Xinhuanet, Berlin, February 24, The 70th Berlin International Film Festival, which is being held, once again makes Berlin the focus of the global film and television industry. On the evening of the 23rd, China’s “Blue Planet Science Fiction Film Week” was the first international cross-border cultural event with the theme of sci-fi movies in China. It was the first overseas appearance here with last year’s award-winning films. The “Circle of Friends” of “Blue Planet” was added. A large number of science fiction friends.
That night, this theme event called "Experiencing Science Fiction with the Blue Planet" was held in a prestigious art space in the center of Berlin. The continuous rain, historical buildings, colorful spaces, and industrial-style decoration add a few "science fiction" colors to the event.
"Humanity is facing challenges, as we often see in science fiction films. Once, we regarded science fiction as a genre. Now, we regard science fiction as a spirit-exploration, crossover, innovation, rationality , And this is also the purpose of "Blue Planet"," said Wang Zhenzheng, chief content officer of "Blue Planet", who cancelled his trip due to the epidemic, to the guests via video.
Although Chinese science fiction movies have only entered international vision in recent years, this kind of science fiction spirit and imaginative creativity has actually been in China for a long time. As an emerging force of Chinese science fiction films, "Blue Planet" is different from film festival activities in the traditional sense. It is committed to combining science and technology with film and television, and taking into account science, education and science popularization and other directions, creating China's science fiction film screening and theme Forums, international cooperation, and cross-border dialogues and other new visions and new patterns.
With the strength of Chinese sci-fi movies and the expansion of international influence, the "Blue Planet" debut last year triggered a boom in the "circle of friends". Science fiction friends from all over the world have "liked + followed" and sent nearly 20 About 200 science fiction films from countries and regions participated in the activity, and more than 220 film projects participated in the venture capital link.
"In our opinion, science fiction is a space for establishing connections and exchanging ideas between people. We need more platforms to gather people with different views, insights and artistic techniques. And this is why we are very happy to be The reason for the planet's cooperation," said Lucas Dubro, the co-organizer of this event, the founder of a German magazine focusing on Chinese science fiction. At the
event, the representative of "Blue Planet" not only screened some of the award-winning films, but also introduced the framework of the second "Blue Planet" event, issued invitations to science fiction fans around the world, and launched the Blue Planet social media platform. International science fiction fans from all corners of the world often "see the clouds".
Newly joined the "Blue Planet" circle of friends, Andreas Guder, a professor at the Free University of Berlin, is a well-known German sinologist. He appreciates the "Blue Planet" overseas promotion activities, "This gives German audiences a rare opportunity to understand and appreciate Chinese science fiction movies." Another German doctor Francesca Schindler said that he is a super science fiction fan, like Works from all over the world, but little is known about Chinese science fiction. He is full of curiosity and hopes to learn more about the evolution and current situation of Chinese science fiction films in more such activities.
The Blue Planet Science Fiction Film Week, held in Nanjing for the first time in 2019, is the first international science fiction, film and technology cross-border event held in China. It is also the first domestic science fiction-themed movie themed activity platform, promoted by the Jiangsu Provincial Committee Department, Jiangsu Province FilmUnder the guidance of the Bureau, Nanjing Municipal People’s Government, hosted by Xinhuanet, Nanjing Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, Nanjing Jiangning District People’s Government, Xinhuanet Financial Media Future Research Institute and Niushoushan Cultural Tourism Zone Management Committee. This series of events in Berlin is the first overseas roadshow promotion of "Blue Planet" and the first attempt to continue to build "Blue Planet" international influence.
