Headlines From China

Headlines from China: Macao Ready to Re-open Movie Theaters on March 2

Mar 2, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
The decision was made by the Macao government as the region has no new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection for 23 consecutive days. Read More

Headlines from China: Beijing Cinemas Will Not Open Anytime Soon

Feb 28, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
On February 26, the Beijing city government released a guideline for business resumption of the film industry. However, at a conference held on February 27, it was clarified that the the guideline is for future use. The current conditions in Beijing are not ready for movie theaters to reopen or for film studios to resume productions yet. Read More

Headlines from China: Alibaba’s Youku to Produce China’s ‘Life in a Day’ 

Feb 27, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Alibaba-owned streaming site Youku is collaborating with MeDoc, a Shanghai-based documentary production company, to produce China's first crowdsourced documentary film about life in a day of coronavirus outbreak. Read More

Headlines from China: Shanghai TV Festival Will Take Place as Scheduled

Feb 26, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
The 26th Shanghai Television Festival (STVF) will be held as planned between June 8 -12, according to an official statement on STVF's Weibo. Read More

Headlines from China: Coronavirus Continues to Impact Hollywood 

Feb 25, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
In addition to box office loss, the spreading of the virus on a global scale will likely affect the productions of many new movies this year. Chinese entertainment companies as well as Hollywood firms with close ties with China will take a strong hit. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Cinemas Are Selling Snacks Online to Make Up for Box Office Loss

Feb 24, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Some film exhibitors have been selling discounted snacks and souvenirs online in order to clear out their inventories as well as to make up for box office loss. Read More

Headlines from China: Box Office Prediction-Six Hollywood Studios’ 2020 Performance in China

Feb 21, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
As of today, a total of 12 Hollywood films have to reschedule their China releases previously scheduled between last December and this April. These titles may be the first batch to enter Chinese multiplexes when movie theaters gradually re-open Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Movie Theaters Have No Movies to Show

Feb 20, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Starting from February 20, Chinese cinemas will have no movies to show even if government-ordered shutdown is going to an end in some regions. Read More

Headlines from China: Wong Kar-wai’s Jet Tone Films to Handle International Sales of ‘Ennio: The Maestro’

Feb 19, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Ennio: The Maestro, an upcoming documentary film about musician Ennio Morricone directed by Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore, is now in post-production for a 2020 release. Read More

Headlines from China: Chinese Film Director Dies from the Novel Coronavirus

Feb 17, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Chang Kai, a film director at Hubei Film Studio, died in a Wuhan hospital on February 14 from pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, according to the obituary from the studio. Read More

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