Chinese ‘Mixed Reality’ Specs Maker Nreal Bags $40m Combining VR With Real Life

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Chinese “mixed reality” startup Nreal has bagged $40 million in its series B1 funding round to bankroll its research and development of mixed reality glasses. Read More

Headlines from China: Young People’s Favorite Bilibili Invested $66 Million in Film and TV Studio Huanxi Media

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Young people’s favorite video platform Bilibili has taken a 9.9 percent stake ($66 million in U.S. dollars) in Huanxi Media, the rising film and TV studio whose major shareholders including directors Xu Zheng, Zhang Yimmou and Ning Hao. Read More

Watch Out Telcos and Internet TV Providers: A Major New Competitor is Coming

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A big new kid is coming to China’s telecoms block, with the imminent formation of a national company that could offer 5G wireless, broadband and paid TV services. Read More

Headlines from China: Two Local Romance Films to Join ‘Little Women’ for Qixi Festival Screening

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Two Chinese romance drama films, "Love You Forever," and "Wild Grass," are joining "Little Women," a new cinematic adaptation of American classic novel of the same name, for release on the Qixi Festival, which falls on this Tuesday. Read More

Headlines from China: Tickets Sold Out Too Fast? Don’t Worry, Come to Check Out the Online Screenings of Beijing Film Festival

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Tickets for movie screenings at the 10th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) went on sale at noon this Wednesday, with 72% selling out in the first 10 minutes. Read More

Headlines from China: War-Epic “The Eight Hundred” on Course to Become The First Blockbuster of the Year

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The war-epic “The Eight Hundred,” from the well-established Chinese director Guan Hu, is on its way to become the first blockbuster film of the year in China, after its prevailing strong weekend plus Monday previews confirmed audience’s enthusiasm for this long-awaited big-budget war film. Read More

Headlines from China: Hengdian, China’s Largest Film Studio Welcomes Back More Crews

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More than 100 film and teleplay crews have resumed works at Hengdian World Studios, known as “China’s Hollywood”, as the COVID-19 pandemic eases in most parts of the country and the film and television industry emerges from its months-long slumber. Read More

Headlines from China: Art-house Film ‘A First Farewell’ Tops China’s Domestic Box Office On the First Day of Reopening

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The Xinjiang art-house independent film “A First Farewell” racked up 1.56 million yuan in first-day sales, making itself the champion on the first day of cinema reopening in China. Read More

Headlines from China: What Are the Films That Will Go First After Theaters Reopened?

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A lot of old films are coming back for a second release during the first week of China’s theater reopening. Besides domestic films, the first three Hollywood movies set to play in China are, starting July 24, Vin Diesel’s action movie Bloodshot, Robert Downey Jr.’s Dolittle and Sam Mendes’ blockbuster World War I thriller 1917. Read More

Headlines from China: China to Begin Reopening Cinemas In Low Risk Areas Starting July 20

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The China Film Administration dropped breaking news on Thursday noon, stating that those theaters in low-risk areas in China “can resume business in an orderly manner on July 20, with the effective implementation of prevention and control measures”. Read More

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