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Local China Producer Begs Exhibitors to Fend off ‘Pirates’

May 26, 2017 / News /

Increased competition from foreign films is starting to rankle local filmmakers, with one prominent producer pleading with exhibitors to not “let local films die at the starting line." Read More

VP of TV Unit Takes over as CEO of Leshi, YT Jia to Remain Chairman

May 22, 2017 / News /

Jia Yueting, the legendary Chinese corporate leader, will step down as CEO of Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp Beijing. Read More

TCB in RMB: LeSports Defaults, Jia Zhangke Skint, iQIYI Goes Hip-Hop

May 5, 2017 / Money /

LeSports, sports arm of China's internet conglomerate LeEco, canceled the broadcast of a Wednesday European Championship match between Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, increasing concerns over the floundering titan’s recent financial situation. Read More

Chinese Film Added to Cannes Competition after Conspicuous Absence

Apr 28, 2017 / News /

Cannes Film Festival organizers announced the addition of the Li Ruijun’s (李睿珺) film to the prestigious event’s competition line-up on Thursday, reversing what had appeared to be a snub of Chinese film for the second year running. Read More

iQiyi Confirms Netflix Deal, ‘Hopes’ for Top Shows

Apr 26, 2017 / News /

iQIYI confirmed that the two companies had formally agreed to content licensing cooperation covering dramas, animation, documentaries, reality TV shows and other types of content, in a statement. Read More

China Film Insiders: Melanie Ansley

Apr 20, 2017 / China Film Insiders /

What’s important is to take the pulse of everybody in terms of what projects are going on: where are they getting their financing? Who’s behind it? What are these companies after and what are they making? The China Hollywood Society gives me the opportunity to talk to people I might not otherwise meet, about work I might not normally hear about. Read More

TCB In RMB: M&A, Copycats, IPO and Noncompetes

Apr 14, 2017 / Money /

TCB In RMB is a weekly summary of important developments in the Chinese entertainment business. Read More

Madame Bovary Sues Film ‘I Am Not Madame Bovary’

Mar 22, 2017 / News /

Citing defamation, 60-year-old Pan Jinlian from southern China’s Guangdong province is suing the director of “I Am Not Madame Bovary,” a film known in Chinese as “I Am Not Pan Jinlian.” Read More

Jia Zhangke Launches Pingyao ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ International Film Festival

Mar 16, 2017 / News /

Speaking at a press conference at the China Film Directors Center in Beijing on Thursday, Jia Zhangke said his new "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" film festival represented a dream come true. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Beauty’ Looks Like a Beast

Mar 15, 2017 / Box Office /

The official release announcement for Beauty and the Beast came way back on January 24, and the rare two-month interlude has given Disney ample time to unleash a local promotional blitz aimed at young Chinese unfamiliar with the original animation. Read More

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