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CCI’s 2020 Year in Review

Jan 8, 2021 / Chinasplaining /

A look back at Content Commerce Insider’s trend forecast for 2020 makes it clear how many twists and turns this year threw our way. In 2019, content-commerce became a key marketing strategy in China, and CCI predicted that the biggest trends of the following year would include 5G and interactive content, e-commerce livestreaming, branded shows, and celebrity incubation by streaming platforms. Read More

Socially Dead Laborers of Versailles: China’s 2020 in Memes

Dec 14, 2020 / Chinasplaining /

From period-impoverished students to depressed music-lovers, Sixth Tone sums up the top online buzzwords from this best-forgotten year. Read More

Bridging the Dragon Sino-European Lab Unveils Selected Projects

Nov 12, 2020 / Event /

This year’s programme will be shaped for the virtual space and will take place from 25 to 29 November. Read More

China Remembers Korean War With Volley of ‘Resist the US’ Films

Oct 30, 2020 / Film /

The new movies are among the first Korean War dramas to be shot in China since the country normalized relations with the U.S. in the 1970s. Read More

How ‘Sacrifice’ is Making Old-School Patriotism Cool Again

Oct 27, 2020 / Film /

The film, which has already made more than 350 million yuan domestically, draws from China’s cinematic past to tell a tale of heroism unburdened by doubts. Read More

Shorter, Better, Faster: Can Miniseries Rescue the C-Drama?

Oct 20, 2020 / Opinion /

After years of bloated, “water-injected” productions, a new generation of taut thrillers is revolutionizing Chinese television. Read More

Short Show ‘The Long Night’ Offers Quality Over Quantity

Sep 30, 2020 / Streaming /

“The Long Night” — its Chinese name, “Chenmo de Zhenxiang,” translates as “The Silent Truth” — is part of a trend of productions with far fewer episodes than what is common in China’s TV industry. Read More

‘Mulan’ Earnings Disappoint in First Weekend of China Box Office

Sep 16, 2020 / Box Office /

"Mulan" took in only $23.2 million by the end of its first weekend, according to industry watcher Maoyan.com (link in Chinese), far less than analysts expected. The results bring the film’s total international box office to $37.6 million, Disney said. Read More

FEFF Report: Debut director Ning Yuanyuan Talks About Making It on Her Own, and How ‘An Insignificant Affair’ Had Her Thinking of First Love

Jul 13, 2020 / Film /

The film follows a high school boy (Dong Bowen) and a girl (Ning) who get caught holding hands, a totally inoffensive act which gets judged as inappropriate by the society that surrounds them. Read More

Bytedance Has Launched Its Video-editing App Viamaker Overseas

Apr 30, 2020 / Technology /

TikTok owner Bytedance has quietly launched in overseas markets the video-editing app hugely popular in its home territory under the moniker, Viamaker. Read More

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