UK & China Seek Co-Pro Opportunities; BBC Studios Sets ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ iQiyi Streaming Launch For China — Filmart

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At the UK-China Screen Forum held with Hong Kong’s Filmart, BBC Studios unveiled that Walking with Dinosaurs will premiere exclusively on iQiyi for mainland China audiences in 2025, and a Chinese-dubbed version of nature series Asia will also launch on Phoenix Chinese Channel.

The forum, now in its fourth edition, featured a delegation from the UK’s Department of Business and Trade (DBT), British Film Institute (BFI), BBC Studios, Film Export UK as well as from China’s Pheonix TV and Bilibili.

Organizers said that another UK-China Screen Forum will run during the BFI London Film Festival in October. Singapore-based Phil Hardman, executive VP and general manager of Asia at BBC Studios, highlighted how the upcoming six-part Walking with Dinosaurs series relaunches a beloved IP from 1999 from the BBC’s Science Unit.

Hardman also said that the BBC’s Planet Earth series, Bluey and Inside No. 9 works have all done well in China, with the company also co-producing Supertato with Tencent Video.