Somewhat of a Chinese answer to the 2000 Japanese movie Kikujiro, the upcoming comedy Mr Zhu's Summer will open at theaters across the Chinese mainland on Nov 10.
Chinese actor Duan Yihong bagged the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival on Friday.
To Hollywood's surprise, Chinese films are increasingly enjoying box office success. The Chinese comedy Never Say Die has brought in an impressive 326 million US dollars worldwide to date, marking another triumph after Wolf Warriors II piled up 877 million US dollars box office.
Against such a backdrop, a symposium titled “Status quo and the future of the Chinese film industry”, organized by the School of Arts and Communication of Beijing Normal University, was held in Beijing Nov 1.
Chinese pop idol Han Geng will return for the finale of The Ex-file franchise, one of the highest-grossing domestic romantic comedy series.
One of the most popular Japanese writers in China, Higashino Keigo will see his 2012 novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store adapted into a Chinese movie.
Around six decades after the birth of Justice League, one of the most famous metahuman alliances in American comics history, an upcoming movie named after the fictional team will bring them to life.
Chinese director Jia Zhangke hopes his new film festival will be as much an attraction for tourists to Pingyao as the ancient heritage city.
The 41-episode Lishi de Shiming (Mission of History) will air on Beijing Satellite TV from Oct 28.
The 21st Beijing Screenings, jointly hosted by the film bureau of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, the Fujian provincial bureau of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, and the Fuzhou city government, will take place in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, from Nov 29 to Dec 2.
Chinese film Angels Wear White won the Best Film Award late Friday at the 54th International Antalya Film Festival in Turkey's Mediterranean City of Antalya, the first time a Chinese film wins the highest award of this event.
The universal theme of films will be invoked yet again in the upcoming Fight for Love.