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2026 Chongqing Intl Animation Film Week to kick off on June 9

June 3, 2026 2026-06-03

​"Zootopia 2" has become the highest-grossing imported film in Chinese box office history, exceeding the previous record held by "Avengers: Endgame," industry data showed on Tuesday.
January 6, 2026 2026-01-06
Renowned actor and filmmaker Louis Koo's "Back to the Past," a film fueled by 25 years of nostalgia, has sparked a cinema frenzy in Hong Kong, breaking opening records in the region.
January 5, 2026 2026-01-05
Films screened during China's New Year's Day holiday grossed nearly 740 million yuan ($106 million), with Disney's "Zootopia 2" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash" leading the three-day period.
January 5, 2026 2026-01-05
Short dramas (短剧, duǎnjù) have been gaining increasing popularity in recent years, both in China and abroad. This burgeoning media form may offer new possibilities for bringing overseas audiences closer to Chinese culture.
January 3, 2026 2026-01-03
The Chinese film market in 2025 was dominated by animation. Here are the 10 Chinese films from 2025 that excelled in artistic merit, cultural value, and audience reception.
January 2, 2026 2026-01-02
At the premiere of his new drama film "Unexpected Family" in Beijing on Dec. 28, kung fu icon Jackie Chan revealed that he has recorded a song bidding farewell to the world, which will be released on the day he dies.
January 1, 2026 2026-01-01
China's film market staged a powerful comeback in 2025, with annual ticket sales rising nearly 22% to approximately 51.83 billion yuan (about $7.37 billion), fueled by an unprecedented animation boom that saw the genre claim nearly half of the total revenue, according to China Film Administration data released on Thursday.
January 1, 2026 2026-01-01
The China National Film Museum and China Movie Channel hosted an event on Dec. 28 marking the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema, with the China Film Administration holding a parallel gathering to promote upcoming New Year film releases.
December 30, 2025 2025-12-30
The new kung fu comedy film "Enough Is Enough" debuted nationwide on Saturday, aiming to entertain audiences while showcasing China's traditional martial arts.
December 29, 2025 2025-12-29
Director Shen Ao's new film "Escape from the Outland" tells the story of Chinese hostages escaping terrorists in a war-torn North African country, a narrative the filmmaker says advocates for world peace.
December 26, 2025 2025-12-26
World-renowned filmmaker James Cameron sat down with China.org.cn to discuss his latest sci-fi epic film "Avatar: Fire and Ash," its characters, story arc, and the future of the "Avatar" series.
December 22, 2025 2025-12-22
More than 100 filmmakers and musicians gathered in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Dec. 18 for a gala celebrating the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema.
December 22, 2025 2025-12-22
Three-Body Universe, the global exclusive operator and rights holder for "The Three-Body Problem," released a new audio drama adaptation of the acclaimed sci-fi series on Dec. 18, in collaboration with China's leading online audio platform Himalaya.
December 21, 2025 2025-12-21
James Cameron has called IMAX and "Avatar" films a perfect match and we see it to be true in China where around 800 IMAX theaters are showing "Avatar: Fire and Ash."
December 20, 2025 2025-12-20
David and Isabel Crook, a legendary couple of foreign educators in China, were commemorated at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) on Dec. 15, alongside the premiere of a documentary tracing their remarkable lives.
December 17, 2025 2025-12-17
The AI Film Season of the seventh Hainan Island International Film Festival closed on Dec. 11, ending a five-day program that explored how artificial intelligence is integrating into the creative process.
December 15, 2025 2025-12-15
China's 2025 cinema box office surpassed 50 billion yuan (more than $7 billion) on Saturday -- a symbolic milestone that analysts say underscores a banner year for animation, which now accounts for nearly half of the market's revenue.
December 13, 2025 2025-12-13
From Dec. 2 to 5, the 26th Asia TV Forum and Market was held in Singapore, one of the region's most significant trading floors for screen content. Buyers from across Southeast Asia stopped by to ask TV series producers about licensing and local remake possibilities.
December 11, 2025 2025-12-11
The new war film "Gezhi Town," starring Chinese actor and singer Xiao Zhan, delivers a unique story with dark humor, chronicling an ordinary man's fight to survive in a battle during the resistance war against Japanese aggression.
December 8, 2025 2025-12-08
Filmmakers and experts gathered at the seventh Hainan Island International Film Festival on Dec. 4 in Sanya, Hainan province, to explore new opportunities brought by the Hainan Free Trade Port.
December 6, 2025 2025-12-06
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