With the support of the National Film Administration, the Shanghai International Film Festival's "Belt and Road" film tour entered the 22nd Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh, including " The Wandering Earth: Leap 2020 Special Edition ", "The Wandering Earth 2" and "" 17 excellent domestic films, including "My Fathers and Me" and " Lion Boys ", were screened in Dhaka from January 20th to 28th. The opening ceremony of the "wide angle" section of the Dhaka International Film Festival, China's guest country, was held on the afternoon of January 22, local time, at the National Museum of Bangladesh. The Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen and the Minister of Social Welfare of Bangladesh Moni and others attended the event.
Produced by Yao Chen and Cao Yu, and directed by Qiao Sixue, the film " Umbilical Cord " was shortlisted for the "Asian Film Competition" of the film festival competition unit and won two awards: Best Film and Best Actress. During the
Film Festival, director Lahuaga and producer and screenwriter Ma Haiquan of "Send a Crane a Thousand Miles Away", and Hong Ying, director of "Moonlight Samurai" communicated and interacted with local audiences. This Dhaka International Film Festival held a film master class for the first time. Professor Ishikawa, vice chairman of the Shanghai Film Association, a guest speaker recommended by the Shanghai International Film Festival, talked about and analyzed the aesthetics of contemporary Chinese film art, which was widely praised by local film lovers. , also kicked off the in-depth exchanges between Chinese and Bangladeshi filmmakers.
Chinese films made a stunning debut
On the afternoon of January 22, local time, the opening ceremony of the "wide angle" section of the Dhaka International Film Festival was held at the National Museum of Bangladesh. Yao Wen, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dipu Moni, Minister of Social Welfare of Bangladesh, Le Liwen, Cultural Counselor of China in Bangladesh, Ahmed Muztaba Jha, Director of Dhaka International Film Festival More than 300 people including Marr and other representatives of the organizers, Chinese and foreign filmmakers and Bangladeshi film lovers attended the event.
With the support of the National Film Administration and the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, the Dhaka International Film Festival, a member of the "Belt and Road" Film Festival Alliance, and the Shanghai International Film Festival have jointly invited 16 contemporary films with diverse genres and distinctive features. Excellent Chinese films are screened in the "Wide Angle" section, focusing on and presenting the achievements of contemporary Chinese film art.
>>The complete list of 16 films in the "Wide Angle" section:
"The Wandering Earth: Leap 2020 Special Edition"
"The Wandering Earth 2"
"Peak Burst"
"Me and My Fathers"
"The Young Lion"
"The Last Truth"
"It doesn't seem that exciting"
"Nightlife in Changsha"
"Mozart in Outer Space"
"Miracle·Stupid Child"
"Little Horse Whip"
"The Fading Pastoral"
"Wings of Singing"
"Tiangong Su Zuo"
"Moonlight Warrior"
"Sending Cranes A Thousand Miles Away"
At the opening ceremony, Ambassador Yao Wen said that this film festival is a milestone in the history of China-Bangladesh film cooperation, and the number of participating Chinese films has increased by leaps and bounds. This is a vivid portrayal of the great development of people-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and Bangladesh. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Bangladesh, and movies will also become one of the highlights of the improvement and upgrading of cooperation between the two countries.
Moni, Minister of Social Welfare of Bangladesh, thanked the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh for its support of this event and welcomed the arrival of Chinese filmmakers. "Films are one of the best ways to record and understand a country's culture, history, and traditions. I believe that through exchanges between the Chinese and Bangladeshi film industries, the people of the two countries will not only understand each other's culture better, but also further deepen each other's friendship."
Movie posters show unique charm
In order to enrich this screening event and enhance Bangladeshi movie fans’ understanding of Chinese movies, the Dhaka International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival have cooperated to organize a Chinese movie poster exhibition, which was displayed in the National Museum of Bangladesh. Ambassador Yao Wen and Minister Moni cut the ribbon for the poster exhibition together with the guests before the opening ceremony. These carefully designed Chinese movie posters with different styles attracted many film festival guests and movie fans to watch, take photos and check in.
In-depth exchanges between Chinese and Bangladeshi filmmakers
The chairman of the Dhaka International Film Festival introduced Hong Ying, the director of "Moonlight Samurai", Lahuaga, the director of "A Thousand Miles of Cranes", and the producer and screenwriter Ma Haiquan to the guests and fans, and thanked them for serving as the director of the film "Moonlight Warrior". The "cultural messenger" of Meng's film exchange. That night, "Sending Cranes A Thousand Miles Away" had its first screening in Bangladesh in Dhaka. "Send a Crane a Thousand Miles Away" was shortlisted for the "Projects in Production" category of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival Film Project Venture Capital during the post-production stage. It is the second feature film of young director Lahuaga. In 2023, the film was nominated for the Best Children's Film at the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards.
On January 23, "Moonlight Samurai" was screened, and director Ms. Hong Ying was present to communicate with the audience. The three Chinese filmmakers were also invited to attend the film festival's media meeting that day to share their film creation experiences and their thoughts on coming to Bangladesh with local reporters and film lovers.
This Dhaka International Film Festival also invited Ishikawa, vice chairman of the Shanghai Filmmakers Association and professor of the Shanghai Theater Academy, to serve as a judge for the "Asian Cinema Competition" unit, and he and four other international judges watched and selected 15 competition units. Film.
In addition, Professor Ishikawa was invited to be the guest speaker of the master class. On the morning of January 27, Professor Ishikawa gave a film master class to local film lovers, describing and analyzing the aesthetic style characteristics of contemporary Chinese film art. It is understood that this is the first time that the Dhaka International Film Festival has held a film master class event, with a total of three sessions held. The other two master class guests are Iranian director Majid Majidi and Indian director Anjan Daunt.
During the Dhaka Film Festival, Director Hongying and Professor Ishikawa were also invited to participate in the festival's "Eastern and Western Script Laboratory" activities, sharing script creation experience with young filmmakers in South Asia. "East-West Script Lab" is the talent unit of the Dhaka International Film Festival, aiming to discover and support outstanding film creators and film projects in South Asia.
"Umbilical Cord" won two awards
On the afternoon of January 28, the Dhaka International Film Festival held its closing ceremony and awards ceremony. The film "Umbilical Cord" produced by Bad Bunny (Shanghai) Pictures Co., Ltd., China Film Co., Ltd., etc., as the only Chinese film shortlisted for the "Asian Film Competition" unit, won the Best Film in the "Asian Film Competition" unit, Two awards for best actress. The main creator of "Umbilical Cord" was not present. Director Qiao Sixue and starring Badma expressed their gratitude to the Dhaka Film Festival organizing committee, jury members and local audiences through video. After the closing ceremony, "Umbilical Cord" was screened again at the National Museum of Bangladesh as the best film.
Dhaka International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Bangladesh. It officially joined the "Belt and Road" Film Festival Alliance in 2019. Recommended by the "Belt and Road" film tour mechanism, the film festival has screened the festival's venture capital films "I Am a Guardian" (formerly known as "Falling Life") and "Fish Under the Ice" in 2021, and will screen films produced in Shanghai in 2022 "Harif".
In recent years, relying on the unique platform of the "Belt and Road" Film Festival Alliance, the Shanghai International Film Festival's "Belt and Road" Film Tour has continued to help Chinese films and Chinese filmmakers "go global", forming a linkage mechanism for year-round screenings and global screenings , has so far recommended more than 30 Chinese films to participate in many international film festivals such as the Tallinn Dark Night Film Festival in Estonia, the Warsaw Film Festival in Poland, and the Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt. The recommended films include "Exchange Life", "My Sister", " "Wuhai", "Mordaoga", "Harif", "Rivers of Day and Night", "Calm Waves", "Alajjan Color", "History of Tenderness", "The First Parting", etc., and invite relevant filmmakers to participate in film festivals overseas to further Promote cultural exchanges between Chinese and foreign films and better present a true, three-dimensional and comprehensive China to the world. The "Belt and Road" film tour provides an effective way for countries to understand Chinese filmmakers and the Chinese film industry, and provides assistance to promote the "going out" of Chinese films. A total of 17 Chinese films will appear at the Dhaka Film Festival this time, which also kicks off a new round of exhibition tours.
The "Belt and Road" Film Festival Alliance was initiated by the Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee and established in 2018. It now has 55 institutional members from 48 countries. In the context of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, with mutual recommendation of films and mutual visits of filmmakers as the core, we will jointly improve film curatorial capabilities, promote mutual understanding among filmmakers, promote film cooperation projects, strengthen film cultural exchanges between countries, and establish close information Share mechanisms and explore the future development model of film festivals. Civilizations are colorful due to exchanges, and civilizations are enriched due to mutual learning. Since the establishment of the "Belt and Road" Film Festival Alliance, it has promoted two-way exchanges and mutual learning between filmmakers and film cultures in the countries along the route, and has more effectively enhanced cultural exchanges and people-to-people bonds among the countries along the route.
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Picture and text source: Shanghai International Film Festival Editor: Wang Yan Editor: Li Ting
