In recent years, Indian films have entered the Chinese market, but for most Chinese audiences, Indian films are still relatively unfamiliar compared to European, American and Japanese and Korean films.
But since 2017, with the release of "WrestleMania! "Daddy" swept the 1.3 billion box office in Chinese mainland, creating a "miracle moment" for Indian films in China, and more and more Indian films such as "Little Lolita's Monkey God Uncle" and "Mysterious Superstar" have also achieved good results in the Chinese film market and are loved by more and more Chinese audiences. China and India are both film powers, and Chinese and Indian films have many commonalities and potential for cooperation.
During the "India Film Week" event, in order to enhance the contact and understanding between the film circles of the two countries and promote the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and Indian filmmakers, the China-India Film Cooperation dialogue forum invited Chinese and Indian film industry professionals as guests to seek ways for the common development of Chinese and Indian films through dialogues from different perspectives and dimensions, creating more opportunities for further strengthening Sino-Indian film cooperation.
The following four guests will gather at the forum to discuss their views on Sino-Indian film cooperation and seek ways for the common development of Chinese and Indian films.
Wen Muye, director and screenwriter
The first writer and director's feature-length film "I Am Not a Medicine God" was released in the summer of 2018 and achieved good word-of-mouth and box office. "I Am Not a Medicine God" won four awards, including the "Best Screenplay Award" in the main competition unit of the 2018 Montreal International Film Festival, the "Best Feature Film", "The Best Young Screenwriter", "The Best Young Actor", and "The Best Young Supporting Actor" at the 2018 Changchun Film Festival. The 55th Golden Horse Awards for Best New Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, etc.
Zhou Maofei is the Party Secretary and Chairman of Beijing Cultural Investment Group
He has invested in films starring Mr. Jackie Chan such as "Heavenly Descending Hero", "Railway Flying Tiger", "Kung Fu Yoga", and invested in a large number of excellent film and television works such as "Wolf Warrior 2", "I Am Not Pan Jinlian", "A Good Drama", "Unknown Generation" and "Wandering Earth" on behalf of Beijing. Framestore, a world-class film and television special effects company controlled by investment, has won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects three times. He also strives to build and operate China's national foreign cultural trade base, give full play to the advantages of resource integration, and provide good services for more international film and television resources.
Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor, producer and presenter
Since 1992, he has appeared in more than 80 Indian films, including Bollywood Love (2002), Love Without Borders (2004), And My Name Is Khan (2010). He is known as the "King of Bollywood" and has received numerous awards, including fourteen Indian Film Audience Awards, the National Honour Award from the Government of India, and the French Order of Arts and Literature from the French Government. In 2008, Newsweek named him one of the 50 most influential people in the world.
Kabir Khan is an Indian director and screenwriter
His first feature film, Kabul Express, won the Indian National Film Awards in 2006. His documentary The Forgotten Army won the Grand Jury Award at the 2000 South Asian Film Competition, while another film, Mechanics of Change, won the Best National Film Award at the 2002 Mumbai International Film Festival and the National Critics Award. In 2015, Kabir won the Indian National Film Award again for "Little Lori's Uncle Monkey God". Kabir Khan's documentary/film work has been widely disseminated in more than 70 countries around the world.