Film fest brings New Zealand to Chinese cities

Organizers and participants in the 2014 New Zealand Film Festival in China, the 7th such, see the event not only as a way to strengthen trade ties and facilitate co-productions between the countries, but also as an important cultural interchange.

The festival, which opened with a reception and premiere in Beijing on April 22, will visit Shanghai and Guilin before ending on May 2. It will bring six feature films and six short films to Chinese audiences.

The program is being hosted by the film bureau of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the New Zealand Film Commission, and is coordinated by the Pacific Culture and Arts Exchange Center (NZ).