Film festival launches ticket sales as venue gets star treatment
1 year, 6 months ago

Film festival launches ticket sales as venue gets star treatment

China Daily  

All Ears, a film shortlisted for the main competition section at the 25th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival. CHINA DAILY Online ticket sales for films to be showcased at the 25th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival begins at noon on Friday. Hosted by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, the China Media Group and the Shanghai municipal government, this year's SIFF will take place from Thursday to June 16 and showcase more than 400 films in 41 cinemas around the city. This year, the SIFF, which is one of the 14 competitive feature film festivals in the world accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, received a total of 8,800 film submissions from 128 countries and regions.

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A glittering week for Chinese films at Cairo festival
3 weeks, 1 day ago

A glittering week for Chinese films at Cairo festival

China Daily  

CAIRO — Brief History of a Family won the Network for the Promotion of the Asia Pacific Cinema Award as the best Asian feature film at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival, which concluded on Nov 22. "China has had a great cinema industry for a long time, and we used to watch Chinese films while studying filmmaking," says Egyptian …

A glittering week for Chinese films at Cairo festival
3 weeks, 1 day ago

A glittering week for Chinese films at Cairo festival

China Daily  

CAIRO — Brief History of a Family won the Network for the Promotion of the Asia Pacific Cinema Award as the best Asian feature film at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival, which concluded on Nov 22. "China has had a great cinema industry for a long time, and we used to watch Chinese films while studying filmmaking," says Egyptian …

China's Golden Rooster film festival opens in Xiamen
1 month, 1 week ago

China's Golden Rooster film festival opens in Xiamen

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-15 The 2024 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival opens on Nov 13 in Xiamen. The 2024 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, which features China's top film awards ceremony, opened on Nov 13 in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province. Notably, this year's festival also features multiple film exhibition events, including the Golden …

Chinese documentary film festival to open in Zhuhai
3 months, 1 week ago

Chinese documentary film festival to open in Zhuhai

China Daily  

A media event is held on Thursday in Beijing to announce the upcoming 3rd Chinese Documentary Film Festival, which is set to take place from Oct 24 to 26 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. As announced at a media conference in Beijing on Thursday, the upcoming 3rd Chinese Documentary Film Festival is set to take place from Oct 24 to 26 …

Chinese documentary film festival to open in Zhuhai
3 months, 1 week ago

Chinese documentary film festival to open in Zhuhai

China Daily  

A media event is held on Thursday in Beijing to announce the upcoming 3rd Chinese Documentary Film Festival, which is set to take place from Oct 24 to 26 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. As announced at a media conference in Beijing on Thursday, the upcoming 3rd Chinese Documentary Film Festival is set to take place from Oct 24 to 26 …

Chinese documentary film festival to open in Zhuhai
3 months, 1 week ago

Chinese documentary film festival to open in Zhuhai

China Daily  

A media event is held on Thursday in Beijing to announce the upcoming 3rd Chinese Documentary Film Festival, which is set to take place from Oct 24 to 26 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. As announced at a media conference in Beijing on Thursday, the upcoming 3rd Chinese Documentary Film Festival is set to take place from Oct 24 to 26 …

Shanghai International Film Festival announces schedule
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai International Film Festival announces schedule

China Daily  

By ZHANG KUN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-06-06 21:25 The upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival released the schedule for the showcase titles on Thursday, with box office kicking off at noon on Friday. The 26th SIFF will take place from June 14 to 23, when 450 films will have about 1,600 projections in 47 cinemas around Shanghai, and six cinemas …

Shanghai International Film Festival announces schedule
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai International Film Festival announces schedule

China Daily  

The upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival released the schedule for the showcase titles on Thursday, with box office kicking off at noon on Friday. The 26th SIFF will take place from June 14 to 23, when 450 films will have about 1,600 projections in 47 cinemas around Shanghai, and six cinemas in other Yangtze River Delta cities such as Nanjing …

Shanghai film and TV festivals unveil lineups and competitions
7 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai film and TV festivals unveil lineups and competitions

China Daily  

Poster of the 29th Shanghai TV Festival. The anticipation for the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival and the 29th Shanghai TV Festival reached a crescendo as the news conference unfolded in Beijing, revealing the eagerly awaited dates for the festivals. This year's SIFF has attracted a record-breaking 3,700 submissions from 105 countries and regions, showcasing 1,375 world premieres and 390 …

Shanghai film and TV festivals unveil lineups and competitions
7 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai film and TV festivals unveil lineups and competitions

China Daily  

Poster of the 29th Shanghai TV Festival. The anticipation for the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival and the 29th Shanghai TV Festival reached a crescendo as the news conference unfolded in Beijing, revealing the eagerly awaited dates for the festivals. This year's SIFF has attracted a record-breaking 3,700 submissions from 105 countries and regions, showcasing 1,375 world premieres and 390 …

Shanghai film and TV festivals unveil lineups and competitions
7 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai film and TV festivals unveil lineups and competitions

China Daily  

Poster of the 29th Shanghai TV Festival. The anticipation for the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival and the 29th Shanghai TV Festival reached a crescendo as the news conference unfolded in Beijing, revealing the eagerly awaited dates for the festivals. This year's SIFF has attracted a record-breaking 3,700 submissions from 105 countries and regions, showcasing 1,375 world premieres and 390 …

Beijing film festival showcases Chinese cinema to global audience
8 months ago

Beijing film festival showcases Chinese cinema to global audience

China Daily  

A special screening aimed at expanding the presence of Chinese movies in the overseas market was held as part of the ongoing 14th Beijing International Film Festival on April 20. As part of the ongoing 14th Beijing International Film Festival, a special screening was organized with the aim of expanding the presence of Chinese movies in the overseas market, drawing …

Beijing film festival showcases Chinese cinema to global audience
8 months ago

Beijing film festival showcases Chinese cinema to global audience

China Daily  

A special screening aimed at expanding the presence of Chinese movies in the overseas market was held as part of the ongoing 14th Beijing International Film Festival on April 20. As part of the ongoing 14th Beijing International Film Festival, a special screening was organized with the aim of expanding the presence of Chinese movies in the overseas market, drawing …

Shanghai International Film Festival ready for action this June
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai International Film Festival ready for action this June

China Daily  

Shanghai International Film Festival announced that the annual event will take place from June 14 to 23 this year. The opening ceremony will be held on the evening of June 15, and the Golden Goblet Awards Ceremony will take place on June 22, both at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. By the end of March, SIFF received more than 3,300 entries …

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales
10 months ago

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales

China Daily  

A moviegoer collects tickets from an automatic vending machine at a theater in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, February 16, 2024. During the Spring Festival holiday, watching movies is an increasingly popular activity for families and friends in China to celebrate their reunion, a trend that has contributed to the vibrancy of the country's film market in 2024. As of …

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales
10 months ago

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales

China Daily  

A moviegoer collects tickets from an automatic vending machine at a theater in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, February 16, 2024. During the Spring Festival holiday, watching movies is an increasingly popular activity for families and friends in China to celebrate their reunion, a trend that has contributed to the vibrancy of the country's film market in 2024. As of …

Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off as China's Zhang Yimou wins lifetime award
1 year, 1 month ago

Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off as China's Zhang Yimou wins lifetime award

China Daily  

TOKYO -- The 36th Tokyo International Film Festival has kicked off in Tokyo with more than 200 filmmakers and actors from Japan, and other countries and regions appearing on the red carpet. At the opening ceremony, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Zhang recalled in a speech that he won Award for Best Actor at …

Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off as China's Zhang Yimou wins lifetime award
1 year, 2 months ago

Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off as China's Zhang Yimou wins lifetime award

China Daily  

TOKYO -- The 36th Tokyo International Film Festival has kicked off in Tokyo with more than 200 filmmakers and actors from Japan, and other countries and regions appearing on the red carpet. At the opening ceremony, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Zhang recalled in a speech that he won Award for Best Actor at …

Nandita Das: In India, we look down upon international film festivals as a space for arty-farty elite
1 year, 5 months ago

Nandita Das: In India, we look down upon international film festivals as a space for arty-farty elite

Hindustan Times  

Nandita Das is back from Shanghai after serving as a jury member at the recently concluded Shanghai International Film Festival. “In our country, we either think of film festivals as the ultimate benchmark for films, or we look down upon them as a space for arty-farty elite. At the moment, filmmaker Nandita Das is in Shanghai to attend the fest …

30 years of Shanghai International Film Festival: Recounting the journey of the Chinese film industry
1 year, 6 months ago

30 years of Shanghai International Film Festival: Recounting the journey of the Chinese film industry

China Daily  

The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival will run from Friday to June 18. As China's only A-category international film festival, the SIFF has been positioned to focus on "Asia, Chinese films and new talents" over the past 30 years. Competition sections for the festival's main prize "Golden Goblet" fall into five categories: the main competition for feature-length films, as well …

30 years of Shanghai International Film Festival: Recounting the journey of the Chinese film industry
1 year, 6 months ago

30 years of Shanghai International Film Festival: Recounting the journey of the Chinese film industry

China Daily  

The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival will run from Friday to June 18. As China's only A-category international film festival, the SIFF has been positioned to focus on "Asia, Chinese films and new talents" over the past 30 years. Competition sections for the festival's main prize "Golden Goblet" fall into five categories: the main competition for feature-length films, as well …

25th Shanghai International Film Festival opens
1 year, 6 months ago

25th Shanghai International Film Festival opens

China Daily  

Filmmakers and film stars Chen Kaige, Michelle Yeoh, and Chow Yun-fat attend the opening ceremony of SIFF on June 9, 2023. The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival officially opened at the Shanghai Grand Theatre with the red carpet rolling out on Friday evening. Chinese veteran director Huang Jianxin will serve as the Chairman for the "SIFF YOUNG × Shanghai Youth …

Film festival launches ticket sales as venue gets star treatment
1 year, 6 months ago

Film festival launches ticket sales as venue gets star treatment

China Daily  

All Ears, a film shortlisted for the main competition section at the 25th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival. CHINA DAILY Online ticket sales for films to be showcased at the 25th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival begins at noon on Friday. Hosted by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, the China Media …

International film festival opens in Beijing
1 year, 8 months ago

International film festival opens in Beijing

China Daily  

Director Zhang Yimou will serve as the jury president for the 13th Tiantan Award of this year's Beijing International Film Festival. The 13th Beijing International Film Festival kicked off Saturday at the Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center. Jury members of the 13th Tiantan Award of this year's BIFF, led by renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou as the …

International film festival opens in Beijing
1 year, 8 months ago

International film festival opens in Beijing

China Daily  

Director Zhang Yimou will serve as the jury president for the 13th Tiantan Award of this year's Beijing International Film Festival. The 13th Beijing International Film Festival kicked off Saturday at the Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center. Jury members of the 13th Tiantan Award of this year's BIFF, led by renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou as the …

SIFF to return live in June this year
1 year, 8 months ago

SIFF to return live in June this year

China Daily  

Moviegoers enter a cinema in Shanghai on Jan 22, 2023. The Golden Goblet Awards Ceremony will take place at the Shanghai Grand Theater on the evening of June 17, while the city-wide screening events will go on till June 18. As the only international competitive feature film festival accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations in China, SIFF …

SIFF to return live in June this year
1 year, 8 months ago

SIFF to return live in June this year

China Daily  

Moviegoers enter a cinema in Shanghai on Jan 22, 2023. The Golden Goblet Awards Ceremony will take place at the Shanghai Grand Theater on the evening of June 17, while the city-wide screening events will go on till June 18. As the only international competitive feature film festival accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations in China, SIFF …

Beijing film festival honors industry giants
2 years, 4 months ago

Beijing film festival honors industry giants

China Daily  

Actress Qi Xi and Zhou Jiandong, vice president of China Film Producers Association, presented the award to Jiang Defu, CEO of Bona Film Group. Beijing Film Night, one of the highlights of the ongoing 12th Beijing International Film Festival, was held earlier in the Chinese capital this week, gathering more than 100 celebrities and industry insiders. China Film Co Ltd, …

Beijing film festival honors industry giants
2 years, 4 months ago

Beijing film festival honors industry giants

China Daily  

Actress Qi Xi and Zhou Jiandong, vice president of China Film Producers Association, presented the award to Jiang Defu, CEO of Bona Film Group. Beijing Film Night, one of the highlights of the ongoing 12th Beijing International Film Festival, was held earlier in the Chinese capital this week, gathering more than 100 celebrities and industry insiders. China Film Co Ltd, …

China Art Festival to be held in Sept
2 years, 4 months ago

China Art Festival to be held in Sept

China Daily  

The 13th China Art Festival will kick off in Beijing on Sept 1 and will end in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei province, on Sept 15, said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on July 29. Wenhua Award, a prize for professional stage performances, will be presented during the festival, which is held every three years. Qunxing Award, which is also …

China Art Festival to be held in Sept
2 years, 4 months ago

China Art Festival to be held in Sept

China Daily  

The 13th China Art Festival will kick off in Beijing on Sept 1 and will end in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei province, on Sept 15, said the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on July 29. Wenhua Award, a prize for professional stage performances, will be presented during the festival, which is held every three years. Qunxing Award, which is also …

Beijing set to hold international film festival
2 years, 4 months ago

Beijing set to hold international film festival

China Daily  

The Tiantan Award Jury of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival. The upcoming 12th Beijing International Film Festival unveiled its Tiantan Award jury on Thursday, announcing Li Xuejian, one of the China's most prestigious actors, to serve as the jury president. Aside from Li, the other six juries are Chinese director Guo Fan, British filmmaker Malcolm Clarke, Argentine director Lucrecia …

Beijing set to hold international film festival
2 years, 4 months ago

Beijing set to hold international film festival

China Daily  

The Tiantan Award Jury of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival. The upcoming 12th Beijing International Film Festival unveiled its Tiantan Award jury on Thursday, announcing Li Xuejian, one of the China's most prestigious actors, to serve as the jury president. Aside from Li, the other six juries are Chinese director Guo Fan, British filmmaker Malcolm Clarke, Argentine director Lucrecia …

27th Kolkata International Film Festival Cancelled Amid Surge in Covid-19 Cases
2 years, 11 months ago

27th Kolkata International Film Festival Cancelled Amid Surge in Covid-19 Cases

News 18  

The 27th Kolkata International Film Festival, which was supposed to take place from January 7 to 14, has been called off in the wake of the present Covid situation in West Bengal. West Bengal Minister of State for Culture Indranil Sen had told a press meet on Tuesday that there would be 50 per cent occupancy at the 10 venues …

Foreign films join race for China's top movie awards
2 years, 11 months ago

Foreign films join race for China's top movie awards

China Daily  

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 34th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, December 28, 2021. The China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday in the city of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, with foreign films joining the race for China's top film awards for the …

Chinese American film, TV festivals to return live
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese American film, TV festivals to return live

China Daily  

The 17th Chinese American Film Festival and the Chinese American TV Festival will return to Los Angeles as a live, in-person event next month, the organizers said on Wednesday. Nearly 600 film and television works are included in the festival, scheduled from Nov 5-30, said the organizing committee of the 17th Chinese American Film Festival and Chinese American TV Festival …

Movie retracing founding of CPC opens Shanghai film festival
3 years, 6 months ago

Movie retracing founding of CPC opens Shanghai film festival

China Daily  

The crew members of 1921 pose for a photo at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival, June 11, 2021. The 24th Shanghai International Film Festival celebrated its grand opening on Friday night with the premiere of 1921, a new movie about the founding of the Communist Party of China. At the opening ceremony in Shanghai Grand Theatre, Huang Jianxin, director …

Movie retracing founding of CPC opens Shanghai film festival
3 years, 6 months ago

Movie retracing founding of CPC opens Shanghai film festival

China Daily  

The crew members of 1921 pose for a photo at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival, June 11, 2021. The 24th Shanghai International Film Festival celebrated its grand opening on Friday night with the premiere of 1921, a new movie about the founding of the Communist Party of China. At the opening ceremony in Shanghai Grand Theatre, Huang Jianxin, director …

SIFF announces jury lineup
3 years, 6 months ago

SIFF announces jury lineup

China Daily  

Chinese director Huang Jianxin will be the president of the international jury in the main competition for the Golden Goblet Award. The 24th Shanghai International Film Festival, which will take place from June 11 to 20, announced its jury for the Golden Goblet Award on June 1. The jury will consist of Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen, Chinese actors Deng Chao …

SIFF announces jury lineup
3 years, 6 months ago

SIFF announces jury lineup

China Daily  

Chinese director Huang Jianxin will be the president of the international jury in the main competition for the Golden Goblet Award. The 24th Shanghai International Film Festival, which will take place from June 11 to 20, announced its jury for the Golden Goblet Award on June 1. The jury will consist of Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen, Chinese actors Deng Chao …

Shanghai Intl Film Festival to re-screen master classics
3 years, 7 months ago

Shanghai Intl Film Festival to re-screen master classics

China Daily  

A press conference held in Beijing to update the latest highlights of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival and the 27th Shanghai TV Festival. As a tribute to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Communist Party of China, the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival will set a special sector to take a retrospective of China's rise over the …

Shanghai Intl Film Festival to re-screen master classics
3 years, 7 months ago

Shanghai Intl Film Festival to re-screen master classics

China Daily  

A press conference held in Beijing to update the latest highlights of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival and the 27th Shanghai TV Festival. As a tribute to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Communist Party of China, the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival will set a special sector to take a retrospective of China's rise over the …

Shanghai Intl Film Festival to re-screen master classics
3 years, 7 months ago

Shanghai Intl Film Festival to re-screen master classics

China Daily  

A press conference held in Beijing to update the latest highlights of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival and the 27th Shanghai TV Festival. As a tribute to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Communist Party of China, the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival will set a special sector to take a retrospective of China's rise over the …

11th Beijing Intl Film Festival calls for submissions
3 years, 7 months ago

11th Beijing Intl Film Festival calls for submissions

China Daily  

The 11th Beijing International Film Festival is now calling for submissions. The 11th Beijing International Film Festival, which will be held from Aug 14 to 21 this year, is now open to submissions from around the world. Applicants can submit films for the "Tiantan Award", "Beijing Film Panorama" and "Forward Future" sections online from now until May 20. The Tiantan …

Online film season brings Chinese pictures to UK and Europe
3 years, 10 months ago

Online film season brings Chinese pictures to UK and Europe

China Daily  

The Chinese Cinema Season kicked off on Feb 12 and runs to May 12. A three-month online screening event, Chinese Cinema Season, that opened Feb 12 showcases Chinese language films never seen before in the UK and highlights overlooked gems to cinema-lovers in the UK and Ireland. Presented by independent distributor Trinity Cineasia, the Filming East Festival and UK-China Film …

Arthouse films, documentaries set for bigger release
4 years, 1 month ago

Arthouse films, documentaries set for bigger release

China Daily  

Poster of Tough Out. More arthouse films and high-quality documentaries, which are often unfairly marginalized in mainstream film market for their limited business value, may have more chance to be distributed and screened in Chinese cinemas, thanks to a new agreement reached in Beijing on Thursday. Elemeet, a film distribution platform that facilitates a limited release of specialty films, and …

Arthouse films, documentaries set for bigger release
4 years, 1 month ago

Arthouse films, documentaries set for bigger release

China Daily  

Poster of Tough Out. More arthouse films and high-quality documentaries, which are often unfairly marginalized in mainstream film market for their limited business value, may have more chance to be distributed and screened in Chinese cinemas, thanks to a new agreement reached in Beijing on Thursday. Elemeet, a film distribution platform that facilitates a limited release of specialty films, and …

Kolkata International Film Festival deferred to January next year
4 years, 1 month ago

Kolkata International Film Festival deferred to January next year

Live Mint  

The Kolkata International Film Festival, scheduled to be held in November, has been deferred to January next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Banerjee posted on her twitter handle, "After receiving global film fraternity's consent, I hereby inform all stakeholders of Kolkata International Film Festival & cine lovers that our festival …

Sino-US film fest moves online amid pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Sino-US film fest moves online amid pandemic

China Daily  

LOS ANGELES－The upcoming 16th Chinese American Film Festival and Chinese American TV Festival will become a fully digital event next month due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers say. Nearly 30 honorable guests from the Chinese and American film and television industries, including many Oscar and Emmy winners, will share their views on such topics as "the challenges and opportunities …

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