海南省经济学院

To promote exchange of the arts and culture among university students of China, the ASEAN countries, as  well as countries along the  Belt and Road, Japan and South Korea, and build a platform for friendship and communication among young people from all countries, the 4^th China - ASEAN University Students’ Culture Week, one of the major events of the 22^nd Hainan International Tourism Island Carnival, is held in December 2021. The Culture Week, organized by Haikou University of  Economics, is under the government guidance of ASEAN-China Centre and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television, and Sports of Hainan Province, and supported by the Publicity Department of Haikou City Party Committee, the Foreign Affairs Office of Haikou City, the Bureau of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports   of Haikou City and Haikou People’s Association for Friendship  with  Foreign  Countries. The event aims to inspire students' content creativity in the multicultural background, help train outstanding personnel, promote Chinese culture, and establish Hainan's international image of inclusiveness and openness.
     The Culture Week  consists of two sections, the Short Film Contest and Song Singing Contest. University students from China, the ten ASEAN countries, countries along the Belt and Road, as well as Japan, Korea  and other countries are invited. These two contests are carried out by Wardour Studios Academy, the ASEAN Studies Institute of Haikou University of Economics and Hunan Yage Culture Media Co. Ltd., and also co-organized by Hainan Kunlun Sports & Culture Co. Ltd. The panel of judges has a strong lineup. The organizing committee and jury members of the Short Film Contest include Kang Jianmin, former Party Secretary of China  Film  Association, Steven Nia，Chairman of the World Film Society, Kim Goo Hoi， Chairman  of  the  Organizing  Committee  of  Korea  Dajong  Awards,  Lu  Haibo, Professor of Central Academy of Drama; Che Jingxing, Deputy Secretary-General of China Television Director Committee, Roger Christian, Oscar winner, and Aiki Imanjaya, Film School Professor of Universitas Bina Nusantara Indonesia. The Song Singing Contest jury has also invited famous artists as Xu Huanliang, the founder and director of Singapore  Composers’ Association, Tu Huiyuan,  gold medal composer and music producer from Taiwan, China and Yang Yuying, a renowned singer from Mainland China. Moreover, music critic Mark Henry Rowswell, Canada-China Goodwill Ambassador, is also in the jury.
     The film contest awards are set as Golden Peacock Award, Best Screenplay  Award, Best Director Award, Best Short Film Award, Best Creative Award, Best Communicator Power Award and five other awards. The singing contest awards include First Prize of the Contest, Second Prizes of the Contest, Third Prizes of the Contest, and Best Popularity Awards. Winners receive award certificates, exquisite trophies, and bonuses as well.
     The Grand Performance & Award Ceremony is  held on 11^th December at the  Grand Theatre of Haikou University of Economics. Both Chinese and international students from Shandong Liaocheng University, Hainan Qiongtai Normal University and Haikou University of Economics present cultural performances which are full of national traditions and exotic customs. Leaders from China-ASEAN Centre, Hainan Provincial Tourism and Culture Department, relevant departments of Haikou city, consuls general of some of the ASEAN countries in Guangzhou and Haikou, as well as some judges and winners are present in the evening.
     Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the collection and jury work of the two contests is held online, except for the Grand Performance & Award Ceremony on 11^th December.