#105 How female-centered content is making a killing

#105 How female-centered content is making a killing

Author: The World of Chinese January 8, 2025 Duration: 52:47
Send us Fan Mail When the Middle Earth Podcast started years ago, it was hard to find any feminist mainstream cultural products. But recently, movies like HER STORY (好东西) and LIKE A ROLLING STONE (出走的决心), along with female stand-up comedians and influencers, have been making their way into the mainstream. How did these success stories come to be? Featuring - Xiaotong Jiang: Kudos Comedy - Founder - Jiaxi Wang: Scriptwriter & Director - Hayley Zhao: TWOC - Journalist & Editor To go fu...

Hosted by Aladin Farré and presented by The World of Chinese magazine, Middle Earth-China’s cultural industry podcast goes beyond the headlines to explore the vibrant, complex engine of creativity in the world's second-largest cultural market. This isn't a surface-level tour; it's a series of conversations with the people actually making things-the writers, directors, producers, and strategists shaping television, film, art, and broader society. Each episode delves into the realities of production, the nuances of storytelling for a massive audience, and the unique challenges and opportunities that define the contemporary Chinese cultural landscape. Listeners get a front-row seat to discussions about how projects come to life, what trends are emerging, and what it means to create content within this dynamic ecosystem. For anyone curious about the forces driving modern Chinese cinema, television, and arts, this podcast offers an essential, ground-level perspective. Tune in for thoughtful, insider dialogues that illuminate the fascinating intersection of commerce, art, and culture in China today.
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#62 Jubensha : Murder Mystery with Chinese characteristics [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:51
Send us Fan Mail A mix between the boardgame Cluedo and LARP (live action role-playing), jubensha is the latest craze for over 10 million game enthusiasts in China. Played mostly by young white-collar workers, the indust…
#60 The Golden Age of China's Museums? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:05
Send us Fan Mail China had just 25 museums in 1949, and around 350 at the start of the reform era in 1979. Since 2000, though, over 4,000 new museums have been built in the country on a wide range of subjects, such as th…
#59 China micro-series’s boom [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:15
Send us Fan Mail Short-video app Quibi failed in just six months after launching in the US, so it’s too bad the company didn’t come to China, where hundreds of millions of people watch short drama series that bring you n…
#58 Porn in China : Consumption & Production (Dark Series - Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:19
Send us Fan Mail Pornography has been banned in China since 1949. Yet 80 percent of young men (18 – 29 years old) and 50 percent of young women, or 30 percent of the whole Chinese population, admit to consuming porn as o…
#57 How is “Chinese traditional culture” now consumed in China? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:19
Send us Fan Mail China may have 5,000 years of history, but now it has to compete for clicks and eyeballs with short videos on Douyin. From martial arts to Confucian classics to architecture, find out how businesses focu…
#56 FIRST: Behind the Scenes at China’s Sundance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:55
Send us Fan Mail Though streaming is on the rise, film festivals are still an important channel for creators to showcase their work. If you’re an indie filmmaker in China, the Xining FIRST Youth Film Exhibition has becom…