Most cinemas reopen doors in the city
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To date, 215 out of the 385 cinemas in Shanghai have reopened their doors after six months of shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Local governments contributed more than 32 million yuan to help cinemas and the film industry recover.
Until October 31, movie fans can buy discounted tickets on the mobile apps Taopiaopiao and Maoyan Movie. Each ticket is discounted 10 yuan (US$1.41), and every user can buy up to four discounted tickets on either app every month.
In the coming weeks, more than 20 critically acclaimed movies, including 鈥淭he Wandering Earth,鈥 鈥淣e Zha鈥 and 鈥淲hite Snake,鈥 will be screened.
New releases include the dramas 鈥淎 First Farewell鈥 and 鈥淐haogtu with Sarula,鈥 the touching romance 鈥淭he Enigma of Arrival鈥 and documentary 鈥淏right Torch.鈥
Romances 鈥淟ove After Love鈥 and 鈥淲ild Grass,鈥 and animated films 鈥淔ly to the Moon鈥 and 鈥淭he Old Man and Two Mountains鈥 will be released in the future.
Foreign mega-productions such as Christopher Nolan鈥檚 鈥淚nterstellar鈥 and 鈥淪onic the Hedgehog鈥 premiered last week.
On August 14, the 3D version of 鈥淗arry Potter and the Sorcerer鈥檚 Stone鈥 鈥 the first installment in the Harry Potter film series 鈥 will hit movie theaters. Featuring compelling images and stunts, 鈥淭he Sorcerer鈥檚 Stone鈥 depicts a magical world of wizards and demons. China will be the first country to screen the 3D version.
This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter book series鈥 release in China.
Film insiders are optimistic about the industry鈥檚 recovery.
Fu Ruoqing, vice president and CEO of China Film, said it gives the rapidly developing Chinese film industry time for reflection as well as script and cinematography improvements.
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