The Beijing Film Delegation successfully held the "China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange·Beijing Round Table" in Tokyo

Zhao Weidong, Executive Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, delivered a speech at the "China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable" (Photo by Li Muhang)

The Counselor (Person in charge of Art and Culture) of the Japanese Culture Agency, Tomohiro Tsubota, delivered a speech at the "China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable". (Photo by Li Muhang) Ma Xiaochen, deputy director of

China Cultural Center, delivered a speech at the "Sino-Japanese Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable". (Photo by Li Muhang)

The head of the China Mongolia First Section of the Asian and Oceanian Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mai Yoneda gave a speech at the "China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable." (Photo by Li Muhang)

Cui Yan, deputy director of the Beijing International Film Festival Operation Center of Beijing TV, delivered a speech at the "China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable." (Photo by Li Muhang)

Tokyo International Film Festival Executive Chairman Toshima Nobuyoshi gave a speech at the "China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable". (Photo by Li Muhang)

Jiang Wei, general manager of Wanda Film and Television Media Co., Ltd., delivered a speech at the "Sino-Japanese Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable." (Photo by Li Muhang) Toshihiro Takahashi, managing director of

Shochiku Co., Ltd., delivered a speech at the "Sino-Japanese Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable." (Photo by Li Muhang)

Jiang Defu, Senior Vice President of Bona Film Group, delivered a speech at the "China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable." (Photo by Li Muhang)

Toho Co., Ltd. International Department General Manager Ueda Hiroshi gave a speech at the "China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable." (Photo by Li Muhang)

Li Ning, President of Xinli Media Co., Ltd., delivered a speech at the "Sino-Japanese Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable." (Photo by Li Muhang)

Japanese director Shunji Iwai delivered a speech at the "Sino-Japanese Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable". (Photo by Li Muhang)

Chinese director Chen Sicheng delivered a speech at the "Sino-Japanese Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable". (Photo by Li Muhang)

Wanda Film and Television Media Co., Ltd. and Songzhu Co., Ltd. signed the "Strategic Framework Agreement." (Photo by Li Muhang)

Beijing Zhuoran Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Mianbaiyinghua Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Japan TEAM JOY Co., Ltd. and China-Japan Cultural Industry Exchange Association signed a memorandum. (Photo by Li Muhang)

"China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange·Beijing Roundtable" scene. (Photo by Li Muhang)

"China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange·Beijing Roundtable" all the guests took a group photo. (Photo by Li Muhang)

Zhao Weidong, Executive Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee (middle), Ma Xiaochen, Deputy Director of the China Cultural Center (left), and Chinese director Chen Sicheng (right) took a group photo at the China Cultural Center. (Photo by Li Muhang) Ma Xiaochen, deputy director of

China Cultural Center, presented souvenirs to Zhao Weidong, executive deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee. (Photo by Li Muhang)

People's Daily Online, Tokyo, October 30 (Wu Ying) To promote the in-depth exchange and cooperation of Chinese and Japanese films, the Beijing Film Delegation and the Beijing Film Bureau hosted the "Sino-Japanese Film Cooperation and Exchange · Beijing Roundtable" 29 This morning was held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Tokyo. More than 50 people attended the meeting, including officials from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, the Asian and Oceanian Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese Embassy in Japan, representatives of Chinese and Japanese directors Chen Sicheng, Shunji Iwai, and more than 20 major film companies from Beijing and Tokyo.

Film Exchange and Cooperation Promote People-to-People Communication

Zhao Weidong, Executive Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, delivered a welcome speech, saying that film, as an art, is an important carrier of cultural exchanges between China and Japan, and is to enhance mutual understanding and communication between the people of China and Japan. The bridge of the soul. This trip brought together outstanding talent representatives, production team representatives and outstanding works from the Beijing film industry to Tokyo, hoping to learn from the Tokyo National Film Festival, and at the same time use the film festival platform to further deepen the mutual relationship between China and Japan and the film circles of Beijing and Tokyo. Understand the exchanges, fully demonstrate the achievements of Chinese film development, and better promote in-depth exchanges and cooperation between filmmakers of the two countries in the future. Tomohiro Tsukihiro, Counselor of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan (head of art and culture), said that both Tokyo International Film Festival and Beijing International Film Festival are important film festival platforms in Asia. I wish the two film festivals join hands to develop and grow together. The rapid development of Chinese film has made the world film industry including Japan highHe expressed his concern and admiration, and I hope that in the future, China and Japan’s films will carry out more close cooperation to jointly promote the better development of the film industry in the two countries and even in Asia.

Chinese and Japanese filmmakers are optimistic about the prospects of co-production between the two countries

Chinese participating companies Wanda Pictures, Bona Pictures, Huace Group, Xinli Media, Aha Pictures and Japanese participating companies Songzhu, Toho, Toei, The main persons in charge of Kadokawa made speeches and exchanges, and jointly expressed their strong desire for film cooperation between the two countries. Films such as "Hello, China", "Ice Peak Storm", and "I Care About You" released in Beijing in the past two years are the results of China-Japan co-production cooperation and have received good response.

The fantasy film "The Legend of the Demon Cat" directed by Chen Kaige is Japan's best-selling Chinese film in the past ten years, with a cumulative box office of over 1.6 billion yen (about 98 million yuan). Li Ning, president of Fang Xinli Media Co., Ltd., the first major producer of "The Legend of the Demon Cat", said in a speech that "The Legend of the Demon Cat" is an in-depth co-production of the top powers of Chinese and Japanese movies. Chinese film and television companies will work to provide both China and Japan. The current booming film market relationship adds momentum and creates more opportunities for expanding mutual benefit and win-win results.

China and Japan signed a film cooperation agreement, ushering in a new opportunity for film cooperation between the two countries. As the second largest movie market in the world, the box office of Chinese movies exceeded 60 billion yuan for the first time in 2018, and the Japanese film industry has shown great concern about this. Well-known Japanese directors such as Shunji Iwai and Yojiro Takita are developing their own new film shooting plans in China. Toshihiro Takahashi, managing director of Shochiku Co., Ltd., expressed that he hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with Chinese directors and actors and expresses his expectation for participating in the Chinese market. In addition, Toei Co., Ltd. director and director of the International Sales Department Hideo Suzuki showed the Japanese version of the movie poster of Bona's film "Wusou" that the company had just purchased at the meeting, and said that the release and promotion of the film in Japan will soon be launched.

Beijing International Film Festival is willing to exchange and learn from the Tokyo International Film Festival and look forward to more masterpieces

Cui Yan, deputy director of the Beijing International Film Festival Operation Center of Beijing TV, said in an exclusive interview with People's Daily that the Beijing Film Delegation will exhibit at the Tokyo International Film Festival , Not only allows Japanese audiences to see Chinese film works, but also understand the development of Chinese film culture. Backed by China's strong film market, and relying on the creative vitality of Chinese filmmakers, in just nine years, the Beijing International Film Festival has become a large platform for international exchanges, a vane for the film market, and a new brand of film culture. Cui Yan expressed the hope that this study will learn from the advanced successful experience of the Tokyo Film Festival, exchange and learn from each other, and make the Beijing International Film Festival more professional, authoritative and global. At the same time, I look forward to using the Tokyo International Film Festival platform to sincerely invite practitioners from all walks of life in the Tokyo Film Festival to bring outstanding film works to participate in the Beijing International Film Festival, to further promote the exchange and development of Chinese and Japanese film culture. At the

conference, Beijing Wanda Pictures and Shochiku Co., Ltd. signed a strategic framework agreement. Beijing Zhuoran, Beijing Mianbaiyinghua, Japan TeamJoy Co., Ltd. and China-Japan Cultural Industry Exchange Association released the animated film "Luo Xiaoheizhi" in Japan Promote and sign a memorandum. The China-Japan Film Cooperation and Exchange·Beijing Roundtable is the first large-scale official exchange and dialogue event held by a domestic film management department during the Tokyo International Film Festival, which will have a positive impact on promoting the substantive cooperation between China and Japan. Previously, from October 22 to 24, the Beijing delegation opened a joint booth at the Tokyo International Film Festival's film and television trading market. 24 film companies in Beijing and 27 Beijing-produced films participated in the promotion and exchanges and film screenings, and initially reached 33 cooperation intention projects.