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On August 20, "China-Africa Romance" (Season 5) - a Chinese film and television program exhibition and broadcast event officially kicked off in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. More than 20 excellent Chinese film and television programs in seven languages ​​including English, French, and Arabic will meet local audiences through more than 20 mainstream media in 15 African countries.

△ "China-Africa Romance" Season 5 - Chinese film and television program exhibition poster

This exhibition and broadcast event was jointly launched by China Media Group and media from many African countries including Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Burundi. Among them, the Fulani and Amharic versions of Chinese film and television programs appeared on African screens for the first time.

"China-Africa Romance" (Season 5) - The Chinese film and television program exhibition and broadcast event includes the documentary "The Road to Prosperity", the TV series "Welcome", the short drama "The Bone Whistle of Hemudu", the documentary film "Clouds on the Ground" and the cartoon "Kiki and Noona", etc., allowing African audiences to experience China's social development, urban life, cultural charm, and ethnic customs, feel the inheritance of China's excellent traditional culture in the new era, see the rapid development of China's modern society in the new era, and appreciate China's excellent film and television works dubbed in the local mother tongue.

△Some program posters of the fifth season of "China-Africa Romance"

At the launching ceremony, Ahmed Abd Hamid, technical director of the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center, mentioned in his speech that he was very honored to see the Chinese civilization and the Egyptian civilization, the two oldest civilizations in the world, communicating and integrating here, and he looked forward to more media cooperation and exchanges between the two sides in the future.

△ Ahmed Abd Hamid, Technical Director of the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center, delivered a speech

Kan Ping, deputy director of the Film and Television Translation and Production Center of China Media Group, mentioned in his speech that the film and television works collected in this exhibition fully and multi-dimensionally displayed China's development and diverse culture. They will also allow Egyptian and even African audiences to more intuitively feel the progress of Chinese society and the enthusiasm of its people, and appreciate the magnificence of its scenery and the splendor of its culture.

△ Kan Ping, deputy director of the Film and Television Translation and Production Center of China Central Radio and Television, delivered a speech

The day before the launch ceremony, the "Double Brilliance: China-Africa Film and Cultural Exchange Screening" Egypt Station event was held at the Cairo Chinese Cultural Center, showing the Arabic version of the Chinese film "The Tornado Girls" dubbed by CCTV to more than 100 Egyptian audiences. The audience actively participated in the interaction and expressed their strong interest in Chinese film and television programs and Chinese culture.

△Egyptian audiences watched the Arabic version of "The Tornado Girls" and actively interacted

Since 2021, China Media Group has launched four seasons of the "China-Africa Romance" Chinese film and television program exhibition and broadcast activities, broadcasting more than 120 outstanding Chinese film and television programs, reaching a total of nearly 500 million African audiences.

(CCTV News Client)