Headlines from China: A Look at Chinese Capital Behind the Oscar Nominees

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After "Green Book" was nominated for the Best Picture Award by the 91st Academy Awards, its Chinese co-producer Alibaba Pictures received lots of attention in China. However, Alibaba Pictures is not the first Chinese company that involved in Oscar-nominated films. Read More

Will The Next Co-production Blockbuster Come from Europe?

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The enthusiasm for co-production has likely been enhanced by the success of The Meg, as evidenced by the great turnout of Bridging The Dragon's recent Sino-European Co-production Lab, which took place from November 11-14 in Beijing. Read More

Declaration of Independent Films: China’s Arthouse Market

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How China’s film industry is maturing, diversifying, and embracing arthouse films. Read More

Pretty in Pink: What China’s Barbie-Mania Tell us about the Nation’s Rising ‘She Economy’

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After “dopamine dressing,” Barbiecore has become the next hottest buzzword in China. Here is why the fashion trend is taking off. What Happened: Within three days of its release on July 21, Barbie grossed $340 million (2.4 billion RMB) at the global box office. This weekend, Greta Gerwig’s film hit $1 billion globally, making it the second movie this year to Read More

Marché Du Film and Bridging the Dragon Look Into the Future of Sino-International Collaboration

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On May 20th, the Marché du film and the Sino-European producers association Bridging the Dragon co-hosted the Sino-International Seminar titled “How to work with China: Challenges, Lessons Learned and Promising Experiences”. Read More

Xiaohongshu Cracks Down on Users and Businesses in Bid to Keep ‘Authentic’

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From cracking down on wealth flaunting to releasing community guidelines for businesses, Xiaohongshu is bent on cleaning up content this month. Read More

Headlines From China: ‘Schemes In Antiques’ Tops Weekend

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Emperor Motion Pictures’ adventure mystery "Schemes In Antiques" opened in first position at the China box office over the weekend weekend. Read More

2021 Marché Du Film Sino-International Film Panel

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For the sixth year in a row the Marché du film together with the Sino-European producers association Bridging the Dragon will host on 12 and 13 July an event specifically focusing on China. Read More

Livestreaming Hits the Big Screen as China’s Box Office Booms

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China’s top e-commerce livestreaming stars are so recognizably in the mainstream that they are now appearing in movies (having already conquered the smaller screens). Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Harry Potter’, ‘1917’, ’Bad Boys for Life’ and a Few Other Films Set Release Dates

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A trio of Hollywood titles including “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, in 3D and 4K restorations, the Oscar-winning war epic “1917”, and the Will Smith-starring “Bad Boys For Life”,  are set to hit the big screen in the upcoming weeks according to the announcements made by their distributors on Thursday. Read More

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