Headlines From China: With Trump Gone, TikTok Could Get a Chinese Makeover in 2021

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With China’s box office takings expected to return to near pre-pandemic highs in 2021, the world’s largest movie market is becoming more attractive, while also more tricky, for Hollywood studios. Read More

Headlines From China: As Spring Festival Movies Arrive, a Campaign Against Secret Photography in Cinemas Launches on Chinese Social Media

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A campaign to call on the boycotting of secret photography in cinemas has been launched on Chinese social media, three days before the Lunar New Year, when a batch of new movies will be released. Read More

Headlines From China: Apple’s New Year Film Offers Message of Hope and Courage

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Apple recently teamed up with the rising Chinese American director Lulu Wang--the mastermind behind the celebrated Golden Globe-nominated 2019 indie film "The Farewell", to create a Chinese New Year short film inspired by the traditional folklore of the festival. Read More

Headlines From China: New Animation Film Retells Nezha Myth in Chinese Cyberpunk Style

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The latest retelling of the mythological tale, “New Gods: Nezha Reborn,” announced that it would be released in the Chinese mainland on Feb 12, the first day of the 2021 Spring Festival. Read More

Headlines From China: China’s Top Three Streaming Giants Join Hands to Launch First Virtual Cinema Project for 2021 Spring Festival

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The top three Chinese streaming sites Youku, iQIYI and Tencent Video have announced recently their collaboration in launching the first-ever online cinema program together during the Spring Festival. Read More

Headlines From China: Spring Festival Holiday Pre-Sale Tops $46 Million

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As of February 5, the Spring Festival holiday box office pre-sale has reached 300 million yuan (46 million U.S. dollars). Read More

Headlines From China: Shanghai Police Crackdowns on Fansub Piracy Group to Protect Intellectual Property Rights

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Policy in Shanghai said on Wednesday that they have busted an alleged piracy group, “Renren Yingshi Subtitle Group”, which operates China’s largest subtitling site YYeTs.com. Read More

Headlines From China: Local Comedy Film ‘Big Red Envelope’ Tops Weekly Box Office

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After debuting for one week, the local romantic comedy film “Big Red Envelope” beats Andy Lau’s crime thriller “Shock Wave 2” and tops Chinese weekly box office for the first time. Read More

Headlines From China: Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum Announces 21 Projects Selected for Work-in-Progress Section

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The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, the leading film project market in Asia, has announced the line-up for this year’s “working-in-progress” section. Read More

Headlines From China: Spring Festival Holiday First Day Pre-Sale Reaches $15.56 Million

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As of 12pm on Jan 30, nine blockbusters have achieved pre-sale of 100 million yuan ($15.56 million) for the first day of Chinese Spring Festival holiday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan. Read More

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