1905 Film Network News On April 20, the AKL Kung Fu Legend press conference for the 14th Beijing International Film Festival Kung Fu Movie Heritage Plan was held in Beijing. Zhang Pimin, Chairman of the China Film Foundation, Yan Xiaoming, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the China Film Foundation, Jiang Tao, Vice Chairman of the China Film Foundation, Xiong Jungong, Executive Director of China International Educational Television, and the 10th National Supervisor of the Education Steering Committee of the State Council, Jia Leilei, former vice president of the China Academy of Arts, former captain of the Chinese National Wushu Team and coach of the Beijing Wushu Team Li Zhizhou (Wu Jing’s mentor), David Chi, chairman of Zhuming Sports and Entertainment, and others attended the press conference to witness this new kung fu. A cultural project is born.
Zhang Pimin, Chairman of the China Film Foundation, first delivered a speech, explaining the original intention of launching the AKL Kung Fu Legend project: Achieving the goal of becoming a powerful country in film requires that our films gain more international voice in the booming domestic market. Greater international influence and more generous international box office revenue. The practice of overseas promotion of domestic films over the past two decades has proven that kung fu movies are one of the most likely channels to achieve the above-mentioned achievements.
In view of this, the China Film Foundation's Film and Urban Development Special Fund, based on research and inspections in many cities known as the hometowns of martial arts, plans to launch the AKL Kung Fu Legend project of the Chinese Kung Fu Movie Inheritance Plan, hoping to connect martial arts and film and television A talent exchange channel in the two fields, calling for, advocating and launching Kung Fu movie inheritance plans in the two fields of martial arts and movies, cultivating Kung Fu movie talents in the new era, and creating new glories for Chinese Kung Fu movies.
As the co-sponsor of the AKL Kung Fu Legend project of the Kung Fu Movie Heritage Plan, David Chi, Chairman of Zhuming Sports Entertainment, also introduced in detail the specific implementation methods of the project: The project will target action stars, kung fu directors, and kung fu movie screenwriters. We will launch a public welfare training section for similar talents to select talents with potential for the development of kung fu movies from around the world, and hire kung fu, martial arts, action film and television stars, powerful action directors, screenwriters, and producers in the industry to provide training and guidance related to kung fu movies. The kung fu movie inheritance plan will also be based on dissemination and promotion of local cultural characteristics and drive the development of local economy and culture.
At the press conference, the host announced Li Zhizhou, former captain of the Chinese National Wushu Team and coach of the Beijing Wushu Team (Wu Jing’s mentor), Zhang Tan, a well-known Hong Kong screenwriter, the 10th National Superintendent of the Education Steering Committee of the State Council, and the former vice president of the China Academy of Arts. Jia Leilei became the first batch of specially appointed mentors for the Kung Fu Movie Heritage Plan, and was awarded a letter of appointment by Jiang Tao, Vice Chairman of the China Film Foundation.
In order to select potential Kung Fu film inheritance seedlings from thousands of martial arts practitioners, the China Film Foundation Film and Urban Development Special Fund specially invited director Chen Yalian, action director Yan Hua (representative work: "The Wandering Earth"), action director Li Heng (representative work: "The Fuse"), "Immediately Imminent" director Zhang Xuannan, "Ghost Blade" director Lu Jun, "New Dragon Inn" action director Gao Xiaorui, "Chen Qing Ling" action director Qiu Kui and kung fu filmmakers Du Yuhang and Liu Jian , and Olympic champion Lin Yue, formed the "Kung Fu Movie Heritage Project Global Audition Jury".
