Using the distribution of large-budget films in China as a basis of analysis, this special issue tries to propose a transborder perspective as a tool for theoretical advancements in cultural globalization. Transborder exchange is conceptualized as a crucial nexus in which visual cultures from around the world have been actively captured, localized and repackaged. Patterns of transborder flows will provide a small but significant link in understanding the visual and social interplay between different societies in global capitalism.