Why Ann Hui’s Hong Kong war film lost its opening slot at Shanghai festival
(SCMP) It’s rare for a well-organised film festival to replace its opening film a week before it begins. But the Shanghai International Film Festival did just that, when it bumped up Bille August’s The...
View ArticleLi Yifeng and Lindsey Wixson pose for fashion magazine
Li Yifeng and Lindsey Wixson pose for fashion magazineSource: China Daily
View ArticleShanghai: Renny Harlin to Direct Chinese Actioner 'Operation Somalia'
(THR) Beijing transplant Renny Harlin, the former Hollywood-based director best known for 1990s action hits like Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger, has signed to direct the Chinese action-thriller Operation...
View ArticleChina's Huayi Brothers to Remake Sophie Marceau's 'The Party'
(THR) Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers Media has partnered with French mini-major Gaumont to co-produce a Chinese-language remake of French comedy The Party (La Boum, 1980), the first film to star...
View ArticleWilliam Chan acts Genghis Khan in his new film
(China Plus) Hong Kong singer/actor William Chan Wai-ting has decided to take on a new challenge, portraying legendary Mongolian hero Genghis Khan.The upcoming 3D film "Genghis Khan" centers on the...
View ArticleWanda Boards Paramount's 'Transformers 5' as Marketing Partner in China
(THR) China's Dalian Wanda Group has boarded Paramount Pictures'Transformers: The Last Knight.Wanda will market and promote the film in China through its vast cinema network, while also serving as a...
View ArticleChina Box Office: ‘Alien: Covenant’ Wins Quiet Weekend
(Variety) “Alien: Covenant,” clumsily cut by the Chinese censors, debuted at the top of the China box office with a lowly $28.6 million opening weekend. It led a chart in which Hollywood movies took...
View ArticleDapeng, Zhang Tian'ai play a couple in new comedy
(China Plus) After rising to fame with his directorial debut of "A Hero or Not," ("煎饼侠"), actor-director Dong Chengpeng's new film "Father and Son" is set to hit Chinese theatres July 21, 2017.Dong...
View ArticleShanghai First Look: Zhang Yimou's Martial Arts Drama 'Shadow'
(THR) After the costly, and ultimately disappointing, monster-packed Hollywood tentpole The Great Wall, Chinese cinema legend Zhang Yimou appears to be returning to more tried and tested material —...
View ArticleForeign filmmakers eye China opportunities
(Shanghai Daily) Foreign film producers are seeking to expand in China, diversifying beyond directly screening in cinemas, industry experts said yesterday at an exhibition, part of the ongoing Shanghai...
View ArticleChina’s Film Industry Looking for New Models After Market Shakeup
(Variety) Capital controls and an unexpected box-office slowdown in the past year have sent industry players in China scrambling to find new ways to exploit the world’s second-largest film market,...
View ArticlePerfect World, Village Roadshow, WME Launch China Production Venture
(Variety) Village Roadshow Entertainment, China’s Perfect World Entertainment and talent agency WME | IMG are jointly launching a Chinese film and TV production venture, Perfect Village...
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