On October 23, various activities of the Second World Film Industry Conference were held grandly in Laiwu, Macau, China. At the opening ceremony that morning, Wang Haige, president of the World Film Industry Association and founding chairman of the World Film Industry Conference, pointed out that as moviegoers have put forward new requirements for the film market, the development trend of the film industry in 2025 will tend to be driven by high-quality films. The film industry is facing its most serious challenge in history.
The second World Film Industry Conference is co-sponsored by the World Film Industry Association and the Aolaiwu Film Workers Association. It is fully sponsored by SAIC Volkswagen and fully supported by Aolai Yipin, including the Global Ministers and Ambassadors Forum, the Global Film Producers Forum, Red carpet show, the 3rd Aolaiwu International Television Festival Awards Ceremony, the 3rd Aolaiwu Five Continents Film Festival Awards Ceremony and other colorful activities.
When the conference looked forward to the development trend of the film industry in 2025, Wang Haige, chairman of the World Film Industry Conference, pointed out that the rise of streaming media platforms has changed the viewing habits of audiences, and people are more inclined to watch content at home. Streaming media platforms such as Netflix and Disney+ invest heavily in producing original movies and pursue high-quality standards, attracting large numbers of loyal audiences. This change has put forward higher requirements for the viewing quality of traditional theaters. Movie fans prefer high-quality movies. High-quality films can not only win word-of-mouth and audience favor, but also show huge economic potential. Chairman Wang Haige announced the launch of the 3rd World Film Industry Conference, and the birthday of World Film on December 28 every year will be designated as "World Film Day".
At the Global Ministers and Ambassadors Forum held that morning, ambassadors and diplomats from Mauritius, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and other countries worked together around the "Global South", the African Film Community, and promoted the joint construction of the global film market system and the improvement of Asia. Everyone expressed their opinions on topics such as film influence. Wang Chunwan, Ambassador of Mauritius, said that he was very honored to participate in this World Film Industry Conference and looked forward to communicating and learning with more outstanding filmmakers to jointly promote the development of the film industry in Asia and even the world.
At the subsequent Global Film Producers Forum, Wen Jun, a famous screenwriter, director and producer from Hong Kong, China, Jiao Xiongping, a famous film scholar and producer from Taiwan, China, Zhang Linshu, a famous producer from mainland China, and Lulu, a famous American producer ·Zhi Ze and Hu Xuehua, a famous Chinese director living in the United States, expressed their respective exciting views on topics such as the new changes in the status and role of producers in current films, and the important role of AI in film production. This producer forum brought together producers from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States. It was different from the last forum in Los Angeles, which was basically all American producers. Hollywood Oscar-winning producer Lulu Zezz has served as the producer of "The Revenant" and "Birdman". She believes that a new era of film has arrived, regardless of film technology, talent training, and film quality. There are unprecedented development trends in communication methods, and filmmakers must face up to this change and find new development paths; famous film scholar and producer Jiao Xiongping pointed out: Mobile phones and short videos are subverting the rules of film and television. In the face of today’s film environment, film People need to learn genres and commercial film models, learn American dramas and new TV series methods; former chairman and producer of the Hong Kong Film Awards, Wen Jun, called on young filmmakers to learn the excellent traditions of film art and not be blindly arrogant and focus on movies. The content and the connotation of the story; the famous director and producer Hu Xuehua said that in the face of the A L era, the basic grammar of movies is an important link that young filmmakers cannot ignore. The judgment of A L's answer to questions and how to continue asking questions are critical to creation. or a new challenge. Participants spoke highly of the forum and responded enthusiastically, believing that it provided them with a rare learning opportunity to understand the current status and development of today's films. Jiao Xiongping specifically pointed out that this forum is the most valuable among the dozen or so forums she has participated in recently.
This conference also attracted a group of young film and television forces.Actress Lee Da-hae from South Korea said that she was very honored to participate in this World Film Industry Conference and looked forward to communicating and learning with more outstanding filmmakers.
In the afternoon, Wang Haige, Zhu Ting and many Chinese and foreign stars Liu Xiaoqing, Lin Baoyi, Fang Zhongxin, Yue Hong, Liu Yan, Gao Shuguang, Qin Junjie, Ke Wenli, Fan Tantan, Lin Mingzhen, Chanon Sandingteng attended the World Film Industry Conference. Gu, Titipong Sinager, Taissaon Paisokchoolun, Wei Lizhou, Bai Yicong, Ouyang Zhenhua, Li Zixiong, Shi Xiu, Wen Jun, Jiao Xiongping, Hu Xuehua, Fan Ming, Daniu, Liang Tian, Tang Shiyi, Li Duohai, Cui Dongxu, Zhang Linshu, Liu Runnan, An Yuexi, Hu Jianli, etc. walked on the red carpet to kick off the evening award ceremony.
That night, the SAIC Volkswagen Passat Pro Night, the Golden Xuan Award Ceremony of the 3rd Aolaiwu International TV Festival and the Golden Lihua Award of the 3rd Aolaiwu Five Continents International Film Festival were held grandly at the Macau Galaxy Theater, and various awards were awarded on site. awards. Both awards ceremonies are important parts of this World Film Industry Conference. The audience witnessed Wang Haige, chairman of the board of directors of the World Film Industry Conference Group, announcing the launch of the third World Film Industry Conference.
The Third World Film Industry Conference will be held in Macau, China, Paris, France, and Hollywood, the United States, in September 2025 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of world cinema and the 80th anniversary of the victory of the world's anti-fascism, with the theme of "Love and Peace, Together Build a better world." On December 28, 1895, the French brother Louis Lumière used his own invention for both projection and photography in the basement of a café at 14 rue Capucine in Paris for the first public ticketed screening of "The Factory" Short films such as "The Gate" and "The Train Arrives" caused a sensation in Paris and soon spread around the world. In the history of world cinema, December 28, 1895 is usually regarded as the birth date of cinema. Therefore, the World Film Industry Conference will designate December 28th every year as "World Film Day", and the conference will advocate giving every film worker around the world a holiday on this day.
The first World Film Industry Conference will be launched in Macau, China in January 2022. The conference is headquartered in Macau and is a non-profit, neutral organization co-sponsored by the Macau International Film Industry Research Center, the Macau World Film Industry Association, the Macau Laiwu Film Workers Association, and the China Film Academy.
The World Film Industry Conference aims to build an international platform for interconnection between China and the world's films and a Chinese platform for sharing and co-governance of the global film industry community with a shared future, to create a globally important event in the film and television industry, and to enhance mutual learning between the people and cultures of Eastern and Western countries. and sharing to create the “Davos Forum” in the world’s cultural field.
