https://www.scmp.com/rss/508491/feed Dr Hiu Man Chan is founder and director of the UK-China Film Collab, a non-profit organisation, and lecturer in creative and cultural industries at De Montfort University, UK en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited India in September 2014, India and China signed a film co-production treaty in New Delhi. That same year, China was the focus country for India’s International Film Festival, held in Goa. Their bilateral treaty aimed to pool both countries’ resources, creativity and expertise to produce films together. Cinema is an effective soft power instrument. It connects people, encourages cultural appreciation, deepens civilisational links and helps diplomatic... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3123144/amid-china-india-tensions-bollywood-and-cinema-can-help-bridge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3123144/amid-china-india-tensions-bollywood-and-cinema-can-help-bridge?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:00:09 +0000 Hong Kong’s film industry is far from dead, despite what some critics say. There is plenty of potential and new imagination to be explored. Towards the end of 2020, two Hong Kong-mainland co-produced films gained a positive reception in mainland China, both in terms of box office receipts and critics’ response. Shock Wave 2 earned 630.7 million yuan (US$97.6 million) while Caught in Time took in 520 million yuan. The films ranked sixth and seventh, respectively, in the mainland’s national box... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3116820/how-hong-kongs-film-industry-can-reinvent-itself-global-audience?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3116820/how-hong-kongs-film-industry-can-reinvent-itself-global-audience?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Jan 2021 01:45:11 +0000