The tenth French Chinese Film Festival opens in Paris
Xinhua News Agency, Paris, May 14 (Reporter Zhang Baihui and Sun Xinjing) – Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France, the tenth French Chinese Film Festival commenced in Paris on the thirteenth of May. Ten excellent home movies might be showcased in 10 cities throughout France throughout regional excursions.
Among the movies to be screened in the course of the pageant are “Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun”, “Hot and Spicy”, “Flying Life 2”, “Hot”, “Chang’an 30,000 Miles”, “Love Myth”, “Life Events”, “The Wandering Earth 2”, “Miracle”, “Stupid Kid”, and “Kangxi and Louis XIV”. The opening movie, “Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun”, premiered on the night of the thirteenth, whereas the Sino-French documentary movie “Kangxi and Louis XIV” was specifically screened on the twelfth.
During his opening speech, Mao Yu, govt deputy director of the National Film Administration of China, expressed his willingness to additional improve movie exchanges and cooperation between China and France on the event of their anniversary. Liu Hongge, director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris, emphasised the significance of movie in cultural exchanges between the 2 international locations.
Julien Ezzano, bilateral relations advisor of the French National Center for Film and Animation, highlighted the rising curiosity of French audiences in Chinese movies, expressing hope that the movie pageant will assist discover extra Chinese cinematic works. Adawan Safai, president of EMI Film Group, echoed this sentiment, calling for elevated collaboration and co-production between China and France.
The French Chinese Film Festival, co-sponsored by the National Film Administration of China and the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris, is organized in partnership with CCTV-6 Film Channel, China Film Archive, French National Film and Animation Center, French Film Alliance, and French EMI Film Group. With 97 Chinese movies screened throughout France in earlier editions, the pageant goals to additional enrich cultural range and promote dialogue between civilizations via the artwork of cinema.