Godzilla and Kong in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Warner Bros. Pictures
The MonsterVerse is a slick, well-defined giant monster mythos that has further globalised Godzilla – and King Kong along with him.
A man wears a mask while walking through the empty streets of Beijing, January 27 2020.
EPA-EFE/WU HONG
When cinemas closed down, Huanxi Media Group turned a crisis into an opportunity.
Wandering Earth poster.
IMDB
A Chinese sci-fi epic is breaking box office records and exporting a vision of a new world order as it does so.
Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns.
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The famous British nanny is already a hit in China – an official release of the sequel would be perfect.
Cathy Yan’s Dead Pigs.
BFI London Film Festival
This year’s London Film Festival presented a contemporary view of China rarely seen in European cinema.
Home theatre.
BPTU/Shutterstock
Netflix and the like are already big business, but here’s why British film should focus more on Chinese subscription services
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What is it that makes films about sharks so popular?
Earth: One Amazing Day – the first film completed under the Sino-British co-production agreement.
Earth Film Productions
After a co-production treaty was signed in 2013, a vast new market is beginning to open up.
A scene from ‘Wolf Warrior 2’.
Well Go USA Entertainment
Film could benefit China’s soft power. It highlights the country’s deep pockets and potential for wider audience appeal.
A skit on China’s English language TV station CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala featuring ‘blackface’ actors has gone viral.
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China’s offensive ‘blackface’ skit intended to highlight the positive aspects of China-Africa relations, has done the opposite.
Lionsgate
New film has broken China’s box office record while projecting soft power for Beijing.