• China Southern Airlines
  • CCCC Phoenix Island
  • China Resources Land
  • Mangrove Tree Resort World Sanya Bay
  • Zeekr

Two Forms of Exchange

Keynotes and roundtables connect policy, markets, technology and international cooperation, bringing industry representatives from different roles together around shared questions.

Filmmakers start from specific works to share the methods behind production design, curating, acting, technology and world-building.

Masterclasses at the 7th HIIFF

  • Huang Wen-ying masterclass

    Huang Wen-ying

    Poetry in Light and Shadow

    How production design, costume and detail build a believable world.

    2025.12.05Poetry in Light and Shadow: Between Three Worlds, Towards Her Own CinemaRead More
  • Juliette Binoche masterclass

    Juliette Binoche

    Starting from Emotion

    Acting at the meeting point of body, intuition and character.

    2025.12.09Beyond Acting: The Creative World of Juliette BinocheRead More
  • Marco Müller masterclass

    Marco Müller

    Back to the Film “Tribe”

    From curating and collective creation to how films find their audiences.

    2025.12.07The Other Side of the Film Festival: A Dialogue Between Curation and CreationRead More
  • James Cameron masterclass

    James Cameron

    Cinema as a “Simulator” of Life

    From technical exploration and performance capture back to story and world-building.

    2025.12.09Cinema as a “Simulator” of LifeRead More
Golden Coconut Main Forum

Golden Coconut Main Forum

Free Trade Port Opportunities and New Momentum for the Film Industry

2025.12.04

Discussions focused on Free Trade Port opportunities, content innovation and international collaboration, and a film economy research report and Hainan film industry policies were released.

Read the Main Forum Report