1st Macao int'l comedy festival begins amidst joy
China DailyThe first Macao International Comedy Festival begins on Mar 11,2024. The first Macao International Comedy Festival began here on Monday with various comedy films and theater plays from multiple cultures ready for the audience. Director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region government Leong Wai Man said at the opening ceremony that Macao is a modern city with profound Chinese cultural heritages and diverse cultural integration. Comedy is sophisticated in a way that it not only makes people laugh but also prompts them to reflect on human nature and social phenomena, and at the same time it encourages everyone to enjoy the present happiness, said renowned director Zhang Yimou in a dialogue joined by other Chinese director and film artists Ning Hao, Shen Teng, and Ma Li.