The Qingdao Film and Television Base becomes a backbone force for China's film industrialization. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

As the Spring Festival holiday is approaching, China's movie box office is buzzing with excitement and anticipation.

Among the major six films set to release, two of them, Creation of the Gods II and Operation Leviathan, were produced at the Qingdao Film and Television Base in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. This base serves as a cornerstone of China's film industrialization and has been instrumental in the success of recent Chinese blockbusters, such as The Wandering Earth, Crazy Alien, and YOLO, showcasing the formidable Qingdao power.

Within the base, the China Movie Metropolis stands as China's first heavy industrial film base, constructed to international standards right from the start. Spanning 1.7 million square meters, this film and television industry park features 40 studios of international standard and 32 set workshops, positioning itself as a premium destination for Chinese cinema.

Today, the China Movie Metropolis has attracted a cluster of top talents and companies specializing in costume design, makeup, and cinematography. With over 100 real-life studio sets and scenes, the base offers a diverse array of settings such as hospitals, schools, historical residences, offices, and rural areas, catering to the filming needs of various films and TV dramas genres.

In April 2024, the Northern Micro-dramas City started operations in the Qingdao West Coast New Area. Since then, it has hosted the shooting of 106 projects, including 11 high-quality short films and 14 internationally distributed shorts.

"Last year, we welcomed 130 film and television companies, bringing the total to over 1,000, covering the entire film and television industry chain," said Hu Ruiyan, deputy director of the Qingdao West Coast New Area Film and Television Industry Development Center.

In recent years, Qingdao has placed great emphasis on the development of its film and television industry, leveraging its unique location and resources to foster a thriving environment for creative talent and production companies.