Headlines From China: Hainan Island International Film Festival Hosted Women’s Cinema Forum

Hainan Island International Film Festival Hosted Women’s Cinema Forum

The movie industry in China, much like elsewhere, is still mainly male-dominated. But women are playing an increasingly important role and bringing their own perspective to the screen and the behind-the-scenes workings. A forum focusing on the role of women in filmmaking was held in the tropical city of Sanya in China’s southern province of Hainan on Tuesday with famous female industry players including Liang Jing, Xue Xiaolu, A Mei and Yao Tingting in attendance. The activity was part of the ongoing third Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF). Read more china.org

How Short Video Platforms Are Shaping Gen Z Consumer Behaviors

Short-video apps have the world’s young consumers hooked with their compelling and easily digestible feeds of fleeting content. Leading the pack in this burgeoning sector are ByteDance platforms Douyin and TikTok, which in a few short years, have come to dominate the pop culture conversation as much as the attention of digital natives. Here are three ways in which these platforms provide valuable insight into these new consumer behaviors. Read more Jing Daily