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The 5th Global China Dialogue (Call for participants)

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Following the successes of the Global China Dialogues I to IV, we are calling for participants in the 5th Global China Dialogue (GCD V): Governance for Global Justice.

Co-organised by the Global China Institute, the Lau China Institute, (King’s College London), the China Media Centre (University of Westminster), and the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (Renmin University of China), the event will take place on 7 December 2018, with additional options of Pre- and Post-Dialogue events.

Panels: 

  • Inclusion  
  • Environment
  • Rights
  • Conflicts    

Schedule: 

  • Pre-Dialogue event: Thursday 6 December, 14:00-17:00 Digital Interconnection and recette levitra Intelligent Manufacturing– Social Change and Cultural Transformation in Global Society Workshop, the University of Westminster
  • Friday 7 December, 08:30-17:00 The Dialogue, the British Academy [Friday 7 December, 18:00-20:00 Reception, the UK Parliament (invited speakers and participants who have paid the full registration fees)]
  • Post-Dialogue event: Saturday 8 December, 10:00-16:00, Academic Publishing and Knowledge Service Forum on China and China in Comparative Studies, King’s College London.

 

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Event: “Mother of Collaborations”

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“The Mother of Collaborations”, an event exploring successful collaborations between UK and Chinese development and production teams, was jointly organised by China Central Television and the China Media Centre and preiswerte levitra took place on 31 May at the University of Westminster’s Regent Street Campus. Hosted by Professor Hugo de Burgh, panel guests included Yu Lei, Executive Producer of ‘The Nation’s Greatest Treasures’ (CCTV); Richard Dale, Film Producer ‘Earth: One Amazing Day’ (BBC/SMG) and Anne Cornell, International Producer ‘The Batchelor’ (Warner Bros) and others.

 

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China Media Centre presents CCTV productions at the British Museum

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The University of Westminster’s China Media Centre hosts two conferences in partnership with China Central Television (CCTV) celebrating successful collaborations between UK and Chinese television teams.

The first, entitled ‘A Wealth of Treasures and Stories’ was held on Tuesday 29 May at the British Museum’s Stevenson Theatre. 150 professionals from the British media and arts world attended the event.

The seminar, hosted by writer, broadcaster and former UK Minister of Culture, Gyles Brandreth, celebrated the immense popular success of the reality show ‘The Nation’s Greatest Treasures’, a ten-part series that uses a complex variety-show format to look at treasures in nine Chinese museums. The show was developed on one of the University of Westminster’s China Media Centre’s ‘TV Innovation and Development’ courses. ‘The Nation’s Greatest Treasures’ has since been transmitted in China to enormous success, with 1.7bn hits online increasing museum attendances by 50 per cent.

On Thursday 31 May, Professor Hugo de Burgh also chaired a panel discussion, in Fyvie Hall at the Regent Street Campus, which looked closely at how to deliver successful collaborations between UK and Chinese production teams.

The panel guests included Yu Lei, Executive Producer of ‘The Nation’s Greatest Treasures’ (CCTV), Richard Dale, Film Producer ‘Earth: One Amazing Day’ (BBC/SMG), Anne Cornell, International Producer ‘The Bachelor’ (Warner Bros) and more.

The China Media Centre is the European specialist on the world’s largest media system, it organises professional exchanges and briefings at which visiting practitioners and viagra brand pills usa students attend three to twelve-week courses to develop television and media concepts.

Since 2011, the China Media Centre has become the model for professional development in the international screen media industry. Every year, participants return home to China with treatments that have been developed into successful programmes. The most famous are transmissions by CCTV including Mission AI, Amazing Legends and The Nation’s Greatest Treasures; and by Shanghai Media Group with King of Comedy, Top Dog and Junior Edison.

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China’s media event at RUSI

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Professors Hugo de Burgh and Daya Kishan Thussu from the China Media Centre and the Communication and Media Research Institute, (University of Westminster) will deliver a presentation on the domestic and international implications of the expansion of Chinese media and communications on the global media landscape at The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 10 April 2018. Both speakers will be on hand to sign copies of their latest books entitled China’s Media in the Emerging World Order (University of Buckingham Press: 2017) and China’s Media Go Global (Routledge: 2018) which will be on sale. Book your place here!

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CCTV broadcasts TV formats developed on CMC Innovation courses

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China Central Television’s participation in CMC Innovation courses has resulted in three major series going into production during 2017. All were developed by a CMC team including Course Leader David Morgenstern (formerly BBC Head of Development), leading UK Producers and script specialists.

  • Man against AI (机智过人)  has already been broadcast and established itself as a popular reality series. The show tests human brainpower against AI. In developing this idea, the CMC Innovation team developed a collaboration with staff at FST’s Robotics Lab.  The series format involves smart, AI-powered bots taking on human competitors in complex trials involving face and acquistare il viagra ordine voice recognition.
  • Incredible Legend (非常传奇) has already been aired. It is a reality programme featuring the journey of Chinese top celebrities as they learn the ancient arts of Chinese cultural heritage, including the Dragon Dance, face-changing in Sichuan opera, etc. 
  • National Treasure (国家宝藏) is in production and will be broadcast early 2018. NT is a studio entertainment show featuring nine national museums in China and their role in China’s cultural history.

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