The surrender of Japan in World War II caused the Manchukuo Film Association to disband in 1946.

After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Communist Party Conference in December 1978, the notions of class struggle and continuous revolution were abandoned.

Deng Xiaoping allowed the development of more creative ideas under the slogan "emancipation of the mind".

Also in 2003, an announcement was made with an initial investment of about US $120 million to begin the first phase of the construction of the "Changchun Film Theme Park" (长春影城主题公园) under the Ideattack company.

[6] The movie world section of the park was opened to tourists on a trial basis in September and October 2005 at a price of 128 yuan (US $15) per entry.