Middle Earth - China’s cultural industry podcast

By The World of Chinese

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.


Category: TV & Film

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast
    

Subscribers: 3
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 116

Description

Your source of insight into China's culture industry: Hear from people creating and producing content in the world's second biggest cultural market. Hosted by Aladin Farré, and presented by The World of Chinese magazine.

Episode Date
#109 How Chinese stories are going to the Cannes Festival
May 24, 2025
#108 - The Memorabilia Economy: Why Some Can’t Stop Dreaming of the 90s
Apr 08, 2025
#107 - Ne Zha 2's Secret Weapon(s) to Reach Global Top 5 Box-Office
Feb 28, 2025
#106 Why RedNote (小红书) ripped success out of the "TikTok refugees" (Live Podcast Rec. on RedNote)
Jan 22, 2025
#105 How female-centered content is making a killing
Jan 08, 2025
Gondor (and Aladin) Calls For Aid!
Dec 24, 2024
(Bonus) Exploring new trends in China's film industry with independent producer Annie Song (produced by Inside the China Room)
Dec 05, 2024
#104 Importing Foreign Content & Experiences
Oct 08, 2024
#103 Black Myth: Wukong - How to make 1 billion dollars with Chinese folklore?
Sep 08, 2024
#102 Remote Creatives
Aug 08, 2024
#101 When (True) Crime Pays
Jul 08, 2024
#100 (LIVE EVENT) A look back on the Middle Earth Podcast's 100 episodes and China's cultural industry
Jun 08, 2024
#99 How AI is disrupting China’s cultural industry
May 08, 2024
#98 How has China's pro-wrestling scene changed (with Following the yuan)
Apr 08, 2024
#97 China’s (high-end) fashion industry
Mar 08, 2024
#96 How Chinese micro-series are trying to reach international audiences
Feb 08, 2024
#95 Chinese Web Novels: The Hidden Golden Goose? (Publishing industry - part 2)
Jan 08, 2024
#94 Traditional Chinese Medicine – The Needling Truth
Dec 08, 2023
#93 Invisible Summit: One Blind Person's Journey to 8,848 Meters
Oct 08, 2023
#92 How writers, bookstore owners, and printers survive in China’s publishing industry (Publishing industry - part 1)
Sep 22, 2023
A new show!【票房指南09】《封神第一部》中国电影终于打造出自己的指环王了吗?
Sep 08, 2023
#91 How to Publish a Magazine for 100 Issues
Aug 22, 2023
#90 Women in China’s Cultural Industries
Aug 08, 2023
#89 Georges Berne: 4 decades of lighting design accross the world (Winland Art Podcast)
Jul 22, 2023
#88 Is Anyone Tipping China's Content Creators?
Jul 08, 2023
#87 How local government & foundations sponsor culture in China
Jun 08, 2023
#86 Surviving the cutthroat world of e-commerce in China, with Dr Lin Zhang author of "The Labor of Reinvention"
May 08, 2023
#85 How “patriotic influencers” gain millions of fans in China
Apr 22, 2023
#84 Are NFTs welcome in China? (Part 3 - Chinese art collectors)
Apr 08, 2023
#83 How is Chinese culture going on the global stage?
Mar 08, 2023
#82 Understanding China’s national park & scenic areas
Feb 08, 2023
#81 What’s next in China’s cultural industries : Top Stories from 2022 & Predictions for 2023 
Dec 31, 2022
#80 Contemporary art in Greater China : the biggest market in the world (Part 2 - Chinese art collectors )
Dec 08, 2022
#79 Exploring Wuxia (think "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon")
Nov 22, 2022
#78 Revving Up China’s New Biker Culture
Nov 08, 2022
#77 Big in China: Bringing Foreign Creators Onto Chinese Platforms
Oct 08, 2022
#76 Antiques: China first cultural industry (Part 1 - Chinese art collectors)
Sep 08, 2022
#75 Chinese Rap: From Underground to Mainstream
Aug 08, 2022
#74 Chinese TV Series : How to make them better?
Jul 09, 2022
#73 Chinese E-sports (Part 3 – China’s video game industry)
Jun 15, 2022
#72 Film Distribution: How to Succeed at China’s Box Office
May 29, 2022
#71 China’s Music Festivals
May 16, 2022
#70 China’s Indie Games (Part 2 – China’s video game industry)
Apr 30, 2022
#69 The Seducing Power of IPs
Apr 18, 2022
#68 Generations of Voices in Chinese Literature
Apr 08, 2022
#67 Creating Games for the West (Part 1 – China’s video game industry)
Mar 25, 2022
(Bonus episode) ASCENSION: Discussion with Director Jessica Kingdon
Mar 06, 2022
#66 The New Reality of Virtual Idols in a Meta World
Feb 16, 2022
#65 China’s winter sports market : How to get 300 million snow enthusiasts?
Jan 30, 2022
#64 Gambling in China : How Covid-19 helped the industry grow (Dark Series - Part 3)
Jan 21, 2022
#63 What’s next in China’s cultural industries : Top Stories from 2021 & Predictions for 2022
Jan 08, 2022
#62 Jubensha : Murder Mystery with Chinese characteristics
Dec 23, 2021
#61 Illegal Drugs in China : Consumption & Production (Dark Series - Part 2)
Dec 06, 2021
#60 The Golden Age of China's Museums?
Nov 22, 2021
#59 China micro-series’s boom
Oct 28, 2021
#58 Porn in China : Consumption & Production (Dark Series - Part 1)
Oct 21, 2021
#57 How is “Chinese traditional culture” now consumed in China?
Sep 13, 2021
#56 FIRST: Behind the Scenes at China’s Sundance
Aug 26, 2021
(Bonus episode) LEAP : Behind the scenes with director Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Aug 15, 2021
#55 Why is red tourism trending beyond the golden generation? (cross-over episode with The Chinese Tourism Podcast)
Jul 28, 2021
#54 What is the future of China’s animation industry?
Jul 08, 2021
#53 B-Movies to E-Movies: China's 100M online film industry
Jun 25, 2021
#52 Temple Dongjingyuan: How to bring a Ancient Temple Back to Life?
Jun 09, 2021
#51 Pop Mart : How to Make an Addictive Toy
May 21, 2021
Middle Earth joins “The World of Chinese” magazine’s network
May 18, 2021
#50 Xiaohongshu : Marrying content and e-commerce
Mar 17, 2021
#49 China's New Year box office bonanza
Feb 26, 2021
#48 China's burgeoning stand-up scene
Feb 03, 2021
#47 "Red creatives", a book on cultural policy in China
Jan 12, 2021
#46 China's TV format industry
Dec 30, 2020
#45 A legal perspective on intellectual property rights in China
Dec 01, 2020
#44 Does China still make indie films?
Nov 10, 2020
#43 Building Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s biggest music festival
Oct 27, 2020
#42 China's board game industry
Oct 13, 2020
#41 Light art in China
Sep 29, 2020
#40 The ‘Mulan’ debacle
Sep 22, 2020
#39 Star power in China
Aug 26, 2020
#38 Beijing’s influence on Hollywood productions
Aug 19, 2020
#37 Mahua FunAge: Building a comedy empire
Jul 30, 2020
#36 Transforming a Chinese movie studio
Jul 07, 2020
(Bonus Episode) Building an online content platform in China
Jun 25, 2020
#35 Film score composition in China
Jun 17, 2020
#34 China’s sports industry
Jun 03, 2020
#33 The Chinese entertainment companies of Wall Street
May 15, 2020
#32 Intellectual property protection in China’s entertainment industry
Apr 29, 2020
#31 The visual effects industry in China
Apr 22, 2020
#30 Connecting Chinese and European film producers
Mar 24, 2020
#29 Online KOL marketing in China
Mar 10, 2020
#28 The effects of the coronavirus on China’s entertainment industry
Feb 26, 2020
#27 Building Wanda Studios in Qingdao
Feb 11, 2020
#26 China’s soft power in Africa
Jan 21, 2020
#25 How to publish a book in China
Jan 07, 2020
#24 Dealing with the diaspora: Catering to Chinese clients abroad
Dec 20, 2019
#23 Running FIRST: The International Film Festival
Nov 26, 2019
#22 Screenwriting for Chinese audiences
Nov 05, 2019
#21 The Truth About Truth Telling: Documentaries in China
Oct 15, 2019
#20 Making a Metropolis: Contemporary Chinese Architecture and Urban Planning
Oct 01, 2019
#19 From Broadway to Beijing: Western Theater in the Middle Kingdom
Sep 17, 2019
#18 It Pays to Play: The Economy that Runs on Whimsy
Sep 03, 2019
#17 Artful Entrepreneurs: Running a Cultural Venue in Beijing
Aug 21, 2019
#16 Metacast: A Podcast Episode about Podcasts
Jul 31, 2019
#15 Center stage in China: Live Performances Today
Jul 16, 2019
#14 Art from the edges: LGBT and feminist contributions to contemporary Chinese art
Jul 08, 2019
#13 Crowded clubs and fancy festivals: The live music industry in China
Jun 18, 2019
#12 Dealing with cultural differences in the workplace
Jun 04, 2019
#11 China's culture going global
May 28, 2019
#10 Ten years of selling science programming in China
May 22, 2019
#09 China’s growing VR industry
May 07, 2019
#08 How to Make a Movie in 14 Days
Apr 23, 2019
#07 Modern-day Chinese fortune-telling
Apr 16, 2019
#06 Comparing Chinese and Western documentaries
Apr 04, 2019
#05 Video Games with Chinese Characteristics
Mar 19, 2019
#04 Movie co-production in China
Mar 12, 2019
#03 Case Study: China’s soft power with Anthony Kuhn
Mar 05, 2019
#02 How does China’s advertisement market work? (Part 2 of "China's internet and creation")
Feb 26, 2019
#01 How to be internet famous in China (Part 1 of "China's internet and creation")
Feb 15, 2019