Beijing, China - August 19, 2010 - Festival co-founders Chris and Dr. Suzanne Shoemaker recently spoke at the 6th annual International Forum of the Beijing Film Festival for Youth Welfare. The weeklong forum, hosted by the Beijing Youth Palce, the China Aizi Movie and Television Education Council and the China Communist Huairou Committee, also brought together youth film leaders from Taiwan, South Korea, Macau and Hong Kong. Mr. Shoemaker served as the forum’s keynote speaker addressing the topic of “Digital Youth Filmmaking in the 21st Century: A profit and non-profit partnership for Success” and became the Forum’s first foreign attending delegate to address over 300 attending film leaders across China. “It was a true honor and privilege to share our ideas of how to reach youth with our Chinese counterparts and learn that we all share many of the same concerns, successes and obstacles when it comes to educating and engaging our youth – we believe this forum significantly strengthened our commitment to partner on many programs in the years ahead,” said Mr. Shoemaker.
Dr. Shoemaker also spoke on digital media, making a presentation entitled “Visual Communication: A Critical Skill in the 21st Century.” Her presentation addressed the need for schools, parents and organizations to work closer with standards based curricula and exciting topics that will engage the minds and imaginations of youth people in grades K-12.
The Shoemakers also toured one of China’s premiere film studios, the China Film Group studios in Beijing, where discussions were held on how the United States and China might team up to co-produce films that will connect with audiences on both continents with an emphasis on films made by youth. They also met with a variety of other Chinese educational organizations to establish mutually hosted summer film camps in the summers ahead.
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