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Is Wanda Sabotaging Huayi’s ‘Rock Dog’s Box Office Chances?

Jul 6, 2016 / News /

China’s film industry is abuzz with speculation that the most expensive Sino-U.S. animated feature to date may struggle to reach the Chinese market, lessening its chances of success overseas. Read More

CFI Q&A: Wendy Su, author of ‘China’s Encounter with Global Hollywood’

Apr 20, 2016 / People /

The Chinese government is a bigger winner than Hollywood up to 2013 due to its strong role and strict policy, but it's still too early to declare an ultimate winner. 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

China State Broadcaster Takes Over Oscars Live Stream

Feb 29, 2016 / News /

Netizens speculate about sensitive nature of documentary nominee about Ukraine protests, Winter on Fire Read More

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

Feb 16, 2016 / 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

Feb 8, 2016 / 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

‘Batman v. Superman’ to Face Off in China With Day-and-Date Release

Feb 5, 2016 / News /

The much-anticipated DC Comics superhero film Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will be released in China on Friday, March 25, 2016 — simultaneous with its North American debut. Read More

What the Wanda-Legendary Deal Might Mean for Hollywood

Jan 13, 2016 / Opinion /

The acquisition could teach China's richest man how to make movies that will help his core business stay afloat. Read More

When Push Comes to Shove—Movies, China, and the World: A Q&A with Richard Peña

Jan 12, 2016 / People /

Richard Peña, the director emeritus of the New York Film Festival, talks to us about the changes of China's national cinema and what Hollywood and China can offer to one another. Read More

On Screen China: Booming Box Office Ends 2015 Up 48.7%

Dec 31, 2015 / Box Office /

In 2015, China’s booming box office grew an incredible 48.7% to reach a record $6.8 billion (RMB 44.07 billion) according to a statement released late Thursday by SARFT (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television). The yearly growth was the second highest since China’s modern film industry began to develop in 2004, second Read More

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