(Bonus) Exploring new trends in China's film industry with independent producer Annie Song (produced by Inside the China Room)

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Annie Song discusses new trends in China's film industry on Inside the China Room.

Send us Fan Mail Episode gracefully passed over by Jiang Jiang (JJ) from the Inside the China Room podcast show in order to have a second window of distribution ;) Enjoy ! To go further - Middle Earth episode #72 Film Distribution: How to Succeed at China’s Box Office - Middle Earth episode #44 Does China still make indie films? Original message This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes Annie Song (宋晓佳), a young Chinese film producer and art director of 林象文化 Jun...

People in this episode

Host: Jiang Jiang (JJ)

Guest: Annie Song

Topics covered

• China's film industry
• independent producers
• film distribution
• cultural trends
• indie films

Keywords

• China
• film industry
• independent producer
• Annie Song
• Jiang Jiang
• cultural trends
• film distribution
• indie films

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inside the China Room, Middle Earth

Books & works: Film Distribution: How to Succeed at China’s Box Office, Does China still make indie films?

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