Headlines from China: Beijing International Film Festival to Host “Spring Online Film Festival” As An Alternative Option for Film Lovers

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Originally scheduled to run in mid-April before the pandemic pushed it to indefinite postponement, Beijing International Film Festival announced yesterday that it will host an online film event called “Spring Online Film Festival” as an alternative for all the film lovers who cannot see BIFF’s lineup in April this year. Read More

Headlines from China: Tencent Pictures’ CEO Takes Over China Literature Limited

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On Monday, China Literature Limited announced replacement changes to its management team. Mr. Wu Wenhui and Mr. Liang Xiaodong, currently the Co-Chief Executive Officers have decided to step down from their positions. Read More

Headlines from China: New Order to Cap Further Film Stars’ Pay

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A new order came through last week and aimed at strengthening the previous salary cap on film stars that was enacted five years ago. Read More

Headlines from China: Three Leading Film Companies Battle in the TV Market

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Beijing Enlight Media, one of the biggest film companies in China, released a lineup of 14 TV series that will begin production later this year. Read More

Headlines from China: Art-house Filmmakers Around the Globe Including Jia Zhangke Create Short Movies About Lockdown Experience

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Thessaloniki Film Festival recently commissioned 8 directors from Greece and 14 others from the rest of the world to produce three-minute short movies about their separate lockdown experiences. Read More

Headlines from China: Tough Transmission from Theatrical Distribution to Online Distribution

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There are a lot of uncertainties created after theatrical films all start to move from theaters to online platforms. This detailed report shows the great difficulty for a theatrical film to be completely repositioned for an online release Read More

Headlines from China: Exclusive Interview with the Funder of the Film Marketing Agency Behind “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty”

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  Exclusive Interview with the Funder of the Film Marketing Agency Behind “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty” Produced by Jackie Chen, the web series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty” is drawing a lot of attention lately on the Internet. Its success cannot be separated from the few innovative marketing campaigns conducted by the Read More

Headlines from China: China GDP Contracted in Q1 2020, What Does This Mean to the Film Industry?

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China’s economy shrank 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020, according to the data released by Chinese officials on April 17th. Faced with such a momentous challenge ahead, will Chinese film industry bounce back in the remainder of 2020? Read More

Headlines from China: Web Film Market Experienced a Substantial Growth During First Business Quarter

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As online entertainment increased during the coronavirus outbreak, web film industry experienced a remarkable growth in the first quarter. Read More

Headlines from China: The Extraordinary Phenomenon of Idol Survival Reality Shows

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In 2020, two most-known idol survival reality shows "Youth with You" and "Producer 101 Season 3" encountered in the same business quarter, and both of them happen to be girl-group competitions. Read More

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