BEYOND CULTURAL BORDERS

Coproduction is a hot topic at the ongoing Beijing International Film Festival, with Chinese studios looking to invest more. Xu Fan reports.

Feng Xiaogang's directorial comedy Big Shot's Funeral, a Sino-US film in 2000, marked the turning point for coproduction in Chinese cinema.

Miao Xiaotian, general manager of the China Film Co-Production Group, says the movie led to the rise of Chinese filmmakers' status in international coproduction.