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Headlines from China: Tencent Inks Deal With England’s Premier League to Show Soccer Games in China

Sep 18, 2020 / Headlines From China /

After the contract dispute with Chinese local video streaming site PPTV forced the Premier League to quit the market for a while, the England’s prestigious soccer league finally signed a deal with Internet giant Tencent to play the rest of the season’s games on Tencent’s wide-ranging digital platforms including WeChat, QQ.com and Tencent Video. Read More

Headlines from China: China’s Top Film Firm Huayi Brothers Reveals New Future Projects

Sep 17, 2020 / Headlines From China /

On Wednesday, China’s leading film company Huayi Brothers Media unveiled an attractive new list of future film projects. The list includes 18 film projects of various genres to be released between the rest of 2020 and 2021 by 19 renowned domestic and international directors. Read More

Headlines from China: Preparing for National Holiday, China to Raise Movie Theater Capacity to 75 Percent

Sep 16, 2020 / Headlines From China /

China will ease the pandemic safety measures and raise allowed movie theater viewer limit from 50% to 75% starting on September 25, according to the statement announced by China Film Distribution & Exhibition Association on Tuesday. Read More

Headlines from China: China’s Box Office Hits 5 Billion Yuan Since Movie Theaters Reopening in July

Sep 15, 2020 / Headlines From China /

China’s total box office revenue has hit 5 million yuan (about 733 million US dollars) benchmark by Monday since theaters reopened on July 20 after months of closure. Epic war drama "The Eight Hundred," formally released on Aug. 21, contributed more than half of the total. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Director Chloe Zhao Takes Home Top Prize at Venice Film Festival

Sep 14, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Chinese-born director Chloe Zhao just received the Golden Lion award for her film “Nomadland” at the 77th Venice Film Festival. Since Sofia Coppola picked up the top prize in 2010, no other female director has taken home the prize in almost a decade’s time. Read More

Headlines from China: This December, China’s Hainan International Film Festival Has Ambitious Plans

Sep 11, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Since its inception in 2018, Hainan International Film Festival has quickly become one of the most important film festivals in China. Read More

Headlines from China: Hong Kong Filmmaker Ann Hui Received Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award At Venice Film Festival

Sep 10, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Celebrated Hong Kong director Ann Hui is granted the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement award at the 77th Venice Film Festival. This is the first time a female director received this recognition. Read More

Headlines from China: 15th Changchun Film Festival Kicked Off, 40 Classic Foreign Films to Be Screened

Sep 9, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Following the success of film festivals in Shanghai and Beijing, the 15th Changchun Film Festival in Northeast China's Jilin Province kicked off its opening ceremony on Saturday. For 2020, the film festival set up a new unit that selected 40 films from among more than 600 classic films from abroad for the festival's international film exhibition unit. Read More

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

Sep 7, 2020 / Headlines From China /

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: First Reviews in, How Does Disney’s Long-Awaited ‘Mulan’ Hold Up?

Sep 4, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Disney’s wuxi remake of the legendary Chinese folklore tale “The Ballad of Mulan” finally met with the audience on Disney+ yesterday. What do people think about this live-action remake? Read More

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