Chinese government beats industry into shape, seems to win

While the world screen industry wrestles with change, the Chinese sector is dancing with an octopus. And everyone is learning to waltz.
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One Second is set in the Cultural Revolution, and concerns the desperate search for a small piece of film, the only record of an escaped prisoner’s daughter. Director Zhang Yimou’s was sent for re-education at the time. Image: Hollywood Reporter

Between the Trump trade war, the Hong Kong protests and organic changes in the Chinese screen biz, anyone trying for rationality at the moment will need a lot of migraine tablets. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.