Beijing’s big screen dream: making China a ‘great movie nation’
(SCMP) The mainland media regulator wants to make China a “great nation” in filmmaking by producing more movies that promote socialist values and tell good stories about the country.Its box office...
View ArticleChina’s SARFT Head Calls Korean Film, TV Blockade an ‘Emotional Issue’
(Variety) Zhang Hongsen, head of China’s powerful media regulator, says that the country’s blockade against South Korean films and TV shows is an “emotional issue.”Zhang, deputy director of the State...
View ArticleFilmmaker Wong Kar-wai becomes first Hong Kong director to win Lumière Award
(SCMP) Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, director of Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love, has been honoured with a prestigious award at a major film festival in Lyon, France.Wong became the...
View ArticleDocumentary on Beijing Film Studio being made
(China Daily) Filming for a documentary on the history of Beijing Film Studio, About the Memory of Movies, began recently in the Chinese capital. The studio, one of the earliest film companies...
View ArticleWong Kar-Wai Says Young Filmmakers Are "Less Competitive"
(THR) Wong Kar-Wai said the opening up of the Chinese film market is providing immense opportunity for young directors, but cautioned those coming up against being complacent, as competition will be...
View ArticleWhite and red: Jolin Tsai poses for fashion magazine
Singer Jolin TsaiSource: China Daily
View ArticleHit director marks return to ER room
(China Daily) After seeing his historical hit The Legend of Miyue gain popularity in overseas markets, director Zheng Xiaolong has returned to familiar territory depicting modern China in his latest TV...
View Article'Full House' tops drama ratings
(China Daily) TV drama Full House, a series reflecting the transformation of local Beijing life between the 1960s and the 1990s, has recently topped the ratings in 52 Chinese cities, according to...
View ArticleThai teen flick wows critics
(China Daily) With its box office mounting to 170 million yuan ($25.6 million) in its opening week, Bad Genius has just risen to become the highest-grossing Thai movie in China of all time.Directed by...
View ArticleChina Box Office: ‘Kingsman’ Dominates With $39 Million Opening
(Variety) As the only significant new release, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” opened strongly on top of the China box office. It enjoyed a 54% market share.“Golden Circle” played some 100,000 screenings...
View ArticlePixar’s ‘Coco’ Scores November 24 China Release
(CFI) ‘Coco,’ an animated adventure movie produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures, has scored a November 24 release date for China.There will be three other movies, including John...
View ArticleBooming film industry in past five years: Fast development
(China Daily) In 2012, the Chinese comedy film, Lost in Thailand, grossed more than 1.27 billion yuan ($191 million) at the Chinese box-office, representing the first movie in China to earn over a...
View ArticleCast from “Fight For Love” hold press conference
Fight For Love is set to open in theatres October 27, 2017Source: Xinhua
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