The first China-Russia International Film and Television Academic Exchanges and Symposium was recently held in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, with the theme of "Shared Memory Witnessed by Films, Keeping the Spirit Alive." Nearly 200 film and television experts and scholars from China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and other countries participated in the event.

With the theme of "Shared Memory Witnessed by Films, Keeping the Spirit Alive," the first China-Russia International Film and Television Academic Exchanges and Symposium was recently held in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province. (Photo provided by the organizer)

As a key promoter of China-Russia film and television exchanges, Valery Ruzin, president of the Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio, discussed the current state and future direction of China-Russia film and television cooperation, probing into mechanism innovations and practical pathways for bilateral collaboration.

Li Ruomei, vice president of the Hunan University of Technology, noted that the university places great importance on fostering film and television cultural exchanges and collaboration with universities, associations, enterprises, and scholars worldwide. She expressed the hope that this event would serve as an opportunity to further expand cooperation, deepen academic interactions, and advance creative practices, jointly exploring new pathways, mechanisms, and ecosystems for international film and television collaboration.

Film serves as an "ambassador in the iron box for cultural exchanges," playing an irreplaceable bridging role in promoting mutual learning between Chinese and Russian civilizations and fostering friendship among the two peoples. Hunan, a key province in China's film industry, has hosted international events such as the Russian Film Week and the China-Africa Film Week, and plans to launch the "Hunan Films in Kenya" project in 2026.

Liu Kaiyun, director of the Film Division at the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, expressed the hope that Chinese and Russian filmmakers would deepen cooperation in content creation, technological research and development, as well as market expansion, producing outstanding works that hold intellectual depth, artistic exquisiteness and skillful production.

The event was jointly hosted by the Hunan University of Technology, the Chinese Society of World Cinema, and the Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio. During the event, a series of supporting activities were held concurrently, such as a China-Russia film and television experts exchange, a China-Russia education cooperation meeting, and an academic screening of China-Russia films on resistance war against aggression. 

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: Chinanews