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Contemporary Chinese Cinema: The Year So Far

Dec 7, 2017 / 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

20 Years of Hong Kong Cinema: Part III

Jul 28, 2017 / Opinion /

This is the third part of a three-part series in which we take a look at Hong Kong cinema from the time of the 1997 changeover up to today. Read More

Chinese-Korean Co-Pro Halted over THAAD Fallout

Mar 15, 2017 / News /

A Chinese-Korean co-production starring actress Zhang Ziyi has become the latest casualty of China’s crackdown on all things South Korean as the fallout between the two countries over the THAAD anti-missile system continues. Read More

Lawyer Sues Beijing TV for Making Fun of Henan Province

Feb 9, 2017 / Legal /

Henan in central China is the butt of everyone’s jokes. Others around the country look down on Henan as the home of liars, lunatics, and thieves who will even steal the covers off manholes. Now, one Henanese lawyer has had enough. Read More

On Screen China: Part Two of CFI’s Chinese New Year Preview

Jan 28, 2017 / Box Office /

This Saturday, the first day of the Spring Festival/Chinese New Year (CNY), tens of millions of Chinese citizens will flock to cinemas nationwide in the start of the busiest moviegoing period on the planet. Last year, RMB 3.56 billion (US$548 million) in tickets were sold over the seven-day CNY period, the highest-grossing week in any Read More

Private Studios Are Flourishing: Part 10 of the CFI Guide

Oct 27, 2016 / News /

The makeup of China’s film industry has been transformed since the country’s ascension to the WTO at the turn of the century. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Warcraft’ Flouts Reviews, Draws Mostly-Male Crowd

Jun 9, 2016 / News /

The film got 8.3 /10 on cultural website Douban, driven mostly by pre-existing fans. Read More

Dystopian Film ‘Ten Years’ Wins Best Picture in Hong Kong, China Censors News

Apr 4, 2016 / News /

A publicist for Ten Years told CFI the filmmakers were not surprised by the mainland media blackout because the Chinese government “wants to control people’s thinking.” Read More

Hackneyed Hollywood Titles to Reappear in China With Chinese Characteristics

Mar 25, 2016 / News /

It’s not clear who will reprise the Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep’s roles in the Chinese remake of ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ set in Shanghai not New York. Read More

April Screenings of Chinese-language Films in NYC and LA

Apr 2, 2019 / Guide /

This month: Bi Gan's arthouse hit 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' Stephon Marbury documentary at Tribeca, and the first Lou Ye restropective in North America. Read More

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