Film industry relations between China and Europe have been kept alive throughout the coronavirus outbreak by Bridging The Dragon, an informal trade organization now in its sixth year.
After its regular event held during the Berlin film festival in February, further seminars, presentations and mixers should have taken place in Cannes in May and in Beijing in November. Travel restrictions and the cancelation of in-person film festivals and markets put paid to those ideas.
Knowledge-sharing, Btd’s core concern, can be achieved online as millions of students around the world have learned. And re-conceiving the organization’s autumn event as a virtual conference, not only allowed the connections to be kept intact, but even to be expanded. A delegation of New Zealand producers joined the virtual event for the first time with some participating in another first, informal coaching sessions.
The autumn edition included 90 participants who gathered for a series...
After its regular event held during the Berlin film festival in February, further seminars, presentations and mixers should have taken place in Cannes in May and in Beijing in November. Travel restrictions and the cancelation of in-person film festivals and markets put paid to those ideas.
Knowledge-sharing, Btd’s core concern, can be achieved online as millions of students around the world have learned. And re-conceiving the organization’s autumn event as a virtual conference, not only allowed the connections to be kept intact, but even to be expanded. A delegation of New Zealand producers joined the virtual event for the first time with some participating in another first, informal coaching sessions.
The autumn edition included 90 participants who gathered for a series...
- 12/23/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
At a panel hosted by the Venice Production Bridge – the industry section of the Venice Film Festival – earlier this week, delegates from the Italian, American, and Chinese industries shared the virtual stage with European regulators as they enumerated the challenges facing the global film business in the post-pandemic era.
Jointly organized by Italy’s cultural heritage ministry (MiBACT) and motion picture association (Anica) for the second year in a row, the panel brought together global actors in an effort to foster cultural diplomacy and exchange, and offered the microphone to a diverse cross-section of policymakers and industry players.
“It’s clear that we must do more,” said Anna Laura Orrico, Italian undersecretary of state for cultural heritage and activities and tourism. “We have the difficult role of relaunching even while the pandemic is not over.” Bringing up the €40 million ($47.2 million) the Italian state has dedicated to supporting cinema owners, Orrico...
Jointly organized by Italy’s cultural heritage ministry (MiBACT) and motion picture association (Anica) for the second year in a row, the panel brought together global actors in an effort to foster cultural diplomacy and exchange, and offered the microphone to a diverse cross-section of policymakers and industry players.
“It’s clear that we must do more,” said Anna Laura Orrico, Italian undersecretary of state for cultural heritage and activities and tourism. “We have the difficult role of relaunching even while the pandemic is not over.” Bringing up the €40 million ($47.2 million) the Italian state has dedicated to supporting cinema owners, Orrico...
- 9/9/2020
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
A pair of China-focused panels at the Cannes Virtual Market this morning provided some insight into what’s happening in the Middle Kingdom as Beijing deals with a recent reemergence of coronavirus cases and movie theaters remain shuttered. The news wasn’t terribly positive.
Jerry Ye, Chairman of Huaying Tianxia (Tianjin) Film Development said there is “no timetable for reopening for cinemas just yet. It’s a complicated situation, especially now with the situation in Beijing. The priority is about the safety of moviegoers.”
Cinemas have been closed since late January in the world’s second largest box office market, and estimates are that grosses will be down by at least $4B in 2020, a number that could rise if theaters don’t come back soon. If the summer doesn’t provide solace, the next major local date will be National Day on October 1. “If we miss National Day,” Ye opined,...
Jerry Ye, Chairman of Huaying Tianxia (Tianjin) Film Development said there is “no timetable for reopening for cinemas just yet. It’s a complicated situation, especially now with the situation in Beijing. The priority is about the safety of moviegoers.”
Cinemas have been closed since late January in the world’s second largest box office market, and estimates are that grosses will be down by at least $4B in 2020, a number that could rise if theaters don’t come back soon. If the summer doesn’t provide solace, the next major local date will be National Day on October 1. “If we miss National Day,” Ye opined,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
The line-up has been set for the 2020 edition of Bridging the Dragon, an initiative run by the Cannes Marche du Film in collaboration with the Sino-European producers.
The two-day program focusing on China will look to address questions surrounding how the pandemic will affect the Chinese market from production and distribution standpoints. It will be pivoted to online this year due to the ongoing lockdown, as per the rest of the Marche, and will run June 23-24. It will involve one-to-one matchmaking meetings and a series of panel discussions.
Among the speakers will be: Anna Marsh, CEO of Studiocanal; Jeffrey Chan, Executive Vice President of Bona Film Group; veteran Chinese producer and distributor Jerry Ye; Ulf Israel, Managing Director of Senator Film / Wild Bunch; Cheng Leer, Vice President of Mahua Fun Age Pictures; Mathieu Fournet, Head of European and international affairs of the French National Cinema Centre (Cnc); and Liu Chun,...
The two-day program focusing on China will look to address questions surrounding how the pandemic will affect the Chinese market from production and distribution standpoints. It will be pivoted to online this year due to the ongoing lockdown, as per the rest of the Marche, and will run June 23-24. It will involve one-to-one matchmaking meetings and a series of panel discussions.
Among the speakers will be: Anna Marsh, CEO of Studiocanal; Jeffrey Chan, Executive Vice President of Bona Film Group; veteran Chinese producer and distributor Jerry Ye; Ulf Israel, Managing Director of Senator Film / Wild Bunch; Cheng Leer, Vice President of Mahua Fun Age Pictures; Mathieu Fournet, Head of European and international affairs of the French National Cinema Centre (Cnc); and Liu Chun,...
- 6/4/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Composer, a China-Kazakhstan co-production charting the tumultuous life of Chinese composer Xian Xinghai swept the fourth annual Golden Screen Awards, picking up prizes for best co-production film, best leading actor, best leading actress and best music
Held at the Jw Marriott Los Angeles’ Diamond Ballroom on Saturday, this year's Golden Screen Awards were co-hosted by actress Jane Seymour and actor-comedian Kevin Pollak. The event was attended by industry heavyweights from China and elsewhere including Wei (William) Feng, chief representative of the Motion Picture Association in China and Mpa Asia; Liu Chun, president of the China Film Co-Production Corporation; Mike ...
Held at the Jw Marriott Los Angeles’ Diamond Ballroom on Saturday, this year's Golden Screen Awards were co-hosted by actress Jane Seymour and actor-comedian Kevin Pollak. The event was attended by industry heavyweights from China and elsewhere including Wei (William) Feng, chief representative of the Motion Picture Association in China and Mpa Asia; Liu Chun, president of the China Film Co-Production Corporation; Mike ...
- 11/13/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Composer, a China-Kazakhstan co-production charting the tumultuous life of Chinese composer Xian Xinghai swept the fourth annual Golden Screen Awards, picking up prizes for best co-production film, best leading actor, best leading actress and best music
Held at the Jw Marriott Los Angeles’ Diamond Ballroom on Saturday, this year's Golden Screen Awards were co-hosted by actress Jane Seymour and actor-comedian Kevin Pollak. The event was attended by industry heavyweights from China and elsewhere including Wei (William) Feng, chief representative of the Motion Picture Association in China and Mpa Asia; Liu Chun, president of the China Film Co-Production Corporation; Mike ...
Held at the Jw Marriott Los Angeles’ Diamond Ballroom on Saturday, this year's Golden Screen Awards were co-hosted by actress Jane Seymour and actor-comedian Kevin Pollak. The event was attended by industry heavyweights from China and elsewhere including Wei (William) Feng, chief representative of the Motion Picture Association in China and Mpa Asia; Liu Chun, president of the China Film Co-Production Corporation; Mike ...
- 11/13/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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