Chasing the dragon’s tail: Sino-Australian film co-productions

Abstract

Sino-Australian film co-production was founded on a treaty signed in 2007 and implemented in 2008. This article looks at the impetus for Australian and Chinese film-makers to work together and analyses the challenges of Sino-Australia treaty co-production. It addresses the question of why only a few low-profile films have been made after several years. The rewards from the Chinese market remains elusive, but valuable lessons have been learnt. The two case studies examined by this article illustrate Australia’s junior partnership with China.

Imag(in)ing the post-national television fan: Counter-flows and hybrid ambivalence in Dramaworld

“…Co-productions, which are conceptualized as media with mutual investment and cooperation (Rasmul and Proffitt, 2012), disrupt national boundaries through a shared text. Peng (2016), for instance, states that Chinese-Australian co-productions favorably represent both nations through the simultaneous creation of ‘positive’ space. In Indian-US co-productions, Hollywood producers have sought partnerships to capitalize on the regionally specific market at lowered risk (Rasmul and Proffitt, 2012).…”

Examining the Chinese-Australian post-production relationship through Chinese audiences’ cinema experience

“…This includes the Australia-China Co-production Forum, Australia-China Film Industry Exchange 4held in conjunction with the Beijing International Film Festival -, and the Industry Familiarisation Tour held in Australia for Chinese filmmakers to tour studio spaces. Australia is also considered a good option for mid-range producers to internationalise their film within English-language cinema, as Australia provides a cheaper alternative to Hollywood and the United Kingdom (Peng 2016;Walsh 2012).…”

Chinese cinema and Australian audiences: an exploratory study

“…The engagement has been twofold. First, an official Australian-Chinese Film Co-production Treaty came into effect in 2008 (see Peng, 2016). Then second, Chinese Wanda Cinema Line, headed by billionaire Wang Jianlin acquired a major cinema chain, Hoyts Group and Hoyts Group’s associated cinema advertising company (Val Morgan), and blue ray and DVD rental machines in June 2016 (Reich, 2015).…”