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Headlines from China: 25 Animation Companies’ Financial Reports Explained

May 11, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
In this analysis report of 25 animation companies’ 2019 performances, it is noticeable that there are in total 9 companies’ government subsidiaries exceeded their net profits, 8 companies had negative profits and only 4 of them have made profits over 100 million yuan. Read More

Headlines from China: Beijing Enlight Media Released New Film’s Promotion Materials

May 8, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Since the coronavirus outbreak started in January, a lot of film companies have slowed down their promotion schedule. However, Beijing Enlight Media has been actively promoting its new films projects ever since. Read More

Headlines from China: “Better Days” Winning 8 Awards at 39th Hong Kong Film Awards

May 7, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Hong Kong Film Awards went online this year. Without red carpet or any celebrity’s acceptance speech, all the winners were announced by the chairman Derek Yee Tung-sing in a live stream on social media, lasting for only about 30 minuets. Read More

Shanghai to Get Shot of “Happiness” with Disneyland Reopening

May 7, 2020  /  News  / 
Millions of Chinese kids will have something to look forward to, even as their schools reopen, with word that Shanghai Disneyland will also reopen on May 11. Read More

Headlines from China: Food Documentary “Once Upon a Bite” Returned with Another “Delicious” Season

May 6, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
“Once Upon a Bite”, the popular food documentary that everybody loved in 2017 returns with another strong season, receiving a 9.5 (out of 10) high score on the film & TV review site Douban. Read More

Headlines from China: “Spring Tide”, An Exceptional Female Story

May 5, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
Made by the documentarist-turned feature filmmaker Yang Lina, this intimate feature film recounts the story of a Chinese woman who is caught between the emotional demands of her daughter and mother. Read More

Headlines from China: Maoyan Entertainment Explores New Ways of Doing Film Promotion

May 4, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
On April 30th, one day before this year’s International Workers’ Holiday in China, Mayan Entertainment launched a new online program called “Rush in 24 hours”. What this product does is to create this “cloud watching” film viewing experience and to expand Maoyan’s film marketing business in the long run. Read More

ByteDance’s TikTok Surpasses 2 Billion Downloads Globally

May 4, 2020  /  News  / 
The ByteDance-owned short video app has amassed more than 2 billion downloads on Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store combined, a milestone that comes just five months after the app hit the 1.5 billion download mark. Read More

Headlines from China: Exclusive Interview with the Director of Hit Show “My Roommate Is a Detective”

May 1, 2020  /  Headlines From China  / 
No one thought that iQiyi’s original series “My Roommate Is a  Detective” would become a hit when it debuted. Set in the mid-1920s, “My” has received widely popularity after its release in March. Read More

Chinese Actor Schooled for Sexist Parenting Book

May 1, 2020  /  Celebrity  / 
Guo Tao may have won millions of hearts with his acting chops, but recent revelations of chauvinistic chapters from his parenting book have made the popular Chinese actor the brunt of angry fans’ backlash. Read More

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