Dear CBI Members and Partners,
Kindly find the latest UK-China Lifestyle Newsletter covering the latest developments in brands, consumer goods and related sectors.
Our sincere thanks to Rebecca Li of DIT Shanghai for kindly sharing with the CBI's China team.
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Dear CBI members and Partners,
Please find attached a selection of more than 30 CBI member companies that have been doing successful business in China in July 2016.
More details can be found below the list.
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CBI member BBC announced that BBC Earth Films and Shanghai Media Group (SMG), China’s leading media group, had formed a partnership to create a major new feature film, Earth: One Amazing Day (working title).
The film is the official sequel to Earth (2007), the second-highest grossing nature documentary ever released, and is the first feature film to be produced under the U.K. and China film co-production treaty.
The signing ceremony took place at the creative showcase being held at Lancaster House as part of the official Chinese state visit to the U.K. Earth: One Amazing Day will be co-produced between SMG Pictures, the film and television production arm of Shanghai Media Group, and BBC Earth Films.
The ambition is to forge a new collaboration between the British and Chinese creative industries. Working with the BBC’s world leading nature filmmakers, Earth: One Amazing Day will be directed by the award-winning British filmmaker Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring; Emperor; Hannibal Rising) together with a Chinese director still to be announced.
The film will tell the story of one extraordinary day in the life of our amazing planet, celebrating the billions of real life dramas that occur in the natural world every single day. Slated for theatrical release in 2017, the film will launch a decade after the release of Earth and will use the latest innovations in film technology to bring audiences an unforgettable cinematic experience. SMG Pictures will distribute Earth: One Amazing Day on the Chinese mainland.
In addition, it was announced that Sherlock is expected to be shown in cinemas across China. Pending regulatory approval, the new BBC One Sherlock special will be released in theatres as part of a global cinema event.
Since first launching in China in 2010, the series has developed a major following, with over 98 million views of the last season alone.
Tim Davie, Chief Executive of BBC Worldwide, said, “Today’s announcements herald an exciting new collaboration between the Chinese and British creative industries.
There is a keen appetite in China for premium British content and creating two new cinematic experiences in partnership with SMG Pictures is a landmark moment for two of our biggest brands, Sherlock and BBC Earth.”
Madame Wang, Director-General and President of SMG said, “I am delighted that SMG Pictures will be the co-producer of the first feature film to be produced under the landmark U.K. and China film co-production treaty.
This milestone event will act as a bridge between Sino-U.K. cultural exchanges and set up a new model for Sino-U.K. collaboration.”
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Dear CBI Members and Partners,
Please find the Sept 2015 Monthly Partners Round Up attached below for your convenience.
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Dear CBI members and partners,
Please find our monthly members success summary for September 2015 attached below for your review.
Members mentioned include:
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CBI member The British Film Institute (BFI) announced the launch of the programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival, which will be held on 07-18 October 2015. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals.
As one of the key China-related events, internationally-acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke and the Academy and BAFTA award-winning Walter Salles will partner in a Screen Talk dedicated to discussing Salles’ documentary JIA ZHANGKE: A GUY FROM FENYANG and their respective approaches to filmmaking.
Both established filmmakers, the documentary is a tribute from one artist to the other as well as a revealing look at Jia’s life and work, offering audiences a rare insight into the creative mind. The Screen Talk will be held on Thursday, 08 October. Please read more here.
Dear CBI members and partners,
Please find attached the CBI Member China Success Summary for July 2015.
Companies mentioned include:
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Dear CBI members and partners,
Please find the CBI's June 2015 China member success briefing.
This month, CBI Beijing is delighted to shine a “sector spotlight” on 12 China updates from five CBI members operating in the architecture, design, and engineering space—Arup, Atkins, Benoy, Foster + Partners, and Mott MacDonald—covering a diverse range of projects that span the southern, eastern, northern, and central regions of mainland China as well as Hong Kong.
In total, our June briefing has highlighted the successes of 33 CBI members in China.
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CBI member The British Film Institute (BFI) announced U.K. activity at the Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF).
An excerpt from The Legend of Willow Pattern Plate (1926), newly restored by the BFI National Archive, screened at the opening night gala on 16 April. Carol Morley’s The Falling, supported by the BFI, also screened In Competition at the festival on 18 April with rising star Florence Pugh, who plays Abbie in the film, attending the red carpet premier.
With a U.K.-China Co-Production Treaty firmly in place, BFI CEO Amanda Nevill also attended the festival and joined the panel at the Sino-Foreign Film Co-Production Forum on 17 April, a major part of the festival organised by the China Film Co-Production Corporation.
Commenting on the BJIFF, Amanda Nevill said, “It is really important for the U.K. to be at the Beijing International Film Festival. Presenting this restored film from the BFI National Archive featuring Chinese history and culture and the hugely talented Carol Morley’s brilliant and compelling new film The Falling deepens the burgeoning relationship and cultural exchange between the U.K. and Chinese film industries. How symbolic to be presenting such an early example of a U.K.-China film collaboration The Legend of Willow Pattern Plate and at the same time starting our journey towards making many more together.”
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U.K. Culture Secretary Sajid Javid announced the ratification of a landmark film co-production treaty between the U.K. and China at the GREAT Festival of Creativity.
The deal, which was negotiated for the U.K. by the BFI and China’s Film Bureau and China Film Co-production Corporation, with support from the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) and U.K. Trade and Investment (UKTI) in Beijing, was co-signed by Mr. Tong Gang, Vice Minister of SARFT. It will allow qualifying co-productions to access national benefits, including sources of finance and an easier distribution route to audiences.
In the U.K., this includes the Film Tax Relief and the BFI Film Fund, which is the U.K.’s largest public film fund. In addition, the treaty will mean that all eligible co-productions will be able to be shown in China. Currently, China permits only 34 revenue-sharing non-domestic titles to be shown in Chinese cinemas each year.
As such, many more U.K. films will be shown to Chinese audiences than current restrictions allow.
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