Film industry report shows global post-pandemic recovery, upward domestic trend
1 year, 8 months ago

Film industry report shows global post-pandemic recovery, upward domestic trend

China Daily  

Two publications providing in-depth analysis on the global film industry were released during the Qingdao Film and TV Week, held at the Shandong city from April 7-9. Despite a steady recovery in the global film industry, a return to pre-pandemic levels remains a distant goal, experts said during the launch of two publications on the global movie market in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province earlier this month. The Blue Book of Film: Annual Report on the Development of Global Film Industry The Blue Book of Film: Annual Report on the Development of Global Film Industry, in Chinese, and English monograph The Global Film Market Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Production, Distribution and Consumption were unveiled on April 7 at the 2023 Qingdao Film and TV Week. The Global Film Market Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Production, Distribution and Consumption The global film industry has been significantly affected by the pandemic, resulting in theater closures worldwide, delays or cancellations of film releases, suspended film production, and film festivals postponed or pushed online, according to the annual report.

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China market reopens for Indian films, but uncertainties remain with limited quota and overdose of repetitive movies
1 month, 1 week ago

China market reopens for Indian films, but uncertainties remain with limited quota and overdose of repetitive movies

Live Mint  

The China market is reopening for Indian films after about five years with Vijay Sethupathi’s Maharaja set for release this weekend. While the Chinese market generated massive returns for Indian films with hits likePK,Dangal, andHindi Medium, especially from 2015 to 2019, the trend petered out as political tensions between the two countries escalated. “China works with a limited release calendar …

China's latest great cinematic plotline continues
5 months ago

China's latest great cinematic plotline continues

China Daily  

The China Film Group Corporation holds an event to announce that hundreds of domestic theaters are offering livestreams of the Paris Olympic Games. When Hollywood director James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster Avatar was shown in domestic theaters in 2010, China was home to 6,200 silver screens, 500 of which could handle a 3D release. CINITY screens, which were introduced to the …

China's latest great cinematic plotline continues
5 months ago

China's latest great cinematic plotline continues

China Daily  

The China Film Group Corporation holds an event to announce that hundreds of domestic theaters are offering livestreams of the Paris Olympic Games. When Hollywood director James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster Avatar was shown in domestic theaters in 2010, China was home to 6,200 silver screens, 500 of which could handle a 3D release. CINITY screens, which were introduced to the …

China's latest great cinematic plotline continues
5 months ago

China's latest great cinematic plotline continues

China Daily  

The China Film Group Corporation holds an event to announce that hundreds of domestic theaters are offering livestreams of the Paris Olympic Games. When Hollywood director James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster Avatar was shown in domestic theaters in 2010, China was home to 6,200 silver screens, 500 of which could handle a 3D release. CINITY screens, which were introduced to the …

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings
6 months ago

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings

China Daily  

A poster for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which is among the top-grossing films on the Chinese mainland so far this year. Yu Chao, deputy general manager of Beijing's Capital Cinema chain, says that ticket sales for imported films have accounted for about 15 percent of the chain's total revenue since the start of this year. In the first …

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings
6 months ago

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings

China Daily  

A poster for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which is among the top-grossing films on the Chinese mainland so far this year. Yu Chao, deputy general manager of Beijing's Capital Cinema chain, says that ticket sales for imported films have accounted for about 15 percent of the chain's total revenue since the start of this year. In the first …

Beijing film festival showcases Chinese cinema to global audience
8 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales
10 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Nation's movie market surges ahead after pandemic
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nation's movie market surges ahead after pandemic

China Daily  

Visitors to a cinema in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, line up to buy tickets on New Year's Eve. Some 1.53 billion yuan was earned from more than 36.6 million theater visits during the Dec 30 to Jan 1 holiday period, with domestic movies contributing 1.41 billion yuan, or 92 percent of overall ticket revenue, showed data from the China Film Administration, …

Nation's movie market surges ahead after pandemic
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nation's movie market surges ahead after pandemic

China Daily  

Visitors to a cinema in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, line up to buy tickets on New Year's Eve. Some 1.53 billion yuan was earned from more than 36.6 million theater visits during the Dec 30 to Jan 1 holiday period, with domestic movies contributing 1.41 billion yuan, or 92 percent of overall ticket revenue, showed data from the China Film Administration, …

China's 10 industries' outlooks for 2024
1 year ago

China's 10 industries' outlooks for 2024

China Daily  

Cinemagoers check out movie posters at a screening venue in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Oct 2, 2023. Film and television industry China's total box office earnings for 2023 exceeded 54.91 billion yuan and nearly 1.3 billion tickets were sold in the year. During the three-day New Year holiday, the country's box office kicked off 2024 with a record-high revenue of …

China's 10 industries' outlooks for 2024
1 year ago

China's 10 industries' outlooks for 2024

China Daily  

Cinemagoers check out movie posters at a screening venue in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Oct 2, 2023. Film and television industry China's total box office earnings for 2023 exceeded 54.91 billion yuan and nearly 1.3 billion tickets were sold in the year. During the three-day New Year holiday, the country's box office kicked off 2024 with a record-high revenue of …

每日一词|2023中国电影市场 Chinese film market in 2023
1 year ago

每日一词|2023中国电影市场 Chinese film market in 2023

China Daily  

国家电影局1月1日发布数据，2023年我国电影总票房为549.15亿元，观影人次为12.99亿。其中，国产电影票房为460.05亿元，占比为83.77%。这显示中国电影市场发展持续复苏向好。 The Chinese film market has shown robust recovery momentum, with the total box office earnings for 2023 exceeding 54.91 billion yuan. Domestic productions have generated over 46 billion yuan in box office revenue, accounting for 83.77 percent of the national total. 2023年12月23日，观众在上海一影院内的取票机前扫码取票。图片来源：新华社 【知识点】 在优质内容供给与极大释放的观影需求共同推动下，2023年中国电影市场迎来强势复苏。2024年1月1日，灯塔研究院联合新华网发布《2023中国电影市场年度盘点报告》（以下简称“报告”）。报告显示，2023年票房相比过去三年大幅上涨七成、恢复至2017年水平，人次上涨六成，人均观影频次升至2.58次，预估全年城市院线观影总人数再度突破5亿大关。相比2020—2022年，中高频观影用户均有显著提升，相比2019年更多平时较少观影的低频用户走进电影院。观影习惯上看，2023年在较早的春节档助力下强势开局，中段暑期档强力推进、年度累计票房一度追进历史最高的2019年同期。虽然国庆档、贺岁档所在的第四季度节奏有所放缓，2023年档期贡献仍保持全年68%票房的高位，热门档期仍是观众一年观影的主要时段。用户画像显示，2023年女性观众占比攀升至58%，女性及成熟女性观影需求逐渐主导市场。下沉市场观影人次继续保持40%以上，三四线城市年票房双双突破100亿。 一系列利好举措为电影市场回暖提供助力。为支持电影行业发展，财政部、国家电影局联合发布公告称，自2023年5月1日至2023年10月31日免征国家电影事业发展专项资金。此外，国庆档期间，票补策略“重出江湖”，不少购票平台推出国庆档新片19.9元起特惠购票的宣传。 在分析人士看来，在扩内需促消费政策的持续发力下，电影作为线下消费的重要场景，内容供给品类逐步丰富，接下来的春节档有望接力延续火热势头。 【重要讲话】 假日旅游人潮涌动，电影市场红红火火，“村超”、“村晚”活力四射，低碳生活渐成风尚，温暖的生活气息、复苏的忙碌劲头，诠释了人们对美好幸福的追求，也展现了一个活力满满、热气腾腾的中国。 Tourist destinations are full of visitors on holidays, and the film …

China's domestic film industry ends 2023 on a stable recovery note
1 year ago

China's domestic film industry ends 2023 on a stable recovery note

China Daily  

A poster for The Wandering Earth II at a cinema in Haidian district, Beijing. Having the year-on-year increase surpassing a stunning 83 percent, China has witnessed the domestic film industry ending on a robust and stable recovery note in 2023. According to the China Film Administration, the overall box office of 2023 has reached 54.915 billion yuan, far exceeding the …

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival
1 year, 2 months ago

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival

China Daily  

Poster for the Golden Rooster film festival. The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, one of the country's most prestigious movie industry events, kicked off on Wednesday in the coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province, gathering many insiders and celebrities to discuss the prospects of the domestic film industry. The top attraction of the festival, the 36th …

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival
1 year, 2 months ago

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival

China Daily  

Poster for the Golden Rooster film festival. The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, one of the country's most prestigious movie industry events, kicked off on Wednesday in the coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province, gathering many insiders and celebrities to discuss the prospects of the domestic film industry. The top attraction of the festival, the 36th …

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival
1 year, 2 months ago

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival

China Daily  

Poster for the Golden Rooster film festival. The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, one of the country's most prestigious movie industry events, kicked off on Wednesday in the coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province, gathering many insiders and celebrities to discuss the prospects of the domestic film industry. The top attraction of the festival, the 36th …

National spotlight on film and television business
1 year, 3 months ago

National spotlight on film and television business

China Daily  

Audiovisual works focused on the Chinese dream and the Belt and Road Initiative struck an appreciative chord with attendees at a recent event in Qingdao, underlining the coastal city's commitment to the film and television industry. Qingdao's film and television industry development leads the country, and its high-end value chain for the entire audiovisual industry continues to evolve, local officials …

From Chinese screens to the world
1 year, 6 months ago

From Chinese screens to the world

China Daily  

Jason Statham and Wu Jing, who star in the latest sci-fi movie Meg 2: The Trench, pose for a group photo on the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9. Industry insiders spoke about the rise of China's film industry and discussed how Chinese films and culture can be better shared …

From Chinese screens to the world
1 year, 6 months ago

From Chinese screens to the world

China Daily  

Jason Statham and Wu Jing, who star in the latest sci-fi movie Meg 2: The Trench, pose for a group photo on the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9. Industry insiders spoke about the rise of China's film industry and discussed how Chinese films and culture can be better shared …

Int'l film festival in Beijing boosts cultural exchange
1 year, 8 months ago

Int'l film festival in Beijing boosts cultural exchange

China Daily  

For Shen Shanshan, 38, April is the "most important time of the year" as she is enjoying the annual Beijing International Film Festival despite her busy life. According to Sha Dan, a staffer of the China Film Archive, films are the carrier of Beijing's cultural inclusiveness, and film exhibitions can realize cultural exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations. "We …

Int'l film festival in Beijing boosts cultural exchange
1 year, 8 months ago

Int'l film festival in Beijing boosts cultural exchange

China Daily  

For Shen Shanshan, 38, April is the "most important time of the year" as she is enjoying the annual Beijing International Film Festival despite her busy life. According to Sha Dan, a staffer of the China Film Archive, films are the carrier of Beijing's cultural inclusiveness, and film exhibitions can realize cultural exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations. "We …

Plotline gives movies a script for global success
1 year, 8 months ago

Plotline gives movies a script for global success

China Daily  

As China's first international movie event to fully resume all in-person activities since the COVID-19 outbreak, the 13th Beijing International Film Festival gathers celebrities such as action star Jackie Chan at the red carpet opening ceremony on Friday. Since the production of China's first-ever film, Dingjun Mountain, in 1905, domestic cinema has seen a century of change and been marked …

Plotline gives movies a script for global success
1 year, 8 months ago

Plotline gives movies a script for global success

China Daily  

As China's first international movie event to fully resume all in-person activities since the COVID-19 outbreak, the 13th Beijing International Film Festival gathers celebrities such as action star Jackie Chan at the red carpet opening ceremony on Friday. Since the production of China's first-ever film, Dingjun Mountain, in 1905, domestic cinema has seen a century of change and been marked …

Film industry report shows global post-pandemic recovery, upward domestic trend
1 year, 8 months ago

Film industry report shows global post-pandemic recovery, upward domestic trend

China Daily  

Two publications providing in-depth analysis on the global film industry were released during the Qingdao Film and TV Week, held at the Shandong city from April 7-9. Despite a steady recovery in the global film industry, a return to pre-pandemic levels remains a distant goal, experts said during the launch of two publications on the global movie market in Qingdao, …

Film industry report shows global post-pandemic recovery, upward domestic trend
1 year, 8 months ago

Film industry report shows global post-pandemic recovery, upward domestic trend

China Daily  

Two publications providing in-depth analysis on the global film industry were released during the Qingdao Film and TV Week, held at the Shandong city from April 7-9. Despite a steady recovery in the global film industry, a return to pre-pandemic levels remains a distant goal, experts said during the launch of two publications on the global movie market in Qingdao, …

Film, TV week concludes in Qingdao WCNA
1 year, 9 months ago

Film, TV week concludes in Qingdao WCNA

China Daily  

The closing ceremony of the 2013 Qingdao Film and TV Week was held in Qingdao West Coast New area on April 9. At the event, the fruitful results yielded during the week were showcased, and the Gold Seagull film exhibition also displayed many top-notch films. During "the future of sci-fi film", such activities as themed discussions and innovative video making …

Shandong film, television industry shines at FILMART
1 year, 9 months ago

Shandong film, television industry shines at FILMART

China Daily  

Shandong promotes its film and television sector at the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market 2023. Qingdao is known as the first "capital of film" in China and Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis has injected new vitality into film industrialization in China, as well as the film and television industry of Shandong province. The Shandong Pavilion, covering an area of …

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, …

Film event charts new direction for Chinese online movies
3 years ago

Film event charts new direction for Chinese online movies

China Daily  

The Third China Online Movie Week has concluded recently and will be shown online on major Chinese video streaming platforms iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku on Wednesday night. Under the theme of "New Images to the Future", the event convened industry workers, experts and scholars to share their takes on producing high-quality online movies that portray Chinese people's lives today …

Film, TV industry expo brings creativity to city
3 years, 2 months ago

Film, TV industry expo brings creativity to city

China Daily  

Its annual gathering for the film and television industry has become a magnet for Qingdao, Shandong province, to attract professionals, technologies and capital, local officials said. The city's West Coast New Area, where the film expo is held, is home to the Oriental Movie Metropolis, one of the largest film studio complexes in the world. In addition to its natural …

Qingdao Film and Television Expo comes to an end
3 years, 2 months ago

Qingdao Film and Television Expo comes to an end

China Daily  

The three-day Qingdao Film and Television Expo ended on Oct 17 in Qingdao West Coast New Area with fruitful results achieved, local media reported. The 2021 Qingdao Film and Television Expo is held in the Qingdao West Coast New Area from Oct 15 to 17. Twenty high-tech video enterprises and related institutions signed contracts to begin operations at the 5G …

Qingdao Film and Television Expo to open in Oct
3 years, 3 months ago

Qingdao Film and Television Expo to open in Oct

China Daily  

The 2021 Qingdao Film and Television Expo will be held in the Qingdao West Coast New Area from Oct 15 to 17, according to a recent news conference. The 5G High-and New-Tech Video Pilot Park in Qingdao West Coast New Area Cutting-edge technologies applied to the film and television industry will be a highlight at the expo, which will display …

Cinema's leading role
3 years, 6 months ago

Cinema's leading role

China Daily  

A visitor examines a prop spacesuit at an exhibition themed on the movie The Wandering Earth in 2019 in Beijing. As of June 23, China had grossed more than 27.10 billion yuan in the first six months of this year-cementing its position as the world's largest movie market in terms of yearly box office-as local talent was encouraged to explore …

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 …

Shanghai’s old cinemas tell of a power reversal between China and Hollywood
3 years, 11 months ago

Shanghai’s old cinemas tell of a power reversal between China and Hollywood

LA Times  

Young couples in cashmere coats and surgical masks stood recently in neon light outside the Cathay Theater, its Art Deco facade a remnant of the Shanghai of nearly a century ago, when a wave of cinemas arose amid a city run by gangsters and colonialists. But most posters in the lobby were for movies produced by China’s ever-expanding film industry, …

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says
4 years ago

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says

China Daily  

Audiences check into a cinema to watch My People, My Homeland in Shanghai on October 1. Overtaking North America to top the world's film market in terms of yearly box-office receipts from late October, China's film industry has seen a slow recovery. Hauling in a total gross of 17.9 billion yuan as of Dec 18, less than 30 percent of …

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says
4 years ago

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says

China Daily  

Audiences check into a cinema to watch My People, My Homeland in Shanghai on October 1. Overtaking North America to top the world's film market in terms of yearly box-office receipts from late October, China's film industry has seen a slow recovery. Hauling in a total gross of 17.9 billion yuan as of Dec 18, less than 30 percent of …

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says
4 years ago

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says

China Daily  

Theatergoers watch a Chinese film in Shanghai on October 16. Also serving as director of the Film and Culture Research Center of Peking University, Dai is one of the major initiators to found the country's first major in movie history at the Beijing Film Academy in the 1980s before she was transferred to the Institute of Comparative Literature and Culture …

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says
4 years ago

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says

China Daily  

Audiences check into a cinema to watch My People, My Homeland in Shanghai on October 1. Overtaking North America to top the world's film market in terms of yearly box-office receipts from late October, China's film industry has seen a slow recovery. Hauling in a total gross of 17.9 billion yuan as of Dec 18, less than 30 percent of …

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says
4 years ago

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says

China Daily  

Dai Jinhua, Peking University film scholar. Predicting the future of Chinese cinema, Dai says the market had once expanded too fast, with most of its sections ranging from script writing to post production procedure yet to form a mature and standardized system. "The Chinese film industry needs to make progress in a more stable and sound way," she says. Although …

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says
4 years ago

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says

China Daily  

Dai Jinhua, Peking University film scholar. Predicting the future of Chinese cinema, Dai says the market had once expanded too fast, with most of its sections ranging from script writing to post production procedure yet to form a mature and standardized system. "The Chinese film industry needs to make progress in a more stable and sound way," she says. Although …

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says
4 years ago

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says

China Daily  

Audiences check into a cinema to watch My People, My Homeland in Shanghai on October 1. Overtaking North America to top the world's film market in terms of yearly box-office receipts from late October, China's film industry has seen a slow recovery. Hauling in a total gross of 17.9 billion yuan as of Dec 18, less than 30 percent of …

China's film industry emerges from outbreak with successful plot
4 years, 2 months ago

China's film industry emerges from outbreak with successful plot

China Daily  

Visitors "star" in a film shooting in Hengdian. Zhu Guoqiang, an official with the administration committee of Hengdian World Studios, says there are currently about 6,000 extras registered with the actors' guild at the studios, an increase of 10 percent over previous years. The actors' guild will provide around 444,000 extras for film shoots in 2020, compared with 419,000 last …

Sino-US film fest moves online amid pandemic
4 years, 2 months 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 …

Sino-US film fest moves online amid pandemic
4 years, 2 months 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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