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  • Supporting the UK release of India’s Drishyam 3 and exploring engagement with Chinese audiences

    UK-China Film Collab is pleased to announce its partnership in supporting the UK and Ireland release of the highly anticipated Indian thriller Drishyam 3.

    Announcement 20.05.2026
  • BFI LFF 2025 Review | Resurrection: Bi Gan’s dreamy grand tribute to cinema

    Masterful Chinese director Bi Gan returns with a film that entrances with its daring and beauty at part of the BFI London Film Festival 2025.

    Review 12.10.2025
  • BFI LFF 2025 Exclusive | Fala Chen and the Inheritance of Light: following in the footsteps of Chinese actresses

    Hong Kong Chinese actress Fala Chen is appearing at the 69th BFI London Film Festival with two films this year.…

    Commentary 12.10.2025
  • In UK Cinemas News | The Storm to be released across UK cinemas from 26 January

    Chinese animation The Storm to hit UK cinemas from 25 January. 

    Industry News 26.01.2024
  • Odyssey 2023 and The Prince Charles Cinema announce STEPHEN CHOW IN FOCUS, the first UK retrospective of the Hong Kong director-actor

    Odyssey 2023 and Prince Charles Cinema will showcase STEPHEN CHOW IN FOCUS, a retrospective program that’s the first of its kind in the UK. 

    Announcement 05.05.2023
  • HKIFF 47 | Hong Kong International Film Festival kicks off with Mate Fate and Elegies Premieres

    The 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF47) opens with two sold-out galas at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

    Industry News 01.04.2023
  • Electric Shadows: Leicester Chinese Film Festival to launch in November

    Electric Shadows: Leicester Chinese Film Festival is an inaugural event to be launched in the city of Leicester this winter, scheduled to take place between the 14th and 20th of November.

    Announcement 01.10.2022
  • Special Report | An Investigation into the British Journalistic Coverage of the Best Performing Chinese Films in Mainland China Between 2012 and 2021

    Films from China can provide a Western audience with new cultural insight, which is a crucial basis for improving international relations.

    Report 11.09.2022
  • Septet: the Story of Hong Kong to premiere in the UK day-and-date

    UK-China Film Collab will present the UK premiere of ‘Septet: the Story of Hong Kong’ day-and-date on 28 July at the Fulham Road Picturehouse in London. 

    Announcement 20.07.2022
  • Why do Chinese blockbusters struggle in Western journalism?

    The Chinese film industry is undeniably political, so how does this shape the way journalists in the UK think and write about China? 

    Commentary 17.07.2022
  • Odyssey: a Chinese cinema season, launching the biggest Chinese film festival in the UK this year

    The biggest Chinese film festival of the year to launch in the UK in a hybrid format! Odyssey: a Chinese…

    Announcement 12.03.2022
  • Commentary | Exporting Chinese Film: A Discussion with Professor Chris Berry

    Nowadays, the Chinese box office is the largest and most valuable in the world. In 2020 it was worth $3…

    Commentary 10.11.2021
  • Presenting 10 Classics from Shanghai Animation Film Studio

    The Shanghai Animation Film Studio Retro section will showcase 10 Chinese animation classics dated from the 1950s to the present. All films have recently been remastered to the highest quality (2K) and will appear in the UK for the very first time.

    Announcement 13.02.2021
  • Chinese Cinema Season Panel 1: International Reception of Chinese-language Films by Post-Millennials

    Chinese Cinema Season – the largest online film festival dedicated to Chinese language films in the UK and Ireland.

    Announcement 13.02.2021
  • Chinese Cinema Season

    The biggest online Chinese Cinema Season in the UK.

    Announcement 09.02.2021
  • A response to The Times and Kevin Maher’s clumsy review on The Eight Hundred

    Kevin, would you like to go and watch it again together, so that we can have a proper debate? It’s on me.

    Commentary 22.09.2020
  • Britain in Shanghai 1937: how The Eight Hundred’s UK release could invite new debates?

    Over 80 years have passed, something has changed but something remains.

    Commentary 23.08.2020
  • A review of Netflix’s acquisition of Chinese-language films

    One must question, what does Netflix want to do with their Chinese-language content collection? This is a hard balance to achieve and something worth thinking about.

    Commentary 13.05.2020
  • Why should UK cinemas book Detective Chinatown 3

    Wanda’s Detective Chinatown 3 is scheduled to release on Jan 24 in the UK, by Trinity CineAsia.

    Commentary 17.01.2020
  • The best performing Chinese film in the UK in 2019

    Abominable, an animation coproduced by US’s DreamWorks and China’s Pearl Studio. The story is about a Shanghai school girl’s adventure to help a Yeti returning home in the Himalayas.

    Commentary 12.01.2020
  • Better Days continues dominating China box office

    “Better Days,” a Chinese film that puts the spotlight on school bullying, continued to lead the Chinese mainland box office Saturday.

    Industry News 10.11.2019
  • Chinese Films Journeying to the West in 2019

    From instant indie classics to popcorn blockbusters, cinemas across the UK are programming more foreign language films than ever before.

    Commentary 17.05.2019

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