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Headlines from China: How the Looming Trade War Might Influence the Entertainment Sector

Apr 6, 2018 / Headlines From China /

It has been a few weeks since the United States and China started threatening each other with higher tariffs. Although there are no tariffs on entertainment products yet, it's still possible that the looming trade war will influence the entertainment sector. Read More

‘Secret Superstar’ Blazes New Trail for Indian Cinema in China

Jan 18, 2018 / News /

Though critics doubt 'Secret Superstar' will repeat the box-office success of ‘Dangal,’ it has already secured Bollywood’s first revenue-sharing agreement in China. Read More

What Does the Chinese Film Industry Get From Hollywood?

Dec 11, 2017 / Opinion /

Last week Zhang Yimou published an opinion piece in The New York Times titled “What Hollywood Looks Like From China.” What should we make of it? Read More

CFI Interview: Miao Xiaotian, President of China Film Co-production Corporation

Nov 17, 2017 / People /

If you are a filmmaker who is exploring the possibilities of co-producing films with China, China Film Co-production Corporation is a key organization that you must work with. Read More

‘Wolf Warrior 2’ and the Future of Imported Films in China

Aug 21, 2017 / Opinion /

Hollywood is in the midst of negotiating the terms of foreign films’ market access to China. This movie – this particular movie – couldn’t have come at a better time for China. Read More

China Allows Hollywood to Audit Box Office for First Time: Report

Jun 27, 2017 / Box Office /

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Hollywood's powerful global lobby group, is auditing China’s box office figures for the first time reports Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter. Read More

US Delegation to Renegotiate China Film Quota in August

May 23, 2017 / News /

An American govenrment delegation will travel to Beijing in August to try to convince officials in China to allow more foreign films -- especially Hollywood films -- to be imported under revenue-sharing terms. Read More

Why Hollywood Should Worry About The US-China Summit

Apr 3, 2017 / News /

On April 6 and 7, US President Donald J. Trump and China's President Xi Jinping will convene at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, the first-ever meeting between the two leaders. Trump has preemptively tweeted that he expects the meeting "to be a very difficult one." Hollywood should be worried about anything but a positive outcome. Read More

Foreign Films in China: How Does It Work?

Mar 2, 2017 / Chinasplaining /

If you’re a non-Chinese film producer (a foreign film producer from the Chinese perspective), and you hope to exhibit in China and add its robust market to your revenue picture, there are basically two different ways for that to happen. Read More

China Box Office: Evil Takes Up Residence, Sets New Precedent

Feb 28, 2017 / Box Office /

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, the sixth and now perhaps no longer “final” — installment in Screen Gems’ action-horror series, exploded in the world’s second largest film market this weekend, grossing a staggering RMB 636.9 million ($92.7 million). Read More

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