Director of Gangster Movie on Trial for Threatening Promoter

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Suspects accused of using GPS device and hidden camera to intimidate advertising agency that turned down rights deal. Read More

What You Need to Know about China’s Underground Anime Fun Culture

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Bilibili might be a lesser-known name for those who are not interested in the ACG (animation, comics, and games around IP such as One Piece and Fate/stay Night) culture or live outside of China, but its impact on the Middle Kingdom is obvious. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Media Firm The One Injects Over $1 Billion to Build ‘IP Bank’

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Chinese media company The One will invest 8 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) to build an 'IP Bank', where the company manages its IP assets by connecting IPs with capital and talents, in order to ultimately maximize each IP's commercial potential. Read More

Chinese Box Office Smash Hit ‘Wolf Warriors’ Set To Become TV Show

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The jingoistic action thriller that has taken China by storm is now heading for the small screen. Read More

Headlines from China: Venice VR Selection ‘The Dream Collector’ Set for September 13 Release

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Chinese VR animation 'The Dream Collector' is set to be released  on various online VR platforms worldwide on September 13, according to a recently released poster of the film. 'The Dream Collector' has been officially selected to compete in the Venice Film Festival's VR section. Read More

DC Chinese Film Festival: The 80s-90s Retrospective

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DC Chinese Film Festival (DCCFF) is holding the 80s-90s Retrospective on 9/21-9/24 at Landmark’s E Street Cinema in Washington D.C. The official lineup includes: Farewell My Concubine 霸王别姬 (CHEN Kaige 陈凯歌/1993/171 mins/China) Suzhou River 苏州河 (LOU Ye 娄烨/ 1999/83 mins/China) The Sandwich Man 儿子的大玩偶 (HOU Hsiao-Hsien 侯孝贤/1983/105 mins/Taiwan) Taipei Story 青梅竹马 (Edward YANG 杨德昌/1985/110 mins/Taiwan) An Autumn’s Read More

Headlines from China: Alibaba to Release New Cinema Management and Ticketing Products

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On August 24 (Beijing Time), Alibaba announces that the company will release two new products, including cinema management system 'Fenghuang Yunzhi' and Tao Piao Piao Pro App. Read More

The Top 10 Male Chinese Actors You Need to Know

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From Andy Lau ("The Great Wall") to Kris Wu ("Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"), here is a list of 10 Chinese actors you need to know. Read More

Why This Tibetan Director Refuses to Romanticize His Homeland

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Celebrated filmmaker Pema Tseden talks about why he refuses to romanticize his homeland in his pioneering Tibetan-language movies. Read More

Headlines from China: Andy Lau Expressed His Interest in Playing in ‘Wolf Warriors 3’

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In a recent interview, Hong Kong movie star Andy Lau talked about his upcoming movie ‘The Adventurers’, his previous hit movie ‘Infernal Affairs’, and the Chinese film market. Read More

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