Russia, China to approve cooperation plan for film co-production

MOSCOW. March 28 (Interfax) - Russia and China are planning to adopt an action plan in collaborative filmmaking and approve specific ideas for co-produced films, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova said.

"Our goal is to approve specific ideas for co-produced films, which would not only attract a large audience in Russia and China, but will also have high artistic qualities. With administrative support of local agencies, we must approach the production of new films and the increase in commercial and state exchanges," the Russian Culture Ministry's press service quoted Lyubimova as saying following a meeting with deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the China Media Group Shen Haixiong in Beijing.

Shen, in turn, noted that movie exchange between the two countries must increase considerably. "We highly value the recent open dialogue between the movie business leaders of the two countries and are ready to support the proposals Russia has made," he said.

The Russian and Chinese representatives also agreed to sign a bilateral action plan on film co-production as part of the upcoming return visit of Chinese partners to Moscow.

In addition, the parties discussed holding the exchange war film festivals in Russian in May 2025 and in China in September.