Next in Innovation for Q&A Site Zhihu: Sci-Fi Television

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The popular knowledge-sharing platform has announced its first original series, giving hope to China’s long-suffering sci-fi fans. Read More

Headlines From China: Hainan Island to Hold 3rd International Film Festival

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An island province located on China’s southern tip, Hainan is “China’s tropical island” tourist resort. It is also the home to a budding international film festival — Hainan Island International Film Festival. Read More

Headlines from China: War Film ‘The Sacrifice’ Raked in 350 Million Yuan on Debut Weekend, Leading Chinese Box Office

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Chinese war film "The Sacrifice" has notched up over 300 million yuan ($44.8 million) in China's box office as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Chinese ticket tracker Maoyan. The movie got off to a good start on its debut day on Friday, raking over 100 million yuan, and scored a 9.4 out of 10 on Maoyan. Read More

Headlines from China: 35th Hundred Flowers Awards Announced Winners

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Although China’s National Day holiday will not begin until this Thursday (Oct 1), Chinese box office is already warmed up with the early release of the highly-anticipated sports drama film “Leap”. Read More

Headlines from China: 11th China Film Directors’ Guild Awards Unveiled Winners

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China Film Directors’ Guild hosted an annual commendation ceremony in Beijing last Saturday and unveiled the winners for its 11th edition of guild awards. Read More

Headlines from China: The 13-Minute Gameplay Video of an Locally-Made PC Game is Taking the Chinese Internet by Storm

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While China’s mobile game developers have found global success with mass-market hits like Tencent’s “Honor of Kings,” its studios haven’t produced critically acclaimed premium games yet. However, this might not be true anymore after the release of an upcoming role-playing PC and console game called “Black Myth Wu Kong”. Read More

Headlines from China: Online Voting Opens for China’s 35th Hundred Flowers Film Awards

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Online voting has opened for Chinese audiences to nominate candidates for the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards, a top film award held once every two years in China. Read More

Headlines from China: Shanghai to Issue Subsidies to Help Cinemas Tide Over Pandemic Closures

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On Monday, the annual China Film Directors’ Guild Awards announced a preliminary list of 25 selected films to compete for this year’s awards in six categories, including the best director, film, actor, actress, emerging director and screenwriter of the year. Read More

Headlines from China: Oscar Film Academy Invites New Members to Increase Diversity, Including a Number of Chinese Filmmakers

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to 819 artists and executives this year, including 15 Oscar winners to join the academy, according to the statement made by the organization on Tuesday. Read More

Chinese Cinemas Prepare to Reboot Business

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Movie theaters will follow social distancing rules and screen both old and new releases when they open. Read More

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