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BEIJING, June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 2021 Shanghai International Film Festival • Shanghai Hi-Tech Films and

Television City Press Conference was held on Thursday in Songjiang District,

east China's Shanghai.

Since construction started in 2018, Shanghai Hi-Tech Films and Television City

has been guided by the strategy of the G60 high-tech corridor in the Yangtze

River Delta, continued to promote the sci-tech innovation as a window open to

the world with its business environment continuously optimized and the

influence steadily increased.

According to the construction plan of Shanghai, Songjiang New City is expected

to develop cultural and creative tourism, film and television media and other

characteristic functions, which brought opportunities and driving forces for

the development of Shanghai Hi-Tech Films and Television City.

From January to May, Songjiang newly introduced 565 film and television

enterprises with a year-on-year increase of 40.2 percent.

Up to now, nearly 7,000 films and television enterprises and studios have

gathered in Shanghai Hi-Tech Films and Television City, covering all aspects of

the industry chain such as film and television creation, shooting, training,

publicity and distribution, which basically realized the development of an

entire films and television industry chain.

At the press conference, a series of projects in the City with major industry

influence and technological foresights have been released with a total value of

20 billion yuan.

A report on the competitiveness index of China's film and television cities was

released by China Economic Information Service (CEIS). According to the report,

Shanghai Songjiang ranks the second in its competitiveness and Shanghai's

superior business environment, especially its leading international investment

attraction, financial capital convenience, and intellectual property protection

environment, has become a favorable advantage for Songjiang to attract

investment.

The report on the construction of Shanghai Hi-Tech Films and Television City

was also released at the press conference. It is believed that Shanghai should

coordinate its city resources, use film and television bases as a platform to

attract tourists with authentic and meaningful tourism content.

Experts suggest that the construction of Shanghai Hi-Tech Films and Television

City should give full play to the advantages of the annual Shanghai

International Film Festival, promote the organic integration of film and

television, performing arts, animation and games, and improve the diversified

financial service system.

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Source: Xinhua Silk Road

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cities and the report on the construction of Shanghai Hi-Tech Films and

Television City released by CEIS.