Chinese envoy seeks collaboration between Nollywood, Asian film industries to promote harmony

CHINESE ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jinachun, has called for collaboration between Nollywood and asian film industries, to produce works that would promote harmony, peace and unity between both continents.

Jinachun made the call at the opening of the Fourth asian Film Festival and movie screening in abuja on Monday.

he also proposed the organising of events in China where Nigerian movies could be watched by Chinese Citizens to educate them more about the country.

he said that Nigeria was critical to africa and the Nollywood movie industry had taken the lead with a huge potential of driving the goal.

“i am really happy to share my idea with you all and you know this year, we proposed harmony symphony in Nigeria. i think that is how we can find way to promote harmony and symphony. so, the fourth asian film festival is very good. here, we have nine countries from asia continent. i think that it is beyond asia because i believe that harmony is for every nation.

“You know in asian countries, we have 47; in african continent we have 54 countries, so we can work together to produce film for the harmony of the people, society and the nations. i do believe that Nigeria can take the lead because Nollywood is in Nigeria,” he said.

The envoy further said that african countries were specially led by Nigeria in producing more films, saying, ” i do think this is a good idea to promote harmony and symphony”.

he noted that Nigeria had great potentials to produce film in China, lots of opportunities and how the people could do things together with asian countries, all over the world.

“Because Nigeria particularly leads in producing in the film industry, so i think this kind of factor will give a big push and big momentum to develop Nollywood, especially to asian countries. (NAN)