sides to see eye to eye with mixed results. Read More

Legal Roundup: Government to Pay Theaters for Screening Domestic Films

 /  Legal  / 
Imported movies accounted for 38.4% of 2015's total revenues, down from 45.5% in 2014. Read More

Legal Roundup: Ip Man 3 Distributor Punished for Box Office Fraud

 /  Legal  / 
Distributor Dayinmu suspended for one month, RMB 32 million subtracted from box office total Read More

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