In the presence of representatives of trade unions and the Chamber of Film Industry, Egyptians and Chinese discussed ways of cooperation in the film and television industry.

In the presence of representatives of the Film Industry Association, the Film Industry Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Art Associations, and the Cultural Film Asset Management Company, the Egyptian-Chinese Film and Television Works Creation Business Symposium was held this Friday evening. The meeting was jointly promoted by the Egyptian Chinese Businessmen Association, the China Television Artists Association, and the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association, and was specially supported by the Arabic version of the magazine “China Today”. Mossad Fouda, the head of the Film Professional Federation, met with representatives of the Egyptian Chinese Businessmen Association to discuss the framework of cooperation, which includes the conclusion of a cooperation agreement between the two sides, studying the possibility of cooperation between the two countries, and the Egyptian-Chinese Film Week.

The Egyptian-Chinese TV and film production business seminar was held at a major hotel in the fifth settlement, with the Egyptian side represented by a large number of experts from the TV and film industries. Director of photography Sameh Selim, the first representative of the Cinematographers Association, spoke about the importance of this step in bringing the two countries closer in terms of perspectives and cooperation in artistic production and presenting works that are welcomed by the audience, with a focus on supporting the concept of communication. Between the alliances, and the existence of works that define both countries through their civilizations, it is known that Egyptian and Chinese civilizations have a long history.

The meeting was attended by the great director Omar Abdul Aziz, Dr. Khalid Abdul Jalil, Chairman of the Art Syndicate Union, Head of Artistic Works Review and Managing Director of the Cultural and Film Asset Management Company, Dr. Mahmoud Shehab, Professor, Media Marketing and Technology Advisor of the Art Syndicate Union, and Osama Al-Sheikh, Dean of the School of Film and Media Arts and media expert.

Hisham Abdel Kalek, vice president of the Egyptian Film Industry Chamber and a famous producer, said that Chinese films have an important influence on the international stage, and by holding the China-Egypt Film Week in Egypt and China, the door to extensive cooperation will be opened. The equipment of Egyptian theaters, starting with the projector seats currently manufactured in China, is enough to illustrate the importance of the exchange of experience between the two sides. Artists, producers, experts and BroadCast Unitedlectuals from both countries.

On the Egyptian side, Counselor Ahmed Hassan, representing the Cultural Film Asset Management Company, also spoke, emphasizing that there is one aspect that must be paid attention to, which is art investment. Because Egypt has studios and theaters, we hope that the two sides will cooperate in these art investments.

Fan Zhongzhai, vice chairman of the China Television Artists Association, delivered a speech, introducing the role played by television works in promoting friendly relations between Egyptian and Chinese audiences. He hoped that this seminar and other art activities of China would strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two countries.

Chinese Cultural Advisor and Executive Director of the Egypt-China Friendship Association delivered a speech, in which he emphasized the outstanding role of art, especially television works, in creating a harmonious space among people of all countries, especially those with similar ancient civilization backgrounds. The Arabic version of the documentary “China” was screened at the conference.

The first one was titled “The Creativity of Egyptian-Chinese TV Works”, and the participants were: documentary director Li Dong, artistic director Zhou Tao of Bolin Culture Group, Hussein Ismail, executive director of the Arabic version of “China Today” magazine, and Wang Omar, vice president of the Egyptian Chinese Business Association. It emphasized that visual works are an important window for the rapid and smooth dissemination of culture and civilization. The second work was titled “The Future of Egyptian-Chinese TV Series”, in which Hu Hongliang, vice chairman of the China Television Artists Association, was attended by Ms. Maha Al-Ahmad, director of the Department of Culture and Intercultural Dialogue at the International University of the Arts, Arabic photographer Sameh Selim, and Hisham Abdel Khaleq, the first representative of the Film Industry Association and producer. Prof. Dr. Omaima Ghanem, the Chamber of Film Industries and former Egyptian cultural consultant. Most of the opinions pointed to the necessity of launching technical cooperation between Egypt and China from the perspective of investment, because China has a development success story in the field of television and film in East Hollywood that can benefit. Finally, a clip of the Chinese TV series “Happy Immigrants” that was screened in Egypt and Iraq was played.