The 2025 the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival concluded in China's Chongqing Municipality on Sunday, with multiple supportive policies released in a bid to boost the China's film-making industry.
The film festival, held from Thursday to Monday, attracts filmmakers from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan and other SCO member states to present films of their respective countries.
The event also gathered over 40 domestic film enterprises to present the latest advancements in film technology and production.
The policies rolled out at this year's SCO Film Festival are designed to nurture and empower film-making entities.
They offer subsidies for company establishment and facility construction, and provide comprehensive support across multiple areas, including script creation and trading, film distribution and screening, technological innovation, and talent attraction and development.
To encourage companies in China to produce films in Chongqing, subsidies will be provided for both the service fees incurred during filming and the technical services in post-production.
The maximum cumulative subsidy for a single project can reach up to 35 percent.
Thanks to these policies, 23 major film and television projects, as well as 19 TV drama projects, have been signed in Chongqing. These projects cover cutting-edge fields, including digital production, smart imaging, prop library construction, and artificial intelligence (AI) empowerment centers.
"The policies released this time are more targeted, which strengthened our determination to bring our subjects to Chongqing," said Xu Shenjun, head of a film-making company.
"This is a good opportunity, so we'll seize it. We're planning to start filming a movie in October and will begin collaborating with Yongchuan," said Liu Liming, head of another film-making company.
With the theme "Technology and Film, Charm of the SCO," the film festival, spans five days and features forums on international cooperation, tech exhibitions, tourism initiatives, and drone light shows.
Highlights of the film festival also include screenings of dozens of outstanding films from SCO member countries and the announcement of winners of the Jinshancha (Golden Camellia) Awards at the closing ceremony on Sunday.
This year marks the 130th anniversary of world cinema and the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema. The SCO Film Festival stands as a key cultural event alongside the SCO Summit, offering a powerful platform for storytelling, collaboration and mutual understanding.
SCO Film Festival concludes in Chongqing
