Following the baffling success of CZ12 (aka Chinese Zodiac) at the Chinese box office, Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan has clearly found the confidence to take on Hollywood once again. His…

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, goes the old saying. While the studios continue trying to crack the nut of getting Hollywood films into China, many of the majors also have…

Wang Xueqi and Fan Bingbing are hardly visible in the international version of the Marvel film, with expanded roles appearing in Chinese theaters. Of all the new characters slated to appear in…

At a time when securing film financing is harder than ever, Hollywood desperately is searching for a pot of gold. And there it sits in China — if only the studios can…

Netherlands-based Cyrte Investments and China Film Group are backing John Woo’s long-gestating Flying Tigers, which is set to shoot next year as two-part feature film and six-hour television series. The project, based…

DreamWorks Animation topper Jeffrey Katzenberg was in Beijing to unveil “Tibet Code,” a swashbuckling project from its Chinese unit, Oriental DreamWorks, which is aimed firmly at the booming local market. Katzenberg was…

Having announced plans in early April for Transformers 4 to be a Chinese co-production involving the inclusion of some Chinese content, Paramount Pictures has now gone one step further in shaping the…

Companies set up 50:50 joint venture titled Song Lin The U.K.’s Pinewood Shepperton is the latest company to tap into the rapidly growing Chinese market, setting up a 50-50 joint venture with…

The actor will be present at an April 6 event aimed at boosting the Chinese credentials of the film, which was partly shot in the city and features local A-listers Fan Bingbing…

China Film Group Corporation 中國電影集團公司 has opened a new green screen studio within its Huairou production base near Beijing. China Film Virtual Stage (CFVS) is understood to be the first virtual production…

The Old Cinderella, the first Chinese film in collaboration with Israel, launched its first press conference at the Dragon Lake Princess Hotel in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on March 25th. As the first…

The fifth installment of the Die Hard action franchise crosses the 100-million-yuan ($16 million) milestone, while “Journey to the West” inches closer to becoming the highest-grossing domestic film ever. A Good Day…

Gary Wang, the founder of China’s largest online video site Tudou.com, now plans to launch a Beijing-based animated film studio that the Wall Street Journal calls “China’s answer to Pixar” on April…

With the two sessions (NPC & CPPCC) in full swing and the government setting out future policies, it would be nice to hear plans for a reopening of the debate over a…

China State Administration of Radio, Film & Television and Chinese Film Director, praise business model and infrastructure developed by Dubai Media City and Dubai Studio City Dubai Media City and Dubai Studio…

On Sunday, the Cultural Assets Office of the Beijing municipal government announced the Beijing International Screenwriting Competition. Screenwriters who live in the United States are invited to submit feature film proposals or…