Officials and filmmakers promote the film lineup for the Qingming Festival and the Labor Day holiday at a promotional event held in Beijing, April 2, 2025. [Photo courtesy of China Movie Channel]

The China Film Administration joined forces with filmmakers to hold a press conference on April 2 at the China National Film Museum in Beijing to promote the film lineup for the Qingming Festival and the Labor Day holiday.

The event showcased films slated for release during the Qingming Festival (April 4-6) and the Labor Day holiday (May 1-5).

Among 15 films for the Qingming holiday, highlights include Sha Mo's "Mumu," a drama about the deaf community starring pop icon Lay Zhang, and "We Girls," a gritty drama by renowned director Feng Xiaogang depicting the harsh realities faced by female ex-prisoners as they confront societal challenges and criminal exploitation.

International offerings include Jared Hess' live-action video game adaptation "A Minecraft Movie" and Kazuya Tsurumaki's anime film "Mobile Suit Gundam G-QuuuuuuX: Beginning."

The Hollywood movie "Minecraft" is presented at a promotional event in Beijing, April 2, 2025. [Photo courtesy of China Movie Channel]

The Labor Day film season will see eight new releases, including Andrew Lau's "The Dumpling Queen," a biopic starring Ma Li about Wan Chai Pier dumpling brand founder Zang Jianhe, and Zhang Qi's crime film "Trapped," which has been shortlisted for this year's Tiantan Award at the Beijing International Film Festival later this month. 

Herman Yau's star-studded financial crime thriller "A Gilded Game" and Wang Mu's family drama "The One," a Chinese adaptation of the French film "The Bélier Family" (2014), are also highly anticipated. "Octonauts: The Crisis of the Tsunami" will lead the children's entertainment slate, continuing the popular animated series.

Andrew Lau introduces "The Dumpling Queen" on stage at a promotional event held in Beijing, April 2, 2025. [Photo courtesy of China Movie Channel]

Filmmakers and distributors of several films also took the stage at the event to introduce their projects and highlight each film's unique appeal.

Additional films releasing in April during the gap between the two holidays were also promoted, including James Hawes' spy thriller "The Amateur" and Robert Zemeckis' "Here" — a multigenerational family drama reuniting the "Forrest Gump" creative team.