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UK and China strengthen film ties with Electric Shadows

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- Year long business, trade, creative and cultural collaboration between the two countries commences

UK and China strengthen film ties with Electric Shadows

Following the landmark co-production treaty that was announced in late 2013, following British Prime Minister David Cameron’s trip to China, the two countries have announced a year of business, trade, creative and cultural collaborations. The British Film Institute’s (BFI) specific activities of these collaborations are titled Electric Shadows (the Chinese term for movies).

Electric Shadows will begin in February with a BFI celebration of director Feng Xiaogang’s career. Alongside a UK presence at Filmart, Hong Kong’s International Film and television Market in March, the BFI and the British Council will work with the Beijing International Film Festival in April to lead a trade delegation and present British film at the festival. From June until October the BFI will continue its Electric Shadows programme by staging an exploration of Chinese cinema in the UK. A programme of contemporary and historic British film will be shown in Beijing in the autumn.

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Amanda Nevill, BFI CEO said, “China is becoming one of the most important cultural and economic partners for film and is a key territory in the BFI’s international strategy for film.  With this celebratory year, the BFI puts words into action by presenting a programme packed with dynamic economic, creative and cultural partnerships to foster this hugely important territory and the largest and fastest growing film audience in the world.”

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