Founded in 1979, China Film Co-Production Corporation (CFCC) is a special organization solely authorized by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television to administer affairs relating to Chinese-foreign film co-productions. We are always ready to provide filmmakers wishing to film in mainland China with all-round information related to co-production policies, industry landscape and co-production resources. We are committed to deal with any inquiry regarding filming in mainland China in a timely, authoritative manner.

As administrator and supporter of international co-production, we encourage domestic filmmakers to film overseas, and also support overseas filmmakers to film in China. Throughout the past decades, we have been dedicated to bringing together domestic and overseas film organizations and production houses, and enjoyed working with internationally established filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean Jacques Annaud, John Woo, Wong Karwai, Ang Lee, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, among many others. We are proud to have made our contributions to the growth of international co-production and the drive of Chinese cinema to go global.

KEY ROLES

Our major responsibility is to assess and approve international co-production applications, conduct reviews of completed co-production films, supervise the performance of co-production agreement between the co-producing parties, provide relevant services, and assist in negotiations of governmental agreement on film co-production between China and other countries. The precise roles are as follows:

1) Read and assess proposed co-production scripts;

2) Examine applying documents from co-producing parties;

3) Review completed co-production films;

4) Deal with inquiry regarding industry policies, rules and regulations and co-production procedures;

5) Bridge domestic and overseas co-producers;

6) Facilitate entry visas for foreign crews participating in co-productions;

7) Facilitate customs clearance for filming equipment, film stocks and materials to be used in co-productions;

8) Process applications and provide related services for overseas crews to shoot short films in Mainland China.