On November 17, the Fifth China Film New Power Forum hosted by China Film Art Research Center, Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department and Zhejiang Film Bureau was held in Hangzhou. The theme of this forum is "Telling Chinese Stories and Creating Fine Films". Representatives from the National Film Bureau, some provincial and municipal film authorities, and more than 70 producers and producers who have frequently produced excellent works in film creation in recent years Filmmakers, screenwriters, directors, actors, and experts and scholars have conducted in-depth and effective exchanges and communication on all aspects of Chinese film, summarized problems, exchanged opinions, imagined the future, gathered consensus, and promoted the sustainable and healthy development of Chinese film.
In recent years, a large number of young directors, screenwriters, actors and other creative talents have emerged in clusters, taking over the baton of previous filmmakers and growing into the backbone of Chinese films. Driven by these new forces, the Chinese film market has shown new vitality and new vitality. As the "new power" of Chinese film, what are they paying attention to at the Fifth New Power of Chinese Film Forum?
mainstream movies account for half of the quality content is recognized
2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China. Among the 459 films that have been released so far, mainstream movies account for half of the country. What's more rare is that the quality and content of mainstream movies have also been unanimously recognized by the audience. For example, the three films "Me and My Motherland", "Captain of China" and "The Climber" released on the National Day file have achieved gratifying results at the box office and word of mouth. The
movie "My Motherland and Me" tells the narrative structure of the 70-year development of New China through seven stories. It is indeed different from the previous mainstream films that relied on major themes and star gatherings to attract audiences. It is quite innovative. "My Motherland and Me" chief producer Fu Ruoqing believes: "In recent years, there have been many successful examples of patriotic film creation, which have greatly ignited people's patriotism. The most important thing for the success of the film is to let the audience have The sense of immersion and experience, the audience resonates with the ups and downs of the plot and the emotional changes of the characters." As an actor representative, Tong Liya, who appeared in "My Motherland and Me" this year, shared: "As a literary and artistic worker in the new era , I hope to have more opportunities to participate in such works, to show the style of the times and promote the spirit of China with Chinese filmmakers.” Also participated in "Heroes of Fire", "My Motherland and Me" and "Captain of China" this year. Du Jiang of many mainstream films said that his professional images such as flag-raiser, pilot, and firefighter are affectionately called "uniform heroes" by the audience, but what makes him more proud and proud is that more and more audiences Because I watched the movie, I paid more attention and awe to the ordinary and great heroes around me. During the
forum, the "2019 Chinese Movie Audience Satisfaction Survey" released by Sun Xianghui, director of the China Film Archive, showed that among the top ten films in terms of audience satisfaction in 2019, "My Motherland and Me" and "The Final Moment" Waiting for 5 mainstream movies to enter the list directly reflects the Chinese audience's pursuit and love for high-quality mainstream movies.
young directors enter the game to inject new power into Chinese films.
This year's Chinese film market has produced excellent works, and many young directors have also emerged among them. For example, the films directed by young director Guo Fan and Jiaozi have won good reputation and high box office. In the Spring Festival of 2019, the release of "Wandering Earth" injected a boost to the development of Chinese science fiction films, and allowed the world to see the unlimited potential of Chinese science fiction films; the animated film "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" released in the summer file also set off the whole people The upsurge of watching movies has brought hope and motivation to domestic cartoons. It is reported that the film will also represent the outstanding films from mainland China to participate in the 2020 92nd Oscar Best International Film. As a young man among film creators, the entry of young directors has injected new power into Chinese films. According to Gong Ge, the producer of "The Wandering Earth", the biggest difficulty they encountered during the creation of "The Wandering Earth" was the shackles of the visual imagination of cosmic science fiction. It is not easy to break Hollywood's usual thinking, achieve breakthroughs, and show Chinese stories, but the process of overcoming the difficulties has a good incentive for every young Chinese creator in the team. He said: "We also hope to continue following the creative direction of "The Wandering Earth" and have sufficient time in the future to create high-quality goods and tell the world the story of the Chinese people." The
animated film "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" is Director Jiaozi’s first film work can achieve gratifying results without the help of all parties and the audience.support. The producer of "Nezha's Devil Boy Comes into the World" Liu Wenwen mentioned that due to the long production cycle of animated films, in the early stage of creation and polishing, the team adhered to the spirit of "dead smash" to deal with this matter, plus proofreading And modification, the script may have nearly 300 editions. In Liu Wenwen’s opinion, “As a new force in China’s animation film industry, we hope we can create masterpieces that are as influential as the Shanghai Art Film Studio’s "Naozha" and "Nezha Naohai". The works of sincerity give the audience strength."
Exploring the creation of film genres and improving the level of industrialization
How to tell Chinese stories well and create high-quality goods is not only the theme of this forum, but also the most frequently asked questions by the producer representatives. They believe that Chinese films should continue to focus on content creation, try to tell Chinese stories, and at the same time use people-centered creation to guide creative production, adhere to Chinese culture, promote the contemporary value of excellent traditional culture, and demonstrate Chinese spirit , Chinese value and Chinese power, reflecting the responsibility of filmmakers.
Regarding how to choose the theme and type of film, Zhang Miao, general manager of Beijing Culture, Film and Entertainment Division, believes that “a good Chinese film theme must take root in Chinese culture, grasp the pulse of the times, hold the pulse of young people, and also reflect this era. Mainstream values". For example, the box office and reputation of "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Wandering Earth" prove that they are both successful attempts to innovate new types of Chinese movies.
"Over the Spring" director Bai Xue felt the choice of Chinese film themes from her experience in participating in international film festivals: "In fact, there are still many themes in China that have not received more attention, such as children's films, including some family ethics. Comedy types, these are very likely to be explored again." Screenwriter Dong Runnian said from the perspective of screenwriters: "Telling Chinese stories well, exploring themes is the most important link. The heroes in ordinary life are the most important core of literary works. The heroes of the movie are the broad masses of people. In reality, countless ordinary people have defeated themselves in pursuit of the truth. This is what really needs to be expressed in the film." On the basis of pioneering the creation of Chinese film genres, the construction of a more complete film industrialization system also enables Chinese films The guarantee of continuing to produce excellent works. Han Mei, secretary of the party committee and chairman of Emei Film Group, spoke from the perspective of the producer, “Film is not only an artistic product in today's society, but also an industrialized product. If you want to gain recognition in artistic value, you must also To gain recognition in the market. Only with the matching and support of various resources, artists can create with confidence." Director
showed a new understanding of the new power of Chinese film on the film industry, film aesthetics, and film technology. Director Chen Sicheng shared his creative experience in the "Detective Chinatown" series. He said: "We will continue to create films with serial, continuous, industrial, industrial, and extended attributes like the "Detective Chinatown" series." The
"2019 Chinese Film Audience Satisfaction Survey" also shows that Chinese film creation presents four outstanding characteristics: industrialization has accelerated significantly, and attractiveness and appeal have been further enhanced; cartoons have achieved industrial breakthroughs and promoted the creative transformation of Chinese excellent culture; content The boundaries with forms are expanded, concepts and styles are deepened; the spirit of realism shows a new atmosphere, and the language of film art highlights new expressions.
young film talents are creating new film language and film expressions belonging to the current China, and they have also strongly promoted the improvement of China's film industrialization. People expect that in the future, with the joint efforts of batches of new and old forces, Chinese films can tell the world the Chinese story with more masterpieces of film, show the spirit of the Chinese people, and boost the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation. (Niu Mengdi)
