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Headlines from China: Cinemas to be Consolidated in Shanghai and Surrounding Regions

Mar 9, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Shanghai Film Co.,Shanghai Film Group and Shanghai Jingwen Investment jointly found a holding company to consolidate movie theaters in Shanghai and surrounding regions through M&A and investments. Read More

Headlines from China: Huanxi Media Now Has 2 Million Paying Subscribers Thanks to ‘Lost in Russia’

Mar 6, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Chinese entertainment group Huanxi Media released a statement on March 5, saying that the company's streaming platform Huanxi Premium had a total of over 13 million active users between January and February this year. Read More

March Screenings of Chinese-Language Films in NYC and Los Angeles

Mar 6, 2020 / Guide /

Highlights of the month: Diao Yinan's stylish neo-noir 'The Wild Goose Lake,' fresh voices from New Directors/New Films Festival, and 1931's classic 'Love and Duty' starring legendary actress Ruan Lingyu. (Special mention: an advance screening of 'Mulan' in NYC.) Read More

Headlines from China: Nearly 8,000 Performing Arts Events in March Were Cancelled in China

Mar 5, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Nearly 8,000 live-performance events across China have been canceled in March due to the coronavirus outbreak Read More

Headlines from China: Er Dong Pictures to Launch IPO in Hong Kong

Mar 4, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Founded by Chen Shuogang and Yang Fan in 2015, the company is known for its investments in several Chinese blockbusters such as My People My Country, Operations Red Sea, and Ip Man 4. Read More

Headlines from China: When Will Chinese Cinemas Open Again?

Mar 3, 2020 / Headlines From China /

This week, a wide range of industries in China from hotels and restaurants to retail businesses have resumed operations. This makes many in the film industry ask this question again: when will Chinese cinemas reopen? Read More

Headlines from China: Macao Ready to Re-open Movie Theaters on March 2

Mar 2, 2020 / Headlines From China /

The decision was made by the Macao government as the region has no new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection for 23 consecutive days. Read More

Headlines from China: Beijing Cinemas Will Not Open Anytime Soon

Feb 28, 2020 / Headlines From China /

On February 26, the Beijing city government released a guideline for business resumption of the film industry. However, at a conference held on February 27, it was clarified that the the guideline is for future use. The current conditions in Beijing are not ready for movie theaters to reopen or for film studios to resume productions yet. Read More

Headlines from China: Alibaba’s Youku to Produce China’s ‘Life in a Day’

Feb 27, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Alibaba-owned streaming site Youku is collaborating with MeDoc, a Shanghai-based documentary production company, to produce China's first crowdsourced documentary film about life in a day of coronavirus outbreak. Read More

Headlines from China: Shanghai TV Festival Will Take Place as Scheduled

Feb 26, 2020 / Headlines From China /

The 26th Shanghai Television Festival (STVF) will be held as planned between June 8 -12, according to an official statement on STVF's Weibo. Read More

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