industry | macht sichtbar

Has the Torch Been Passed to a New Generation?

12/09/2015 by jazzhsu

Chen Qiufan’s Parallel Universe Chen Qiufan, a.k.a. Stanley Chan, joined Noitom Technology Ltd. as its Vice President in 2015 after working for Google and Baidu in the past decade. He first published a sci-fi story in 1997 and has since published dozens more. His SF novel THE WASTE TIDE was crowned the Best Novel at the 2013 Xingyun Awards, China’s Nebula. His works were also translated and pulished on F&SF, CLARKESWORLD and LIGHTSPEED. Chen is currently adapting one of his […]

Categories: film market, industry

Leave a comment

China’s Animation Business

11/30/2015 by jazzhsu

This is a series of articles and interviews about China’s animators, ACG platform executives and voice actors, in the hope of presenting the general spectrum of China’s animation business. Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Born in Hong Kong, animation film director and producer William Kan directed three of the seven popular Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf franchise films. Based on the wide distribution of its TV series over the decade, this whole film franchise has raked in over […]

Categories: film market, industry, report

Leave a comment

Da Peng

08/27/2015 by jazzhsu

Web series director Dong Chengpeng wanted to make a feature film, but he only got a budget of 3.9 million USD that he tried hard to secure. He made the film anyway – a blinding troop of stars made a cameo appearance. Earning over 180 million USD in China, Dong’s first feature Jian Bing Man has crowned him the 6th member in the billion-yuan directors’ club. The other five are: Xu Zheng (Lost in Thailand), Stephen Chow (Journey to the […]

Categories: film market, filmmaker, industry, interview • Tags: comedy, film market, New Classics, Sohu, Wanda, web series

Leave a comment

China: The Young Market

05/25/2015 by jazzhsu

If there is only one word to describe the current China film market, that word should be YOUNG. Young audience The total cinema admissions in the China film market in 2014 is 830 million. Over 80% of the movie-goers are from 19 to 40 years old. More specifically, over half of them age from 19 to 30 years old. Most are college graduates. China’s box office revenue has surpassed 10 billion RMB within less than 100 days in 2015. Young […]

Categories: film market, industry, review

Leave a comment

Sesame, open!

11/07/2014 by jazzhsu

“Our proposition is simple: we want to help small businesses grow by solving their problems through Internet technology. We fight for the little guy.” －Jack Ma “Whenever I feel down, I’d watch FORREST GUMP. Before I arrived in New York, I watched it once again. I think Forrest’s story is to tell that anyone can succeed if he or she tries hard enough,” said Jack Ma. Born in 1964 in an ordinary household, Jack Ma was an underdog in his early […]

Categories: industry • Tags: Alibaba, BAT, industry revolution, Jack Ma

Leave a comment

Amber’s Adventures in Wonderland

10/27/2014 by jazzhsu

Sensitive and translucent, Amber KUO Tsai Chieh started her adventures in wonderland as a freshman, when she received the championship in a singing competition. Warner Music released her first album INVISIBLE SUPERMAN in 2007. Amber earned her first acting award with the leading role in TV series WOODY SAMBO in 2008. She launched the second album I AMBER one year later. For a sweet empathetic bookshop clerk role in AU REVOIR TAIPEI directed by Arvin Chen, Amber Kuo won the […]

Categories: industry, interview

Leave a comment

Han Han On the Road

08/27/2014 by jazzhsu

On July 21, 2014, Han Han spoke to a group of curious journalists who have just watched his debut film The Continent at a press conference, talking about his childhood dreams. His voice was a bit trembling. “When I was little, I had four dreams: to become a scientist, to become a good writer, to become a champion car racer and to become a filmmaker. My first dream turned out a nightmare when I failed mathematics in high school. My […]

Categories: film market, filmmaker, industry • Tags: Han Han, Writer to Director, Young Talent

Leave a comment

What’s New in China’s Film Marketing?

06/29/2014 by jazzhsu

In 2013, the annual revenue of China’s film market has reached $3.4 billion. The fast growing number of screens is one of the reasons. 5,077 screens have been built in 2013 alone: almost 14 new screens were built per day. Assorted film marketing marvels is another factor. Marketers use their ingenuity to help build one box office wonder after another. In 2013, spending on film marketing is estimated to reach $45 million in China. Producer Zhang Weiping, whom director Zhang […]

Categories: film market, industry, report • Tags: Ang Lee, black coal thin ice, marketing, NING Hao, O2O, Zhang Yimou

Leave a comment

Chirs Edwards, CEO of The Third Floor

12/03/2013 by jazzhsu

Beijing Film Academy launched the China-US Master Class this fall: Michael Peyser, one of Woody Allen’s producers invited his friend Chris Edwards, CEO of The Third Floor, to talk about previsualization. Chris shared his knowledge on previs and why he wants to expand The Third Floor’s territory to China. Xu Jia: What is the origin of The Third floor? Chris Edwards: I was a son of rocket scientist on my dad side, an aerospace engineer, and I was very much an engineer […]

Categories: film market, filmmaker, industry, interview • Tags: previsualization, special effects, VFX

Leave a comment

macht sichtbar

beijing • los angeles • tokyo • paris • cannes • berlin • venice • london • zurich • busan • stockholm

Category Archives: industry

Has the Torch Been Passed to a New Generation?

China’s Animation Business

Da Peng

China: The Young Market

Sesame, open!

Amber’s Adventures in Wonderland

Han Han On the Road

What’s New in China’s Film Marketing?

Chirs Edwards, CEO of The Third Floor