Headlines from China: Exclusive Interview with the Funder of the Film Marketing Agency Behind “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty”

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  Exclusive Interview with the Funder of the Film Marketing Agency Behind “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty” Produced by Jackie Chen, the web series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty” is drawing a lot of attention lately on the Internet. Its success cannot be separated from the few innovative marketing campaigns conducted by the Read More

Covid-19 Costs Leading Movie Ticket Agent $28 Million in Refunds

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Leading online movie ticketing agent Maoyan Entertainmen thad to refund a hefty 200 million yuan ($28 million) in the final days of January as most of the nation’s cinemas shut down in a matter of days at the height of the coronavirus outbreak, the company said. Read More

More than 500 Cinemas Reopen in China as New Virus Cases Near Zero

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As of March 21, a total of 507 cinemas across China had reopened to moviegoers, representing 4.5% of the total cinemas operating in the country. Read More

New Series Spotlights Behind-the-Scenes Heroes of Chinese Film

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“Tales of Chinese Filmmakers” brings camera operators, sound designers, voice actors, and other unsung film crew members to center stage. Read More

Headlines from China: Five Box Office Hits to Be Re-released to Support Movie Theaters in China

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China Film Co.'s distribution arm in Beijing announced that the company would send the film prints of five box office hits to movie theaters for re-release. Read More

Film and TV in 2020: What Will China Be Watching?

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"China's Lord of the Rings," new Zhang Yimou films, and sporting heroics are all set to be on screen. Read More

China’s Box Office Revenue Grew 5.4% in 2019, Bolstered by Domestic Films

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China’s film box office revenue rose 5.4% to 64.3 billion yuan ($9.2 billion) in 2019, a slower rate than its 9% growth during the previous year, state news agency Xinhua reported Thursday. Read More

2019 Year in Review: Top 10 Blockbusters in Chinese Cinema

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Let’s take a look at the top 10 box office hits of 2019, and how they were received critically and commercially.  Read More

Headlines from China: China’s 2019 Box Office Crossed RMB 60 Billion

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80 films crossed the RMB 100-million mark in 2019, and 41 of them are local productions. Read More

Headlines from China: China Launches State-owned Short Video App “Yang Video” 

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China's first 5G-backed new media mobile app "Yang Video" (央视频, or "center video") was officially launched by the state-owned China Media Group, aiming at attracting young audiences between age 20 - 45. Read More

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