Peppa Pig, popular in over 170 nations, has conquered the market of children’s entertainment, becoming a billion-dollar business. Most won’t think there’s anything wrong with the cartoon and, certainly, not one to get banned. But in China, the short cartoons about…
Peppa Pig, a British cartoon favorite, has been banned by China’s top video platfors Douyin. It appears that the website became wary of the growing popularity of the cartoon, especially, among young Chinese adults, which resulted in this ban. Nevertheless,…
There was a time when Hollywood films alone topped the box office in China and garnered a growth in revenue from US$455 million to around US$8.6 billion in the last decade. However, it seems that Hollywood films are losing their popularity among the…
World famous Hong Kong film actors Chow Yun-fat and Ng Man-tat were good friends as teenagers and during the early days of their careers. They often worked, played, and drank together. Ng’s versatility earned him many supporting roles during the…
On March 4, 2018, Americans, and folks all over the world, were treated to the 90th annual Academy Awards, more popularly known as the Oscars. With 26.5 million viewers, the Oscars certainly dominated Sunday evening at most homes, however, they…
Shanghai-based Yang Fudong is a moving image artist whose works have a poetic, dreamlike feel that focuses on China’s youth.
The best Chinese-language films of the year were in the spotlight at the 54th Golden Horse Awards ceremony that took place on November 25, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Best Documentary award went to Inmates, a film that features interviews…
A documentary film featuring Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, which was released by Netflix, has aroused widespread international attention. Winner of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary, Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower will also vie to be…
Ravage is a visceral and hard-hitting short film by Peabody Award-winning director Leon Lee and stars human rights advocate, actress, and Canadian beauty pageant titleholder Anastasia Lin.
Split by the State is a short film about a 17-year-old refugee boy living in Australia who becomes hopeful after learning Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will visit China.
Peppa Pig, popular in over 170 nations, has conquered the market of children’s entertainment, becoming a billion-dollar business. Most won’t think there’s anything wrong with the cartoon and, certainly, not one…
Peppa Pig, a British cartoon favorite, has been banned by China’s top video platfors Douyin. It appears that the website became wary of the growing popularity of the cartoon, especially,…
There was a time when Hollywood films alone topped the box office in China and garnered a growth in revenue from US$455 million to around US$8.6 billion in the last decade. However, it…
World famous Hong Kong film actors Chow Yun-fat and Ng Man-tat were good friends as teenagers and during the early days of their careers. They often worked, played, and drank…
On March 4, 2018, Americans, and folks all over the world, were treated to the 90th annual Academy Awards, more popularly known as the Oscars. With 26.5 million viewers, the…
Shanghai-based Yang Fudong is a moving image artist whose works have a poetic, dreamlike feel that focuses on China’s youth.
The best Chinese-language films of the year were in the spotlight at the 54th Golden Horse Awards ceremony that took place on November 25, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Best…
A documentary film featuring Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, which was released by Netflix, has aroused widespread international attention. Winner of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema…
Ravage is a visceral and hard-hitting short film by Peabody Award-winning director Leon Lee and stars human rights advocate, actress, and Canadian beauty pageant titleholder Anastasia Lin.
Split by the State is a short film about a 17-year-old refugee boy living in Australia who becomes hopeful after learning Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will visit China.
Actor, human-rights activist, and Canadian beauty queen Anastasia Lin is the subject of a new documentary by Canadian director Theresa Kowall-Shipp. Anastasia Lin gained a great deal of media attention after the…
The new Wes Anderson film, Isle of Dogs, is a stop-motion film that follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his dog. The film is set in the future, in Dystopian…
Following the 2008 U.S. mortgage crisis, which led to a $700 billion government bailout, the biggest financial institutions in the country were given a light tap on the wrist in…
When two prize fighters du-jour square off for a match, it often gets hyped by the media as the “Fight of the Century.” Some of these events go on to…
Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger is a film director, animator, and trailblazer for women in the film industry. She was born in Berlin, Germany in 1899 and throughout her life made over 40…
In the Name of Confucius is a gripping documentary by Canadian-based producer, writer, and director Doris Liu. The one hour-long investigative documentary questions “What is the purpose and political influence…
Taiwanese film director Ang Lee put Taiwan on the map as he joined the top ranks of international filmmakers with his second Oscar for Life of Pi. Lee was born in…
An animation film from China was forced to pull out of the 41st session of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, held on June 12-17, 2017.
The cult classic 1980’s Japanese television series Monkey, from the classical Chinese book Journey to the West, is being remade in New Zealand as a 10-part series due for release…
Chinese is one of the oldest and most used languages in the world; however, it is also perceived as one of the most difficult languages to learn by many. While…
