Searching for the formula

Coproduction is a big idea in the Chinese film industry, and experts attending the ongoing 7th Beijing International Film Festival give their takes on the subject. Xu Fan reports.

The 7th Beijing International Film Festival is on, and one of the main topics of discussion at the event is: How can filmmakers make international coproductions successful?

Coproduction is the new buzzword in the film fraternity after China - thanks to an unprecedented building spree over the past few years - became a cinema powerhouse with more than 43,000 screens in 6,000-plus cinemas.