ASEAN-China Film Exchange and Cooperation Forum Successfully Held in Kuala Lumpur

On 3 December 2017, ASEAN-China Film Exchange and Cooperation Forum was successfully held in Kuala Lumpur. Under the theme of “New Chance, New Cooperation, and New Target”, the forum is an important part of ASEAN-China Film Festival 2017. H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), Mr. Zhang Jiexin, Director of Culture Division of Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato Seri Lim Gait Tong, Chairman of Farlim Group (Malaysia) BHD, Ms. Tai Hsiao Hua, Life Honorable President of Malaysian China Cultural Society, Mr. Ruan Yonggang, President of ASEAN Finance Agency, Ms. Luo Xing, Dean of College of Film, Television & Media of Guangxi Arts University, Mr. Lin Hongmei, General Manager of Xiamen Cultural Media Group, Mr. Sun Jianhua, Deputy Director of Education, Culture and Tourism Division of ACC, Mr. Zhang Xuehai, Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations Division of ACC, and government officials, representatives of film directors, actors and actresses, totaling over 100 people, attended the event.

Tan Sri Dato Seri Lim Gait Tong and Life Honorable President Tai Hsiao Hua congratulated on the success of the forum, and stated that film is an important media for exchanges and learning among cultures, and has strong market influence and appeals. ASEAN film industry enjoys rapid development in recent years with ever-larger output value. Malaysia and other ASEAN countries have become popular destinations for film shooting. With cultural amity, ASEAN and China are expected to make full use of the special function of film to continuously enhance exchanges and cooperation, and consolidate foundations of ASEAN-China friendship.

Dean Luo Xing briefed on Guangxi Arts University’s efforts and achievements in promoting ASEAN-China arts education and cooperation. She stated that the university has unique advantages in cultivating talents in film, television and media, and would continue to make new contributions to ASEAN-China film cooperation. General Manager Lin Hongmei mentioned that Xiamen actively supports its film and television industry development, and is striving to build a national service and trading centre for modern film and television development. Xiamen warmly welcomes ASEAN film and television enterprises to invest and conduct cooperation in Xiamen so as to achieve win-win results.

Representatives of ten ASEAN countries briefed on their countries’ film development and international cooperation respectively, and shared views on ASEAN-China film exchanges and cooperation. They believed that ASEAN-China Film Festival 2017 initiated a regional film cooperation platform which is not only a grand meeting for film workers of both side, but also an important opportunity to enhance mutual understanding and explore cooperation potentials. ASEAN film makers should strengthen cooperation among themselves and with Chinese counterparts as well, and make full use of the market and capital potential to produce more and better films, and achieve bigger economic and social benefits.