At a time of heightened scrutiny over tax in China\u2019s entertainment sector, even industry veterans in Hong Kong are struggling for clarity.<\/b>
\nKorean distributors are having to fight ever harder for their share of Korea\u2019s theatrical market share. Threats on the horizon include a slide in the performance of local movies, consolidation, the arrival of new players and the challenge from streaming services. South Korea\u2019s theatrical box office is now bigger than that of France or Germany despite […]
In 2018, the Korean film business stumbled, as local films made with blockbuster budgets and targeting the usual high seasons of Chuseok and Christmas last year failed to deliver blockbuster earnings. So Korean distributors have embraced some tactics to enhance their bottom lines. Genre films \u201cMonstrum,\u201d \u201cFengshui,\u201d \u201cThe Negotiation,\u201d \u201cTake Point,\u201d \u201cSwing Kids\u201d and \u201cDrug King\u201d […]
Fantawild, the Chinese entertainment group behind the widely popular \u201cBoonie Bears\u201d animated franchise, is for the first time planning to target slightly older viewers with a new IP, \u201cRealm of Terracotta.\u201d Intended for teenagers, the adventure story is expected to hit theaters this summer. Fantawild has produced six \u201cBoonie Bears\u201d films in just seven years, […]
At a time of heightened scrutiny of tax affairs in China\u2019s entertainment sector, even industry veterans in Hong Kong are struggling to figure out how to operate in the new financial environment and pleading for more clarity from the Chinese government. Hong Kong produces about 60 films a year, three-quarters of which are typically co-productions […]
IQIYI Motion Pictures, the film production and investment arm of Chinese streaming leader iQIYI, will release animated feature \u201cSpycies\u201d in China this summer, and overseas shortly afterwards. \u201cSpycies\u201d is a Sino-French co-production \u2013 a rarity as far as animated films are concerned \u2013 and the first animated film that iQIYI has co-produced with foreign filmmakers. […]
Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ Entertainment has amped up its overseas filmmaking efforts to the point that it is now producing more movies outside Korea than at home. At FilMart in Hong Kong, CJ unveiled a slate of 13 new titles hailing from the U. S., Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. \u201cOur aim is to find hidden […]
The sleepy Japanese town of Minamata was the scene of one of the world\u2019s greatest environmental disasters when it was poisoned by mercury in the 1970s. It was also the setting for a groundbreaking international treaty designed to control use of the deadly metal. U. K. sales agent HanWay Films will use its platform at FilMart […]<\/p>\n