China’s vertical short drama boom took center stage on Hong Kong Filmart’s opening day, with a collection of the creatives driving the trend extolling the opportunities being offered in a market they ...

The rising Chinese auteur’s genre-bending drama, unveiled at the Shanghai Film Festival, uses a virtual reality boxing simulator and vivid nostalgia to explore the enduring bonds between a man and his ...

The China Film Pavilion at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival brought together over 60 Chinese film companies and institutions, including China Film Co. Ltd., CMC Pictures, Bona Film Group ...

“God of Wealth, when will you finally side with me?” One rainy night, after finishing overtime, the female protagonist Xuanle, exhausted, looks up at the sky and mutters this as she heads home. Xuanle ...

Under the guidance of the China Film Administration, China Film Co-Production Corporation set up the China Film Pavilion at the 46th American Film Market, which took place in Los Angeles from November ...

Jia Zhangke on the first day of the 9th Pingyao International Film Festival PYIFF Celebrating its ninth edition this year, Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF), founded by Chinese auteur Jia ...

Chinese historical drama Dead to Rights will get a North American release via Canada-based Niu Vision Media and U.S.-based Echelon Studios. Directed by Shen Ao (No More Bets), the film will open ...

In the 2025 Oscar Best Picture winner “Anora,” a destitute sex worker seeks to escape her straitened circumstances by marrying into wealth, only to see her dreams crumble — an inversion of the classic ...

This article is part of Sixth Tone Voices & Opinion’s end-of-year series reviewing how China’s AI, film, game, and VR industries evolved in 2025. It was a good year for Chinese cinema. Total box ...

“They really captivate you. It's like they are filling a natural need for high drama," says Zhou Yuan, founder and CEO of the Beijing-based vertical film production house Content Republic. By Mathew ...