Meet Vicky Chen, This Year’s Rising Star in Chinese Language Cinema

 /  People  / 
The 14-year-old star Vicky Chen is definitely on the rise. For someone of such a tender age, she has already achieved much. Read More

Three Movies on Netflix Featuring the Hottest Chinese Actors

 /  Guide  / 
Here are three Chinese movies on Netflix you can watch now that feature some of the hottest Chinese actors. Read More

Youku Signs Licensing Deals with NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television

 /  News  / 
As a result of the deals, subscribers to the Youku service will be able to watch hundreds of films from NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television’s respective libraries for no additional fee. 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

Meet Jackie Chan’s Body Double

 /  People  / 
Soldier-turned-actor Liu Peng, who has worked as a body double for martial arts superstar Jackie Chan since 2014, talks about how he caught his first big break. Read More

China’s Ode to “One Belt One Road”

 /  Opinion  / 
It’s all part of a broader push to “tell China stories well” — exposing people around the world to aspects of the nation that are absent from foreign media.  Read More

How Jack Ma’s Tin-Eared Fans Reveal China’s Obsession With Celebrity Culture

 /  Chinasplaining  / 
Online reaction to the e-commerce mogul’s pop duet proves that we love nothing more than to fawn over the wealthy. Read More

Headlines from China: Three Hollywood Movies Score January China Releases

 /  Headlines From China  / 
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi,' 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,' and 'Ferdinand' to Open in China in January, 2018; Ang Lee Will Use VR Technology in 'Gemini Man'; Huayi Brothers Media Announces Over 30 TV Drama Series. 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

Headlines from China: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Producer to Executive Produce Chinese Film ‘Dongji Island’

 /  Headlines From China  / 
'Dongji Island,' an upcoming Chinese war film to be directed by emerging filmmaker Yu Lei, has brought acclaimed Hollywood producers David Permut and Jay Stern on board as executive producers. Read More

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