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“Kung Fu Panda” Prompts Soul-searching in China

chinadigitaltimes.net » 2008 » July » 5th » “Kung Fu Panda” Prompts Soul-searching in China

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Chinese filmmakers are asking why a movie like Kung Fu Panda had to be made outside China. From Reuters: Lu said the government was stifling the creativity of China’s filmmakers, explaining how he had been asked to make an animated film for the Olympic Games, which will be hosted by Beijing in August, but decided to walk away from the project. “I kept receiving directions and orders on how the … Continue Reading »

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