Will China’s Animation Soon Beat the US and Japan In the Global Market?

 /  Animations  / 
Animated film 'Ne Zha' broke domestic box office records and earned US$700 million, but can Chinese animation studios beat current leaders US and Japan in the global market? Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’ Director Finishes Filming His First Chinese Film

 /  Headlines From China  / 
Produced and financed by Meridian Entertainment and Base Media, the film involves over 500 cast and crew members from 17 countries. Director Simon West is best known for directing blockbuster action films, such as Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and The Expendables 2. Read More

Making Films that Chinese Audiences Want to See

 /  Box Office  / 
Understanding the nuances of Chinese culture and people can make or break a movie. Read More

CFI Q&A With Christopher Bremble of Base FX—Part Two

 /  People  / 
Bremble discusses his company's deal with China Media Capital, whether Hollywood executives can really "get" China, and much more in the second part of this interview. Read More

CFI Q&A With Christopher Bremble of Base FX—Part One

 /  People  / 
As the Chinese appetite for big-budget movies grows, special effects services company Base FX, founded in Beijing in 2006 by American Christopher Bremble, finds itself situated right between those films’ traditional suppliers, the Hollywood studios, and the moviegoers they’re trying to reach harder than ever before. Bremble talked with CFI Editor Jonathan Landreth about learning Read More