AN online festival featuring cultural exchanges between China and the U.K. was launched by the British Council, the U.K.’s international organization for building connections, understanding and trust between people in the U.K. and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. It is the first such online festival dedicated to the China-U.K. cultural and creative relationship.

Around 50 cultural institutions from both countries, including the British Library, Science Museum, Tate Modern, and Victoria and Albert Museum, have provided digital content forming more than 75 individual cultural projects, most of which were created during the pandemic and are being shown for the first time in each country.

Cultural projects ranging from films, music, theatrical works, literature to photography and design will be showcased at the three-week festival, and social topics such as Creative Industries’ response to the pandemic, sustainability and climate change, inclusion and diversity are also featured in the program.

Kicking off in the U.K. on Oct. 1, the festival focuses on promoting the works of Chinese artists and institutions over the Mid-Autumn Festival. Since Oct. 9, the focus of the program has been shifted to a presentation of online performances and talks from the U.K. in China.

More details of the program can be obtained by visiting website www.britishcouncil.cn.

(China Daily)