China News Service Kunming, December 23 (Reporter Hu Yuanhang) On the 23rd, at the 5th Lancang-Mekong International Film Week being held in Kunming, people from the film circles of the six Lancang-Mekong countries explored the cooperation and future development of the film industry between the basins through cooperation forums and roundtable forumsIt also signed a number of cooperation agreements, such as the cooperation framework agreement for the China-Laos co-production film "18 Degrees North Latitude" and the framework agreement for the co-production of the Lancang-Mekong co-production film "Oriental River".
On December 23, the Lancang-Mekong Basin Film Exchange and Cooperation Forum and International Cooperation Signing was held during the 5th Lancang-Mekong International Film Week. The picture shows the signing site. Photo courtesy of the organizer.
With the joint efforts of filmmakers from the six Lancang-Mekong countries, the Lancang-Mekong International Film Festival has been successfully held for four times, forming a distinctive feature of regional, international and national style, and exerting a positive impact on the industry. This year's film week will be held on the evening of the 22nd with the screening of the Chinese film "I am a high mountain", and will also screen 19 films such as the Thai film "Paper Planes", the Myanmar film "Flowers on the Clouds", the Lao film "The Long Road", and the Cambodian film "Wish Lollipop", and a series of activities such as the Lancang-Mekong Basin Film Exchange and Cooperation Forum and International Cooperation Signing (hereinafter referred to as the "Cooperation Forum"), the Lancang-Mekong Star Gathering, and the Kunming Tour of Well-known Filmmakers.
At the cooperation forum held on the same day, the guests exchanged views on film industry cooperation between the Lancang-Mekong Basin and South and Southeast Asian countries. Yan Shaofei, deputy secretary of the party group and secretary general of the China Film Association, said in his speech that the Lancang-Mekong International Film Festival closely relies on Yunnan's advantages of international geography and people's customs, unites film institutions and film talents across the country, and actively creates a film aggregation platform for international exchanges and cooperation, and becomes a beautiful home for the integration, innovation and development of film culture in South and Southeast Asian countries.
Cambodia's Deputy Minister of Culture and Arts, Sri None, introduced the development of the country's film industry. He pointed out that with the improvement of the situation, Cambodia's film production in 2023 is close to the pre-pandemic level. However, it still faces problems such as small market scale and fierce external competition. It is hoped that this film week will further promote the exchange of filmmakers from all over the world and create new investment opportunities.
Khampao Wannaphon, director of the Film Bureau of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos, said that Laos attaches great importance to the film industry and has introduced a series of support policies, including co-production and distribution with China and other countries in the Lancang-Mekong Basin.
Ye Linmin, Director of the Film Development Division of the Information and Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Information of Myanmar, said that film plays a vital role in the development of Myanmar's cultural landscape. In 2013, Myanmar cooperated with China Yunnan Radio and Television Station to produce the TV series "** Legend", reflecting the sincere cooperation between the two sides. I hope that everyone will work together, strengthen cooperation and achieve all-round development.
According to Chayos Charoenkithar, head of film and audiovisual content review at the Film Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Thailand has a vibrant film industry, with more than 70 films produced every year. Thailand warmly welcomes international filmmakers to come to Thailand for filming. (ENDS).
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