China Film File: Oscar Absence, Film Funds, And Jackie Chan's Surprise
Welcome to China Film File, a weekly brief on the business of movies in China. In this week’s news: China films a no-show at the Oscars, Jackie Chan speaks out on censorship, and Chinese film funds come to America.
Jackie Chan and Feng Xiaogang
Jackie Chan and Feng Xiaogang
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- This last week, The Hobbit 2 continued its reign over China’s box offices, pulling in over $26 million,
- China left the this year's Oscars ceremony without any awards or nomination for Cannes favorite A Touch of Sin .
- A couple of large-scale U.S.-China co-production deals recently hit the trade newspapers.
- Jackie Chan surprisingly joined director Feng Xiaogang to speak against censorship at this week’s session of China’s parliamentary advisory body, the CPPCC.
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