Aiming to connect two of world's largest film markets, 2018 Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF) & Chinese American TV Festival (CATF) will kick off at the end of this month in the western U.S. city of Los Angeles, said the organizer on Thursday.

 

2018中美电影节、中美电视节将于本月底在美国洛杉矶举办。

 

Founded in 2005 by EDI Media Inc. (USA), Chinese American Film Festival is a China-U.S. cultural event recognized by both U.S. and Chinese governments. Around 100 films from both countries will be screened in theaters through November in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities in the United States.

 

"Chinese American Film Festival has helped Chinese and American filmmakers build a platform for cooperation in the past fourteen years. Together with Chinese American TV Festival, which was created last year, the event will continue to promote Chinese-American cultural exchange," said the chairman of CAFF and CATF, and Chairman of EDI Media Inc., James Su, noting that films and television works¹ are the carriers² of culture.

 

"We will launch³ a special unit called 'A Wonderful 40 Years', to mark the 40th anniversary⁴ of China's reform and opening up, it will help American audience to know more about the development of China through films and TV works," Su told Xinhua.

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