Inaugural Chinese Film Festival held in Singapore

 SINGAPORE, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The first Chinese Film Festival in Singapore kicked off on Saturday, featuring five movies produced by Chinese film makers¹ and artists, including those based in Hong Kong.

The selection include It's Love, a film directed by Ching Siu- Tung; Love is Not Blind, directed by Teng Hua-Tao; A Simple Life, the award winning work of Ann Hui; Sophie's Revenge, a work of Jin Yimeng; and Hero, the first commercial blockbuster directed by Zhang Yimou.

Short documentaries will also be featured on various aspects of Chinese culture, including the Forbidden City and the popular A Taste of China.

Dai Bing, charge d'affaires ad interim² at the Chinese Embassy, said he was hoping that the selection was aimed to offer the audience a glimpse of Chinese films and the film industry in China and help the Singapore audience know more about an increasingly open, inclusive and civilized³ China.

The film festival was jointly⁴ organized by the Chinese Embassy in Singapore, the Singapore-China Friendship Association and the Office of Almuni Relations of the National University of Singapore.

1 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

3 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

4 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。