1905 movie network news On October 12th, the sixth annual meeting of Taihu World Cultural Forum — — The World Film Humanities Forum was held in Bengbu, Anhui. The theme of the forum is to inherit and develop and build a community of human destiny. In the context of globalization, through the "cultural resonance" and "cultural empathy" of movies, the greatest common denominator of cultural and value identification is sought. The forum is hosted by Taihu World Culture Forum and Film Channel Program Center.
Yan Zhaozhu, chairman and founder of Taihu World Culture Forum, former director of Cultural Research Bureau of Central Policy Research Office, Ding Zhenhai, former editor-in-chief of People’s Daily Overseas Edition, Cao Yin, director of Film Channel Program Center, vice chairman and director of China Film Association, Dong Ruifeng, director, screenwriter, producer, actor, director and screenwriter, and actor and producer were invited to attend the forum to share their views. Speech by Cao Yin, Director of Program Center of Film Channel.
"Today, in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic, China’s film industry took the lead in returning to work in the world and achieved remarkable results. In the international and domestic dual-cycle development pattern, 1.4 billion China people’s yearning for a better spiritual and cultural life has provided a huge local market support for the development of China films. " Director Cao Yin mentioned while reviewing the development of China film industry and looking forward to the future:
"We should strengthen the construction of international communication ability of films, extract and display the cultural essence of Chinese excellent traditional culture with contemporary value and world significance, create more credible, lovely and respectable images of China through China films, and tell wonderful and vivid stories of China, which will make China discourse and China narrative more grounded, full of aura and popular, and let more people realize the spirit of China, the value of China and the power of China through films."
Blending Chinese and foreign films to help build a community of human destiny
The rapid development of China’s film industry and its steady recovery after the epidemic are witnessing the colorful display of China’s image in various types of films, promoting the spread of excellent culture and helping the community of human destiny. Movies share the story of China and show the image of China. Countries all over the world are learning about China through China movies. Yan Zhaozhu, chairman of Taihu World Culture Forum, who personally attends the World Film Humanities Forum every year, points out that film is one of the best media in the world to understand China. He called on filmmakers to display their wisdom and take on the function of communication between China and the world, because China needs to know the world, and the world needs to know China more urgently.
Ding Zhenhai introduced the achievements of China’s film "going out" with a number of data. He said that the boosting role of key national "going global" projects has become increasingly prominent. It is mainly manifested in the promotion from the national level to the coordinated promotion of folk film exchanges, and from "wanting a platform" to "building a platform" for China films, which makes the pace of "going out" more stable.
As the director of the program department of the program center of the movie channel, Dong Ruifeng reviewed the development of China movies through the development of the movie channel. He said that the movie channel is not only the home of filmmakers, but also a 24-hour cinema for the audience. The film channel has produced nearly 2,000 films, and has retained a lot of talents during the period when China’s films were in a relatively low ebb, which has delivered a large number of filmmakers for the development of China’s film industry. At the same time, he mentioned that by holding China Film Week on overseas mainstream national TV stations, the film channel recommended many excellent films from China overseas, which played a positive role in cultural exchange and mutual learning.
Cultural exchange is two-way, with both opportunities and challenges. Director Yin Li recalled the challenge of opening China’s film market to the United States after China joined the World Trade Organization. China filmmakers are worried about "the wolf is coming", but it turns out that China filmmakers are not eaten by wolves, but "dancing with wolves", which has created a stage of rapid development of China film market.
Taking Xu Zheng as an example, it proves that movies that make the audience empathize are a powerful way to build a community of human destiny. Tang Jili believes that China’s films have condensed the distant wisdom of China and spread the Confucian spirit of convincing people by reasoning. Huang Xiaoming said that his roles, such as Xuanzang and fireman, all pursued the beautiful spirit of China and recorded the spiritual pursuit of outstanding or ordinary China people in different times in China.
Inheriting the spirit of filmmakers and spreading the splendid culture of China.
Film is not only one of the important manifestations of culture and art, but also an important cultural carrier that conveys China’s values and China’s ideas and carries the burden of building a community of human destiny. Movies have the function of movies, and filmmakers have the mission of filmmakers. To play the role of movies, inherit culture and let China films better spread the image of China, it is not only necessary for predecessors to pave the way and work hard, but also for young filmmakers to stick to it and inherit it.
Yan Zhaozhu mentioned that if today’s young people chat with their parents, they will find that great changes have taken place in China, during which the magnificent changes in the fate of the characters are moving. Today’s era is an era in which China filmmakers have made great achievements. Finding the role of filmmakers in the era and undertaking the mission will make the achievements of a new generation of filmmakers surpass their predecessors.
"Film is always an industrial development and technological development are closely linked, because film itself is an industrial product." Ding Zhenhai talked about watching movies during the National Day and was deeply moved by the chapter "Duck Prophet". He said that this is an excellent work that reflects the social changes in China, and records the little people and great times in China with humor. He called for the birth of epic works only when the depth of thought, historical content and the vividness and richness of drama creation are integrated. Realizing national rejuvenation and building a community of human destiny call for the inheritance of spirit and the birth of cultural giants in the new era.
Inheritance is also the responsibility of the film channel, and it is the mission of the film channel to support new people and train filmmakers. In his speech, Dong Ruifeng mentioned the documentary film which will be released on October 30th. This documentary film about 22 movie stars in New China hopes to inherit the spirit of the older generation of filmmakers and movie actors.
As a creator, Yin Li said that it is the light of hope for China’s films to express the common feelings of human beings and then be shocked spiritually. He called on young people to put down their mobile phones, read more books and capture more truth, goodness and beauty. Xú Zhēng, as a filmmaker, saw the inherited genes from the films he watched as a child. Tang Jili discovered the powerful attraction of China films to the world in Hollywood in 1990s. Huang Xiaoming clarified the actors’ responsibilities through films starring and supervised by various departments. The profound China culture should be combined with the value of the times and show a new look of the times.
The 21st century has gone through the first decade, and the world and China have ushered in a great change that has never happened in a century. In the brand-new world situation, China films bear the important mission of inheriting national culture and spreading China culture internationally. The 14th Five-Year Plan has established the timetable and roadmap for building a cultural power in 2035. As an important indicator of a cultural power, China films will also play a role and contribute to the struggle in the second century.