National Cinema and World Cinema

World Cinema Forum: World Cinema and National Cinema have been long-appreciated concepts that have changed constantly with different historical and social influences, according to Global Times China. Forum guests discussed how National Cinema filmmakers from different countries and cultural backgrounds could work together to fulfill the promise of World Cinema. Representatives from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival of Estonia, the Cairo International Film Festival and the SIFF signed a strategic cooperation contracts. How can each country promote its own filmic products overseas while introducing its own cultures and traditions to local and international audiences Speakers at the One Belt One Road - World Cinema Forum Photo: Qi Xijia/GT A strong team Tiina Lokk-Tramberg, director of Estonian Black Nights Film Festival, said that although Estonia was a small country with a population of only 1.3 million people it had a strong production team for animated and feature films that attracted international audiences. Films like this also had a good domestic box office record."I am proud to say Estonian movies are more watched in Estonia than Hollywood movies," Lokk-Tramberg said. One good example was the 2013 anti-war film Tangerines which was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.