2017年CRI China Africa International Film Festival to open in October

 

It's hoped the new festival will encourage cooperation in the film sector¹, and make Chinese and African films more available in one-another's regions.

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China Radio International, the Beijing Film Academy, Global Max Media Group and the Cape² Town International Film Market and Festival are co-sponsoring the upcoming event.

With its headquarters based in Gaborone, Botswana, Global Max Media Group is the largest Chinese media group in Africa.

Miles Nan, president of the group, says preparation work is now underway.

"In addition to the opening and closing ceremonies, the first China-Africa International Film Festival is also going to include screenings of excellent Chinese and African films, as well as roundtable discussions between Chinese filmmakers and their African counterparts, a Sino-Africa film cooperation forum⁴ and an African films' development forum. In addition to South Africa, screenings will also take place in several African countries."

During the film festival, local South African filmmaking organizations will organise⁵ activities dedicated⁶ to showcasing the marketing⁷ potential of international films in Cape Town.

Jehad Kasu is a representative of the Cape Town International Film Market and Festival.

"This is an exciting development since this effort to introduce Chinese cinemas to South Africa and vice⁸ versa not only supports current relations, but also the recent people-to-people exchange mechanism⁹ that was ceremonially introduced between South African ministry¹⁰ of arts and culture and its Chinese counterpart."

As of now, local film authorities in Egypt, Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa have signed-on with the film festival's organizing committee to pool their efforts.

Ahead of the October event, shooting is underway on a new film entitled "When Africa meets Chanel," which is being produced by Chinese film makers³.

It's expected to screen at the opening of the event.

The first-ever China-Africa International Film Festival is set to open on October 12th, and will run for 10-days.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

3 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

5 organise   

vt.组织，安排，筹办

参考例句：

• He has the ability to organise.他很有组织才能。
• It's my job to organise all the ceremonial events.由我来组织所有的仪式。

6 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

7 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

8 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

9 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。