Asian Film Blog

RISE OF THE LEGEND trailer now online! youtube.com/watch?v=_IR0Pe…

"Chinese #artmarket has grown 900% in last decade" says CBBC's @ChinaConsumer @artmarketminds #artbusinessconference

Merry Christmas fellow Chinese film fans (I finally broke through the Great Firewall of Chinese, hurrah!)

"Everything we learned, we learned from Hollywood" per Yu Dong of @BonaFilmGroup economist.com/news/christmas… via @TheEconomist #Chinesefilm

Immensely powerful and moving short film about the Chinese environment: v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDk…

Despite initial difficulties, animation may prove critical in internationalizing Chinese movies. bit.ly/14CbtKF

Despicable Me 2 blocked by Chinese censor, but Smurfs sequel approved. guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jul/… via @XanBrooks #Chinese #film #Censorship

Controversial Chinese Hit Film #TinyTimes to Get North American Release j.mp/196kEVu

A film about the hedonism of China's urban youth has laid bare the generation gap in Chinese society econ.st/14iEM4P

See here for Director Roland Emmerich's views on US-China film collaborations: scmp.com/lifestyle/arts… #Chinesefilm #Hollywood

Promised reduction of script censorship greeted with scepticism by Chinese film-makers. See here: guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jul/… via @jordanmjrowe

Hong Kong celebrates Bruce Lee's life and legacy - bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… #BruceLee #HK #Film

Tiny Times: “Me Generation” Film Breaks Chinese Box Office. See here: thediplomat.com/asia-life/2013… via @Diplomat_APAC

Chinese coming-of-age drama "Tiny Times," generally disliked by film critics, has created much goo.gl/ep27p

Independent thinking "not encouraged" in China's film schools rnw.nl/english/articl… #Chinese #Film #FreedomOfSpeech

Chinese Film Industry to Go International with Animation wp.me/p1klX0-1FF

The hit movie Tiny Times highlights the growth of materialism among Chinese youth. bit.ly/15hyelD

"Do we really want to see our filmmakers in thrall to a repressive regime such as China?" telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/1… via @TelegraphNews

Hong Kong Filmmakers First to Make Snowden Movie. See more here: usatoday.com/videos/life/mo… via @USATODAY #Snowden #HongKong #Film

See more on China's gay film festival here: bjqff.com #China #LGBT #Film