The opening ceremony of the fourth Imazsia Chinese Film Week was held at the Uránia National Film Theatre in Hungary on Sept. 11. Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Gong Tao, Levente Horvath, president of the Hungarian-Chinese Youth Friendship Association, Gabor Cserkesz, vice president of the Hungarian-Chinese Friendship Association, and Viktoria Varadi, founder of the film week, attended and addressed the event. More than 400 people, including staff members of the Chinese Embassy in Hungary and representatives from various sectors of both countries, attended the ceremony.

Gong said the film week uses cinema as a medium to highlight the rich heritage and contemporary vitality of Chinese culture through vivid stories, showcase the achievements of Chinese cinema in artistic innovation and development, and offer Hungarian audiences a unique window into a true, multidimensional and diverse China. He expressed hope that the event would serve as an opportunity to further expand China-Hungary cooperation in people-to-people and cultural fields, deepen mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples, and consolidate public support and inject lasting impetus into the development of bilateral relations.

The Hungarian guests said films can evoke shared emotions and bring people closer together. They noted that the event enables Hungarian audiences to gain a better understanding of Chinese culture and further strengthens friendship between the two peoples.