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Development of the Global Film Industry The global film industry has witnessed significant transformations in the past few years. Regions outside the USA have begun to prosper while non-traditional produc- tion companies such as Netflix have assumed a larger market share and online movies adapted from literature have continued to gain in popularity. How have these trends shaped the global film industry? This book answers this question by analyzing an increasingly globalized business through a global lens. Development of the Global Film Industry examines the recent history and current state of the business in all parts of the world. While many existing studies focus on the internal workings of the industry, such as production, distribution and screening, this study takes a “big picture” view, encompassing the transnational integration of the cultural and entertainment industry as a whole, and pays more attention to the coordinated develop- ment of the film industry in the light of influence from literature, television, animation, games and other sectors. This volume is a critical reference for students, scholars and the public to help them understand the major trends facing the global film industry in today’s world. Qiao Li is Associate Professor at Taylor’s University, Selangor, Malaysia, and Visiting Professor at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne. He has a PhD in Film Studies from the University of Gloucestershire, UK, with expertise in Chinese- language cinema. He is a PhD supervisor, a film festival jury member, and an enthusiast of digital filmmaking with award- winning short films. He is the editor ofMigration and Memory: Arts and Cinemas of the Chinese Diaspora (Maison des Sciences et de l’Homme du Pacifique, 2019). -
The Rise and Fall of the Wolf Warriors
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE WOLF WARRIORS Yun Jiang N 2020, the usually polite and us ‘chequebook diplomacy’ (aid Iconservative diplomats from the and investment to gain diplomatic People’s Republic of China (PRC) recognition vis-à-vis Taiwan) and attracted attention around the world ‘panda diplomacy’ (sending pandas to for breaking form. ‘Wolf warrior build goodwill). diplomacy’ is a term used to describe Wolf Warrior 战狼 was a popular the newly assertive and combative Chinese film released in 2015. It was style of Chinese diplomats, in action followed by a sequel, Wolf Warrior 2, as well as rhetoric. It is not the only which became the highest-grossing diplomacy-related term that China film in Chinese box office history. They became famous for this year; there were both aggressively nationalistic was also ‘mask diplomacy’ (the films, comparable with Hollywood’s shipment of medical goods to build Rambo, portraying the Chinese hero goodwill) and ‘hostage diplomacy’ as someone who saves his compatriots (the detention of foreign citizens in and others from international China to gain leverage over another ‘bad guys’, including American country). Previous years brought mercenaries. The tagline of both films 34 powerful counter-attack only when 35 being attacked’ is more like Kung Fu Panda, while wolf warrior diplomacy is more of a ‘US trait’.1 However it is characterised, the way Chinese diplomats operate reflects the attitude to diplomacy and foreign affairs of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The discretionary The Rise and Fall of the Wolf Warriors The Rise and Fall of the Wolf Yun Jiang power of even the top foreign policy bureaucrats and diplomats is relatively CRISIS limited in the Chinese system. -
Chen Man Fearless & Fabulous 9 December–4 March 2018
Press release 1/2 Chen Man Fearless & Fabulous 9 December–4 March 2018 The title says it all: Fearless & Fabulous. It takes both courage and magnetic For images, please contact attraction to achieve the position held by Chinese photographer Chen Man. And Fotografiska’s Head of Communications Margita Ingwall +46 (0)70 456 14 61 her success is a significant (Chinese) sign of the time. Chen Man is undoubtedly [email protected] the pioneer of China’s fashion photographer. Throughout the years, Chen Man has firmly established herself as the most sought-after and certainly the highest paid fashion and portrait photographer in China. Her works have featured across a range of leading publications, including Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and i.D. Her vigorously retouched images comprise several layers of narrative and in her pictorial world the current image of China is interpreted and reinterpreted. In a country in convulsions between the old and the new, Chen Man may be regarded as a representative of her generation – the Generation Y, as in »why«. In her photographs, Chen Man stages fusions between the past and the present, east and west, tradition and renewal, questioning and reformulating norms and beauty ideals. Film stars and captains of industry all want to be photographed by her. Her megastar status defies description, as she moves in the most varied of social circles of the Chinese elite. China’s No.1 leading actress Fan Bingbing will only be photographed by Chen Man, international superstars such as Rihanna, Keanu Reeves and Nicole Kidman come to China to be portrayed by Chen Man. -
Electric Shadows PK
ELECTRIC SHADOWS A Film by Xiao Jiang 95 Minutes, Color, 2004 35mm, 1:1.85, Dolby SR In Mandarin w/English Subtitles FIRST RUN FEATURES The Film Center Building 630 Ninth Ave. #1213 New York, NY 10036 (212) 243-0600 Fax (212) 989-7649 Website: www.firstrunfeatures.com Email: [email protected] ELECTRIC SHADOWS A film by Xiao Jiang Short Synopsis: From one of China's newest voices in cinema and new wave of young female directors comes this charming and heartwarming tale of a small town cinema and the lifelong influence it had on a young boy and young girl who grew up with the big screen in that small town...and years later meet by chance under unusual circumstances in Beijing. Long Synopsis: Beijing, present. Mao Dabing (‘Great Soldier’ Mao) has a job delivering bottled water but lives for his nights at the movies. One sunny evening after work he’s racing to the movie theatre on his bike when he crashes into a pile of bricks in an alleyway. As he’s picking himself up, a young woman who saw the incident picks up a brick and hits him on the head... He awakens in the hospital with his head bandaged. The police tell him that he’s lost his job, and that his ex-boss expects him to pay for the wrecked bicycle. By chance he sees the young woman who hit him and angrily remonstrates with her. But she seems not to hear him, and hands him her apartment keys and a note asking him to feed her fish. -
Upholding the Disney Utopia Through American Tragedy: a Study of the Walt Disney Company’S Responses to Pearl Harbor and 9/11
Upholding the Disney Utopia Through American Tragedy: A Study of The Walt Disney Company's Responses to Pearl Harbor and 9/11 Lindsay Goddard Senior Thesis presented to the faculty of the American Studies Department at the University of California, Davis March 2021 Abstract Since its founding in October 1923, The Walt Disney Company has en- dured as an influential preserver of fantasy, traditional American values, and folklore. As a company created to entertain the masses, its films often provide a sense of escapism as well as feelings of nostalgia. The company preserves these sentiments by \Disneyfying" danger in its media to shield viewers from harsh realities. Disneyfication is also utilized in the company's responses to cultural shocks and tragedies as it must carefully navigate maintaining its family-friendly reputation, utopian ideals, and financial interests. This paper addresses The Walt Disney Company's responses to two attacks on US soil: the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the attacks on September 11, 200l and examines the similarities and differences between the two. By utilizing interviews from Disney employees, animated film shorts, historical accounts, insignia, government documents, and newspaper articles, this paper analyzes the continuity of Disney's methods of dealing with tragedy by controlling the narrative through Disneyfication, employing patriotic rhetoric, and reiterat- ing the original values that form Disney's utopian image. Disney's respon- siveness to changing social and political climates and use of varying mediums in its reactions to harsh realities contributes to the company's enduring rep- utation and presence in American culture. 1 Introduction A young Walt Disney craftily grabbed some shoe polish and cardboard, donned his father's coat, applied black crepe hair to his chin, and went about his day to his fifth-grade class. -
China, Hollywood and Split Screens
CHINA, HOLLYWOOD AND SPLIT SCREENS Qian Ying 钱颖 HE FILM MARKET in China is imported films from cinemas from Tflourishing. Whereas in 2002, time to time to create breathing space Chinese cinemas sold US$133 million for new domestic features. In June worth of tickets, total box office reve- 2014, Transformers opening date was nues in 2013 amounted to US$3.6 bil- pushed to exactly one day after that of lion. In 2014, China’s box office had the Chinese-produced romantic com- reached US$1.6 billion by 21 May, just edy Break-up Guru 分手大师, and the 141 days into the year. Both imported head of the State Film Bureau, Zhang and Chinese films were doing well. Hongsen 张宏森, ordered cinema own- Among the twenty-four films that had ers not to pull domestic features in made over US$16 million, half were favour of the more lucrative imported categorised as ‘domestic’ films, gener- blockbusters. Despite such policies, ating a total revenue of US$670 million. China has already surpassed Japan to The other half were foreign, mainly become Hollywood’s largest interna- Hollywood films, earning US$630 mil- tional market. lion. Protectionist policies might have There are hopes for further contributed to the box office success of growth: among the Hollywood stars domestic films: the government only who made publicity trips to China in allows thirty-four foreign films to be 2014 were Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and imported annually, and the authori- Johnny Depp. Increasingly, Hollywood ties have reportedly pulled successful films feature China-friendly plots and 188 vious Australian film and more than 189 three times as much as Happy Feet 2. -
CHLA 2017 Annual Report
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Annual Report 2017 About Us The mission of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is to create hope and build healthier futures. Founded in 1901, CHLA is the top-ranked children’s hospital in California and among the top 10 in the nation, according to the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of children’s hospitals for 2017-18. The hospital is home to The Saban Research Institute and is one of the few freestanding pediatric hospitals where scientific inquiry is combined with clinical care devoted exclusively to children. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a premier teaching hospital and has been affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932. Table of Contents 2 4 6 8 A Message From the Year in Review Patient Care: Education: President and CEO ‘Unprecedented’ The Next Generation 10 12 14 16 Research: Legislative Action: Innovation: The Jimmy Figures of Speech Protecting the The CHLA Kimmel Effect Vulnerable Health Network 18 20 21 81 Donors Transforming Children’s Miracle CHLA Honor Roll Financial Summary Care: The Steven & Network Hospitals of Donors Alexandra Cohen Honor Roll of Friends Foundation 82 83 84 85 Statistical Report Community Board of Trustees Hospital Leadership Benefit Impact Annual Report 2017 | 1 This year, we continued to shine. 2 | A Message From the President and CEO A Message From the President and CEO Every year at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is by turning attention to the hospital’s patients, and characterized by extraordinary enthusiasm directed leveraging our skills in the arena of national advocacy. -
Facebook Timeline
Facebook Timeline 2003 October • Mark Zuckerberg releases Facemash, the predecessor to Facebook. It was described as a Harvard University version of Hot or Not. 2004 January • Zuckerberg begins writing Facebook. • Zuckerberg registers thefacebook.com domain. February • Zuckerberg launches Facebook on February 4. 650 Harvard students joined thefacebook.com in the first week of launch. March • Facebook expands to MIT, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern University, Stanford University, Dartmouth College, Columbia University, and Yale University. April • Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Eduardo Saverin form Thefacebook.com LLC, a partnership. June • Facebook receives its first investment from PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel for US$500,000. • Facebook incorporates into a new company, and Napster co-founder Sean Parker becomes its president. • Facebook moves its base of operations to Palo Alto, California. N. Lee, Facebook Nation, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5308-6, 211 Ó Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 212 Facebook Timeline August • To compete with growing campus-only service i2hub, Zuckerberg launches Wirehog. It is a precursor to Facebook Platform applications. September • ConnectU files a lawsuit against Zuckerberg and other Facebook founders, resulting in a $65 million settlement. October • Maurice Werdegar of WTI Partner provides Facebook a $300,000 three-year credit line. December • Facebook achieves its one millionth registered user. 2005 February • Maurice Werdegar of WTI Partner provides Facebook a second $300,000 credit line and a $25,000 equity investment. April • Venture capital firm Accel Partners invests $12.7 million into Facebook. Accel’s partner and President Jim Breyer also puts up $1 million of his own money. -
Wu Ren Qu No Man’S Land
WETTBEWERB WU REN QU NO MAN’S LAND Ning Hao „Das ist eine Geschichte über Tiere“, kündigt der Held des Films an, der Volksrepublik China 2013 aus der Großstadt stammende Rechtsanwalt Pan Xiao. Tatsächlich rü- 117 Min. · DCP · Farbe cken als nächstes zwei stolze Falken ins Bild, die in der Xinjiang-Wüs- te illegal gefangen wurden. Sie sollen eine Menge Bares einbringen, Regie Ning Hao Recht und Gesetz spielen dabei keine Rolle. So wird die Gier nach Geld Buch Ning Hao, Shu Ping, Xing Aina Kamera Du Jie zum Treibmittel für die Story. Und Pan Xiao, der für seinen nächsten Schnitt Cheung Yuan Prozess rund 500 Kilometer durch das felsenreiche Niemandsland der Musik Nathan Wong Wüste reisen muss, zum getriebenen Protagonisten: gepeinigt von Injo Film Foto: Sound Design Wang Gang ebenso grotesken wie hochgefährlichen Zufallsbekanntschaften und Ton Wang Yanwei Geboren 1977 in der Provinz Shanxi, mysteriösen Wegbegleitern, die vor Gewalt nicht zurückschrecken. Re- Production Design Hao Yi China. Studierte zunächst Ausstattung an gisseur Ning Hao, der 2005 im Forum der Berlinale MONGOLIAN PING Art Director Hao Yi der Shanxi Taiyuan Film School, später an PONG zeigte, präsentiert mit NO MAN’S LAND eine bildgewaltige phi- Kostüm Liu Qian der Kunstakademie der Beijing Normal losophische Parabel auf eine aus allen Fugen geratene Gesellschaft, Maske Yang Hong University. 2003 schloss er mit dem Kurzfilm Regieassistenz Kuerbanjiang THURSDAY, WEDNESDAY sein Studium an der in der im Kampf um Reichtum und Macht keine moralischen Skrupel mehr gelten. Inszeniert als Hommage an die Italowestern eines Sergio Casting Lian Zhang Filmakademie Peking im Fach Kamera ab. -
1St China Onscreen Biennial
2012 1st China Onscreen Biennial LOS ANGELES 10.13 ~ 10.31 WASHINGTON, DC 10.26 ~ 11.11 Presented by CONTENTS Welcome 2 UCLA Confucius Institute in partnership with Features 4 Los Angeles 1st China Onscreen UCLA Film & Television Archive All Apologies Biennial Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Are We Really So Far from the Madhouse? Film at REDCAT Pomona College 2012 Beijing Flickers — Pop-Up Photography Exhibition and Film Seeding cross-cultural The Cremator dialogue through the The Ditch art of film Double Xposure Washington, DC Feng Shui Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution Confucius Institute at George Mason University Lacuna — Opening Night Confucius Institute at the University of Maryland The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven 3D Confucius Institute Painted Skin: The Resurrection at Mason 乔治梅森大学 孔子学院 Sauna on Moon Three Sisters The 2012 inaugural COB has been made possible with Shorts 17 generous support from the following Program Sponsors Stephen Lesser The People’s Secretary UCLA Center for Chinese Studies Shanghai Strangers — Opening Night UCLA Center for Global Management (CGM) UCLA Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment and Sports (MEMES) Some Actions Which Haven’t Been Defined Yet in the Revolution Shanghai Jiao Tong University Chinatown Business Improvement District Mandarin Plaza Panel Discussion 18 Lois Lambert of the Lois Lambert Gallery Film As Culture | Culture in Film Queer China Onscreen 19 Our Story: 10 Years of Guerrilla Warfare of the Beijing Queer Film Festival and -
Planet China
1 Talking Point 6 Week in 60 Seconds 7 Banking and Finance Week in China 8 Economy 9 Auto Industry 11 Internet and Tech 13 Energy and Resources 14 Society and Culture 2 October 2015 17 And Finally Issue 298 18 The Back Page www.weekinchina.com Red guest at the White House m o c . n i e t s p e a t i n e b . w w w Xi visits Obama in Washington, but was his US trip overshadowed by the Pope’s? Brought to you by Week in China Talking Point 2 October 2015 Pontiff pips president Xi Jinping plays second fiddle to Pope Francis on American tour China’s president grabs his moment in the spotlight with tech executives in California last week oth hold sway over more than Catholic: “We have the propaganda The Pope’s trip to the US was Ba billion people. And both got department and you have the evan - rare – it was only the tenth Papal the top job after closed-door elec - gelicals. We have the organisation visit. Even rarer was a speech in tions that remain well nigh impos - department and you have the Col - Congress, as well as another on the sible for outsiders to figure out. lege of Cardinals. What’s the differ - White House lawn (delivered in They are, of course, Xi Jinping and ence, then?” English, and ending with the crowd- Pope Francis. Adding to the sense of mystery pleasing line “God Bless America”). Some of the similarities in the or - surrounding the two organisations Inevitably this raises the ques - ganisations that the two men lead was a new one last week. -
Portrayal of Thailand: a Comparative Study of American and Chinese Films
PORTRAYAL OF THAILAND: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AMERICAN AND CHINESE FILMS PORTRAYAL OF THAILAND: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AMERICAN AND CHINESE FILMS Huang Shang This Independent Study Manuscript Presented to The Graduate School of Bangkok University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Communication Arts (Global Communication) 2015 ©2015 Huang Shang All Rights Reserved Huang, S. Master of Communication Arts, December 2015, Graduate School, Bangkok University. Portrayal of Thailand: A Comparative Study of American and Chinese Films (67 pp.) Advisor: Asst. Prof. Ratanasuda Punnahitanond, Ph.D. ABSTRACT This study evolved from the question of how Thailand was portrayed by foreign films. A primary objective of this study is to specifically examine how Thailand was characterized and portrayed in American films as well as a control comparison with Chinese films. To this end, a comparative textual analysis of 8 films- - from the period of 2000 to 2015 was performed. The study identified the stereotypes of Thailand in foreign films, and tabulated the semiotics was used to portray Thailand in different films. The portrayal of Thailand in American films is abundant and complicated. It is not only portrayed as a beautiful country, but also a chaotic place. Thai people have no exception; they are portrayed as poor, smart, friendly. The portrayal of Thailand in Chinese films is relatively small and simple. Thailand is portrayed as a beautiful travel destination. Thai people are portrayed as friendly. Keywords: Portrayal, Thailand, American film, Chinese film, Semiotic, Stereotyping v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This independent study consumed huge amount of work, research and time. Still, implementation would not have been possible if I did not have a support from Asst.