China Moves to Monetize Its Growing Female Gamer Market

 /  Game  / 
The transformation of female-oriented gaming from a niche interest into a mainstream segment is something that industry players can no longer ignore, especially when thinking about monetization. Read More

In Depth: Is China’s Animation Industry Ready to Take Off?

 /  Animations  / 
China’s animation industry is on a rising path after a long period of slow growth, signaling huge market potential, analysts said. Investors are also turning to animation as production costs are lower without casts of real people and with relatively less regulatory risk. Read More

CBI News Wrap: Interactive Video Ads and More Branding Trends

 /  CBI  / 
Coming just a few weeks after it released the first interactive native video ad, this week iQiyi published a white paper on the development of the format. Read More

In Depth: China’s Cinema Business Faces a Bad Scene

 /  Opinion  / 
Industry observers said the movie theater industry is likely approaching a period of consolidation as the business faces abundant challenges: a drop in viewership even as cinema chains have continued to add theater screens, insanely high rents that eat into profits, and a government-imposed limit on foreign titles. Read More

Four Things to Watch in China’s Film Industry

 /  News  / 
China’s film market has become one of the two major drivers of global box office growth in recent years, but if strong growth is to continue its local industry will need more confidence, patience, and professional workers, market watchers say. Read More

As China’s Movie Industry Slumps, Executives Debate Its Future

 /  News  / 
At a recent panel at the Chinese Film Industry Summit in Shanghai, several industry bigwigs, including the heads of Shanghai Film Group Co. Ltd., China Film Group Corp., Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd. and Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., discussed how to get the business back on track. Read More

China’s Entertainment Trends and Challenges: A San Francisco Summit on June 28, 2019

 /  Legal  / 
The panel will focus on how recent regulatory changes in China are affecting Hollywood and the media and entertainment sectors in China. Read More

Sealing the Deal: CFI Interview with Entertainment Attorney Tom Ara

 /  Interview  / 
CFI recently sat down with US-Asia Institute Trustee and seasoned entertainment attorney Tom Ara and gained valuable insights on the role he plays in industry transactions between the U.S. and China Read More

Inside Game for Peace, China’s New State-Approved PUBG Clone

 /  Game  / 
The wildly popular mobile game 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' has been replaced in China with a more government-friendly substitute. Read More

Far East Film Festival: Producer Max Wang Opens A Door to Chinese Co-productions

 /  People  / 
Max Wang, a film producer from mainland China, has been a pioneer in this field since the early 2000s. He was invited to this year’s 21st edition of Far East Film Festival, where he spoke about the evolution of co-production with Asia and provided insights into his older and newer projects. Read More

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