Chinese actress Meng Zi Yi, who starred in ‘Three Lines of Reincarnation’, filmed in Siem Reap recently, posted shots of herself visiting some of the Kingdom’s iconic landmarks. Instagram
The Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts have signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a delegation from the Chinese film industry. The new agreement will strengthen bilateral cooperation in the film sector, particularly by encouraging more Chinese film productions in Cambodia.
The agreement was formalised during an April 17 ceremony attended by Hap Touch, ministry secretary of state, and a Chinese delegation led by Zhang Xuxia, vice-director of the China Film Archive, and Xu Yang, director of the International Relations Department of the Film Administration.
“We have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the film sector,” Touch told The Post.
“We hope this will lead to more collaboration and greater exposure of Cambodia in China, helping to attract Chinese film companies to produce films here,” he added.
He explained that the agreement also includes plans for training exchanges and broader cooperation in filmmaking between the two countries.
Pok Borak, director of the culture ministry’s Department of Film and Cultural Diffusion, said the MoU lays the foundation for cooperation in several key areas, including training programmes and other exchanges of film-related activities between Cambodia and China.
Culture ministry secretary of state Hap Touch and a Chinese delegation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the film sector. Supplied
“Chinese productions may play an important role in promoting Cambodia as a tourism destination. In some countries, tourists choose where to travel based on locations they’ve seen in movies,” he explained.
“We are working to streamline internal procedures to make it easier for international filmmakers to shoot in Cambodia, and we’re also investing in strengthening human resources to better serve and promote foreign productions,” he added.
Established in 1958, the China Film Archive is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and serves as China’s national institution dedicated to film preservation, research and cultural exchange.
It holds more than 30,000 Chinese and international film titles at its two major archives in Beijing and Xi’an.
The archive also collaborates with the China Film Art Research Center and is involved in various activities including postgraduate education, publications, performing arts and cataloguing film heritage.
