Divorcee finds new life in new TV series
(China Daily) TV series The First Half of My Life, a 42-episode production adapted from Hong Kong author Isabel Nee Yeh-su's best-selling novel with the same title, will run on Beijing Satellite TV...
View ArticleChina Abuzz Over Local Talent Invited to Join Academy
(Variety) Chinese media were abuzz Thursday over the record number of Chinese filmmakers and actors who have been invited to become new members of the Academy, with some commentators saying that it...
View ArticleHuayi Brothers to Build Film Studio in Nanjing
(CFI) Leading Chinese studio Huayi Brothers Media broke ground on a new film studio in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province on Wednesday. Set in Nanjing’s Jiangning district, the development covers an...
View ArticleChina Animated Film ‘Have a Nice Day’ Scores Raft of Global Deals
(CFI) Fresh from being blocked from screening at the French animated film festival Annecy, Chinese animated black comedy Have A Nice Day has secured a number of deals that will see the film go to...
View ArticleCFI Interview: Director Dayyan Eng ‘Wishes’ for Success with New Comedy
(CRI) Director Dayyan Eng (伍仕贤) occupies a unique space among Chinese filmmakers. Born in Taiwan, raised in Beijing, educated at the University of Washington and a graduate of Beijing Film Academy, Eng...
View ArticleHunger for Homegrown Content Helps Chinese Reality TV Shows Edge Past Foreign...
(Caixin) Would a Victoria’s Secret supermodel take good care of your pet while you’re away from home for a few days? This is the tough question being tackled in “Stand by Me,” China’s hottest online...
View ArticleHas Pandering to Chinese Audiences Hurt 'Transformers 5'?
THR attends a Shanghai screening of Michael Bay's latest only to encounter walkouts, general disinterest and plenty of snickering over a conspicuous abundance of product placement.Friday, 5.00 p.m....
View ArticlePop diva Coco Lee savors new tour in China
(China Daily) It was a big year when Coco Lee was 18. It was in 1993 that she participated in the annual New Talent Singing Awards held in Hong Kong and she was the first runner-up by performing...
View ArticleLiu Yifei and Yang Yang promote “Once Upon A Time”
Once Upon a Time is a Chinese romantic drama fantasy film starring Liu Yifei and Yang Yang.Source: Facebook
View ArticleYang Mi covers fashion magazine
Actress Yang Mi in Phuket, Thailand for photo shootSource: Xinhua
View ArticleHow ‘Bojack Horseman’ Became a Voice for a Generation of Disenfranchised Chinese
(CFI) As a zero-sum society where everything must be fought for and contested, China is an exhausting place to live. From birth to death, Chinese live in constant competition with each other, fighting...
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