China's film industry continued to stake its claim as the world's fastest growing film market in 2009, with total film revenues growing 26.47% year-on-year to US$1.56 billion. Cinema construction and growing audience numbers spurred the national box office ahead by 42.96% to top US$909.22 million. Against this back-drop of spectacular growth, China has continued to stress the propaganda function of the film industry while the WTO upheld a US complaint against the restrictions on imported films. Can the industry as a whole continue its spectacular ascent or will conflicting forces hold it back?
To help you understand this complex market, China's Film Industry in 2009-2010 examines the year that was and looks ahead to the issues that will shape the years to come.
