Chinese exhibition: now second largest in world, and turning inwards to local fllms
Greg Dolgopolov, an eager student of Communist countries wrestling with capitalist film production, adds the latest 2013 figures to a longer narrative of cultural confidence.
2 Mar 2014 12:00
Greg Dolgopolov
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Greg Dolgopolov, an eager student of Communist countries wrestling with capitalist film production, adds the latest 2013 figures to a longer narrative of cultural confidence.
I don’t think people actually realise that China is BIG and its film industry is enormous. It is now the second largest film industry in the world with a $3.6 billion dollar box office in 2013 – an impressive leap forward of 26.8% on 2012 figures.
Dr Greg Dolgopolov was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and enjoyed a childhood filled with fairytales, goblins and demons. Greg now teaches and researches at UNSW in video production and film theory, and runs the Russian Resurrection Film Festival. Using his hard-won knowledge, he is also the artistic director of the Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival.
