On September 23, the "Gansu Literary and Art Forum • Small and Medium-Cost Film Creation Seminar" sponsored by the Gansu Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and undertaken by the Gansu Provincial Filmmakers Association and the Gansu Provincial Literary and Art Critics Association was held in Lanzhou. The meeting invited the main creators of outstanding small and medium-cost films in the five provinces and regions of northwest China, senior producers and investors to discuss the achievements and problems, opportunities and confusions of small and medium-cost film creation, and commented and guided the preparation projects of small and medium-cost films in Gansu Province.
Wang Dengbo, secretary of the party leading group and chairman of the Gansu Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, attended the meeting and made a speech, and Mao Wenlong, deputy director of the Film Department of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial CPC Committee, delivered a speech on behalf of the Provincial Film Bureau. Ma Yongqiang, member of the Party Committee, director, editor-in-chief and chairman of the Provincial Appraisal Association of readers' publishing group, attended the meeting, and Ma Qingshan, member of the party group and vice chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literature and Literature, presided over the meeting.
Wang Zhengmao, member of the party group and vice chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, made a keynote speech entitled "The Development and Transformation of Small and Medium-cost Films", starting from the current situation of film creation in Gansu, and making thoughts and proposing paths for the development strategy of small and medium-cost films; Bai Zhiqiang, Ding Han, Wang Manxi, Fan Zongbao, Wang Lina and other outstanding screenwriters and directors of small and medium-cost films in five provinces and regions made keynote speeches in combination with their own small and medium-cost film creation practices, introducing the successful experience of film project selection, planning, financing, team formation, publicity and other aspects Liu Chuan, a professional manager with a background in film investment, introduced the transformation trend of the traditional cinema line in combination with the operation practice of A9 cinemas; investor Wang Yufang expressed her focus on topic planning and script quality from the perspective of investment.
The development of small and medium-cost films is in line with the actual situation of the five provinces and regions in the northwest, and the requirements for the quality of small and medium-cost films are higher and more urgent, and good scripts are not achieved overnight, not only relying on talent and aura, but also being practical. "The convening of this conference has built a platform for communication between the creation of small and medium-cost films in the five provinces and regions, opening up ideas, inspiring inspiration and inspiring creation in mutual talk and mutual listening." Wang Dengbo said.
In the promotion of the preparatory projects, the six film and television production institutions in our province respectively introduced six projects including rural revitalization, excellent folk traditional culture, anti-epidemic, urban life and other themes, and the participants made targeted comments and guidance from the selection of themes, practical significance, script structure, character settings and other links.
In recent years, Gansu has made great progress in the creation of small and medium-cost films, the number of works, practitioners, production institutions have grown steadily, on this basis to achieve the improvement and breakthrough of "quality", "Gannan Love Song", "Lost Sheep" and other films won the Central Propaganda Department's "Five One Project" award, Huabiao Award, forming a small and medium-cost film "Gansu phenomenon" recognized by the industry and experts.
The achievements made by Gansu small and medium-cost film creation are the active choice of Gansu films to comply with the requirements of the times and based on their own reality, and are the inevitable results of Gansu filmmakers' integrity and innovation, responsibility and courage to compete for the lead. This seminar is in this context of the timely planning and holding, the topic setting is more problem-aware, realistic and original, the setting of the promotion link of the preparation project is the first time in Gansu Province, the convening of this seminar will inject new impetus and energy into the creation of small and medium-cost films in Gansu.