US film companies are seeking partners in China to co-produce films so they can get around the restriction on the number of imported movies each year. "American and Chinese filmmakers are now like lovers," Yang says.
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"Planet Homebuddies and Friends are completely different in terms of stories, roles and production," said Jean Zhang, president of Mei Tian Mei Yu. "If there is anything similar, I can only say the numbers of leading roles are both six."
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Compared with Taiwan, the Hong Kong government lacked flexibility and vision in its support of the movie industry, allowing a rigid funding framework to get in the way, local players said.
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'Where the Chinese and the world's dreams begin." That is boldly blazed on a banner outside the main building of the Beijing Film Academy, one of China's most prestigious colleges for performing arts.
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The Taiwanese filmmaker competed against the likes of Steven Spielberg and won his second Oscar for best director for Life of Pi. His victory was not a complete surprise, either. With Lee, Asian cinema has come of age.
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