The National Film Work Conference will be held in Ningbo, Zhejiang in 2026.

The National Film Work Conference in 2026 was held in Ningbo, Zhejiang province from April 15th to 16th. The conference pointed out that the film industry has been steadfast in its beliefs and practices, eager to learn and excel, carrying on traditions and making progress, and has achieved a series of new accomplishments and advancements, achieving a good start. The quality of Chinese film creation has steadily improved, the industrial structure continues to optimize, and the market resilience has been constantly enhanced, expanding the good development trend. The conference emphasized that film is the art of the people, and we must deepen our understanding from a strategic and overall perspective by thoroughly studying and practicing Xi Jinping's cultural ideology. We must firmly grasp the development opportunities in expanding and improving service capabilities, focusing on personalized, diversified, and high-quality mass demands, continuously strengthening our ability to provide "good service" and continuously offering products of "good service", so that the high-quality development of film can reflect the people's beautiful life, ensuring a good start and progress in the film work in the "15th Five-Year Plan". It was emphasized at the conference that we must adhere to our original creative intentions, create high-quality works, and vigorously improve the supply capacity of high-quality films. We must deepen reform and improvements in the market system, fully stimulate the creative and innovative vitality of the film industry, strengthen technology empowerment, cultivate new business formats, accelerate the development of new film production capabilities, enhance communication and cooperation, improve communication efficiency, actively build a dual market driving pattern of both domestic and foreign markets, adhere to the leadership of the party, strengthen team building, and provide strong guarantees for the high-quality development of films. During the conference, leaders from the propaganda departments of the provinces of Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Jiangsu, as well as representatives from China Film Group, the Film Research Institute, iQiyi, Damai Entertainment, Starlight Media, Ruyi Films, and Huayi Brothers made exchange speeches.