欧盟电影展

    欧盟电影展是由欧盟驻华代表团在华主办的电影文化交流活动。影展的宗旨，就是为中国观众带来欧盟28个成员国最具代表性和观赏性的优秀电影作品。所有影片由影展选片人、欧洲各国政府电影局和国内外各大发行公司推荐筛选，保留的片单均为每个成员国国内最富盛名和最具特色的影片。观众不仅能获得难忘的观影体验，还能借此机会了解欧洲各国的文化、历史和现状，促进中欧两国民众的理解和交流。

“戛纳精选单元”是影展历年的特色。选片人每年会亲赴戛纳，挑选最优秀的影片在国内放映。中国观众可以在十月份就看到同年五月份在戛纳首映的获奖影片，真正实现了“零时差引进”。

同时，欧盟电影展也致力于为中欧优秀电影人的交流提供渠道，为未来中外影人的进一步合作贡献力量，从而成为紧密联结各国优秀电影人的情感纽带。除常规放映外，影展还将在北京举办开幕酒会，届时将邀请各国大使，优秀导演、剧作家、演员等亲临开幕式现场。

影展期间还将举办观众交流、大师班、业内论坛、主题派对等一系列活动，为访华欧洲影人提供与中国影业精英公开交流的机会。并为优秀的中国国产影片进入欧洲创造条件。

欧盟电影展的成功举办，是中国与欧盟伙伴关系的良好体现。我们将继续努力，为促进中欧文化交流贡献一份力量。

The European Union Film Festival in China is organized by the Delegation of the European Union to China as a diplomatic initiative for cultural exchange. Each year, it serves to bring films representing the 28 member states of the European Union to new audiences in China. Films are selected by the Film Festival team in collaboration with the national film bureaus of the EU Member States, as well as the major film distribution companies in Europe and China. Working together, these parties are dedicated to screening each Member State’s most prestigious and distinctive films. The audience will not only enjoy an unforgettable viewing experience, but also will take this opportunity to understand the culture, history and current social issues of the varied regions of Europe. Promoting understanding and exchange between Europe and China is what the EUFF is all about!

The “Cannes Selections” at the EUFF in China are a new and very special benefit for the audience. Each year the EUFF staff are able to travel to the Cannes Film Festival and negotiate to obtain the newest and best films from the premieres there. Movies first shown at Cannes in May, then brought to China as early as October used to be an impossibility. The EUFF and partners are bringing simultaneous film release in China and Europe to satisfying reality!

New channels for communication between European and Chinese filmmakers, entertainment media, and devoted audience members stands as another of the EUFF’s top priorities. The emotions we feel when watching these movies tie us all together. Outside of the cinema screening hall itself, the European Union Film Festival in China’s 10^th Anniversary Opening Party will bring together Ambassadors, Producers, Directors, Writers, Actors, and all kinds of creative luminaries from Beijing and abroad. During the EUFF’s run of screenings in Beijing, there will be Q&A sessions with filmmakers, public panel discussions on general filmmaking topics, celebrations themed around specific movie selections, and a project pitching “shark tank”. Chinese filmmakers will be abundant at the 10^th EUFF in China, meeting with European guests and diplomats to forge lasting partnerships and an open exchange of ideas and finished films.

The continued success of the European Union Film Festival in China is a testament to the warm relations between nations and the substantial benefits of China-EU partnership. Long may it persevere to promote cultural exchange between China and the EU!