Posters from Wu Kong
Wu Kong is a 2017 Chinese fantasy-action adventure film directed by Derek Kwok and produced by Huang Jianxin, starring Eddie Peng in the title role alongside Ni Ni, Shawn Yue, Oho Ou and Zheng...
View ArticleChina Defamation Law – Based on a (Mostly) True Story
(CFI) Making a biopic – a biographical movie about real people– is complicated. And one of the biggest concerns is liability for defamation. In an ideal world, filmmakers would get everyone depicted in...
View ArticleChinese short film wins first Palme d'Or at Cannes
Director Qiu Yang became the first Chinese filmmaker to win the Palme d'Or for best short film when the 70th Cannes Film Festival awards were announced on Sunday.The 28-year-old Changzhou-born director...
View Article"The Square " by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund wins Palme d'Or of 70th...
(Xinhua) "The Square", directed by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won Sunday evening the Palme d'Or of the 70th Cannes Film Festival. This film tells the story of Christian, a respected curator of a...
View ArticleCannes Film Festival winners
German actress Diane Kruger (R) poses with German director Fatih Akin during a photocall on May 28, 2017 after she won the Best Actress Prize for her part in the film "In The Fade" (Aus Dem Nichts) at...
View ArticleRed carpet review: Chinese celebrities spotted in Cannes
Chinese model Liu Wen attends the 70th Cannes Film Festival in France.Chinese model Liu Wen attends the 70th Cannes Film Festival in France.Chinese model Liu Wen attends the 70th Cannes Film Festival...
View ArticleWith makeover and speaking Putonghua, Teletubbies returns to China
(SCMP) Over the hills and far away, the Teletubbies have come back to play – in mainland China.New episodes of the popular show aimed at preschoolers will be available in Putonghua on streaming...
View ArticleStills of Yang Mi and Wallace Huo in ‘Reset’
Reset is set to be released on June 30Source: Xinhua
View ArticleFan Bingbing Calls On Chinese Filmmakers To Support Arthouse Cinemas
(CFI) Chinese actress Fan Bingbing called on Chinese filmmakers to become more actively engaged in building a domestic arthouse cinema scene in the world’s second-largest entertainment market. Fan, one...
View ArticleAttention Hollywood: China’s Top Model Wants to Act
(CFI) After over a decade of dominating catwalks and fashion shoots, 29-year-old Chinese superstar model Liu Wen treats the next phase of her career with a great deal of solemnity.“It’s a turning...
View ArticleFox Partners With China's Tencent to Co-Produce 10 Online Movies
(THR) Fox International Productions is bolstering its engagement with China's all-important youth demographic. The international production arm of 20th Century Fox has partnered with Chinese internet...
View ArticleChinese animation closes deals at Cannes
Chinese animated family comedy "Duck Duck Goose" sold its U.S. distribution rights to Open Road Films at the already concluded Cannes Film Festival.China's Original Force produced and financed the...
View ArticleChinese domestic films' darkest hours?
Chinese filmmaking seems to have sunk into something of an abyss, with the worst box office performance for months while foreign films continue dominating the world's second largest market.During the...
View ArticleStills from Once Upon A Time
Once Upon a Time (Chinese: 三生三世十里桃花) is an upcoming Chinese romantic drama fantasy film produced by Alibaba Pictures and directed by Zhao Xiaoding and Anthony LaMolinara. It is based on the fantasy...
View ArticleFan Bingbing wants to retire at 40
(Toggle) Fan Bingbing was invited to be a judge at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where boyfriend Li Chen surprised her with a four-hour visit earlier last month. In the midst of her official duties...
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