Zhang Yimou |

China’s Film Industry: Blocked by its Own Great Wall

Dec 13, 2017 / Opinion /

Stanley Rosen commented that “Hollywood has what China lacks: Storytelling ability, marketing, and distribution”. Leung Wing-Fai considers the recent developments in the Chinese film industry to assess its purported deficiencies. 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

Contemporary Chinese Cinema: The Year So Far

Dec 7, 2017 / Opinion /

This is an unsteady time, as likely to be exhilarating as confounding, as Chinese cinema attempts to both assert itself as what we are repeatedly told will soon be the world’s largest film market while integrating the stars and traditions of the Hong Kong and Taiwanese pop culture industries. Read More

Headlines from China: Key Trends in China’s Anime Sector

Nov 30, 2017 / Headlines From China /

A few years ago, it was almost unimaginable that Chinese anime would be able to compete with Japanese anime. Yet today, the market share of domestic anime is rapidly increasing in China. Read More

Why the Curtain Is Falling on Chinese Investment in Hollywood

Nov 21, 2017 / Opinion /

Chinese investors are likely to continue eyeing up overseas motion picture projects — except this time, they’ll have more seasoned perspectives. Read More

Headlines from China: The New Year Holiday Season is Not about Domestic Comedies Anymore

Nov 16, 2017 / Headlines From China /

The two months between late November and late January are considered one of the most important holiday seasons for China box office. Read More

10 Most Powerful Filmmakers Scoring at the Chinese Box Office

Oct 26, 2017 / China Film Insiders /

Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Chow tops rankings in a survey of film industry news critics on WeChat. Read More

Film as Soft Power and Hard Currency: The Sino-Hollywood Courtship

Oct 18, 2017 / China Film Insiders /

The old global hierarchies of developed and developing countries have been destabilized as emerging powers such as China compete with the reigning power, the United States, for global influence, and the European Union struggles to keep it together. Read More

Headlines from China: Who Are the Most Powerful Filmmakers in Mainland China?

Oct 16, 2017 / Headlines From China /

Along with the rapid commercialization and industrialization of China's film industry, the popularity, influence, and commercial value of a filmmaker may have also changed over the past a few years in the mainland. Read More

Why Monkey King Eddie Peng is One of Asia’s Most Prolific Performers

Oct 14, 2017 / People /

Whenever Eddie Peng was asked about his motivation to take on new characters and challenges, he would often respond with “why not?” Read More

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