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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

ByteDance-Owned TikTok Was World’s Most Downloaded Social Media App in January

Mar 3, 2020 / News /

With 104.7 million downloads, TikTok became the world’s most downloaded social media app in January. The figure represented a 46% increase compared to the same month last year. Read More

Recap: 2020 Berlinale Sino-European Production Seminar

Mar 2, 2020 / News /

Here is a recap of key topics that were discussed during the 6th Sino-European Production Seminar held on Wednesday, 26th February, jointly organized by the producers association Bridging the Dragon and the European Film Market. 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

Apple to Require Licenses for Games in China App Store

Feb 27, 2020 / Game /

Apple has sent a notice to developers requiring them to submit license numbers for paid games before Jun. 30 if they want to distribute in mainland China. 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

Local Governments Assist Filmmakers Stricken by Covid-19

Feb 26, 2020 / News /

Government agencies in Beijing and Jiangsu province have rolled out new measures to support their local film industries, which are shaping up as one of the biggest casualties during the Covid-19 outbreak with the shuttering of theaters and production studios. Read More

Headlines from China: Coronavirus Continues to Impact Hollywood

Feb 25, 2020 / Headlines From China /

In addition to box office loss, the spreading of the virus on a global scale will likely affect the productions of many new movies this year. Chinese entertainment companies as well as Hollywood firms with close ties with China will take a strong hit. Read More

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