Headlines From China: ‘Better Days’ Gets Oscar Nomination as ‘Nomadland’ Competes in 6 Categories

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School bullying drama "Better Days" has made the list of nominations for Best International Feature Film at 2021’s Academy Awards. Read More

Headlines From China: iQiyi to Join Spring Festival Box Office Competition With PVoD Release

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“The Shaolin Temple: Legend of Debao”, the latest film from Chinese comedy actor Wang Baoqiang, is going to Chinese streaming giant iQiyi’s super movie channel directly on the very first day of China’s Spring Festival holiday. Read More

Headlines From China: Gen Z Favorite Bilibili Moves Further Into Content Commerce

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Highlighting the brand opportunities on Bilibili, the platform recently published its inaugural “China-Z 100” list, a selection of the top 100 domestic products targeted at consumers under the age of 30. Read More

Headlines From China: Broadway Is Adapting ‘Farewell My Concubine’, Chinese Audiences Are Worried

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As a result of this affection and following a string of poorly-received adaption projects like Disney’s flop “Mulan”, many Chinese netizens have expressed their pessimism about this adaptation project online. Read More

Headlines from China: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Nabs $30 Million During First Three-Day Debut in China

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Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” added a further $30 million from the Middle Kingdom’s box office during the past three-day debut weekend, taking the overseas cume to $216 million after two consecutive sessions of international rollouts. Read More

Headlines from China: Funded by Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke, the 4th 86358 Short Film Festival Puts a Spotlight on Lesser-Known Short Films

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While droves of established filmmakers gathered at the Beijing International Film Festival, hundreds of up-and-coming young filmmakers and cinephiles rushed to an alternative film festival held from Aug 23-28 in Jiajiazhuang, a remote village in Fenyang city, North China's Shanxi province. Read More

Headlines from China: Liu Cixin’s Science-fiction Novel ‘The Three-Body Problem’ Will Be Adapted Into a Live-action TV Series

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Streaming giant Tencent Video recently announced a list of several dozen new series to be released on the platform in the near future. Among these upcoming series, the adaptation of Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning science-fiction novel “The Three-Body Problem” has caught wide attention as the memory of a failed film adaptation of the trilogy is still fresh. Read More

Headlines from China: Sina Corp., Owner of China’s Largest Social Media Platform Weibo, Receives Go-private Proposal 

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After 20 years on Nasdaq, China’s Sina Corporation is planning to delist from the US stock exchange amid the growing US-China tension. The company has received a go-private proposal from an entity led by the company's chairman and CEO Charles Chao. Read More

Headlines from China: Global Film Industry’s Reopening Postponed Again

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Out of an abundance of concerns amid the second spike in COVID-19 cases, Hollywood has decided to postpone again the theatrical release of the much-anticipated ‘Mulan’ and ‘Tenet’ until August 21st and August 12th respectively. Read More

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

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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

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