The president of China Film Co-Production Corporation told an Afm panel on Friday that local producers want collaboration with American and international counterparts in order to make better films that can travel.
Speaking at the Producing In China session at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, Miao Xiaotian noted how the local talent pool was not yet sufficiently deep to sustain by itself the roughly 600 films that get made annually in his country.
The local production base is booming – Xiaotian estimated it could go up from $4.8bn in 2014 to $7bn this year – as China plays catch-up with Hollywood practices and standards in many areas.
April Ye, CEO of Film Finances China, explained how until recently not a single Chinese film or TV show was bonded.
That is changing as her company, which launched earlier this year, introduces the product to the local industry.
“Directors used to be the boss of state-owned productions,” said Ye, explaining...
Speaking at the Producing In China session at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, Miao Xiaotian noted how the local talent pool was not yet sufficiently deep to sustain by itself the roughly 600 films that get made annually in his country.
The local production base is booming – Xiaotian estimated it could go up from $4.8bn in 2014 to $7bn this year – as China plays catch-up with Hollywood practices and standards in many areas.
April Ye, CEO of Film Finances China, explained how until recently not a single Chinese film or TV show was bonded.
That is changing as her company, which launched earlier this year, introduces the product to the local industry.
“Directors used to be the boss of state-owned productions,” said Ye, explaining...
- 11/7/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
This year’s Afm programme will offer new conference sessions on China and festivals and speakers including Glen Basner, John Sloss, Cassian Elwes and the president of China Film Co-Production Corporation.
The 2015 American Film Market (Afm) has unveiled an initial line-up of speakers that includes FilmNation CEO Glen Basner, Cinetic Media’s John Sloss, producer/agent Cassian Elwes and China Film Co-production Corporation president Miao Xiaotian.
The event, which runs Nov 4-11 in Santa Monica, will include roundtables starting on Nov 5 and conferences, starting on Nov 7, covering finance, pitching, production and distribution.
Included in the programme for the first time will be a China Conference, a Festival Conference and a Festival Focus.
Other confirmed speakers are:
Mark Adams, artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival;Tobin Armbrust, president, worldwide production and acquisition at Virgin Produced;John Burke, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Llp;Jamie Carmichael,president of film at Content;Paul Davidson, Svp film and...
The 2015 American Film Market (Afm) has unveiled an initial line-up of speakers that includes FilmNation CEO Glen Basner, Cinetic Media’s John Sloss, producer/agent Cassian Elwes and China Film Co-production Corporation president Miao Xiaotian.
The event, which runs Nov 4-11 in Santa Monica, will include roundtables starting on Nov 5 and conferences, starting on Nov 7, covering finance, pitching, production and distribution.
Included in the programme for the first time will be a China Conference, a Festival Conference and a Festival Focus.
Other confirmed speakers are:
Mark Adams, artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival;Tobin Armbrust, president, worldwide production and acquisition at Virgin Produced;John Burke, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Llp;Jamie Carmichael,president of film at Content;Paul Davidson, Svp film and...
- 10/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
This year’s Afm programme will offer new conference sessions on China and festivals and speakers including Glen Basner, John Sloss, Cassian Elwes and the president of China Film Co-Production Corporation.
The 2015 American Film Market (Afm) has unveiled an initial line-up of speakers that includes FilmNation CEO Glen Basner (pictured), Cinetic Media’s John Sloss, producer/agent Cassian Elwes and China Film Co-production Corporation president Miao Xiaotian.
The event, which runs November 4-11 in Santa Monica, will include roundtables starting on Nov 5 and conferences, starting on Nov 7, covering finance, pitching, production and distribution. Included in the programme for the first time will be a China Conference, a Festival Conference and a Festival Focus.
Other confirmed speakers are: Mark Adams, artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival; Tobin Armbrust, president, worldwide production and acquisition at Virgin Produced; P John Burke, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Llp; Jamie Carmichael,presidentof film at...
The 2015 American Film Market (Afm) has unveiled an initial line-up of speakers that includes FilmNation CEO Glen Basner (pictured), Cinetic Media’s John Sloss, producer/agent Cassian Elwes and China Film Co-production Corporation president Miao Xiaotian.
The event, which runs November 4-11 in Santa Monica, will include roundtables starting on Nov 5 and conferences, starting on Nov 7, covering finance, pitching, production and distribution. Included in the programme for the first time will be a China Conference, a Festival Conference and a Festival Focus.
Other confirmed speakers are: Mark Adams, artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival; Tobin Armbrust, president, worldwide production and acquisition at Virgin Produced; P John Burke, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Llp; Jamie Carmichael,presidentof film at...
- 10/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
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