Headlines from China: ‘1917’ and ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Secure China Theatrical Releases

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"1917," an epic war drama film about WWI, and "Bad Boys for Life," an 2020 American action comedy, have secured theatrical releases in China, although their release dates are yet to be annouced. Read More

Immersive ‘Titanic’ Reimagining Sets Sail in Shanghai

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Twenty years after becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, “Titanic” is again taking center stage — except this time, it’s not at a theater. Read More

Titanic’s Chinese Survivors Resurface From Depths of History

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More than a century after the Titanic sank in April 1912, filmmaker Arthur Jones and his team started work on documentary “The Six”, in which they investigate the history of the six Chinese passengers who survived the sinking of the ship. Read More

China’s All-time Highest Grossing Imports

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This chart highlights the highest-grossing imported film per year from The Fugitive in 1994 to Zootopia in 2016, showing not only the scale of China’s growth as a market, but something of the tastes of Chinese moviegoers. Read More

Q&A With Voice Artist on Why Dubbing Will Never Die

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Jiang Guangtao says China’s voice artists have poorly trained actors to thank for their booming business. Tune into any of the soaps, period dramas, or Sino-Japanese War series that dominate daytime TV in China, and there’s a good chance the words spoken by the actors you see will have been replaced with those of voiceover Read More

Leonardo DiCaprio to Promote Chinese Electric Car Brand

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BYD said that DiCaprio will promote the company’s new-energy vehicles in China throughout 2017. Read More

The Import Rules Are Strict: Part 3 of the First CFI Guide

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In the run-up to China’s joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, negotiators hit a wall over the number of international motion pictures China would allow inside its borders each year. Read More

New Titanic Film to Set Sail in 2017, ‘Rush Hour’s Sarkissian to Co-Produce

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A new take on the story of RMS Titanic will set sale in early 2017, with a Chinese-American production tackling the legend that stood at the top of Chinese box office records for more than a decade. Read More