Confirmation of Shake-Up in China’s Film Industry

Han Sanping is stepping down as chairman of the China Film Group, a government-sponsored company that supervises film imports to China.

    



Imax Faces a Threat in China

Not only could competitors in China cut into its potential market share there, but Imax has charged in several courts that the Chinese system relies on technology that was blatantly stolen from its offices in Canada.

    

China Wants Its Movies to Be Big in the U.S., Too

China’s ambitious new film entrepreneurs, dozens of whom gathered in California this week for industry events, want something that has largely eluded them: a homemade global hit.

    



ArtsBeat: Motion Picture Chief Says China Will Pay Studios for Film Distribution

Hollywood studios will soon begin receiving overdue payments for the distribution of their films in China, the Motion Picture Association of America chief executive Christopher Dodd said in a statement on Tuesday.

    



Dispute Over Value-Added Tax on Movie Tickets in China Appears Near End

While working on a resolution, the China Film Group has held up payments to American studios for the distribution in China of blockbusters like “Skyfall.”