With U.S.-China ties at an ever-sinking low, the Chinese-American Film and TV Festival pledged to improve communications between the two countries – at a Chinese-language-only press conference in Shanghai on Tuesday that had few foreigners present.
The event took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai International Film Festival. Most attendees who took to the stage seemed more intent on heaping praise upon James Su, the Chinese-American film festival’s chairman, through flowery references to Communist leaders than discussing how to actually strengthen ties between the world’s two largest film markets.
Su “really spent a lot of effort, painstaking care and honestly, a lot of money” to build up the festival, said one of a parade of leaders invited to express their gratitude for the event.
“He has a lot of money — don’t worry,” interrupted another speaker onstage, who had just delivered an ode of his own.
The event took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai International Film Festival. Most attendees who took to the stage seemed more intent on heaping praise upon James Su, the Chinese-American film festival’s chairman, through flowery references to Communist leaders than discussing how to actually strengthen ties between the world’s two largest film markets.
Su “really spent a lot of effort, painstaking care and honestly, a lot of money” to build up the festival, said one of a parade of leaders invited to express their gratitude for the event.
“He has a lot of money — don’t worry,” interrupted another speaker onstage, who had just delivered an ode of his own.
- 6/18/2019
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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