China's top film director Zhang Yimou, who engineered the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is about to stage an opera in London as part of the arts shows leading up to the 2012 London Olympics.
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Both Youku and Tudou are spending big to enhance their network infrastructure to ensure smooth streaming and good quality, and to acquire and produce content.The two companies are also accused each other of copyright infringement.
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Despite rapid growth over the past five years amid the boom of the country's film industry, insiders warn that potential problems threaten to derail the fledgling sector due to a lack of proper regulations and at times blatant disregard for copyright.
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On Feb 24, a restored version of Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's 1992 film Dragon Inn hit theaters. In 2009, another Hong Kong filmmaker, Wong Kar-wai, had his 1994 film Ashes of Time restored and screened.
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Bona Film Group Limited announced today that its CFO, Mr. Mason Xu, has tendered his resignation as CFO of the Company to become CEO of a U.S.-dollar private equity fund.
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The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), China's broadcasting regulator, recently said in a draft guideline that the discount for cinema's membership or group tickets should be no more than 30 percent.
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China's domestic film industry has undergone phenomenal growth in the past few years, but as this year's Oscar Awards revealed, Chinese films have experienced difficulty attracting an international audience.
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