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Journal article
Regional partnerships and media policy in the age of China’s rise: the case of Singapore-China film co-productions
International Journal of Cultural Policy, Vol.31(2), pp.178-192
2024
Abstract
Despite being the first Asian country (except for Hong Kong) to sign a film co-production agreement with China, Singapore’s film co-productions with China so far are few and far between, none of which have come under the official agreement. This raises wider questions about the policy making challenges of small nations when driving or facilitating regional collaborations with partners like China. Drawing on interviews with key interlocutors in the Singapore film industry, this article explores how Singapore’s filmmakers make sense of working with the Chinese film industry as collaborators and co-producers on joint film productions. Our main argument is that conventional models for understanding drivers of co-productions may not work for small partners collaborating with a dominant regional/global partner like China. Through exploring the political, economic, and cultural tensions in the Asia-Pacific region that emerge when Singapore engages in collaborative film work with China, we hope to contribute to the wider literature on ‘South-South’ collaborations between film industries (and nations) of vastly different sizes and power.
Details
- Title
- Regional partnerships and media policy in the age of China’s rise: the case of Singapore-China film co-productions
- Authors/Creators
- Siao Yuong Fong (Author) - Lancaster UniversityTania Lim (Author) - Murdoch University, School of Media and Communication
- Publication Details
- International Journal of Cultural Policy, Vol.31(2), pp.178-192
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Identifiers
- 991005649467507891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Media and Communication
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 10 Arts & Humanities
- 10.99 Literary Theory
- 10.99.1136 Cinema
- Web Of Science research areas
- Cultural Studies
- ESI research areas
- Social Sciences, general