The Beijing Film and TV Policy Interpretation Conference was held on Wednesday at the 8th Beijing International Film Festival. Authorities from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio and Television announced that the Beijing government will vigorously support the development of the film and Television Industry in all aspects.

At the Beijing Film and TV Policy Interpretation Conference held at the Eighth Beijing International Film Festival, Hu Dong, deputy director of the Bureau of Press, publication, radio, Film and Television in Beijing, said that in the next two to three years, Beijing will speed up the construction of cinemas especially in urban areas. By the end of 2020, the number of screens in the city reached about 2,200, and the number of cinemas reached 300, with an average of 70,000 people in a cinema.

As the cultural center of China, Beijing has the largest film industry in the country. The city has 209 cinemas, and film companies in Beijing have produced 350 domestic films in 2017 - above all else in China, and it will definitely continue to be the role model for the whole country. 

The deputy director also said Beijing will carry out new policies to further promote its film industry, including stronger financial support and encouraging film companies to build more cinemas in the city, especially in urban villages.

"In the next two to three years, more cinemas will be built not only in Beijing's urban areas but also in villages. We encourage film companies to turn old factories, warehouses, and old malls into multiplex theaters, to let more citizens enjoy watching movies on their doorstep," Hu added at the press conference.

Over the past two years, Beijing has given 260 million yuan (41 million US dollars) to film producers to produce more high-quality domestic productions. Hu said the local banks in Beijing will also offer more loans to film companies. In recent years, more high-quality films have been produced. Wolf Warrior 2, Operation Mekong and Operation Red Sea are some of the highest grossing films among the list. 

Meanwhile, Hu also said the government hopes film makers will introduce more domestic movies to the world as well as bringing more foreign productions to Beijing.