International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2022, 4(7); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2022.040711.
Weixin Nie
Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, Beijing 100000, China
The global film-related industry and entertainment industry have been hit hard by the epidemic. Related industries have been affected, such as film festivals and theaters. Employees suffer from unemployment, infection and work disruption. These stress will experience a long recovery period. New space for the industry is emerging. The government issued relevant measures and instructions to accelerate the recovery of the film and television industry, and enterprises joined the aid army. Government issued guidelines on resuming work in the film industry and sent money to prop up the market. Enterprises have taken active actions to help the recovery of the industry. The epidemic is expected to expand the potential online market for the film industry and have a positive impact on the future development of film and television.
COVID-19, film industry, pandemic, change, transformation
Weixin Nie. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Film Industry in China. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 7: 58-66. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2022.040711.
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