Today, the "Several Policies for Promoting High Quality Development of the Film and Television Industry in Qingdao" was officially launched and released.
As the "City of Film", Qingdao has experienced rapid development in the film industry in recent years. The Oriental Film City has become an important base and preferred scene for the industrialization of domestic films. A large number of Qingdao's photographic productions, such as "The Wandering Earth," "The Patrol Inspection Team," and "Send You a Little Red Flower," have made Qingdao a hot spot in the film and television industry. How to build a full industry chain film and television industry ecosystem of "Qingdao filming" and "Qingdao production", how to continuously enhance the influence of the "film capital", and how to provide strong support for large-scale production and small and medium cost production, all of these issues cannot be separated from an industry policy with a broad pattern, professional thinking, and guarantee advantages. With the release of the "Several Policies for Promoting High Quality Development of the Film and Television Industry in Qingdao", the film and television industry in Qingdao is about to usher in new development opportunities, exploring new paths for organic interaction and coordinated development between the city and the film and television industry.
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More precise and professional
The newly released "Several Policies for Promoting High Quality Development of the Film and Television Industry in Qingdao" points out that Qingdao should form a "1+N" layout of film and television bases (parks) on the basis of the existing film and television industry, with Lingshan Bay Film and Television Cultural Industry Zone as the leader, driving a number of distinctive film and television industry parks, continuously launching film and television masterpieces, and giving birth to a number of well-known film and television enterprises. With the significant increase in the influence of the "City of Film", Qingdao should focus on promoting the deep penetration of film and television elements in urban image, industrial layout, cultural branding, and citizen life, creating a city of film and television shooting, an international living room for film and television culture, and a destination for film and television tourism in northern China, gradually forming a highland for film and television talent gathering.
In order to achieve this series of goals, the "Several Policies for Promoting High Quality Development of the Film and Television Industry in Qingdao" have formulated professional and precise support policies. Measures proposed: "For accommodation and related filming expenses that exceed 1 million yuan during filming in Qingdao, a subsidy of 20% -40% will be given based on legal and valid evidence, with a maximum of 5 million yuan per crew." Industry insiders pointed out that this policy provides precise support for large crew members in response to the general increase in room prices during the peak tourism season in Qingdao, "focusing the original subsidies for food, accommodation, transportation, and services on accommodation subsidies, fully considering the seasonal fluctuations in accommodation costs in Qingdao, and effectively attracting large production teams to enter Qingdao." At the same time, the new policy also supports filming locations, Standardize the management of filming locations for film and television, implement a system of declaration and inventory management, and provide a reward of 100000 yuan to filming locations that receive more than 5 film crews annually or have accumulated more than 30 filming days. Qingdao has numerous film and television filming bases such as Zangma Mountain, Jiaozhou Film Park, and Laixi Qingshan Lake, as well as popular check-in spots scattered in various districts. Under the guidance of the new policy, film and television works filmed in Qingdao will fully showcase the natural scenery and cultural characteristics of the filming locations, and Qingdao's film and television services will also be upgraded strongly, becoming a representative of the "crew friendly city" in China.
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Combining characteristics and working together to support
With the development of the film and television industry, in recent years, domestic cities have introduced supportive policies, including many similar measures. The "Several Policies for Promoting High Quality Development of the Film and Television Industry in Qingdao" not only draws on excellent policies from other cities, but also boldly innovates in combination with Qingdao's actual situation. The policy rewards excellent online audiovisual programs produced by Qingdao. For online movies and dramas broadcasted on key video network platforms in China, the main producers can be rewarded with a maximum of 2 million yuan based on their sharing with the platform, purchase and broadcast transaction volume, playback volume, or popularity value. For online animated films, documentaries, and short dramas broadcasted on key video network platforms in China, the main producers can be rewarded with a maximum of 500000 yuan based on their sharing with the platform, purchase and broadcast transaction volume, and other indicators. This policy captures the current hot topics in online film and television, and the support for "online short dramas" fully reflects Qingdao's advantages on short video new media platforms. The sentence is:. Analysts point out that there are leading short video content companies in Qingdao, represented by Gu Mai Jiahe. The support of "online micro dramas" has a precise attraction effect on attracting screenwriters and performers. In the current trend of streaming media in the film and television industry, support policies will play a catalytic role in upgrading the content and volume of short video teams.
Box office is a hard indicator for film and television works. How to fully reward works that have grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office, while also providing support for small and medium cost works? The "Several Policies for Promoting the High Quality Development of the Film and Television Industry in Qingdao" states that "excellent film projects produced in Qingdao will be rewarded. For films that have won major awards or nominations at international A-level film festivals and Oscars, the main producers will be rewarded with no more than 6 million yuan; for films with a box office of more than 5 million yuan, the first producer will be rewarded with a maximum of 5 million yuan based on 3% of the box office." Industry insiders have calculated based on the reward policies of Shandong Province, Qingdao City, and the West Coast that a large-scale production with a box office exceeding 100 million yuan will receive provincial, municipal, and district rewards of up to 10 million yuan, which will greatly encourage film and television works to be approved and produced in Qingdao. On the other hand, for small and medium cost productions, the reward obtained after crossing the 5 million box office threshold can also activate the funding for the next work. The new policy has a stable regulatory effect on the continuous innovation and efficient operation of Qingdao's film and television industry. The introduction of the new policy is bound to enhance the level of content creation and production, industrial production capacity, and industrial development services in Qingdao's film and television industry, forming an upward force for the film and television industry in Qingdao.