From " hot pot hero ", " passing through your world ", to " young you ", more and more movies, TV series, and online dramas choose to shoot in Chongqing, and more and more directors , the producer even bluntly said that Chongqing is a "natural studio"... In recent years, Chongqing's film and television shooting has remained very popular.
In the future, not only the audience is expected to see more "Yuzhao" film and television products, but it will also be more convenient for the crew to "shoot in Chongqing"! On June 24, upstream journalists learned from the 2024 Citywide Film Work Conference and Key Film Project Release Ceremony held in Yongchuan that Chongqing will make efforts from four major aspects to build a film and television city and focus on creating more film and television products. .
Chongqing film production units have exceeded 380
"Chongqing has a solid foundation to develop the film industry and build a film and television city." At this film work meeting, the Executive Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Director of the Municipal Film Bureau Hong first introduced the unique advantages and current situation of the current development of Chongqing’s film industry.
As of now, there are more than 380 film production units registered with the State Film Administration in Chongqing, an increase of more than 10% for two consecutive years. There are 53 film projects registered and approved in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 29%. The Film Fuyao Plan has funded a total of 94 projects, with more than 45 million yuan in funding.
At the same time, more "Made in Chongqing" movies are already on the way. Guan Hong introduced that the anti-war theme animated film "Fire Phoenix" has been included in the first batch of 15 films to be released in the National People's Cinemas and will meet the general audience this year; the urban sports inspirational theme film "Crash", the deeds of heroes and models The theme movie "Our Name" has been filmed and successfully obtained the "Dragon Label" (film release license); Chongqing and China Film Co., Ltd. explored the theme of mountain fires and successfully completed the registration and project approval of the movie "Mountain Knights". The movie "Night is Coming" won the "Fei Mu Honor Best Film" at the 6th Pingyao International Film Festival.
The city’s movie box office will exceed 1.2 billion yuan in 2023
Guan Hong said that Chongqing’s film industry chain is also constantly improving. Yongchuan District has built a 10,000-square-meter science and technology studio and is accelerating the second phase of construction. It will strive to build a "western film and television base" with digital studios, exhibition halls, recording studios and scenery workshops as its core.
Yubei District has built 10,000 square meters of public security, hospital, and family drama shooting scenes; Dadukou District has built a film and television base integrating photo studios, props and equipment warehouses, and recording studios; Banan District has built 10 20,000 square meters Live film and television studio; Liangjiang New District has built a film, television, animation and cultural creative park covering an area of 110,000 square meters and more than 150 live shooting spaces. Among them, for example, "P Plan" starring Jackie Chan will be filmed in Yongchuan in 2023, driving related consumption of more than 30 million yuan. Currently, Yongchuan District’s monthly income from film and television studio rentals and digital scenery production alone exceeds 3 million yuan.
At the same time, the city's film market has also developed steadily. According to statistics, a total of 30.174 million viewers entered the theater in the city in 2023, with box office revenue of 1.214 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 66%, and relevant indicators are at the forefront of the country. At the same time, Chongqing currently has 150,000 screenings of people-friendly movies every year, with more than 13 million people watching the movies.
invests 30 million yuan every year to support the "Yu Zihao" high-quality
At the meeting, Guan Hong also specifically mentioned that Chongqing will focus on four aspects: high-quality content, cultivating subjects, special services, and building platforms to create a The city of film and television.
"We must pay more attention to high-quality film and television production that reflects the modern new Chongqing." Guan Hong said that Chongqing will closely focus on important time nodes such as the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 30th anniversary of Chongqing's direct administration, focusing on the twin-city economy of the Chengdu-Chongqing region. We will deeply explore local materials and create a number of ideological, artistic, representative and ornamental film and television works to present the good image of modern new Chongqing from multiple angles and artistically.
Guan Hong also mentioned that starting from this year, the Chongqing Film Bureau will invest approximately 30 million yuan every year to specifically support the creation of realistic-themed film projects and animation film projects that reflect the characteristics of modern Chongqing and have the fireworks of Chongqing. "The realistic-themed movies we support should also learn from " Blossoms", depict the 'Chongqing Culture', and show the development path of New Chongqing."
In addition, the first batch of "Chongqing Film and Television Base" was also held at the conference site. awarding ceremony. Yongchuan Science and Technology Studio, Jiangjin Baisha Film and Television Base, Dadukou No. 4 Warehouse Film and Television Base, Chongqing Liangjiang Film and Television Animation Cultural and Creative Park, Banan Film and Television Base and Wulong Tiansheng Sanqiao Film and Television Base have become the first batch of "Chongqing Film and Television Bases".
Upstream News Reporter Qiu Jinyi Intern Zhang Sha
