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'The Mermaid' Producer Bill Borden on Filmmaking in China

Bill Borden has spent years making movies in both the U.S. and China. He was a producer on Stephen Chow's recent film The Mermaid, the biggest hit in Chinese box office history. He tells us how filmmaking is different in China than the US, and what American filmmakers can do to bridge the divide.

By Kim Masters • Apr 30, 2016 • 29m Listen

Bill Borden got his start in Hollywood as Mel Brooks' assistant. A veteran producer, his credits include the Disney Channel mega-hit, High School Musical. But he's also spent a lot of time in China, collaborating with directors like Stephen Chow, whose film The Mermaid is China's biggest box office hit ever. China is adding new screens at a furious pace and young people there still love to go to the movies. Producer Bill Borden tells us about Hollywood's quest to tap into the massive Chinese box office.

Photo: Producer Bill Borden, Courtesy of Maxine Leonard Marketing & Publicity

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'The Mermaid' Producer Bill Borden on Filmmaking in China

Bill Borden has spent years making movies in both the U.S. and China. He was a producer on Stephen Chow's recent film The Mermaid, the biggest hit in Chinese box office history. He tells us how filmmaking is different in China than the US, and what American filmmakers can do to bridge the divide.

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'The Mermaid' Producer Bill Borden on Filmmaking in China

Bill Borden has spent years making movies in both the U.S. and China. He was a producer on Stephen Chow's recent film The Mermaid, the biggest hit in Chinese box office history. He tells us how filmmaking is different in China than the US, and what American filmmakers can do to bridge the divide.

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