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Headlines from China: What Disney’s Chinese Partner Has to Say about ‘The Dreaming Man’

Dec 21, 2017  /  China Film Insiders  / 
Disney's first Chinese-language rom-com 'The Dreaming Man' has bombed at box office in China despite its powerful producers and A-list cast. Read More

At Cannes, Jia Zhangke Calls for Relaxation of Chinese Film Law

May 24, 2017  /  Legal  / 
China's leading auteur director Jia Zhangke has called on his fellow filmmakers to continue to push for changes to the country’s new film law to ensure independent films make it onto the international stage. Read More

Chinese Cinema Absent from Cannes 2017 Selections

Apr 13, 2017  /  News  / 
In past years, Cannes has featured Chinese-language cinema by King Hu, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Wong Kar-Wai, Lou Ye, Ang Lee, Johnnie To, and Jia Zhangke, but this year, while Japan and South Korea are well-represented, the only Chinese element seems to be the corpse of a teenager washed ashore on Bondi Beach in a special presentation of Jane Campion’s television series, 'Top of the Lake: China Girl.' Read More

Filmmaker Johnny Ma Wants You to Fall in Love With ’90s Chinese Cinema

Feb 2, 2017  /  News  / 
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on the site of the Toronto International Film Festival, in conjunction with TIFF’s annual Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival. A Chinese “psychic” once told me… or, more specifically, it was my uncle, who used to run the Beijing department of the “People with Specials Powers” (as it was called Read More

Less Censorship Could Make Independent Film Productions Suffer

Nov 9, 2016  /  News  / 
A lack of early official approval may make investors less willing to participate in riskier projects. Read More

Blacklists are Real, Both for Content and People: Part 4 of the First CFI Guide

Sep 16, 2016  /  News  / 
Within 18 months of starting the first China bureau of The Hollywood Reporter in Beijing, CFI editor Jonathan Landreth reported in September 2006 that director Lou Ye was banned from filmmaking in China for five years. Read More

19 Chinese Films Richard Peña Recommends

Jan 12, 2016  /  News  / 
Richard Peña, director emeritus of the New York Film Festival, shared his top picks from decades of watching Chinese cinema. Read More

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