7On July 9, the "Summer of Movies" 2024 summer film list conference hosted by the Central Propaganda Film Bureau was held in Beijing. At the press conference, a large number of new films with excellent ideological, artistic and ornamental qualities were unveiled, opening a hot, hot, popular and hotly discussed moment for Chinese films, and promoting the heated up of the film market. Mao Yu, deputy director of the Central Propaganda Film Bureau, who is in charge of daily work, and Xue Jijun, a member of the editorial board of China Central Radio and Television Station, attended and jointly released the summer film list with the guests.
At the event
Lu Liang, deputy director of the Central Propaganda Film Bureau, said in his speech that the summer movie season is a grand event for movies. “In the summer of movies, film creators bring their works to be reviewed by the audience, hoping to resonate with the audience; practitioners in film promotion, distribution and screening use their new creativity, hard work and high-quality services to Attract more audiences into theaters to watch high-quality films; Chinese filmmakers will continue to practice the concept of "being with the audience", organize a variety of activities, and enthusiastically embrace more movie audiences. We look forward to the concerted efforts of all parties. , jointly create a vibrant and steamy movie summer, continuing the booming trend of the Chinese film market. "
Chen Sicheng reveals the theme of " Decryption", " Retrograde Life" tells the story behind the takeaway boy
" movie. "Summer" 2024 summer movie list is divided into five major themed units. The "Chinese Spirit, Continuous Light and Shadow" section presents masterpieces of the times that continue the red blood, promote the Chinese spirit, and enrich the feelings of the family and the country. Among them, "Decryption" is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Mai family, telling the story of the mathematical genius Rong Jinzhen who fought for a lifetime on the hidden front; the revolutionary historical film " departure " leads the audience to follow the footsteps of the young Mao Zedong's study tour, traveling thousands of miles, studying and researching, Start a cross-time and space dialogue with the passionate new youth a hundred years ago; the dance drama film "The Eternal Radio " cleverly combines dance drama performance scenes, film studio shooting scenes and real-life urban landscapes, using the true story of the martyr Li Bai as the material , reflecting the heroic story of the Chinese Communist Party on the hidden front in Shanghai on the eve of liberation.
"Decryption" director Chen Sicheng (second from left) and actor Liu Haoran (second from right)
Among the three films, "The Wave of Forever" and "Departure" have been released nationwide on June 18 and July 1 respectively. "Decryption" is scheduled to be released on August 3. Screenwriter and director Chen Sicheng said, "Everyone is a unique code, and this life is the process of decryption." This is the theme of "Decryption". "In the film, Rong Jinzhen, who has a mathematical talent, spends his whole life to decipher the complex code, and also Spending his life searching for the answer to the word 'country'."
"Retrograde Life" director Xu Zheng (middle) and starring Feng Bing (second from right), Wu Jiakai (second from left)
The "Light and Shadow of Chinese Story" section mainly tells " "People around us, things around us" works with realistic themes. Among them, the story of "Retrograde Life" is derived from real interview experiences, focusing on the group of "delivery boys", telling the story of the protagonist Gao Zhilei who was fired by the company, faced the difficulties in life and chose to become a delivery boy, and finally got out of the trough; "There Is by the Clouds" "A Commissary" takes hometown as the theme and uses warm and relaxing stories to praise family, love and friendship; "Laifu Hotel" revolves around a "patient home" that provides services such as accompanying doctors, picking up medicines, and helping with consultations. Through the story of ordinary people helping each other, it shows the care and warmth between people; " Customs Front " reflects the story of Hong Kong Customs and Interpol working together to detect transnational arms smuggling cases; " Welcome to My Side " uses fantasy It shows the beauty of friendship and love in a way that is full of romance and life; " " uses hilarious stories to trigger thoughts on family education and personal growth.
"Catch a Baby" poster
Among them, "There is a Shop in the Clouds", "Lifford Hotel", "Customs Front" and "Welcome to Me" have all been released recently. "Catch Baby" continues the "Xihong City" IP and will meet the audience on July 16.Thanks to the return of leading actors Shen Teng and Ma Li, the golden pair, the current pre-sale box office has exceeded 10 million. When talking about "Retrograde Life", which will be released on August 9,
director and screenwriter Xu Zheng said, "We have all had acquaintances with takeaway guys in our lives, but we don't understand the stories behind them. . I saw a statistic: the total number of domestic food delivery workers has exceeded 10 million, and the number of people ordering food online has exceeded 500 million. This movie tells their story, and what we want to convey to everyone is that. A person who works hard for life is extraordinary. "
" White Snake: Floating Life " interprets the "national trend" aesthetics, and artificial intelligence helps create a new audio-visual experience
The "Chinese Aesthetics Light and Shadow Painting" unit focuses on absorbing Chinese excellence. A "national trend" work that nourishes traditional culture and innovatively develops Chinese aesthetics. Among them, the animated film "White Snake: The Floating Life", which will be released on August 10, is the third part of the "White Snake" series. Director Li Jiakai of the film said that continuing the unique painting style of the first two films, this time the audience will be presented with a "floating life" picture of Song Yun's urban life, "from the action performances of the characters to the beautiful scenery of the Kunlun Mountains and the tide of the Qiantang River, and then Visiting various scenes such as neighborhoods, restaurants, teahouses, docks and ships, it will definitely bring you a new audio-visual feast. "
"White Snake: The Floating Life" poster
"A Dream of Red Mansions: A Beautiful Marriage" will be released on July 26 using modern film technology. Carefully polishing the traditional masterpiece, it reproduces the intertwined fate of "Bao, Dai and Chai" and leads the audience to relive the joys and sorrows of the Grand View Garden; the Cantonese opera movie "The Lady of Qiao" was released on July 5. The film tells the story of the "heroine". The story of "One Man" Xian Ying safeguarding national unity, following "The Legend of White Snake: Love", once again uses light and shadow art to innovate and inherit Cantonese opera culture; the animated films "Falling into the World" and "The Umbrella Girl" integrate my country's traditional artistic elements into beautiful pictures, continuing the national The infinite possibilities of wind imagination, the former will be released on July 12, and the latter has been released on July 6.
The "Chinese Innovation Light and Shadow Exploration" section focuses on works that relentlessly explore technological innovation, strive to create new audio-visual experiences, and demonstrate the progress of China's film industrialization. Among them, " legend " uses artificial intelligence technology on a large scale to "restore" Jackie Chan's 27-year-old youthful style for the first time, realizing imagination across time and space. On the day of this press conference, it was announced that the film will be released on July 10th; "Under the Stranger", which will be released on July 26th, aims to create a grand oriental fantasy worldview. The film uses a combination of live-action silent films and animations The creative method of artificial intelligence presents an unprecedented world of Chinese style and superpowers through cool and explosive superpower battles between characters with different personalities and superpowers.
"Under the Stranger" director Wu Ershan (middle) and starring Wu Jiakai (second from right) promoted the film
in the "Chinese Market Global Sharing" section, focusing on international films that inject different cultural charms into the Chinese film market. Among them, "Despicable Me 4", "Deadpool and Wolverine" and "The Garfield Family" are new works launched by classic IP; "A Quiet Place: Invasion Day", "Jedi Men: Life and Death" and "Tornado" feature science fiction, adventure and action Elements, a very exciting and exciting experience; "Volleyball Boy!" ! "Junkyard Showdown", "Inside Out 2" and "Robot Dreams" are animated films with diverse styles.
It is also reported that this summer, the movie channel "m Movie Group" will link up with more than 30 theaters across the country to create tens of thousands of movie viewing activities covering 100 cities across the country. Focusing on outstanding summer films, a series of exciting premiere roadshow promotion activities will also be carried out across the country, bringing the movie-watching craze into thousands of households.
