News agency Xinhua reports on the forum "Passage to Sino-European Film Cooperation" organised part of the six-day Beijing International Film Festival, which was  jointly hosted by the SARFT and the Beijing Municipal Government in April.

Tong Gang, director general of the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) Film Bureau stated that "Chinese and European filmmakers have common wishes and pursuits in promoting the diversity of world cinema. We encourage and support Chinese filmmakers to take advantage of our development and cooperate with their European counterparts and those from other parts of the world"

Since 2004, China has signed intergovernmental agreements on film co-production with Italy, France, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, as well as several other countries.

See full report on Global Times website as well as an interesting feature article on a discussion session between leading Chinese and International filmmakers on 3D technology and the future of film also held during the inaugural Beijing International Film Festival.