A summary of China's film development achievements: From a big country to a strong country

since 2012, facing the pressure and challenge of imported films represented by Hollywood, Chinese filmmakers have continuously consolidated and improved the creative and production pattern of multi-types, diversification and varieties, and shot a number of works that are well received by the audience.

this summer, Wolf Warriors 2 once again exploded the Chinese film market, with a box office of more than 5 billion yuan so far, not only setting a new box office record for domestic films, but also surpassing many imported blockbusters to top the Chinese box office list.

since 2012, Chinese films have become an important bright spot in the field of culture and art and the cultural industry in China. The national box office has increased at an average annual rate of 10 billion yuan, and will reach 55 billion yuan this year.

with the improvement of quality and efficiency, transformation and upgrading, China is moving forward from a big film country to a film power.

strong > the pattern of multi-type and diversified film creation has been consolidated / strong >

since 2012, film creation has always revolved around the central work of the Party and the state. The Battle of the hundred Regiments commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Warrior commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the long March, singing the praises of the "Chinese partner" who pursues the dreams of ordinary people under the background of reform and opening up, and repeating the red classic "Wise Tiger Mountain". Films such as Wolf Totem that reflect on the significance of ecological civilization, and Operation Mekong that highlights China's law enforcement forces to safeguard justice. Effectively stimulate the audience's patriotism and national pride.

to welcome the 19th CPC National Congress, realistic films with the theme of people's sense of achievement and well-being, such as "Shibadong Village", "Operation Red Sea", "Sky Hunt" and "our Field" are being organized and filmed.

since 2012, in the face of the pressure and challenges of imported films represented by Hollywood, Chinese filmmakers have continuously consolidated and improved the creative and production pattern of various types, diversification and varieties, and shot a number of works that are well received by the audience.

the small-and medium-budget comedy lost in Thailand pushed the box office of a single domestic film to more than 1 billion yuan for the first time and became a landmark event in promoting cultural exchanges between China and Thailand. The sci-fi film Mermaid, once became the box office champion of domestic films until the emergence of Wolf Warriors 2.

Monster Hunt uses digital special effects on a large scale to creatively graft traditional Chinese cultural elements with popular tastes. "get out!" Mr. tumor tries to combine the traditional realism with the new film language to convey a unique and positive attitude towards life. Films such as Pancake Man and Charlotte annoyance integrate exaggerated comedies with realistic thinking and civilian emotions.

artistic films such as "fireworks in the Day" and "A hundred Birds to the Phoenix" enrich and broaden the audience's choice of watching movies; "the Great return of Journey to the West" and "Big Fish and Begonia" have opened up a path for the innovative development of Chinese animated films; "22", "We were born in China" and "where is Dad going" have expanded the form and market awareness of documentaries.

strong > has become an important engine for the development of the global film market / strong >

since 2012, China's film box office has increased at an average annual rate of 10 billion yuan. In 2016, the total box office of films nationwide was 49.283 billion yuan, an increase of 188.66% over 2012. The number of cinemas in urban cinemas was 1.372 billion, an increase of 194.42% over 2012, with an average annual compound growth rate of 30.35% and 30.99%, respectively.

in 2015, the world film growth rate was 3%, with China accounting for 75% of its increment; in 2016, the world film growth rate was less than 3%, and Chinese films accounted for 65% of the increase. China has become an important engine for the development of the global film market.

since 2012, China has overtaken Japan to become the second largest film market in the world. At the same time, the gap between China and the United States has gradually narrowed, while the gap with Japan has been widening. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, China's market was 25% of that of the United States in 2012, 1.125 times that of Japan, the third largest market (Japan), and 70% of that of the United States in 2016.

the vigorous development of the film market is accompanied by the rapid development of film infrastructure. At the end of 2016, the number of screens in China was 41179, 2.14 times that of 2012, with an average annual compound growth rate of 33.11%. An average of 19 screens were added every day, surpassing the United States to become the country with the largest number of screens.

as of March 2017, the number of screens in China reached 44489, surpassing the entire North American region, becoming the world's largest film market in terms of market capacity, and is expected to exceed 50, 000 by the end of this year.

China has taken the lead in realizing digital projection in the world, of which there are 38377 3D screens, accounting for 86.26% of the total. The total number of giant screens (IMAX and Chinese giant screens) has reached 616, which is also the largest in the world.

in 2015, China achieved full coverage of digital cinemas in county-level cities. at present, the number of screens of county-level cinemas has reached 17720, accounting for 39.83% of the total. Cinema construction has achieved comprehensive coverage of large, medium and small cities, and the structural layout is more reasonable.

strong > Sino-foreign film cooperation from the exploratory stage to maturity / strong >

since 2012, China's film industry has promoted Sino-American film quota negotiations with an open mind, and expanded the import quota of shared films from the original 20 to 34 in 2012. A total of 102 imported films were released in China in 2016. in the end, domestic films accounted for 58.33% of the box office, while American films accounted for only 33%, breaking the absolute advantage that American films accounted for more than 75% of the world film market on average. it has contributed to the diversity of the world's film culture.

since 2012, Sino-foreign film cooperation has gradually moved from the exploratory stage to maturity, and the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan have moved from initial capital cooperation to all-round and deep integration of creative talents and resource sharing. the localization of film talents in Hong Kong has become an irreversible inevitable trend, and the integration of forces in the Chinese film industry has been completed. China has signed film co-production agreements with 16 countries. In particular, the Chinese film industry and the six major Hollywood companies in the United States have established close and smooth cooperation channels, and a number of co-production projects, mainly in China, are under preparation.

since 2012, the Chinese film "going out" continues to show a good trend. Overseas sales of Chinese films totaled 3.825 billion yuan in 2016, 3.6 times that of 2012. "We were born in China" topped $12 million a week in the North American market, surpassing China's domestic box office and beating expectations.

the global distribution platform of "Chinese Film Putian Co-release", launched in 2016, has been connected to the mainstream cinemas of many countries, such as "Sun WuKong's three dozen White Bone Spirit in Journey to the West", "Tomb robbing Notes", "Lu Huan Zhi Ma Li" and "up to 10,000 sentences" have all achieved overseas large-scale distribution. Ten major brand film festivals, including China and the United States, China and Russia, China and Britain, China and France, China and Canada, China and Australia, China and Singapore, China and Japan, China-ASEAN 10 countries, and China-16 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, are also constantly expanding the space for the international development of Chinese films.

in important international film festivals, "focus on China" is becoming a craze. In 2016 alone, more than a dozen international film festivals gave China "guest-of-honor" treatment. In 2017, China attended the Annecy Film Festival, known as the "Animated Oscars", as the only "guest country", fully demonstrating the growing international influence of Chinese films and opening up new channels for the external dissemination of Chinese culture.

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