Rising Chinese specialty film distributor Road Pictures has locked down Chinese distribution rights for an impressive collection of high-profile titles that debuted at the recent Cannes Film Festival in May. The Beijing-based company has picked up all China rights to Terrence Malick’s WWII drama A Hidden Life, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory, Marco Bellocchio’s mafia […]
Cai Gongming also reveals why fewer active Chinese buyers in Cannes may be a good thing and how he’s aiming to make his company “the A24 of China.” At the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Cai Gongming, CEO of Chinese distributor Road Pictures, pulled off a remarkable film buyer’s hat trick. He secured the exclusive Chinese […]