Qingdao creates Asia's version of Hollywood
6 years, 9 months ago

Qingdao creates Asia's version of Hollywood

China Daily  

The film and television industry has become a new economic driver for the Qingdao West Coast New Area, as the area turns into a hot spot for film and television production and investment, according to local officials. "Lingshan Bay Screen Culture Industrial District has great momentum, fostering the development of the new area's film and television industry," said Guo Miao, a manager of West Coast Development Group, which is in charge of the development of the Lingshan Bay district. The goal of the movie metropolis is to offer a complete film production industrial chain, including location shooting and related services, film and television production, film exhibition and film-themed tourism. The Qingdao West Coast New Area offers the film and television industry several advantages－a scenic natural environment, plentiful talent reserves and a strong industrial base. The Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis in the new area will have a complete film production industrial chain.

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Explore Qingdao WCNA for authentic filming locations
1 month, 1 week ago

Explore Qingdao WCNA for authentic filming locations

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: February 19, 2025 The Qingdao Film and Television Base in Qingdao West Coast New Area was honored to participate at a film event held in Beijing on Feb 17. The Qingdao Film and Television Base elaborates on the cinematic shooting resources of the China Movie Metropolis and the cultural and tourism assets of Qingdao WCNA. The China …

Qingdao West Coast New Area boosts production of Chinese blockbusters
2 months, 1 week ago

Qingdao West Coast New Area boosts production of Chinese blockbusters

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: January 24, 2025 The upcoming 2025 Spring Festival lineup is abuzz with excitement, featuring six major films, including Creation of the Gods II and Operation Leviathan, both produced at the Qingdao Film and Television Base. At the heart of the Qingdao Film and Television Base's development lies the China Movie Metropolis in Qingdao West Coast New Area. …

Film, TV industry thrives in Qingdao
2 months, 1 week ago

Film, TV industry thrives in Qingdao

China Daily  

The Qingdao Film and Television Base becomes a backbone force for China's film industrialization. Among the major six films set to release, two of them, Creation of the Gods II and Operation Leviathan, were produced at the Qingdao Film and Television Base in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. This base serves as a cornerstone of China's film industrialization and has …

Film, TV industry thrives in Qingdao
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2 months, 1 week ago

Film, TV industry thrives in Qingdao

China Daily  

The Qingdao Film and Television Base becomes a backbone force for China's film industrialization. Among the major six films set to release, two of them, Creation of the Gods II and Operation Leviathan, were produced at the Qingdao Film and Television Base in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. This base serves as a cornerstone of China's film industrialization and has …

Film, TV industry thrives in Qingdao
2 months, 1 week ago

Film, TV industry thrives in Qingdao

China Daily  

The Qingdao Film and Television Base becomes a backbone force for China's film industrialization. Among the major six films set to release, two of them, Creation of the Gods II and Operation Leviathan, were produced at the Qingdao Film and Television Base in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. This base serves as a cornerstone of China's film industrialization and has …

Qingdao city holds advanced motion capture, anchors AI event
6 months, 1 week ago

Qingdao city holds advanced motion capture, anchors AI event

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: September 23, 2024 The 2024 Artificial Intelligence Innovation Application Conference for Film and Television took place at the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao West Coast New Area – in East China's Qingdao city – on Sept 21-22. During the event, the Dison VICON-Oriental Movie Metropolis Motion Capture Creation Center – a collaborative initiative between Oriental Movie …

Beijing shines as hub of filmmaking
6 months, 1 week ago

Beijing shines as hub of filmmaking

China Daily  

LIN YAQI/FOR CHINA DAILY Companies attracted by high-quality development in Chaoyang district Chinese movies The Battle at Lake Changjin, Hi, Mom and The Wandering Earth have achieved remarkable results at the domestic box office. Positioned to be a hub for film production and innovation, Beijing, renowned for its rich cultural resources in China, has been dedicated to advancing the development …

Beijing shines as hub of filmmaking
6 months, 1 week ago

Beijing shines as hub of filmmaking

China Daily  

LIN YAQI/FOR CHINA DAILY Companies attracted by high-quality development in Chaoyang district Chinese movies The Battle at Lake Changjin, Hi, Mom and The Wandering Earth have achieved remarkable results at the domestic box office. Positioned to be a hub for film production and innovation, Beijing, renowned for its rich cultural resources in China, has been dedicated to advancing the development …

Shanghai Film Art Center unveiled to public
9 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai Film Art Center unveiled to public

China Daily  

Wang Jian'er, chairman of Shanghai Film Group Situated within the historic mansion at 200 Xinhua Road, the Shanghai Film Art Center was unveiled on Friday to provide richer film-related experiences. Wang Jian'er, chairman of Shanghai Film Group, underscored Shanghai's legacy as the cradle of Chinese cinema and the center's mission to transcend boundaries, intertwining film with a spectrum of artistic …

Shanghai Film Art Center unveiled to public
9 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai Film Art Center unveiled to public

China Daily  

Wang Jian'er, chairman of Shanghai Film Group Situated within the historic mansion at 200 Xinhua Road, the Shanghai Film Art Center was unveiled on Friday to provide richer film-related experiences. Wang Jian'er, chairman of Shanghai Film Group, underscored Shanghai's legacy as the cradle of Chinese cinema and the center's mission to transcend boundaries, intertwining film with a spectrum of artistic …

Shanghai Film Art Center unveiled to public
9 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai Film Art Center unveiled to public

China Daily  

Wang Jian'er, chairman of Shanghai Film Group Situated within the historic mansion at 200 Xinhua Road, the Shanghai Film Art Center was unveiled on Friday to provide richer film-related experiences. Wang Jian'er, chairman of Shanghai Film Group, underscored Shanghai's legacy as the cradle of Chinese cinema and the center's mission to transcend boundaries, intertwining film with a spectrum of artistic …

Qingdao's film hub revs up China's cinema scene
9 months, 1 week ago

Qingdao's film hub revs up China's cinema scene

China Daily  

At a recent promotional event for the Shanghai International Film Festival, Qingdao West Coast New Area showcased the China Movie Metropolis, representing the entire Qingdao Film and Television Base for on-site promotion. The Qingdao Film and Television Base plays a key role in producing major film and television projects such as The Wandering Earth series, Creation of the Gods series, …

Qingdao promotes its film industry in Hong Kong
1 year ago

Qingdao promotes its film industry in Hong Kong

China Daily  

The coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province holds a film and television promotion conference in Hong Kong on March 11. The coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province held a film and television promotion conference in Hong Kong on March 11 during the Hong Kong International Film and Television Expo. Representatives from Qingdao introduced the city's film and television support policies, …

National spotlight on film and television business
1 year, 6 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 …

Coffee aroma reignites century-old cinema in Shinan
1 year, 6 months ago

Coffee aroma reignites century-old cinema in Shinan

China Daily  

A group of film and television industrial professionals recently launched a coffee shop at Zhongguo Cinema in Shinan district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. Located on Shinan district's Zhongshan Road, the cinema, formerly known as the Shandong Grand Theater, was founded in 1930 by Chinese film pioneer Zhang Shichuan. There is a strong connection between coffee culture and the film …

Coffee aroma reignites century-old cinema in Shinan
1 year, 6 months ago

Coffee aroma reignites century-old cinema in Shinan

China Daily  

A group of film and television industrial professionals recently launched a coffee shop at Zhongguo Cinema in Shinan district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. Located on Shinan district's Zhongshan Road, the cinema, formerly known as the Shandong Grand Theater, was founded in 1930 by Chinese film pioneer Zhang Shichuan. There is a strong connection between coffee culture and the film …

Coffee aroma reignites century-old cinema in Shinan
1 year, 6 months ago

Coffee aroma reignites century-old cinema in Shinan

China Daily  

A group of film and television industrial professionals recently launched a coffee shop at Zhongguo Cinema in Shinan district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. Located on Shinan district's Zhongshan Road, the cinema, formerly known as the Shandong Grand Theater, was founded in 1930 by Chinese film pioneer Zhang Shichuan. There is a strong connection between coffee culture and the film …

A movie capital
1 year, 10 months ago

A movie capital

China Daily  

Lu Chuan, director of Beijing 2022, the official film of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Yasmin Meichtry, associate director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, Chinese Olympic gold medalists and protagonists of the film, Ren Ziwei and Su Yiming at the opening ceremony of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival. At the China Film Capital Development Forum, …

A movie capital
1 year, 10 months ago

A movie capital

China Daily  

A bird's-eye view of the China Film and Television Base, located in the district's Yangsong town. PU XIANGDONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Extending its vision While the Beijing International Film Festival has been consciously integrating technology into its events, such as establishing a virtual reality section at its Beijing Film Panorama screenings since 2018, this year, this section has been further upgraded …

A movie capital
1 year, 10 months ago

A movie capital

China Daily  

Lu Chuan, director of Beijing 2022, the official film of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Yasmin Meichtry, associate director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, Chinese Olympic gold medalists and protagonists of the film, Ren Ziwei and Su Yiming at the opening ceremony of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival. At the China Film Capital Development Forum, …

A movie capital
1 year, 10 months ago

A movie capital

China Daily  

Lu Chuan, director of Beijing 2022, the official film of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Yasmin Meichtry, associate director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, Chinese Olympic gold medalists and protagonists of the film, Ren Ziwei and Su Yiming at the opening ceremony of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival. At the China Film Capital Development Forum, …

Film, TV week concludes in Qingdao WCNA
1 year, 11 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
2 years 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 …

Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis strengthens cinematic presence
2 years, 1 month ago

Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis strengthens cinematic presence

China Daily  

An aerial view of the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis, which is located in Qingdao West Coast New Area. The Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis, a mega movie and television industrial center, which is located in Qingdao West Coast New Area has provoked a lot of conversation on the internet for supporting The Wandering Earth 1 & 2 — two popular Chinese …

Hit sci-fi movie shot at Qingdao studio
2 years, 1 month ago

Hit sci-fi movie shot at Qingdao studio

China Daily  

A scene from the sci-fi film The Wandering Earth 2 is shot at the Oriental Movie Metropolis, a high-profile film studio complex in Qingdao, Shandong province. As the sci-fi film, The Wandering Earth 2, became a Chinese New Year hit on the big screen, and the Oriental Movie Metropolis, a high-profile film studio complex in Qingdao, Shandong province, where the …

Movies filmed at Oriental Movie Metropolis rake in over 16.6b yuan
2 years, 6 months ago

Movies filmed at Oriental Movie Metropolis rake in over 16.6b yuan

China Daily  

The Oriental Movie Metropolis is located in Qingdao West Coast New Area. Total box office sales of movies filmed at the Oriental Movie Metropolis, one of the largest film studio complexes in the world, in Qingdao West Coast New Area has exceeded 16.6 billion yuan. In the China Movie Metropolis Competitiveness Index Report released by the China Economic Information Service …

Movies filmed at Oriental Movie Metropolis rake in over 16.6b yuan
2 years, 6 months ago

Movies filmed at Oriental Movie Metropolis rake in over 16.6b yuan

China Daily  

The Oriental Movie Metropolis is located in Qingdao West Coast New Area. Total box office sales of movies filmed at the Oriental Movie Metropolis, one of the largest film studio complexes in the world, in Qingdao West Coast New Area has exceeded 16.6 billion yuan. In the China Movie Metropolis Competitiveness Index Report released by the China Economic Information Service …

Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis eyes virtual production
3 years ago

Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis eyes virtual production

China Daily  

The Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis is preparing to build a next-generation LED virtual shooting system, local media reported on March 15. The Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis is one of the largest film studio complexes in the world and is located in Qingdao West Coast New Area. Sun Hengqin, president of the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis Industry Group, said: "We plan …

Film, TV industry expo brings creativity to city
3 years, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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 …

China may save global cinema from final curtain, expert says
4 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

West Coast New Area looks to strengthen cinematic presence
4 years, 6 months ago

West Coast New Area looks to strengthen cinematic presence

China Daily  

Qingdao West Coast New Area in Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to strengthen its filmmaking industry in recent years, with its sights set on China's Hollywood. Located in the industry area, the 5G High-and-New-Tech Video Pilot Park is China's first 5G technology-driven project which was jointly launched last year by the National Radio and Television Administration, the Shandong …

Qingdao revs up 5G-powered film, TV industry
4 years, 11 months ago

Qingdao revs up 5G-powered film, TV industry

China Daily  

Four film and television industry platforms are set to land in the Qingdao West Coast New Area to facilitate the development of the 5G-powered film and TV industry. The NRTA-Qingdao 5G High and New-Tech Video Pilot Park, the Qingdao Broadcasting and TV Station, Huawei Technologies Co and 3W6D, a cultural creative enterprise in Beijing, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on …

Film studio complex exempts rent for film crews forced to cancel shoots
5 years, 1 month ago

Film studio complex exempts rent for film crews forced to cancel shoots

China Daily  

Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. Operators from the Oriental Movie Metropolis, the world's largest film-studio complex based in Qingdao in East China's Shandong province, announced on Tuesday it will exempt some rent for film crews who had to cancel their shoots due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. "After the virus outbreak, we immediately informed five …

China's Sprawling Movie Sets Put Hollywood to Shame
5 years, 4 months ago

China's Sprawling Movie Sets Put Hollywood to Shame

Wired  

Sometime in the next year or two, China will likely surpass the United States as the world’s biggest movie market. This has given the country’s Communist Party leaders extraordinary clout with Hollywood studios eager to get their films into the lucrative but tightly censored Chinese market. Shooting that many films requires a lot of movie studios, so China’s largely state-controlled …

Stylish Qingdao sets sail to become fashion metropolis
5 years, 8 months ago

Stylish Qingdao sets sail to become fashion metropolis

China Daily  

Government ups efforts on coastal city's flair to attract tourists The government of Qingdao is stepping up efforts to build the coastal city in East China's Shandong province into an international fashion destination with a new round of industrial developments. The city has a long history connected to film, being one of the first cities in China to show movies, …

Stylish Qingdao sets sail to become fashion metropolis
5 years, 8 months ago

Stylish Qingdao sets sail to become fashion metropolis

China Daily  

Government ups efforts on coastal city's flair to attract tourists The government of Qingdao is stepping up efforts to build the coastal city in East China's Shandong province into an international fashion destination with a new round of industrial developments. The city has a long history connected to film, being one of the first cities in China to show movies, …

Stylish Qingdao sets sail to become fashion metropolis
5 years, 8 months ago

Stylish Qingdao sets sail to become fashion metropolis

China Daily  

Government ups efforts on coastal city's flair to attract tourists The government of Qingdao is stepping up efforts to build the coastal city in East China's Shandong province into an international fashion destination with a new round of industrial developments. The city has a long history connected to film, being one of the first cities in China to show movies, …

Cinematic background an integral part of city's soul
6 years, 1 month ago

Cinematic background an integral part of city's soul

China Daily  

Qingdao, a city in East China's Shandong province, is more expressive than others as it has an important history of film and pushes to get more people watching them. Developed and established by Qingdao West Coast Development Group, the film museum uses virtual reality and three-dimensional projection to tell the history of world, Chinese and Qingdao film. Qingdao has a …

'Wandering Earth' boosts Oriental Movie Metropolis' profile
6 years, 1 month ago

'Wandering Earth' boosts Oriental Movie Metropolis' profile

China Daily  

The Oriental Movie Metropolis located in west Qingdao, a place known for incubating art and cultural projects. As China's sci-fi hit "The Wandering Earth" takes box office by storm, Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, where some of the major scenes in the film were shot, has attracted growing attention from domestic audience interested in learning about …

'Wandering Earth' boosts Oriental Movie Metropolis' profile
6 years, 1 month ago

'Wandering Earth' boosts Oriental Movie Metropolis' profile

China Daily  

The Oriental Movie Metropolis located in west Qingdao, a place known for incubating art and cultural projects. As China's sci-fi hit "The Wandering Earth" takes box office by storm, Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, where some of the major scenes in the film were shot, has attracted growing attention from domestic audience interested in learning about …

'Wandering Earth' boosts Oriental Movie Metropolis' profile
6 years, 1 month ago

'Wandering Earth' boosts Oriental Movie Metropolis' profile

China Daily  

The Oriental Movie Metropolis located in west Qingdao, a place known for incubating art and cultural projects. As China's sci-fi hit "The Wandering Earth" takes box office by storm, Oriental Movie Metropolis in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, where some of the major scenes in the film were shot, has attracted growing attention from domestic audience interested in learning about …

Qingdao creates Asia's version of Hollywood
6 years, 9 months ago

Qingdao creates Asia's version of Hollywood

China Daily  

The film and television industry has become a new economic driver for the Qingdao West Coast New Area, as the area turns into a hot spot for film and television production and investment, according to local officials. "Lingshan Bay Screen Culture Industrial District has great momentum, fostering the development of the new area's film and television industry," said Guo Miao, …

Making China into a truly great movie power
6 years, 10 months ago

Making China into a truly great movie power

China Daily  

The industrialization of China's film sector was a major topic of discussion at the recent 8th Beijing International Film Festival. Some filmmakers cited the success of Wolf Warrior 2, which amassed a record 5.68 billion yuan at the box office, and Operation Red Sea, which won the Best Visual Effects Award at the Beijing festival, as evidence that China's film …

Qingdao Movie Metropolis opens with a splash
6 years, 10 months ago

Qingdao Movie Metropolis opens with a splash

China Daily  

Inside a soundstage in western Qingdao, Shandong province, actors from the action-thriller The Teacher are performing a series of chase-and-combat sequences for a group of onlookers. The demonstration was part of a string of events held on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the Qingdao Movie Metropolis, which is said to be the largest film-studio complex in the world. Qingdao …

Wanda premieres Qingdao film hub
6 years, 10 months ago

Wanda premieres Qingdao film hub

China Daily  

Qingdao Movie Metropolis, a mega movie industry center with an investment of 50 billion yuan, opened in Qingdao, Shandong province during the May Day holiday, giving a major boost to the domestic film industry as "China's Hollywood". Wang Jianlin, the project's major initiator and chairman of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, said that it aims to build the movie metropolis …

Qingdao moviemaking complex aims to be 'China's Hollywood'
6 years, 11 months ago

Qingdao moviemaking complex aims to be 'China's Hollywood'

China Daily  

Qingdao Movie Metropolis, a mega movie industrial center, made its debut Saturday in China's Qingdao, Shandong province, in an effort to bolster the domestic film industry and become China's Hollywood. Wang Jianlin, head of Dalian Wanda Group Co Ltd, delivers a speech on April 28 at the launch ceremony for Qingdao Movie Metropolis in Qingdao. Wang Jianlin, the project's major …

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