From Sep. 18thto 20th, 2017 Asian Peace Film Festival was held in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The delegation leading by Professor Ma Dong, the dean of Art and Engineering School attended the festival.
On the afternoon of Sep. 21th, You Yi,cultural attaché of Chinese embassy in Pakistan and director of Pakistan's China cultural center, Li Shuo, vice-director met the delegation of XPU. You Yi sincerely welcomed more and more talents to join inthe Sino-Pakistan communication, especially by the means of the innovative culture transmission.
On the afternoon of Sep. 19th, Jama Shah, head of Pakistan National Art Commission and also a famous actor in Pakistan, had a meeting with delegation of XPU. They agreed on the further exchange between two parties, promising to sign the memorandum of understanding on cooperation to promote students exchange between the universities in two countries.
On the morning of Sep. 20th, XPU and IYDF (International YoungDirector Festival) held the Chinese Youth Internet Films Screening Unit, presenting six films directed by Chinese youth Directors. Prof. Ma Dong was invited as the judge of this unit.
At the noon of Sep. 20th, thirteen delegations were invited by the Pakistani Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani to visit the Premier House. Chairman Rabbani said The Belt and Road Initiative influence the world pattern, adding that China and Pakistan both attach importance to and promote the cooperation between universitiesof the two countries.
The closing ceremony was held on the afternoon of Sep. 20th. Prof. Ma Dong and Wang Shan announced the nominated and awarded films, and read out the comments of the films.
During the festival, the delegation of China was interviewed by several news media like national channel,RozeTV, which effectively promoted the mutual understanding between two countries.
Art and Engineering School made a progress in the research filed of fashioning and internationalizing traditional culture through this film festival, which also increased XPU’s influence and reputation.
Cultural attaché of Pakistan Embassy in China You YI had a meeting with the delegation of XPU
Pakistan Senate Chairman Rabbani met delegation of XPU
Director of Pakistani Art Commission Jamal Shah met delegation of XPU
PozeTV interviewed delegation of XPU