China’s entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 ignited a race to capture new global media audiences. Hollywood moguls began courting Chinese investors to create entertainment on an international scale—from behemoth theme parks to blockbuster films. Hollywood Made in China examines these new collaborations, where the distinctions between Hollywood’s “dream factory” and the PRC’s “Chinese dream” of global influence become increasingly blurred. With insightful policy analysis, ethnographic research, and interviews with CEOs, directors, and film workers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Los Angeles, Aynne Kokas offers an unflinching look at China’s new role in the global media industries. A window into the partnerships with Chinese corporations that now shape Hollywood, this book will captivate anyone who consumes commercial media in the twenty-first century.
Author(s): Aynne Kokas
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 245
List of Illustrations ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
List of Abbreviations xxi
Introduction 1
1. Policy and Superheroes: China and Hollywood in Sino-US Relations 19
2. Hollywood’s China: Mickey Mouse, Kung Fu Panda, and the Rise of Sino-US Brandscapes 40
3. Soft Power Plays: How Chinese Film Policy Influences Hollywood’s63
4. Whispers in the Gallery: How Industry Forums Build Sino-US Media Collaboration 89
5. Compradors: How Above-the-Line Workers Brand Sino-US Film Production 110
6. Farm Labor, Film Labor: How Below-the-Line Workers Shape Sino-US Film Production 131 Conclusion 155
Appendix 1: Examples of Sino-US Film Collaboration by Type 167
Appendix 2: Chinese Character Glossary 171
Notes 175
Filmography 209
Bibliography 215
Index 235
