The 19th China-American Film Festival and China-American Television Festival kicked off in Los Angeles, the United States, on November 1. Nearly a thousand people from the Chinese and American film and television industries, government officials, and representatives from all walks of life attended the opening ceremony and ceremony held in San Gabriel. "Golden Angel Award" Award Ceremony.
There are more than 500 film and television works participating in this year’s China-American Film Festival and China-American Television Festival. Ten films including "Desperate", "She Disappeared" and "Thirty Thousand Miles from Chang'an" won the "Golden Angel Award" at this film festival. Ten TV series including "The Long River" and "The Wind Blowing Pinellia" won the "Golden Angel Award" at this TV festival. "Avatar: Waterfall" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" were rated as the most popular American films of the year among Chinese audiences.
Yang Guorui, deputy director of the State Administration of Radio and Television of China, said in a video speech that after 19 years, the China-US Film Festival and the China-US Television Festival have established an effective platform for audiovisual exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. China is willing to actively carry out co-production cooperation with its audiovisual counterparts in the United States to present more high-quality content to the people of both sides and international audiences; explore good cooperation models and jointly develop high-quality audiovisual services and products to achieve mutual benefit and win-win; promote experience exchange and talent training, and jointly Meet the opportunities and challenges brought by new technologies and new business formats.
Guo Shaochun, Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and said that film and television exchanges are an important part of Sino-US people-to-people and cultural exchanges. Film and television works help the people of the two countries better understand and respect each other's culture and traditions, and provide an important platform for enhancing friendship between the two sides. It is hoped that the film and television industries of the two countries will join hands to make greater contributions to enhancing cultural exchanges and people-to-people friendship between China and the United States.
Su Yantao, chairman of the China-American Film Festival and China-American Television Festival and chairman of the American Eagle Dragon Media Company, said that this year's China-American Film Festival and China-American Television Festival will promote exchanges and cooperation in the film and television cultural industry between China and the United States with an inclusive and open mind. Through film and television culture, we build a bridge of friendship for communication, understanding and mutual benefit.
U.S. Congresswoman Zhao Meixin spoke highly of the role of the China-US Film Festival and the China-US Television Festival in her video speech, saying that this event promotes cultural dialogue.
It is reported that during this China-American Film Festival and China-American Television Festival, relevant enterprises and institutions in China and the United States will hold forums and other activities, and representatives from the Chinese and American film and television industries will share experiences and discuss cooperation. The Los Angeles County government announced November as the Chinese-American Film Festival and TV Festival Month.