One Plus One May Not Be Larger Than Two

Feb 10, 2026 CFM Production 0

By Raymond Zhou Co-productions have been touted as a road sign for an enlarged market, but many kinks must be worked out before synergy can be achieved. Co-productions apply the principle —...

Too Chinese for the World?

Feb 09, 2026 CFM Case Study 0

By Raymond Zhou A few years ago, I was invited by Professor Hao Jianof Beijing Film Academy to a private screening of Gone with Honor, Ning Hao’s 2003 low-budget debut feature. It chronicles the...

Lost in Box Office

Feb 06, 2026 CFM Production 0

By Magasa There is no crystal ball to predict a motion picture’s box office performance. Before December, even the craziest guys in the industry are not bold enough to say that Lost in Thailand...

Bigger Share of the Growing Pie

Feb 06, 2026 CFM Distribution 0

By Olivia Liu As China’s box office revenue surges with an annual speed of 30 percent since 2003 to reach 17 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) in 2012, how to share the proceeds triggers a weeklong...

Ashes of a golden time of martial arts

Feb 06, 2026 CFM People 0

Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai is known for his mastery of light, shadow, music and most prominently, mood. In his latest opus The Grand Master he is ambitious enough to depict martial arts. It is...