From November 21 to 24, cultural officers from embassies of four Latin American countries attended the opening ceremony of the 10th Chongqing Youth Film Festival in Chongqing. They were from the Embassy of the Republic of Peru, the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia, the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba and the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in China.
Erika Lizardo, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the Republic of Peru in China, considered this film festival a feast gathering people of different cultural backgrounds, and shared a Peruvian film named Un Mundo Para Julius (A World for Julius). Moraima Rodriguez Nuviola, Cultural Officer of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in China, introduced Cuban films, namely Inocencia (Innocence) and Nido De Mantis (The Mantis Nest), expecting to bring Cuban and Chinese films, history and cultures closer during this festival. Alejandra Torrealba, Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in China, extended gratitude to the film festival for a platform to showcase Latin American and Caribbean culture, since films are important ways for communicating culture and art. Melisa Murcia Pabon, Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in China, indicated that the smooth exchanges on urban culture between Medellín, Colombia and Chongqing had boosted both sides’ economic, educational and cultural development.
The film, Struggle and Courage, raised the curtain of the film festival at the site. Moraima Rodriguez Nuviola believed the film portrayed the resilience of the Chinese, especially the people of Chongqing, as they courageously navigate through steep mountains and persistently strive for poverty alleviation.
With the support of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, Chongqing Youth Film Festival has been selecting Latin American films for the public to discover the exotic culture since 2021. Six films recommended by the embassies of the four Latin American countries in China were played and well received during the festival this year.
Source/Chongqing Daily amp; Official WeChat Account of Chongqing Foreign Affairs
By He Yu
2023年11月21日至24日,秘魯、哥倫比亞、古巴、委內(nèi)瑞拉等國駐華大使館文化官員來渝出席第十屆重慶青年電影展開幕式。
秘魯駐華大使館副館長利多茲認(rèn)為,本次影展是一場將不同文化的人們聯(lián)系在一起的盛會,她分享了秘魯電影《朱利葉斯的世界》。古巴駐華大使館文化專員羅德里格斯介紹了古巴影片《無罪》《螳螂窩》,希望借本次影展拉近兩國電影、歷史和文化的距離。委內(nèi)瑞拉駐華大使館公使銜參贊亞力杭德拉表示,電影是文化藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域溝通交流的重要手段,感謝重慶青年電影展為拉丁美洲和加勒比文化表達(dá)提供的寶貴機(jī)會。哥倫比亞駐華大使館二等秘書梅麗莎認(rèn)為,哥倫比亞麥德林市與重慶市在城市文化方面的良好交流,對雙方的經(jīng)濟(jì)、教育及文化發(fā)展起到了促進(jìn)作用。
活動現(xiàn)場,放映了開幕電影《開山人》。羅德里格斯認(rèn)為,該片代表了中國人民和重慶人民擁有無限的勇氣去征服險峻的山脈,為脫貧攻堅(jiān)不斷奮斗的精神。
自2021年起,在市政府外辦推動下,重慶青年電影展增設(shè)“拉美精粹”單元,以電影為載體增進(jìn)重慶市民對拉美文化的了解。此次影展,展映了上述拉美四國駐華大使館推薦的6部影片,獲得熱烈反響。
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