The concept of China's films, how to form it and what is its significance?

Since the early 1990s, the concept of "China film" has spread in the film research in Chinese-speaking areas. However, there is not much theoretical research on this concept, which needs further discussion and understanding. Similarly, although the word "China film" sometimes appears in western film studies, its multiple critical significance remains to be explored. Since we are talking about an ever-evolving phenomenon and theme, we will define "Chinese movies" as movies made in Chinese mainland, Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and overseas Chinese communities mainly using Chinese dialects, including movies co-produced with film companies in other countries.

When countries and languages overlap, China movies sometimes become synonymous with China movies, such as Mandarin movies produced and distributed in People's Republic of China (PRC). However, some Chinese-language films were shot outside China, such as Hollywood and Singapore. At this time, Chinese movies are no longer equivalent to China movies. At this time, the language has crossed the boundaries of nation-state, which makes people doubt the simple assumption of isomorphism of geography, culture, nationality, identity and nationality. In addition, there are some transnational Chinese-language films, which are neither filmed in China nor produced in China, but produced by overseas investment, mainly distributed in the international film market. Therefore, Chinese film is a broader concept, covering all local, ethnic, regional, transnational, overseas Chinese communities and global films related to Chinese. The inequality and disproportion between languages and countries show that Chinese people in the world have both similarities and differences in ethnic and cultural ties.