2026-10-20

China Media Group's short-drama conference: which script calls are open, and who owns shortlisted work

China Media Group (CMG), the national broadcaster, held its first national conference on short and medium-length dramas in Shanghai's Pudong on October 18, launching a co-creation initiative, presenting more than 20 titles, and announcing an AI-assisted script assessment partnership and a training camp. For individual writers, the only call with published rules is the global "I Am the Miracle" script and outline call, open since March and running to December; its notice says copyright in shortlisted works passes to the organisers. We found no published terms yet for the Anhui tourism script call or the training camp announced at the event.