In brief
In New Delhi on October 31, a new Chinese film festival launched at the Films Division Auditorium, a first in over a decade. The event, hosted by the Chinese embassy, the Delhi International Film Festival, and the National School of Drama, showcased ten films and gathered a diverse crowd of Indian artists, scholars, and cinema fans. Festival chief Ram Kishore Parcha said the gathering would forge new bridges for co‑productions and artistic exchange between the two countries.
On Friday, October 31, New Delhi welcomed its first Chinese film festival in more than a decade at the historic Films Division Auditorium, a venue renowned for showcasing Indian cinematic art.
The festival, titled Two Nations, One Screen, spanned two days and screened around ten Chinese feature films, ranging from contemporary dramas to historical epics, offering a cross‑cultural cinematic dialogue.
The opening attracted a diverse crowd that included artists, directors, academics, cultural workers and cinema enthusiasts, many of whom gathered to witness the cinematic exchange and introduce Chinese narratives to Indian audiences.
It will unlock fresh avenues for co‑productions and artistic exchange between filmmakers from both the nations.
Ram Kishore Parcha, President of the Delhi International Film Festival, made the remark during the ceremony, emphasizing the event’s role in strengthening ties.
"a new bridge encompassing cinema, culture, traditions, and our bilateral relations."
Ram Kishore Parcha praised the festival’s potential to broaden cultural horizons.
The festival was jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in India, the Delhi International Film Festival and the National School of Drama, an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture. The collaboration underscored a shared commitment to cultural diplomacy and cinematic collaboration.
The chosen venue, the Films Division Auditorium, sits in the heart of New Delhi’s three‑million‑plus population and has hosted numerous diplomatic cultural events, providing an intimate yet symbolic setting for the cross‑border film showcase.
Officials highlighted that the program aims to unlock new avenues for co‑productions, enabling filmmakers from both nations to collaborate on future projects and to exchange artistic techniques and narratives, thereby enriching each other’s film industries.
With the festival successfully inaugurating, organizers hope to establish it as a recurring platform that deepens the cultural relationship between India and China and encourages sustained artistic exchange, laying groundwork for cinematic collaborations that may appear on screens in both countries in the coming years.
