Five short films about the preparation for the Beijing Olympic Games shot by world renowned directors will be broadcast by television stations in and out of China as from Thursday. The five films will be shown on China Central Telev ... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Thu, Feb 28 2008
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Colors Fly »
YouTube video On of the Five short films to show directors' vision of Beijing made for the Olympic games 2008 by Majid Majidi from Iran. This short won Beijing Bird's Nest gold medal and received significant acknowledgment from Chinese people. |
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Vision Beijing films premiere, and all of them suck » Shanghaiist The idea is simple: get five internationally reknowned directors to make short, impressionistic films about Beijing, showing the people of Beijing in their everyday lives and as they prepare for the Olympics—and in the kindest light possible. The fi... |
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Online to be hit with watchdog video ban » Shanghai Daily THE state film and television watchdog has banned the broadcast of films, television programs and cartoons online without permission. All videos shown online have to get copyright and broadcast licenses from The... |
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9 separated families reunite in Hangzhou »
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| 07 Jul 08 |
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Millions Watch Olympic-Themed Movies » People's Daily More than 800 residents from 24 villages in Huairou in suburban Beijing gathered at a plaza to watch two Olympic-themed films on Saturday. At the same time, nearly 10 million moviegoers nationwide watched the same two films, includi ... |