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On October 19, the "Innovation and Iteration - 2021 Tribute to Classics and Restoration Film Forum" hosted by the China Film Archive and the Jiangsu Provincial Film Bureau and undertaken by the Propaganda Department of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China opened in Suzhou. As one of the major activities of the "2021 Tribute to Classics • International Restoration Film Exhibition", this forum gathered many restoration experts and film scholars in China to discuss in depth Chinese film restoration technology and the future development of Chinese films.
Sun Xianghui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the China Film Archive and Director of the China Film Art Research Center, Liu Shaoyong, Director of bayi Film Studio, Wang Mingzhu, Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Film Bureau, Li Yong, Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Information Office of the Municipal Government, and other guests attended the event.
△ Li Yong, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and director of the Information Office of the Municipal Government, delivered a speech
"In a century of Chinese cinema, Suzhou's filmmakers, films and media have always played an important role." Li Yong said in his speech that in recent years, the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have attached great importance to film work and continuously met the spiritual and cultural needs of the people with high-quality content supply. Suzhou is deeply rooted in the film market, and the number of theaters in the city has increased year by year, and now it has more than 180, which is an important ticket warehouse city in the country. In the past National Day file, the box office of Suzhou films exceeded 94 million yuan, ranking eighth among cities in the country. For the classic restoration film, all walks of life in Suzhou also responded enthusiastically. Among the 'four histories' education film courses carried out in the province, Suzhou carried out more than 1500 movie-watching activities, ranking first in the province. ”
△ Sun Xianghui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the China Film Archive and Director of the China Film Art Research Center, delivered a keynote speech
Sun Xianghui delivered a keynote speech, introducing China's new progress in the field of film restoration and the enlightenment brought by the world film restoration culture to China, especially Jiangsu and even Suzhou. "China's film restoration industry is booming, new restoration forces are emerging, restoration technology is constantly breaking through, and restoration results are presented on a large scale. We can also see that the artistic charm of classic films still has a strong attraction for today's young audiences. At this year's Restoration Film Festival, a large number of audiences came from Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places. ”
The relevant responsible persons of the National Film Administration of Kazakhstan and ARRI Group also sent video congratulations for the forum, wishing the forum a complete success.
They said that China's old film restoration technology has set a very good example, so that the audience can enjoy these excellent works again, the audience can get great satisfaction and happiness from it, and they also hope to learn from China's experience to better restore and preserve their own film treasures. "Film restoration is a global effort, otherwise these negatives will gradually decay and disappear from generation to generation, which is equivalent to disappearing from human society forever, which shows how important our protection is."
△ "The Eternal Wave" restoration promotional video
This year's National Day file, China's first black-and-white to color 4K restoration feature film "The Eternal Electric Wave" landed on the big screen. Produced in 1958 by bayi Film Studios, The Eternal Radio Wave was the first classic film in New China to tell the story of the party's hidden front heroes. The black-and-white to color 4K restored version of "The Eternal Radio Wave" was jointly completed by CCTV's 5G new media platform CCTV and the China Film Archive. The film restoration team combined the human-computer interactive AI coloring with china's independent intellectual property rights with traditional restoration techniques, and repaired the black and white images frame by frame for more than 7 months, making this red classic full of new vitality.
△ Present a certificate of restoration of "Eternal Waves"
△ A hard disk player that gives "Eternal Waves"
At the opening ceremony of the forum, the China Film Archive and the CCTV 5G New Media Platform jointly presented the black-and-white to color 4K restoration feature film "The Eternal Electric Wave" DCP and the restoration souvenir certificate to the Film and Television Department of the People's Liberation Army Culture and Arts Center (Bayi Film Studio), and presented the hard disk player of the film to the Jiangsu Provincial Film Bureau and the Propaganda Department of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee.
△ Jiangsu Film Production Service Guide
It is worth mentioning that the "Jiangsu Provincial Film Production Service Guide" was also released at the scene.
In order to better serve film production enterprises, optimize the business environment for film creation and production, and improve the level of film public services, the Propaganda Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Jiangsu Provincial Film Bureau have organized and compiled the "Jiangsu Provincial Film Production Service Guide". This is an important measure to implement the "Jiangsu Film "14th Five-Year Plan" Action Plan" and a basic project to promote the construction of a strong film province. In the guide, the guidelines for the whole process of film filing, shooting, review, screening, and re-screening are clear and clear, and the shooting and taking scenic spots is complete, which will inevitably add color to attracting more head film enterprises and key projects to settle in Jiangsu.
△ The Graduate Creative Practice Base of China Film Art Research Center was officially awarded
At the scene, the Postgraduate Creative Practice Base of the China Film Art Research Center was officially awarded, and the "Exhibition of the Development of Chinese Film Under the Leadership of the Communist Party of China" was also officially launched.
△ "Exhibition on the Development of Chinese Cinema under the Leadership of the Communist Party of China" was officially launched in Jiangsu
The Modern Express reporter learned that "2021 tribute to the classic · The International Restoration Film Exhibition is still being held in Suzhou, and 12 classic films, including "Pansi Cave", "Horse Thief", "Rouge Buckle", "Tiger's Mouth Escape", "Muhran Road", etc., have been eagerly welcomed by fans in Suzhou and even the Yangtze River Delta region, and some of the shows have been sold out. Some films will invite experts to conduct pre-screening or post-screening dialogues. During the screening period, activities such as humanistic film classes will also be held.
The "Innovation and Iteration - 2021 Tribute to Classics and Restoration Film Forum", which opened on the morning of October 19, will be specifically divided into three units: "Beauty of Science and Technology", "The Way of Restoration" and "Value Reproduction", and many restoration experts and film scholars will bring their sharing and exchanges, dry goods and more feelings.
Modern Express +/ZAKER Nanjing reporter Zheng Wenjing Wang Ziyang Li Ming/Wen Niu Huaxin Su Rui/Photo