Two well-dressed men in suits are having a secret meeting under the hot sun in a regional town outside Manila, Philippines, when suddenly, a bunch of thugs attacks them. Being outnumbered, they soon end up floating face down in a river with knives embedded in their back. One of the murdered men is Chinese secret agent Long Ping from the International Criminal Police Organization. Upon receiving the news, top Chinese agent Chen Tian Hong, agent 009 (Tang Ching) who’s having a wonderful time on a beach with two women is summoned to further investigate his murder.
Within a few minutes after he sets foot in the office, 009 concludes that agent Long is linked to a case which involves the shipment of counterfeit US dollars hidden in restored cars sent from Hong Kong. Apparently, the Fudu Trading Company there is responsible for the transporting of those cars, and he soon finds...
Within a few minutes after he sets foot in the office, 009 concludes that agent Long is linked to a case which involves the shipment of counterfeit US dollars hidden in restored cars sent from Hong Kong. Apparently, the Fudu Trading Company there is responsible for the transporting of those cars, and he soon finds...
- 7/15/2021
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Big budget Chinese sci-fi The Wandering Earth took home the best picture prize at this year’s Golden Rooster Awards. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
The ceremony, which was held today in Xiamen, in China’s southeastern Fujian province, was preceded by an announcement earlier this week that the state-backed awards would begin to be held annually after this year, rather than the biennial slot it has had since 2005.
The move has been viewed as part of an effort to establish the Roosters as the primary awards ceremony of the Chinese-speaking movie world, ahead of Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, which have routinely been referred to as the ‘Chinese Oscars’ and were also held today, though there were no nominees from mainland China due to a government boycott.
The Wandering Earth has been a box office smash in its domestic market, grossing $691m. It has also taken $5.9m from its U.
The ceremony, which was held today in Xiamen, in China’s southeastern Fujian province, was preceded by an announcement earlier this week that the state-backed awards would begin to be held annually after this year, rather than the biennial slot it has had since 2005.
The move has been viewed as part of an effort to establish the Roosters as the primary awards ceremony of the Chinese-speaking movie world, ahead of Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, which have routinely been referred to as the ‘Chinese Oscars’ and were also held today, though there were no nominees from mainland China due to a government boycott.
The Wandering Earth has been a box office smash in its domestic market, grossing $691m. It has also taken $5.9m from its U.
- 11/23/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
San Sebastian — On Monday afternoon, leading figures from the Chinese and Spanish industries gathered to discuss future plans, sitting for a panel called “China/Spain: The Belt and Road Initiatives: The New Era for Co-Production.”
Moderated by producer Ying Liu, the panel brought together executives Marta Ezpeleta (The Mediapro Studio), Lu Wei (Beijing East Purple Cloud Film Company) and Mercedes Gamero (Atresmedia Cine), producers Miao Xiaotian (former director of the China Film Co-production Commission) and Joan Antoni Gonzalez Serret (founder of the Catalan Film Institute), actress Nora Navas (“Pain and Glory”), director Sonthar Gyal (“Lhamo and Skalbe”), and the Icaa’s Jaime Alejandre, who handles international relations and partnerships for Spain’s publicly funded film agency.
The panelists began by reflecting on the recent Middle Kingdom success of Oriol Paulo’s thriller “Mirage,” a Spanish production that earned more than $16 million at the Chinese box when it opened earlier this year.
Moderated by producer Ying Liu, the panel brought together executives Marta Ezpeleta (The Mediapro Studio), Lu Wei (Beijing East Purple Cloud Film Company) and Mercedes Gamero (Atresmedia Cine), producers Miao Xiaotian (former director of the China Film Co-production Commission) and Joan Antoni Gonzalez Serret (founder of the Catalan Film Institute), actress Nora Navas (“Pain and Glory”), director Sonthar Gyal (“Lhamo and Skalbe”), and the Icaa’s Jaime Alejandre, who handles international relations and partnerships for Spain’s publicly funded film agency.
The panelists began by reflecting on the recent Middle Kingdom success of Oriol Paulo’s thriller “Mirage,” a Spanish production that earned more than $16 million at the Chinese box when it opened earlier this year.
- 9/23/2019
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Zhuang Rongwen has been appointed as new head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, it was announced on Wednesday. He takes over from Xu Lin, a close aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xu, who ran the regulator since 2016, is expected to be promoted to head of international propaganda, though that has not yet been confirmed.
As head of the Cac, Zhuang will oversee an important and controversial department. The Cac enforces a policy known as “Internet sovereignty,” which gives the Chinese government a high degree of control of the Internet within mainland Chinese borders.
The sovereignty strategy means that many Western media and social media are prevented from operating in China. Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube are all unavailable inside China. Media blocked from ordinary access include The New York Times, The Economist and Bloomberg.
In a quick-fire series of confusing events, Facebook was last month granted a...
As head of the Cac, Zhuang will oversee an important and controversial department. The Cac enforces a policy known as “Internet sovereignty,” which gives the Chinese government a high degree of control of the Internet within mainland Chinese borders.
The sovereignty strategy means that many Western media and social media are prevented from operating in China. Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube are all unavailable inside China. Media blocked from ordinary access include The New York Times, The Economist and Bloomberg.
In a quick-fire series of confusing events, Facebook was last month granted a...
- 8/1/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
China has charged its former top Internet regulator, Lu Wei, with corruption.
Charges against Lu and two other former officials, Mo Jiancheng and Zhang Jiehui, were made by the Supreme People’s Procurate and announced Monday through state-owned media. Cases against the three were filed in Ningbo, Beijing and Taiyuan. Trial dates were not announced.
State media said Lu had taken advantage of his positions and used other officials to seek profits for others. It said he had accepted a “huge amount of money and property.”
The allegations related to Lu’s activities while at state news agency Xinhua, the Beijing municipal party committee, Communist Party’s central committee and at the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Until 2016, Lu had been head of the Cac, the body established to censor and control the Internet. He was seen as the charismatic head of a crackdown as China moved to establish its own norms and practices,...
Charges against Lu and two other former officials, Mo Jiancheng and Zhang Jiehui, were made by the Supreme People’s Procurate and announced Monday through state-owned media. Cases against the three were filed in Ningbo, Beijing and Taiyuan. Trial dates were not announced.
State media said Lu had taken advantage of his positions and used other officials to seek profits for others. It said he had accepted a “huge amount of money and property.”
The allegations related to Lu’s activities while at state news agency Xinhua, the Beijing municipal party committee, Communist Party’s central committee and at the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Until 2016, Lu had been head of the Cac, the body established to censor and control the Internet. He was seen as the charismatic head of a crackdown as China moved to establish its own norms and practices,...
- 7/30/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Chen Kaige’s Legend Of The Demon Cat took the most awards winning four prizes.
Chinese director Feng Xiaogang’s period drama Youth scooped best film at this year’s Asian Film Awards, which were held at the Venetian Macao on Saturday night (March 17).
Chen Kaige’s Legend Of The Demon Cat, a co-production between Hong Kong, China and Japan, took the most prizes overall winning four awards, including best supporting actress (Zhang Yuqi), best costume design (Chen Tongxun), best production design (Tu Nan, Lu Wei) and best visual effects (Ishii Norio).
Japanese filmmaker Ishii Yuya won best director for...
Chinese director Feng Xiaogang’s period drama Youth scooped best film at this year’s Asian Film Awards, which were held at the Venetian Macao on Saturday night (March 17).
Chen Kaige’s Legend Of The Demon Cat, a co-production between Hong Kong, China and Japan, took the most prizes overall winning four awards, including best supporting actress (Zhang Yuqi), best costume design (Chen Tongxun), best production design (Tu Nan, Lu Wei) and best visual effects (Ishii Norio).
Japanese filmmaker Ishii Yuya won best director for...
- 3/18/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
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