Beijing, September 21 (Reporter Sun Lujin) According to the "News Horizontal" report of the Voice of China of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the 11th Beijing International Film Festival officially kicked off on September 21. From September 21 to September 29, the Organizing Committee of the Beijing International Film Festival will organize a series of activities including the opening ceremony, Beijing screening, theme forum and so on. The "Beijing Screening" section includes a total of more than 300 excellent Chinese and foreign films, which will be screened in theaters, screened on TELEVISION, screened online and other ways.
What are the highlights and novelties of the preparatory planning work of this year's Beijing International Film Festival? What kind of activities will be carried out to meet the cultural needs of the masses internally and enhance the influence of global communication externally? A reporter from the Central Broadcasting Bureau of the General Taiwan Bureau interviewed Cui Yan, executive deputy director of the Office of the Organizing Committee of the Beijing International Film Festival.
As the main competition unit of the Beijing International Film Festival, the "Temple of Heaven Award" has always been the key section of the organizing committee, and for the sake of epidemic prevention and control, the overseas guests participating in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing International Film Festival this year have interacted with the frame through network connection. Cui Yan introduced that under the influence of the epidemic, the global film industry has been impacted, and although the preparatory process for this year's "Temple of Heaven Award" is not easy, the shortlisted films are worthy of fan expectations.
Cui Yan said: "Nearly a thousand films were registered, and we selected 15 films after several rounds of screening. These 15 films come from many countries and regions, and the themes are also very diverse, some are about personal growth, some are about the reflections brought by the war, and some are the latest works of famous international directors, which can be seen from all aspects and indeed represent the cutting-edge concept of international film creation and the embodiment of a technology. ”
Cui Yan said that in the selection of the "Temple of Heaven Award", the interaction between professional judges and the public has also been enriched. He said: "This year we learn from the common practice of some international film festivals, invite some key film media to watch our films, and at the same time, every day after watching the films, there will be a field journal, that is, many media will rate these films." We also created a suspense, these 15 films, in the eyes of the media people, the score and the final score of the 7 judges, the result is consistent, to see if the public's vision and professional vision can coincide. ”
This year's film festival screened nearly 300 Chinese and foreign films in 31 theaters in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, allowing the audience to enjoy the feast of movies. Cui Yan said that the films screened came from different countries, showing different styles and genres, and also specially set up a guided tour before and after the film was broadcast, so that the audience could not only enjoy the film but also understand the story behind the film's creation.
Cui Yan introduced that this year's film festival will focus on the forefront and focus issues such as the centenary of the founding of the party, the development of art films, the development of young filmmakers, the creation of animation films, the development and construction of film capitals, etc., hold a number of theme forums, collide ideas, exchange views, and share the opportunities and harvests brought by movies.
Cui Yan said: "Our most important opening forum is the theme of the centenary of the founding of the party this year, setting up many links, such as inviting the three generations of filmmakers from the old, middle and young generations to review, discuss and look forward, emphasizing that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, China's film industry, the rapid development of China's film industry, and how we will create more excellent works on the new journey in the future, worthy of this great era." ”
As a carrier of international cultural exchanges, film has a unique charm and advantages, Cui Yan said that this year's Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee specially set up the guest of honor, invite filmmakers from all over the world to participate together, and further create a cultural business card, based on Beijing, facing the world. Cui Yan introduced: "This year, our guest of honor is cooperating with Greece, arranging a lot of Greek classic films and new film works, on the one hand, so that domestic audiences, as well as professionals in the domestic film industry, understand the film policies of more countries in the world, and at the same time, through the form of film, we will release a friendly, comprehensive, real and three-dimensional development status of China." ”