Johnnie To, Hong Kong Cinema and the Mainland

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Straddling their home turf and the highly profitable Mainland market, Johnnie To and Milkyway Image may be emblematic of challenges faced by Hong Kong cinema more widely – and of ways to tackle them. Read More

Headlines from China: Fan Beibei on How HBO Landed in China and What the Future Holds

 /  Headlines From China  / 
In this interview with WeChat media account Sansheng, HBO China CEO Fan Beibei talks about how she helps HBO develop and maintain its business in China from 2014 up to today. Read More

Headlines From China: ‘Detective Chinatown 2’ Defeats “Monster Hunt 2” On Day 3 Of Chinese New Year

 /  Box Office  / 
The first three days of Chinese New Year saw box office earnings reach an accumulated 3.21 billion yuan ($501 million) with the weekend box office earnings totaling at over 500 million, breaking the record for highest weekend box office in a single market. Read More

First Day of Chinese New Year Is a Box-Office Winner

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The Year of the Dog may turn out to be a howling success for China’s movie industry. Read More

Headlines from China: Alibaba Pictures to Globally Release Jack Ma’s Short Film Gong Shou Dao 

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Gong Shou Dao stars Alibaba CEO Jack Ma and some of the world's most legendary martial art masters, such as Jet Li, Wu Jing, and Donnie Yen. The film was released in China in late 2017 and has been viewed over 170 M+ times. Read More

How to Celebrate Chinese New Year? See These Chinese Films in February in NYC

 /  Guide  / 
This month, the four highly anticipated Chinese new year films in the middle kingdom will also be released in North America. Check them out if they are available at a theater near you! Read More

Headlines from China: Disney’s “Mulan” Liu Yifei Among Frontrunners for China’s Razzie Awards

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Golden Broom Awards, often dubbed as China's Golden Raspberry Awards, recently opened its online poll. This year, the competition for the Most Disappointing Actress Award is much fiercer compared to previous years. Read More

Headlines from China: Will 2018 Become China’s “Hollywood Blackout Year?”

 /  China Film Insiders  / 
All the recent government policies send one message: the box office growth of local films will become a top priority. Read More

Contemporary Chinese Cinema: The Year So Far

 /  Opinion  / 
This is an unsteady time, as likely to be exhilarating as confounding, as Chinese cinema attempts to both assert itself as what we are repeatedly told will soon be the world’s largest film market while integrating the stars and traditions of the Hong Kong and Taiwanese pop culture industries. Read More

Q&A with Betty Ho and Roger Lee on Hong Kong Film Industry

 /  People  / 
HKETO Director Betty Ho and Producer Roger Lee talk about HK's Film Development Fund, the First Film Initiative, HK cinema in general, the film “Mad World” and more. Read More

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