At its best, television serves as a mirror for its audience. This year, the Mipcom conference trained its annual country-of-focus spotlight on original TV content produced in China. That proved to …
That proved to be a timely choice as the conference came on the heels of last week’s headline-making clashes between Chinese and Western cultural values in the world of sports and entertainment. The NBA has endured a controversy that ignited after an official with the Houston Rockets tweeted his support of Hong Kong protesters as the league was in the midst of a pre-season showcase tour of. “South Park” had its foul-mouthed animated characters bash both China and the U.S.
Against this backdrop, Monday’s presentation of a slate of more than a dozen contemporary TV series and specials produced by Chinese media companies offered an intriguing glimpse of pop culture on the mainland, as sanctioned for broadcast by the ruling forces in the world’s most populous country. Theevent was organized by China’s State Council Information Office and its National Radio and Television Administration.
The production values on display were strong and the genres familiar. One scripted drama centers on a drifter in Beijing who finds the meaning of life after meeting a young woman. A romantic comedy turns on two real-estate agents who accidentally rent the same apartment. An action-drama revolves around two very different rival ping pong players.
All of these series are being shopped by sellers in Mipcom’s China pavilion to buyers outside of the Middle Kingdom. He Ping, who is affiliated with the “Chanting of Pu-er Tea” documentary, toldthrough a translator that she believes such documentaries are important to educating the rest of the world about her homeland.
“It’s very important to present Chinese cultural traditions in small towns,” said He, who is director of the international exchange and cooperation department of the Hunan Radio and Television Administration. Having a presence at a global TV market like Mipcom is part of an effort to “build a network” for Chinese programming, she said.
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