China’s movie makers are leveraging iQiyi’s data to make the next blockbuster
“You have to become part of the online scene, you can’t retreat into your own thinking,” Santo Han, screenwriter on The Ferry Man Manjusaka, told TechN…
Tag: Film
Seven Trends Shaping The Chinese Film Industry
Revenue generated by China’s film industry will reach RMB 200 billion (US$30 billion) by 2020, with both box office revenue and number of movie-goers s…
Chinese State Media Blames Flagging Box Office On Celebrity Culture And Bad Directors
Communist Party of China (CCP) newspaper People’s Daily launched a broadside against the country’s film industry on Thursday, blaming the sector’s dram…
Film, Special Effects And Sci-Fi In China: Jan Heinze, COO of Pixomondo Q&A
When Jan Heinze, chief operating officer of Pixomondo, a global special effects company, first came to China in 2009, he expected to stay for just thre…
Alibaba Now Controls Investments Across The Entire Film Production Chain
Alibaba has made a major purchase in cinemas, marking an important milestone as the Chinese tech giant now controls investments across the entire film …
Alibaba-Backed Bona Film Delists From U.S. But Won’t Turn Its Back On Hollywood
The Bona Film Group was the first Chinese entertainment company to be listed on NASDAQ, a feat accomplished in 2010. Now, 17 years since its founding i…
Alibaba Invests In Korean Film ‘Real’ Starring Soo-Hyun Kim
Alibaba announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for a new investment in Korean action film Real. The investment will give Alibaba …
Alibaba Goes Hollywood: Invests In Paramount’s ‘Mission Impossible’
Alibaba Pictures, the movie division of Jack Ma’s Chinese e-commerce giant, is to invest in Paramount Pictures' "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nati…