As the most popular and successful Sino-American co-production in film history, Iron Man 3 has proven to be a benchmark for international co-productions. There are some tips that Singaporean manufacturers can learn from through this collaboration. The Chinese arm of Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios chose to partner with Beijing-based DMG Entertainment as the latter maintains close working ties with the state-run China Film Group. . In this way, producers were able to circumvent China's strict foreign film quota system of 34 films per year. This quota will be increased to 44 films in the next few years and this is good news for aspiring Singaporean filmmakers who are considering a joint venture with China. By collaborating with a Chinese company, the Singaporean producer will have a chance to get a place in the quota, as state media will see the co-production as a domestic film and not a 100% foreign film. the term 'narrow focus' in one of his interviews with The Hollywood Reporter. “Narrow focus” occurs when a foreign studio or producer is only concerned with distributing their film in China and not collaborating with China. Unfortunately, the China Film Group controls every aspect of distribution: how much you can market, what films you compete with, and how long you stay in the market. So they don't see the need to grant access to your film when you're only aiming for box office sales. Ultimately, China wants its industry to grow. They want to provide competent personnel to create films that partially belong to them, which can still define national films and reap results at the national box office. China needs a mutually beneficial relationship with foreign manufacturers. This is… middle of the paper… in terms of expanding our knowledge of co-production and allowing us to gain deeper insight into cinema in and with China. The latest film co-production between Singapore and China is titled Meeting The Giant. It is a co-production between Singapore's Clover Films, G&J Creation, Golden Village Pictures (distribution) and China's Stellar Mega Films (distribution). Stellar Mega Films is one of the five major film distributors in China, along with giants such as Huaxia, China Film Group and BONA Film Group. This film is the first Singapore-China co-production to be released theatrically in both countries. It marks a very promising future for feature films co-produced by Singapore and China as we have secured a solid collaborator and China has gained a strong partner who can actually produce a Chinese script and understand the Asian market as well as the Chinese do..