cinema

Hollywood’s push for a place at the Chinese box office grows stronger by the week, as Paramount Pictures recently signed a China co-production agreement for Transformers 4. Read More

One month before the 7th annual Asian Film Awards, this week the organizing Hong Kong International Film Festival Society announced 30 nominees from nine countries up for awards in 14 categories. Read More

Projected to surpass the US to become the world’s largest box office by 2020, China commands center stage as it continues to undergo breakneck growth and cinema expansion with the help of an ever expanding and aspirational Chinese middle class. Read More

Thailand in particular has seen an influx of Chinese tourists, benefitted by the proximity of the two countries and the popularity of the low-budget Chinese comedy film "Lost in Thailand." Read More

According to a new Ernst & Young report on China’s media and entertainment industry, the country will surpass the US to become the world's largest box office by 2020, following years of breakneck growth and cinema expansion. Read More

Running from November 9-17 in Paris, Festival Shadows focuses on independent Chinese film in its fourth edition, giving local audiences a rare chance to see the other side of China's cinematic ambitions. Read More

Independent Chinese filmmakers are out in force at the ongoing Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), yet the strong presence of this growing contingent belies many of the challenges that lie ahead for independent Chinese cinema and its prospects abroad. Read More

Wildly inaccurate box office reports following the release of the US-China co-production "Looper" indicate that the Chinese box office, while growing in global importance, may not quite be a true competitor to the American market just yet. Read More

With China's fast-growing film market now the second-largest in the world, Hollywood is looking more intently than ever at wooing Chinese co-production partners to tap a swelling audience while side-stepping Beijing's film import quotas. Read More

The latest prominent Chinese director to make a foray into international markets, Chen Kaige is set to premier his film "Sacrifice" in the United States later this month. Read More