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The 14th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) – French Film Week was launched in Beijing on April 11. Fan Yun, deputy editor-in-chief of China Media Group (CMG) and vice chairman of the 14th BJIFF Organizing Committee, and Myriam Pavageau, minister counselor of the French embassy in China delivered speeches at the event.
A photo taken during the launch of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) – French Film Week in Beijing, April 11, 2024. /CMG
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the Franco-Chinese Year of Cultural Tourism, said Fan.
He said the French Film Week, jointly hosted by CMG and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, is an innovative measure to promote mutual learning among civilizations on a vessel of motion pictures.
Fan Yun, deputy editor-in-chief of China Media Group, during the launch of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) – French Film Week in Beijing, April 11, 2024. /CMG
Meanwhile, Pavageau emphasized the year's significance to the two countries, adding that more cultural activities are to be organized and more connections and cooperation are to be promoted in the film industry so that more French films can harvest their Chinese audience.
Myriam Pavageau, minister counselor of the French embassy in China, during the launch of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) – French Film Week in Beijing, April 11, 2024. /CMG
"The Magic of the Kite" in 1958 was the first children's feature film co-produced by China and France. The documentary brought alive a story of Sino-French friendship 60 years ago revolving around kites.
The 14th BJIFF – French Film Week will be held from April 18 to 26. Thirty French films in various genres, including this year's Tiantan Award shortlisted film "A Real Job," will be screened in multiple cinemas in Beijing.