2nd GBA Cultural Cooperation Summit & Inaugural "Cinematic Charm" Film Forum

Held on February 24, 2023, in Nansha, Guangzhou, the forum convened government officials, film industry leaders, corporate representatives, and academics for keynote speeches and panel discussions on:

·Industrial development

·Technological innovation

·Talent cultivation

Establishment Announcement: The GBA Entrepreneurs Alliance officially launched its Film & Culture Professional Committee, co-founded by:

·Sunwah Longda Digital Media (member of Hong Kong's Xinhua Group)

·Nansha District Publicity Department (advisory role)

·Guangzhou Filmmakers Association

·Guangdong Tiannuo Law Firm

·Nansha Enterprise Federation

Leadership:

Chairperson: Ms. Jocelyn Choi

·Chairman, Hong Kong Xinhua Media Group

·Director, Beijing Film Academy Innovation Center

·Member, Yunnan Provincial CPPCC Committee

·Renowned Hong Kong actress

Organizational Structure:

·Guidance: China Federation of Literary and Art Circles

·Hosts: Guangdong & Guangzhou Federations of Literary and Art Circles

·Organizers:

- Guangdong & Guangzhou Filmmakers Associations

- Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Institute

- Guangzhou Good Show Network Technology

·Co-organizers:

- Nansha District Publicity Department

- GBA Entrepreneurs Alliance

The year 2022 marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. On the evening of December 13, 2022, the cultural event "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains at the Forbidden City" was held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. The event was jointly organized by the Jonathan Choi Foundation, the Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance, and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, with the support of the International Confucian Association, the Beijing Palace Museum, and the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

"A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is one of China's ten most renowned ancient paintings and has been exhibited only five times at the Beijing Palace Museum since the founding of the People's Republic, making it an invaluable national treasure. In his speech, Dr. Jonathan Choi, a Standing Committee member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, Chairman of the Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance, and Chairman of the Choi Kai Yuen Foundation, expressed his hope that this event would celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return, promote China's outstanding traditional culture, and leverage Hong Kong's role as a bridge connecting China and the world to build a world-class platform for cultural and artistic exchange, telling China's and Hong Kong's stories well.

The event began with a video recording of the sixth movement of the large-scale original symphony "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", performed by the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, displayed on a giant screen.

Following a video excerpt from the grand dance drama "The Origin of Dunhuang", presented by the Hong Kong Dance Federation, young Hong Kong artist Jocelyn Choi performed "The Flying Apsara Hearing the Dharma", a new solo dance choreographed by renowned dancer Chen Lei specifically for this event, making its debut.

On July 19, 2023, Dr. Jonathan Choi, Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese Peopl’'s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Chairman of the Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance, and President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, visited Nansha to attend the "Launch Ceremony for In-Depth Digital Film and Music Collaboration Between Guangdong and Hong Kong (Nansha)" and delivered a speech.

He emphasized that in the digital era, film and music possess unique advantages in disseminating China's outstanding culture and fostering people-to-people connectivity. The event brought together representatives from various sectors to explore new developments and collaborations in the cultural industries of film and music. Dr. Choi expressed hope for continuously strengthening the functional development of professional platforms in the film and cultural sectors, contributing further to the growth of the Greater Bay Area.

Representatives from five enterprises, including the Guangdong Southern Film Engineering Research Institute, Unilumin Group, and Huaxia Xiongying Alliance, engaged in a dialogue session. They discussed the development trends of the digital film and music industry and explored how to leverage the platform of in-depth cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao to advance cultural collaboration between Guangdong and Hong Kong.

The event also featured an appointment ceremony for members of the Film and Culture Professional Committee under the Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance. The ceremony was presided over by:

Chen Qiyin, First-Level Researcher of the Guangzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles;

Zhao Mengfei, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Guangzhou Film Association;

Jocelyn Choi, Chairperson of the Professional Committee; and Cai Xiaobin, Deputy Chairperson of the Professional Committee.

On March 22, 2024, the launch ceremony of the "Brilliant Orient" Global Gala at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival, coupled with the anniversary celebration of the Film, Television and Culture Committee of the Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance, was successfully held at the Nansha Grand Hotel in Guangzhou.

Ms. Jocelyn Choi, Director of the Alliance's Film, Television and Culture Committee, shared the committee's latest developments and future goals. As a cultural professional, she encouraged peers in the film and television industry to jointly contribute to the high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area as a "Digital Hollywood."

The event featured a preview screening of the documentary "Master Zao Wou-Ki," produced with the lead sponsorship of Dr. Jonathan Choi, Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Chairman of the Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance, President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, and Chairman of the Sunwah Group.

Mr. Johnson Choi, Executive Director of Sunwah Group, President of Sunwah Technology Group, and Executive Vice Chairman of the Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance, stated that since its establishment in 2017, the Alliance has been committed to promoting industrial collaboration, industrial upgrading, and global brand expansion across the Greater Bay Area. The success of this celebration once again highlighted the Alliance's role in advancing China's film and television cultural industry and fostering international exchange and cooperation in the field.

The event received support from multiple organizations, including:

·Guangzhou People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

·Publicity Department of Nansha District Committee

·Nansha District Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports

·Guangdong Film and Television Culture Promotion Association

·Association for the Promotion of Cultural Exchange between China and France