Darkdraft sheds light on joint ventures' bright prospects

The Sino-US joint-venture film project Darkdraft vows to illuminate the future of cross-border cinematic cooperation.

The 3-D fantasy blockbuster was thrust into the spotlight at a Beijing news conference in late March, where US-based Film Financial Services signed agreements with Beijing-based Guo'an New Bridge Film and Media Investment to coproduce five films in the near future.

The story centers on a savvy computer gamer's adventures in reining in virtual space monsters that originated from ancient Chinese mythology and accidentally entered the real world.