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Transnational Circulation and Cultural Legacy of Sinophone Cinema in the Digital Era

Author(s)

Xiaochen Yang

Affiliation(s)

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

This paper examines the transnational circulation and cultural legacy of sinophone cinema in the context of contemporary digital media. Based on recent research in transnational film studies, platform studies, and cultural memory theory, this paper argues that sinophone cinema has an unusual place in the digital age; while streaming platforms and diaspora networks have increased its international dissemination, concurrent forces of mainstream integration, co-production pressures, and post-2019 political restrictions have fundamentally changed its identity and cultural meaning. By analysing distribution circuits, platform politics and community-screening practices, this study reveals how this cinematic heritage is continually constructed through diasporic viewing communities and alternative exhibition networks. Therefore, it is held that digital platforms not only serve as unbiased transmitters but actually create which aspects of sinophone cinema’s cultural legacy are preserved overseas and appreciated globally.

Keywords

Snophone Cinema; Transnational Cinema; Digital Distribution; Teaming Platforms; Cultural Legacy; Diaspora

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