The Chinese live-action animation feature, Monster Hunt amazed the global film market by raking in over 2.4 billion yuan ($370.56 million) last year.
More than 16.3 billion yuan ($2.51 billion) contracts on 49 key projects in the film industry were signed at Beijing International Film Festival, creating a new record.
Zhang Guoyong, the artistic director of the Shanghai Opera House and Qingdao Symphony Orchestra, has collaborated with renowned musicians both at home and abroad.
Twelve French films, including Wild Horses, the winner of four César Awards, will be among those screened in six major Chinese cities during the 13th Panorama of French Cinema, which began Saturday.
The third annual US-China Film and Television Industry Expo will be held in Los Angeles in November, it was announced on Tuesday.
Oscar-winning Japanese director Yojiro Takita is working on his first Chinese-language film with China's Magilm Pictures, the company announced on Wednesday.
Johnnie To, best known for stylized crime thrillers, is among the few Chinese directors who is recognized in North America, a market not kind to non-English films.
American filmmaker John Hughes, who has led his colleagues to win six Oscars and been responsible for visual effects in some 100 Hollywood movies, plans to set up a filmmaking center in Beijing.
Although VR is still a new concept in China, film studios and directors are using VR technology for their promotional efforts.
A feature of the ongoing Beijing International Film Festival, a South Korean film on an aging couple draws attention to a niche genre.
Some 500 films, up to 90 percent of which have yet to be released in Chinese mainland theaters, are being screened at the Beijing International Film Festival.
If you are a fan of wildlife — or all things cute, Walt Disney's new animal-themed The Jungle Book seems like a not-to-miss option.