(I) Film Music Forum

Time: 13:30-17:00, April 27, 2012

Venue: Lecture Hall of Central Conservatory of Music

Theme: World famous filmmakers, directors and critics from both home and abroad, were invited to talk under the theme “Explore the beauty of music in films”. With their own experiences in film music creation, they discussed the status quo and development trend of film music creation in both Chinese and international works.

Guest Speaker:

Hummie Mann, famous American composer

Gwak Jae-yong, famous Korean film director

Richard Bayliss, famous American composer

Tan Dun, famous Chinese-American composer and conductor

(II) Sino-Foreign Film Cooperation Forum

Sino-Foreign Film Cooperation Forum was composed of two parts, namely, Sino-Foreign Film Cooperation Forum and Sino-Foreign Film Co-production Forum.

1. Sino-Foreign Film Cooperation Forum

Time: 9:00-16:00, April 24, 2012

Venue: China National Film Museum

(1) Themed Forum: Co-production is the inevitable choice of film development.

The forum was aimed at introducing the status quo of China’s film industry, promoting China’s film co-production policies and results, sharing experiences of successful cases of co-production, enhancing understanding of development and characteristics of other countries’ and regions’ film industries with cooperative potentials, and studying what benefits 3D technology would bring about to Sino-Foreign film co-production. Meanwhile, the Forum was committed through Sino-Foreign film cooperation negotiation to exploiting more films themes and cooperation models that would produce win-win results in the context of globalization, promoting all-round Sino-Foreign film cooperation and integration, and helping Chinese film featuring China’s core values and Chinese cultural thoughts go global through cooperation.

Organized by China Film Co-Production Corporation

Guest Speaker:

Tong Gang, Deputy Director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People's Republic of China

Han Sanping, Director General of China Film Producers’ Association

James N. Gianopulos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment

Wendi Deng, Co-CEO of Big Feet Productions

(2) Forum: 3D Technology and Development of Film Cooperation

Film development is closely associated with technological development. As digital technology had a profound impact on film industry, 3D technology has once again lifted the film industry to a new height, which has produced unprecedented influence on the whole film industry in the world. With increasing demand for 3D films, apart from 2D version, many blockbusters have been filmed additionally in 3D and IMAX 3D technologies, which have not only made them more attractive but also met popular demand for 3D films.

Guest Speaker:

James Cameron

Vincent Perez

(3) 3D Titanic Seminar

2. Sino-Foreign Film Co-production Forum

Time: 13:30-17:30, April 24, 2014

Venue: 303, Third Floor, China National Convention Center

(III) Summit Forum of World-Renowned Film Companies

Time: 14:30-17:00, April 24, 2014

Venue: Multifunction Hall, First Floor, China National Convention Center

Theme: The summit forum was a platform for exchanges between renowned Chinese and international film companies. 10 senior executives from both home and abroad were invited, many of who addressed such themes as “Strategies to Promote Core Competitiveness of Film Companies” and “Film Cooperation Opportunity in the Context of Global Cultural Difference”. The globally-positioned forum was aimed at building platform for exchanges between domestic and overseas film companies, promoting mutually beneficiary cooperation and boosting the core influence of the film festival.

Theme One: Strategies to Promote Core Competitiveness of Film Companies

Core competitiveness of film companies refers to a kind of internal capability that a film company has exclusively owned and is of long-term competitiveness in the film market. Under the theme, speaker discussed the major content and sources of core competitiveness of film companies, as well as approaches and strategies to enhance it according to the current development of film companies in the world.

Guest Speaker:

Han Sanping, Director General of China Film Producers’ Association

James N. Gianopulos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment

Martin Moszkowicz, Executive Director of Constantin Film AG, Germany

Simon Philips, President of Marvel Entertainment International

Junichi Sakomoto, President and CEO of Shochiku Company Limited

Theme Two: Opportunities in Film Cooperation in the Context of Globalization

Although cultural integration has become a major trend for multi-cultural coexistence and development, cultural differences still remain. Under the theme, speakers discussed how to perceive those differences and seek cooperation opportunity from them in context of globalization so as to achieve organic integration of essence of different culture as well as common development and progress.

Guest Speaker:

James N. Gianopulos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment

Wang Zhongjun, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Huayi Brothers

Greg Basser, CEO of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, Australia

Avtar Panesar, Vice President of Yash Raj Films, India