DreamWorks Animation announced plans to build Oriental DreamWorks, a studio in Shanghai, in what it billed as a landmark joint venture agreement with two state-owned Chinese media companies.

For an industry consumed by audience size, 1.3 billion is an irresistible number. It's no surprise then that Hollywood is drawn by the prospect of breaking into the Chinese market. by Rae Ann Fera

It's feeling very much like Hollywood North in Vancouver these days: Russell Crowe for the new Superman film Man of Steel, Matt Damon has been here shooting Neill Blomkamp's follow-up to District 9 and Robert Redford is shooting his next film here with a blockbuster cast that includes Shia LaBeouf, Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte. by Marsha Lederman