Silicon Valley Funding Site DreameGGs Tries to Hatch U.S.-China Films

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Investors don’t buy equity in individual movie projects but in a DreameGG subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. Read More

Labor of Love Results in ‘Beast of Burden,’ the first China-New Zealand Film Co-Production

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A 3D animated family feature film called ‘Beast of Burden’ is the first film to qualify for a tax break under the China-New Zealand agreement. Read More

CFI Q&A With Author Peter Hessler on ‘River Town’ the Movie

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Not Since 'Iron and Silk' in 1991 has there been a major motion picture about an American teaching in China. Read More

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

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

China’s Virtual Reality Check

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Both China's gaming community and its moviegoers outnumber America's citizens. Facing breakneck change and harsh pollution, many are excited by the escape offered by virtual reality. 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

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

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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

Hotel of the Jedi: Luxury Properties Wake Up to the Force

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Star Wars hype may have died down (if only slightly) around the globe, but it’s only been less than two weeks since the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted in China, making more than $100 million in ticket sales in the Chinese box office. In order to cash in on the hype, luxury hotels across Read More

When Push Comes to Shove—Movies, China, and the World: A Q&A with Richard Peña

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Richard Peña, the director emeritus of the New York Film Festival, talks to us about the changes of China's national cinema and what Hollywood and China can offer to one another. Read More

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