https://www.scmp.com/rss/325593/feed China Film Insider is a leading trade publication that reports on the relationship between China’s film industry, Hollywood, and the rest of the world. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Crazy Rich Asians may be one of the summer’s most highly-anticipated Hollywood fashion movies – not only for its adaptation of Singaporean-American writer Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel, but for its cultural significance to the US Asian community. The movie is the second in Hollywood to feature an all-Asian cast after the release 25 years ago of The Joy Luck Club. To mark this huge step forward, leading Asian-American names from the world of luxury have rallied around to support the movie. From... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2158946/us-asian-style-icons-rally-support-crazy-rich-asians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2158946/us-asian-style-icons-rally-support-crazy-rich-asians?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Aug 2018 06:33:00 +0000 This article was written by Tamsin Smith and originally published in China Film Insider via Jing Daily For big fashion houses like Gucci, Prada and Yves Saint Laurent, male heartthrobs are not the only crucial part of a successful marketing campaign. Female Chinese influencers are also essential to the celebrity-driven luxury goods market, and they are often used to advertise beauty products, handbags, and many high-end fashion products. But choosing the right celebrity can be a difficult task.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2158566/6-top-chinese-female-instagram-influencers-you-should?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2158566/6-top-chinese-female-instagram-influencers-you-should?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Aug 2018 08:04:46 +0000 Michael Chow is a man who wears many hats.  As the owner of Mr Chow, the upmarket restaurant chain across the United States and in London, he has transformed food into art for the past 30 years, serving clients that include celebrity regulars.  My life: Michael Chow Chow has also starred in 16 films, held numerous art exhibitions, and designed houses.  Although he comes from a wealthy family, not all of Chow’s journey has been smooth sailing.  Yet, overcoming adversity has helped make him who he... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2140077/michael-chow-actor-and-mr-chow-restaurant-owner-being?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2140077/michael-chow-actor-and-mr-chow-restaurant-owner-being?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Apr 2018 09:01:03 +0000 Gone are the days when tough guys like Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen dominated the Chinese box office; and in their place, an array of young, fresh-faced, flawless-looking teen idols known to many as xiao xian rou (“little fresh meat”). While Ip Man and Police Story will forever remain classics, the power of this new generation of male Chinese actors is not to be underestimated. Lu Han, a former EXO boy band member, has had over 100 million comments on a single post on Weibo, the Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2127294/are-chinese-teen-idols-playing-role-making-propaganda?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2127294/are-chinese-teen-idols-playing-role-making-propaganda?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jan 2018 03:31:11 +0000 Along with the rapid commercialisation and industrialisation of China’s film industry, the popularity, influence, and commercial value of a filmmaker may have also changed over the past a few years on the mainland. The Chinese WeChat social media account, Yiqipaidianying, which focuses on film industry news, recently published a list of the top 100 filmmakers in China, based on the total box office takings of their films released since 2005, the average scores of their top five films from major... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2117053/10-most-powerful-filmmakers-scoring-chinese-box-office?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2117053/10-most-powerful-filmmakers-scoring-chinese-box-office?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:00:30 +0000