1905 Film Network Special Article Silk Road through the world, light and shadow shine in Fuzhou. On the evening of December 8, the launching ceremony of the 8th Silk Road International Film Festival was held in Fuzhou. The launching ceremony kicked off in Minyue Water Town, fully demonstrating the thousand-year-old banyan tree wind in Fuzhou, the regional characteristics of Wanyun Shanshui City and the long cultural and historical features of the Maritime Silk Road.
The launching ceremony was co-hosted by Lan Yu, Jin Ze, and Qin Tian, host of Fuzhou Radio and Television Station, and Huang Jianxin, chairman of the jury of the main competition unit of the festival, Marco Muller, Liu Zhenyun, Ren Dahua, Yu Nan, Rao Shuguang, Saba Mazloum, as well as the judges of the documentary unit and the animation unit, all appeared.
The Silk Road International Film Festival is another international, comprehensive and continuous large-scale foreign film exchange activity in China after the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Beijing International Film Festival. From December 8th to December 12th, this year's film festival will carry out a number of main activities such as film awards, film screenings, forums, venture capital, film viewing meetings, awards parties, etc., to serve the "Belt and Road" cultural co-construction, tell Chinese stories well, promote Chinese films and culture to go out, and help Fuzhou build into a modern international city.
The launching ceremony of the 8th Silk Road International Film Festival
Xinghui Mindu, the Silk Road sails. During the 8th Silk Road International Film Festival, the Movie Channel also launched the "Direct Attack on the Silk Road International Film Festival" integrated media live broadcast activity, following the three major sections of "Direct attack on the Golden Silk Road", "New Route Observation" and "Rongcheng Fuzhou" for 5 consecutive days, and comprehensively and immersively directly attacked the grand event.
22 films were shortlisted for the "Golden Silk Road Award", and the trophy made a magnificent appearance
The "Belt and Road" Youth Film Festival revealed the honor
The "Golden Silk Road Award" was set up for the first time in this year's film festival, and the Executive Committee introduced that the "Golden Silk Road Award" selected 22 shortlisted films from more than 500 films in 42 countries and regions, with colorful highlights, rich and warm themes, different perspectives, and different styles, reflecting the diversity and inclusiveness of Silk Road culture.
The shortlisted films include 13 drama films such as "The Guardian of the Island", "Fury Case", "Little Mama", "I Never Cry", 5 documentaries such as "University" and "Famous Detective Uncle Sai", and 4 animation films such as "White Snake 2: The Robbery of the Green Snake" and "The Diary of Anne Anne", and the awards party was held on December 12, revealing 10 awards such as best picture, best director, best actor and best actress.
To this end, the Executive Committee also specially designed the Golden Silk Road Trophy, which symbolizes the highest honor of the Silk Road International Film Festival, and the trophy debuted for the first time at the opening ceremony. The Golden Silk Road Trophy will witness the hearts and minds of Silk Road filmmakers, engraving the glory and dream of the Silk Road Film Festival.
The Golden Silk Road Trophy made its debut at the opening ceremony
Since the Silk Road International Film Festival was held, the "Belt and Road" Youth Film Festival has openly solicited short/short video works that meet the theme of the "Belt and Road" for countries and regions related to the "Belt and Road", carried out training camp training activities, and continued to build a bridge to their dreams for young filmmakers.
According to reports, since September 3, 2021, a total of 1172 works have been collected, and 24 excellent works have stood out after professional review. Compared with the young filmmaker activities of previous film festivals, this year's outstanding works of drama films account for a relatively large proportion, and the number of female young filmmakers participating has increased significantly, and the themes are diverse. Many works burst out of the strong creative power of young filmmakers.
At the opening ceremony, judges Ju Anqi and youth training camp instructors 500 announced the final selection results of the "Belt and Road" Youth Film Festival. In the end, the short film "High Temperature and Humidity" and the short video "Short Hair" stood out, and Tang Jiaying won the first prize of the youth training camp. Youth means innovation and shows the future, and the youth of filmmakers will surely inject strong vitality and unlimited vitality into Chinese films.
The "Belt and Road" Youth Film Festival was announced
"The Island Keeper" opened, "See Nara Again" and "Hear the Light" were promoted
The crew of "China's Heavenly Eye" shares their creations and highlights China's strength
The light and shadow of the Silk Road, the era of glory. This year's Silk Road International Film Festival selected "Island Keeper" as the opening film, and the story of "People's Model" Wang Jicai and his wife stationed on the frontier islands interprets the noble spirit of dedicating youth to the motherland, and also reflects the artistic pursuit and responsibility of the Silk Road International Film Festival.
After the release of the movie "Shoudao Man", it received hundreds of millions of box office, and the sincere emotion conveyed by the film touched countless audiences, and screenwriter Zhao Zheen said that composing an extraordinary "Shoudao Spirit" in ordinary posts is the direction of their creative pursuit. Production director Wu Di revealed that after many inspections, they found that the film and television base environment in Pingtan is similar to that of "Kaishan Island", so choosing to shoot here can restore the living conditions of Wang Jicai and his wife on Kaishan Island to the greatest extent, and Fujian also provides many convenient conditions for film shooting, so that all creations can be carried out smoothly.
Creator of "The Island Keeper"
Among the more than 1,000 films collected around the world, a total of 76 outstanding films were screened, covering 28 silk road and neighboring countries, and special units such as "Centennial Huaguang", "Silk Road Film Style", "Global Selection", "4K Classic Restoration", "Cross-Strait Film Zone" and "Entering Fujian Filmmakers" were specially set up to be screened in 11 theaters in Fuzhou City and other city theaters in the province, universities and outdoor squares.
Among them, "See Nara Again" produced by Fujian was "home" after the release and was promoted at the opening ceremony. The film is also a Sino-Japanese co-production, highlighting the charm of Cultural Exchanges between China and foreign countries, director Pengfei said, "I want to convey to you the simple kindness of Chinese through this story, let us remember history, cherish the present, and look forward to the future." Fujian has also given a lot of policy support for co-productions, which makes me feel the development of Fujian's cultural industry. ”
Director Peng Fei (middle)
"Hear You", filmed under the support of Fuzhou's film policy, opened the "Into Fujian Filmmakers" screening unit and was also shortlisted for this year's "Golden Silk Road Award". This authentic Fuzhou film chronicles a blind singing troupe made up of local visually impaired people.
At the opening ceremony, they sang the theme song "I Love You China" with Acapella, and although they could not see the beautiful light and the world, they heard the light of love with their hearts. Director Wang Hong said that he hopes that more people can understand them through the film and move more people.
The Blind Singing Ensemble sang "I Love You China" with Acapella
The crew of the biopic "China's Heavenly Eye" that is being filmed also came to the opening ceremony, and the film will focus on showing the Chinese scientists led by Nan Rendong who are not afraid of hardships, persistent astronomical exploration, and the scientific spirit and patriotic sentiment of the country, Wang Qiming, technical director of the FAST Operation and Development Center of the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, director Hao Ran, and performance artist Wang Luoyong came to the scenes to share the creation behind the scenes.
Wang Luoyong, who plays Nan Rendong, revealed that the secret of his performance is to learn the professional attitude and dedication of Chinese scientists. Director Hao Ran said that he wanted to make the film an epic work of Chinese scientists. "China Sky Eye" will reflect Chinese wisdom, Chinese technology, Chinese strength and Chinese responsibility.
Crew of "China's Heavenly Eye"
Light and shadow shine in Fujian, Chinese films set sail from the gateway of the Maritime Silk Road, like a postcard carrying Chinese characteristics, spread to all over the world, cultural self-confidence makes the pace of Chinese films going out more firm, towards the goal of building a film power.