Chinese animated family movie to be released in UK, Ireland

STORY: Chinese animated family movie to be released in UK, Ireland DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of merchandise before the press screening of the film "Guardian Code" in London 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMA EVANS, Brand licensing manager of Media Pioneers 3. various of electronic posters prior to the press screening of the film "Guardian Code" in London 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIANG XIAOBEI, Managing Director of Media Pioneers STORYLINE: A Chinese animated family movie will be on screens in over 300 cinemas across the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland on May 26. The English-dubbed movie "Guardian Code" is an installment of "Bonnie Bears," which is an animated movie series widely recognized by children in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMA EVANS, Brand licensing manager of Media Pioneers "I think it's fun. It's action-packed. It's really pacy and it's just got a really good storyline to it. And I think the best thing about the movie is t

1st China Film Festival held in Croatia

STORY: 1st China Film Festival held in Croatia DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of officials arriving at the China Film Festival in Zagreb, Croatia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRESIMIR JURAK, Director, Confucius Institute at University of Zagreb 3. various of the China Film Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHANG XIAOBEI, President, European Times Cultural Media Group 5. shot film posters on display 6. shot of the audience 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): QI QIANJIN, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia STORYLINE: The first China Film Festival opened in the Croatian capital Zagreb on Wednesday evening, bringing some of the most popular Chinese modern film productions to Croatian filmgoers for the first time. The event is co-organized by the European Times Culture Media Group and the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRESIMIR JURAK, Director, Confucius Institute at University of Zagreb "The Confucius Institute at the Un

Students in China's Liaoning enjoy summer vacation under "double reduction" policy

STORY: Students in China's Liaoning enjoy summer vacation under "double reduction" policy DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students doing extracurricular activities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI XIAOBEI, Student, Second primary school of Hunnan District, Shenyang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN YAOBIN, Student, Ninth primary school of Hunnan District, Shenyang 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAO CHUNYAN, Parent 5. various of students doing extracurricular activities STORYLINE: Primary school students in northeast China's Liaoning Province are enjoying a colorful summer vacation thanks to the "double reduction" policy which was launched last year to alleviate academic stress for school students. In the province's capital city of Shenyang, 71 primary schools are providing daycare services during the summer vacation as a move to support the policy. Various guided extracurricular activities are attracting more and more students, including bak