Tian Zhuangzhuang

Director calls for new China film rating system

17 Dec 2012

Famous Chinese film director Xie Fei published an open letter on the internet on Saturday, making a case for the replacement of China’s current censoring mechanism with a motion picture rating...

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Blockbusters bury low-budget gems

27 Dec 2009

Bloated pan-Chinese blockbusters and quirky low-budget features dominated a cinematically middling year. Co-productions or not, more mainland movies were released in Hong Kong cinemas this year...

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Mainland's loss is HK's gain as Lust, Caution star moves to city

12 Sep 2008

She's not welcome at home on the mainland, but it seems Hong Kong has opened its doors for blacklisted actress Tang Wei (right).

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Also showing: Tian Zhuangzhuang

24 May 2007

Making films comes easily to mainland director Tian Zhuangzhuang, but getting them screened can be difficult - something he's experiencing with his new film, The Go Master.

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Beijing defends ban on film directors

26 Apr 1994

CHINA has defended its outright ban on seven young film directors, saying the move was necessary to ''correct wrong-doing in the film industry''.

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