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Chinese filmmaker looks to Australia for new production sites

​The city of Bunbury in Western Australia could find itself all over the big screens in China if all goes well with filmmaker Xu Kerr who thinks the Australian location is prime for filming, local media reported on Monday.

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Rare old footage filmed in China unveiled in London theater

British Film Institute (BFI) on Monday screened a series of rarely seen short footage filmed since late Qing Dynasty in China, welcoming the forthcoming Chinese New Year.

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Rare old footage filmed in China unveiled in London theater

​British Film Institute (BFI) on Monday screened a series of rarely seen short footage filmed since late Qing Dynasty in China, welcoming the forthcoming Chinese New Year.

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Movies for the old dying for young elements

It has been eight years since Yue Dejian went to see a movie in the cinema.

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"American Sniper" tops North American box office for second time

​ Six Oscar nominated film "American Sniper" continued to take over the box offices in North America, adding 64.4 million U.S. dollars to its total gross.

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Sony releases "The Interview" online

Sony Picture Entertainment released the controversial film "The Interview" online Wednesday, in advance of a limited theatrical screening on Christmas Day.

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Film industry eyes box office records amid Chinese cinematic boom

China's rapidly expanding film industry is aiming to smash box office records the forthcoming film season with movies from the country's best homegrown talent.

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Disney's "Big Hero 6" wins weekend box office over "Interstellar"

Disney's 3D animated film "Big Hero 6" snatched the first place at the North American weekend box office, edging out Christopher Nolan's space drama "Interstellar".

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Disney's "Big Hero 6" wins weekend box office over "Interstellar"

Disney's 3D animated film "Big Hero 6" snatched the first place at the North American weekend box office, edging out Christopher Nolan's space drama "Interstellar".

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Coming spring for Chinese sci-fi films?

Chinese science fiction fans who want more than a token Chinese sidekick in Hollywood blockbusters are turning their attentions back home.

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Halloween witnesses lowest box office, "Nightcrawler" wins

Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal's new film "Nightcrawler" beat the horror film "Ouija", taking the first place at the North American box office race this weekend.

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China's film box office to hit 4.9 bln USD in 2014

The Chinese box office is expected to hit 30 billion yuan (4.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014, according to China's film association.

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Horror film "Ouija" tops North American box office before Halloween

Universal's horror film "Ouija" won the top slot at the North American box office in the last weekend before Halloween.

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Hungarian film week opens with revival of 1914 film

A Hungarian film week opened in Budapest on Monday with the screening of a century old film called "The Exile" (A tolonc).

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19th Busan int'l film festival concludes with S. Korea, Iran winning top prize

The 19th Busan International Film Festival concluded on Saturday in South Korea's port city Busan with South Korean film "End of Winter" and Irani film "13" sharing the top prize of the festival.

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"Gone Girl" again tops North American Box Office

Twice Oscar nominated best director David Fincher's latest film "Gone Girl" was the most popular movie in North America in its second consecutive weekend, as three other films debuted amongst the top five draws at the box office.

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First Chinese Film Week kicks off in Athens, cooperation anticipated

​The first Chinese Film Week kicked off in Athens, which aimed to introduce wider Greek audiences to modern China and bring the two peoples closer.