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The ever-evolving composer
5 days, 19 hours ago

The ever-evolving composer

China Daily  

Chen deeply admires the French composer Claude Debussy for his ability to evoke both Western and Eastern musical sensibilities. He aspires to become a "tech-savvy Debussy", aiming to create a fusion of music that bridges Eastern and Western cultures, as well as traditional and modern technologies. "Music serves as an international language, allowing us to tap into shared human emotions …

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Movie industry exploring paths to rejuvenation
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Movie industry exploring paths to rejuvenation

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY China's film industry has been striving to produce more high-quality movies, but moviegoers are becoming more selective about what they want to watch. But during the past decade, China's film industry has changed from an "oliveshaped" to a "dumbbell-shaped" structure before acquiring an "hourglass" shape. China's movie industry is facing periodic and structural problems, which are also …

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A glittering week for Chinese films at Cairo festival
3 weeks 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 …

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A glittering week for Chinese films at Cairo festival
3 weeks 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 …

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Bright spots stand out in film market slump
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bright spots stand out in film market slump

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. In the first half, box-office receipts totaled 23.77 billion yuan, down 9.51 percent year-on-year, and over 70 percent of the level reached in the same period of 2019. In the first half, China Film Co Ltd produced and released 18 films, netting 12.88 billion yuan at the box office, accounting …

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Bright spots stand out in film market slump
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bright spots stand out in film market slump

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. In the first half, box-office receipts totaled 23.77 billion yuan, down 9.51 percent year-on-year, and over 70 percent of the level reached in the same period of 2019. In the first half, China Film Co Ltd produced and released 18 films, netting 12.88 billion yuan at the box office, accounting …

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Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Moviegoers relish intriguing plot diversity of screen offerings

China Daily  

A scene from Guan Hu's drama Black Dog. "After a partial comeback in 2023, Chinese cinema is returning to this year's 77th Cannes Film Festival in a major way," a review on American entertainment media outlet the Hollywood Reporter, stated. Earlier this year, animated fantasy Deep Sea was released in more than 500 French cinemas, totaling 10,000-plus screenings and shattering …

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Helping films attract global audiences
7 months ago

Helping films attract global audiences

China Daily  

A poster of Tsui Hark's martial arts film. Liu Chun, vice-president of the China Film Group Corp, says that they prepared for two months to organize a special screening event of the films during the 14th Beijing International Film Festival, which closed on April 26, in the hope of more Chinese films being shown abroad. Considering the increasing number of …

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Chinese films shine once more at Cannes
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese films shine once more at Cannes

China Daily  

A poster for the film Caught by the Tides. Caught by the Tides is also significant because it is Jia's first film at Cannes in six years, which he said evokes a sense of nostalgia for "finally making my return to the cinema world". As one of the most star-studded Chinese films participating in the festival, Hong Kong director Peter …

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Chinese films shine once more at Cannes
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese films shine once more at Cannes

China Daily  

A poster for the film Caught by the Tides. Caught by the Tides is also significant because it is Jia's first film at Cannes in six years, which he said evokes a sense of nostalgia for "finally making my return to the cinema world". As one of the most star-studded Chinese films participating in the festival, Hong Kong director Peter …

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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 …

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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 …

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This year's Golden Rooster program announced
1 year, 2 months ago

This year's Golden Rooster program announced

China Daily  

Poster for the Golden Rooster film festival. The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is scheduled to take place between Nov 1 and 4 in Xiamen, Fujian province, according to a news conference held on Monday in Beijing. Highlights include the opening ceremony and a concert of film scores, the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards nomination ceremony, …

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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 …

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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 …

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'Chinese Film Days' kicks off in Romania
1 year, 10 months ago

'Chinese Film Days' kicks off in Romania

China Daily  

A poster of The Captain in a cinema in Nantong, Jiangsu province on Oct 9, 2019. BUCHAREST - The "Chinese Film Days", part of the Happy Chinese New Year celebrations, kicked off here Friday night, marking the first commercial distribution and screening of Chinese films in Romanian cinemas. Chinese Ambassador to Romania Han Chunlin told the opening ceremony that it …

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'Chinese Film Days' kicks off in Romania
1 year, 10 months ago

'Chinese Film Days' kicks off in Romania

China Daily  

A poster of The Captain in a cinema in Nantong, Jiangsu province on Oct 9, 2019. BUCHAREST - The "Chinese Film Days", part of the Happy Chinese New Year celebrations, kicked off here Friday night, marking the first commercial distribution and screening of Chinese films in Romanian cinemas. Chinese Ambassador to Romania Han Chunlin told the opening ceremony that it …

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Covid surge slows down flight of 'The Batman' in China
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid surge slows down flight of 'The Batman' in China

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The current Covid-19 surge in China has seriously affected the mainland China box office collections of the recently released Robert Pattinson-starrer 'The Batman'. As per 'Variety', by 3:30 p.m. on its first full day, the film had earned a lowly RMB12.1 million, or $1.90 million at prevailing currency rates, according to provisional data from ticketing agency Maoyan. However, there …

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Sports films can tell good stories
2 years, 10 months ago

Sports films can tell good stories

China Daily  

A dazzling light show is among the highlights of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony at the National Stadium, aka the Bird's Nest. Aside from Leap, which was released in 2020 and tells the story of the Chinese national women's volleyball team's journey to the gold medal at the Summer Olympics, barely has a sports film attracted wide …

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Online 'cinema' propels Chinese films going abroad
3 years ago

Online 'cinema' propels Chinese films going abroad

China Daily  

Gao Qunyao, CEO of Smart Cinema, delivers a speech at a forum at Beijing Normal University on Nov 26. With films being one of the most efficient mediums for international communication, Gao Qunyao, CEO of Smart Cinema, said domestic filmmakers should not only focus on polishing story narration skill and artistic expression with a more international way, but also rely …

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Online 'cinema' propels Chinese films going abroad
3 years ago

Online 'cinema' propels Chinese films going abroad

China Daily  

Gao Qunyao, CEO of Smart Cinema, delivers a speech at a forum at Beijing Normal University on Nov 26. With films being one of the most efficient mediums for international communication, Gao Qunyao, CEO of Smart Cinema, said domestic filmmakers should not only focus on polishing story narration skill and artistic expression with a more international way, but also rely …

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Putting the director in the frame
3 years, 6 months ago

Putting the director in the frame

China Daily  

A photo of Jia with the crew of Ash Is Purest Whiteis included in An Accented Cinema, a book by American writer Michael Berry, which has been published in China. He has published seven books, including Speaking in Images: Interviews With Contemporary Chinese Filmmakers, Jia Zhangke's Hometown Trilogy, and Boiling the Sea: Hou Hsiao-hsien's Memories of Shadows and Light. The …

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Putting the director in the frame
3 years, 6 months ago

Putting the director in the frame

China Daily  

A still from director Jia Zhangke's films A Touch of Sin. Jia's early films, which are also a product of that era somehow were best able to capture the rhythm of life during that unforgettable era," Berry says. "In those films, Jia was able to single-handedly create some of the most memorable characters in contemporary film, reframe our understanding of …

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