China Film File: 'Spiderman' Surprise, Jia's 'Mountains,' And 'Godzilla' Adjustments
Welcome to China Film File, a weekly brief on the business of movies in China.
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- China’s presence at Cannes this year highlighted the mainland film industry’s relationship to international markets.
- One Chinese film that does seem to be going for both a domestic and international audience, however, is Jiang Wen’s Gone With the Bullets, which held a promotional party at Cannes and has received some serious attention .
- As of a few days ago, China’s film industry has reported cumulative box office sales of $1.6 billion since January .
- Hollywood has gone to great lengths for an attempt to propel upcoming CG blockbuster Godzilla to China’s market.
- Director and Cannes jury member Jia Zhangke has announced his next project , Mountains May Depart , which will be backed by his previous production team from his violence opera Touch of Sin .
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