In recent years, the power of youth has continued to emerge in the Chinese film market. A number of films such as "Hot", "Flying Life 2" and "White Snake: The Floating Life" have made wonderful appearances, dazzling the audience. Recently, the 7th China Film New Power Forum hoste

In recent years, the power of youth has continued to emerge in the Chinese film market. A number of films such as " Hot and Spicy ", " Flying Life 2" and " White Snake: Floating Life " have made wonderful appearances and dazzled the audience.

A few days ago, the 7th China Film New Power Forum hosted by the Central Propaganda Film Bureau was held in Changchun, Jilin. Since the forum was founded in 2014, each forum has invited a group of new directors, new screenwriters, new actors and other film "new forces" to participate in the forum to discuss how to contribute youthful energy to promote the prosperity and development of Chinese films. With the theme of "Inheritance, Innovation, and Adherence - Films and Audiences Together", this forum invites young directors, screenwriters, producers, etc. from the creative frontline to gather together to help Chinese films climb from the "plateau" to the "peak" Give advice and suggestions.

[Winning audiences with good stories]

"The core of a movie is content. This requires us to stay sharp at all times, keep up with the pace of the market, increase information density through the integration of genres, and enhance the audience's viewing pleasure." Successively brought "Manslaughter" "In suspense films such as " Silently Kills ", director Ke Wenli puts "layers of reversal and fascinating" stories at the core of his creation.

Story is always the key to film creation. How to discover more good stories that are worth telling and that audiences are willing to watch is valued by the "new forces".

Art comes from life. Yin Hong, a professor at Tsinghua University, believes that the power of human nature reflected in real-life stories is often more likely to gain widespread attention and resonance. "Discovering life and observing reality is still our empirical consensus."

"In the topic selection stage, film creation must pay attention to reality and meet the audience's needs for the people's nature and contemporary nature of the film." The movie " Annual Conference Can't Stop!" Dong Runnian, the director of "", used comedy movies as an example to illustrate that audiences choose movie theaters not just to laugh, but to see interesting issues and express their feelings through movies. Data released on site by the

forum showed that the annual popularity trend of Chinese films has risen from 75.0 in 2018 to 85.4 today. The proportion of high-quality films continues to grow, and diversified films have given the market vitality.

The picture shows the audience taking photos in front of the 2024 Spring Festival movie poster. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Fan Hui)

A good story also needs to be well expressed. The animated film "White Snake: The Floating Life" released on Chinese Valentine's Day this year added elements such as Song Dynasty street culture to the traditional story, touching the hearts of the audience with its delicacy and warmth. Director Li Jiakai feels this: "We are like storytellers. Whether we are presenting myths and legends or telling historical stories, we should use unique technical means and audio-visual language to attract more people to stop and listen."

[ Embracing the future with innovation]

According to industry insiders, to promote the further "expansion" of new domestic films in terms of subject matter and expression, young filmmakers need to incorporate integrity and innovation into the entire process of film production.

" is only green ", "Liao Zhai: Lanruo Temple", "Dunhuang Heroes"... among the nearly 100 upcoming "new power" films released at this forum, many draw nourishment from China's excellent traditional culture , and a sincere work that activates and utilizes it.

The picture shows the "New Power" film list release session of the 7th China New Film Power Forum. (Photo courtesy of the organizer)

"Innovation and tradition are not antonyms." Combining his own creative experience, director Liu Jiangjiang introduced: "When I was filming " Major Events of Life ", I adopted the structure of a road film, and at the same time implanted the characters of Sun Wukong, The image in traditional literary works such as Nezha; when filming "In and Out of Peace", the character modeling borrowed elements from Chinese operas such as "Sheng Dan Jing Mo Chou" when conceiving and creating "

". Young film practitioners should think about how to use traditional Chinese characters. The emotions contained in culture are combined with the real society. We hope that more young filmmakers will boldly innovate and understand and think deeply about reality, so that our creations can be revitalized and resonate more with today's young audiences," senior screenwriter Ran Ping suggested. .

The audio-visual language of movies also needs to be innovated.

In the summer season that just passed, films such as " ", "'s safe evacuation from the 21st century " and " negative negatives make positive " attracted the attention of the audience with their unique narrative logic and image style. The eclectic creativity of young filmmakers is "knocking" on the door to the future of Chinese films.

Take "Under the Stranger" as an example. The film uses AI live-action animation technology to present the unique visual effect of "live-action animation". "During the creative process, we also encountered many problems, such as distortion of the characters' images, jittering images, etc." Xia Peng, co-director of the film, said frankly, "The entire creative process is also a process of exploring how to apply this new technology."

"As a powerful tool for visual expression, film special effects have become an indispensable part of movies, and have shown infinite possibilities in the innovation process." Ding Yan, who serves as the visual animation director of films such as "Hot" and "The Wandering Earth" Said, "Currently, the language of film special effects shows some innovative directions, such as the improvement of realism and immersion, the combination of virtuality and reality, etc. With the advancement of technology and changes in audience needs, I believe that in the future, film special effects will give movies Development brings more vitality.”

[Forging ahead in inheritance]

From 2014 to now, the China Film New Power Forum has gone through ten years. In the past ten years, many filmmakers such as Deng Chao, Ning Hao, Dong Chengpeng, Lu Yang, and Dong Runnian have grown from "new forces" to backbone forces. During this forum, the "Achievement Exhibition of New Forces in Chinese Film" was held, focusing on the key works created by these filmmakers and reflecting the innovation and breakthroughs of Chinese filmmakers.

The picture shows the scene of the "China Film New Power Achievements Exhibition". (Photo courtesy of the organizer)

In order to further explore the growth path of young filmmakers, this forum has specially organized a sharing activity with the theme of "Messages" and "Voices". Director Zhang Yimou gave a message to young people on the spot: "The key is to make good movies and tell good stories. The quality of good movies is not only reflected in art and social aspects, but also in the market. We must adapt to the times, seize opportunities, and learn from life. Absorb and learn from society."

focuses on the inheritance, innovation and talent cultivation of Chinese films. Representatives of film companies also brought a number of support programs such as the "Time Youth Jump Project" to add fuel to the future of Chinese films.

"Movies are so wonderful, condensing moments and achieving eternity." Director Yin Ruoxin said that in the future, he will continue to explore and advance, seek truth and innovate, adhere to the conscience and consciousness of art, cherish every opportunity to communicate with the audience, and connect with the young generation of creators Walk side by side.

Mao Yu, executive deputy director of the Central Propaganda Film Bureau, expressed the hope that new talents will transition to film creation with a wider audience as soon as possible, drawing inspiration, refining themes, and extracting ideas from the changes of the times, China's progress, and the call of the people. Subject matter, through in-depth life and observation of the times, we can explore hot topics, conflicts and the glory of human nature in social reality, move from the small self to the big self, and write more magnificent Chinese stories.

Reporters: Hu Mengxue, Wang Peng

(Source: Xinhua News Agency)

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