Entertainment

The In Moments Film Festival (IMFF), which aims to help ­student filmmakers in the ­Chinese mainland and China’s island of Taiwan, is set to kick off on September 12, in Pingtan, East China’s Fujian Province. The 2023 exhibition, scheduled to end on September 14, includes a total of 1,849 film entries collected from over 300 higher-education institutions all around the …

High expectation pushes film to top spot in presales The long-anticipated biographical thriller movie Oppenheimer written and directed by Hollywood luminary Christopher Nolan is set to hit big screens in the Chinese mainland on Wednesday. It has seen more than 20 million yuan ($2.74 million) in presales, according to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan. As of Tuesday, the film has grossed $785 million …

Kathmandu, Aug 29 : The selection committee, Nepal has called for entries for participation in the 96th edition of the Oscars taking place in Los Angeles, US in 2024. The submission for the Academy Awards entries should be made until coming September 15, said the committee member Samipya Raj Timalsena. “After reviewing it, we will dispatch a film for entry …

China’s daily box office revenue exceeded 100 million yuan ($13.72 million) for 68 consecutive days as of Sunday, according to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan, an upbeat sign for the country’s film industry and the wider consumer market. The total box office for the summer movie season (June 1 to August 31) exceeded 20 billion yuan as of Saturday, according to …

Event aims to promote community of shared future China will establish a new international award ceremony for cultural exchanges, which include films and TV series, in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, according to a press conference on Saturday in Beijing. Hosted by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Sichuan Provincial Government, the Golden Panda Awards will …

After a four-year hiatus, the Spanish B Vocal group kicked off their tour of China at the National Centre for the Performing Arts of China in Beijing on August 17. As one of the first vocal groups to return to China to perform, it had conducted 11 tours in China during the past decade before the epidemic. This time, they …

The Chinese mainland’s total box-office revenue for the summer movie season spanning from June to August reached 19 billion yuan ($2.64 billion) this week. This is more than twice the figure for the whole summer movie season of 2022 and also higher than the previous summer box office record of 17.78 billion yuan set in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Museums are important channels for protecting and passing on culture, and they are bridges connecting the past, the present and the future. For each country, its museums serve as a cultural icon and bear rich historical and cultural connotations, and they are a window for international audiences to understand its history, traditional culture, and current development. All the five countries …

China’s summer box office reached 18 billion yuan ($2.47 billion) by 7pm on Friday, exceeding the total box office of 17.779 billion yuan in the same period in 2019, hitting a new record high, according to data from online ticket platform Maoyan. Industry insiders said that this year’s summer movie themes are diverse and of high quality, showing China’s great …

Chief producer hopes Chinese culture to be embraced A new Chinese fantasy drama showcasing the rich and diverse aspects of Chinese culture, Love You Seven Times, debuted on Thursday. With its novel-based story and stunning visuals, the show topped iQIYI’s global drama ranks and became the top Chinese drama in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam. The 38-episode drama is an …