Jointly produced by the Olympic Council of Asia and the Organizing Committee of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, and produced by Central New Film Group, the official documentary "Hi, Asian Games" was broadcast on China Central Radio and Television Station today.
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The film will be broadcast on CCTV5 from September 16 to 19 at 18:35; It will be broadcast on CCTV16 Olympic Channel from 18 to 21 September at 19:55.
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The film shows the historical changes of the Asian Games for the first time for more than 70 years, and writes a unique sports epic for Asians. As a sports humanities documentary, this film not only shows the beauty of the power of sports, but also deeply explores the humanistic beauty behind sports, so that people of various countries (regions) can have a more systematic, intuitive and profound understanding of the Asian Games, promote the development of Asian sports, enhance the understanding and identity of different countries (regions) and ethnic groups in Asia, and convey the magnificent theme of "Asian community with a shared future". At the same time, the film systematically sorts out and comprehensively presents the data materials of the Asian Games for more than 70 years, leaving a precious cultural heritage for the Asian Games and has immeasurable historical value.
The first episode, "The Extravaganza," will start with the first Asian Games in 1951, showing the rise and fall of Asia over the past century, and how Asians can express themselves at the Asian Games. In this episode, the film crew interviewed those who witnessed the first Asian Games and listened to the voices of the Asian recovery in the 50s of the last century; In the narration of the athletes participating in the Asian Games, the representatives of the Olympic Committee who presided over the Asian Games, and the builders who participated in the preparations for the Asian Games, the film tells in turn the unprecedented grandeur of the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, the difficult preparations for the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, and the wonderful results of the 2006 Doha Asian Games; With the construction of Asian Games venues and the wonderful appearance of Asian Games icons, the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou will uphold the concept of "green, intelligent, thrifty and civilized" and interpret a new grand event in a new era.
The second episode of "Extremes" brings together top athletes from all over Asia to tell the story of their continuous challenge to the limits of the human body, Asian records, and self-strength from multiple perspectives such as sports science and sports aesthetics. Through the two sports of trampoline and rock climbing, the film shows the amazing control of human beings over their own bodies; Through marathons and track cycling, explore endurance and explosiveness in sports competition; Through the memories of the Asian Games experience of Lin Dan and Tawfik, the audience can see the important role of technique and tactics on the field and the mutual achievements of top players.
The third episode, "Them," is dedicated to the growth of female athletes in Asia. The history of the Asian Games is also the history of their pursuit of equality and recognition. This episode uses time to tell the story of Asian women's breakthroughs and blooms in the Asian Games. The film crew interviewed Singaporean sprinter Mary to reminisce about the sassy heroes of female athletes at the early Asian Games; Through telling a series of moving stories such as Chusovykina, the gymnastics "evergreen" of Uzbekistan, Xu Lijia, a Chinese sailor who competed with male athletes, and the first women's football team in an Arab country, the power of women in sports is presented.
The fourth episode "Diversity" presents the understanding of the Asian Games from the dimension of Asian Games culture. The film not only shows the traditional sports camel racing in the West Asian desert, but also the sports competitions such as breakdancing and BMX that have newly added to the Asian Games arena; Through the promotion of taekwondo in the Korea National Technical Institute, the film will lead the audience to think about how traditional Asian sports can go global; Looking at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, it will be a cultural feast that integrates Asia and the world and becomes more open and inclusive.
Central New Film Discovery Documentary Media, which undertook the shooting and production task, accepted the task in 2020 and immediately set up a film team, which lasted three years and completed the shooting tasks in nearly 20 Asian countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, etc.; Nearly 100 important participants, witnesses and witnesses of Asian sports, such as Wei Jizhong, Huo Zhenting, Lin Dan, Naoko Takahashi, Chuso Vikina, and Tawfik, were interviewed to tell the moving stories behind the Asian Games and interpret the powerful power of Asian sports.
The film will also launch an extended version to meet audiences during the Asian Games.
Final judge: Yuan Shuang
Responsible editor: Wang Xinyi
Editor-in-chief: Qin Hong, Gu Wanquan, Zhang Wu Text editor: Zhang Zhijian
Source: Author: New Blue Network Client