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

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

China’s Top Sci-Fi Writer Nominated for Second Hugo Award

 /  News  / 
Liu Cixin's "Death's End" is one of six books nominated in The Hugo Awards' Best Novel category. Read More

TCB In RMB: Pirates, Racers, Zombies, Oz

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

This VR Company Films for CCTV, and Provides Technology for Low-End VR Cameras

 /  News  / 
CFI’s take: Despite slow uptake in North America, virtual reality is gaining traction in China, to the point where even its biggest broadcaster is producing content for the new format. China’s virtual reality (VR) market is expected to expand more than four-fold in 2017 as more major players enter the industry, according to IDC’s forecasts released Read More

On Screen China: ‘Kong’ Will Be King

 /  Box Office  / 
After Legendary Pictures’ 'The Great Wall' failed to ignite the box office, the Wanda-owned production company returns to China with its only release of 2017, 'Kong: Skull Island,' another monster movie seemingly tailor-made for Chinese audiences. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Beauty’ Looks Like a Beast

 /  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

China’s Censors Briefly Lift Veil on Film Review Process

 /  News  / 
Chinese television viewers caught a rare glimpse into the operations of their country's notoriously opaque film censorship process. Read More

Does Xi Jinping Go To The Movies?

 /  Chinasplaining  / 
Obama loved The Godfather, Trump screened Finding Dory his first month in office, and North Korea’s late Kim Jong Il was cinema-obsessed. But what about China’s President? Does Xi Jinping unwind with a bucket of popcorn and a buddy comedy? Read More

iQiyi Nabs Rights to ‘Moonlight,’ ‘La La Land’

 /  News  / 
Video streaming service iQiyi announced Tuesday it had secured exclusive streaming rights to Academy Award-winning films Moonlight and La La Land as well as the best foreign language film, The Salesman. Read More

CFI’s Sky Kings and Heavenly Queens: Fan Bingbing/范冰冰

 /  People  / 
Over the past decade, Fan Bingbing has developed a shrewd eye for material, appearing in some three or four films per year, balancing artistic and commercial interests to maintain both bank balance and critical credibility. Read More

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