Ebook: Main Melody Films: Hong Kong Directors in Mainland China

Provides an in-depth study of Hong Kong directors’ participation in Chinese 'main-melody' blockbusters in the 2010s

• Sheds light on the development of cross-border cooperation of Mainland and Hong Kong film industries, and general film studies regarding cross-cultural collaborations
• Explores the move from Mainland-Hong Kong dichotomy, shifting the emphasis to cultural translations across the border
• Helps researchers understand changing values in a new era of Chinese film production

Main melody films are propaganda works that pay tribute to the Chinese nation, the party and the army. Since the turn of the century, they have gradually developed into the main genre of Chinese cinema, and its blockbusterization" is arguably the most phenomenal aspect of the 2010s Chinese film industry.

As an increasing number of Hong Kong directors are commissioned to direct main melody blockbusters, Chu examines their contributions to this genre, shedding light on the development of cross-border cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong film industries.