On November 30, under the guidance of the Shanghai Film Bureau, sponsored by Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Film Studio Co., Ltd., and hosted by the Shanghai Film Museum, Shanghai Film Archive, and Shanghai Film Co., Ltd., the "Immediate Release·Online" The large-scale film festival "Honorary Screening of the 75th Anniversary of the Film" came to a successful conclusion in Shanghai. At the same time, the film festival’s national tour will also kick off in Beijing, Chengdu, Guiyang and Guangzhou in December.
This film festival has set a record in the history of the Shanghai Film Festival in terms of film list, number of screenings, attendance rate, touring cities, and academic scale. The films on display span various historical stages of the 75th anniversary of Shanghai Film and Television, including thousands of films produced by Shanghai Film Studio, Shanghai Film Translation Factory, Shanghai Film Art Factory, Shanghai Science Education Film Studio, etc. over the past 75 years. After careful selection, 31 masterpieces were finally presented to the audience on a huge scale with 54 screenings. At the same time, the Shanghai Film Museum and the Shanghai Film Archive have specially planned ten professional pre-screening tours and post-screening sharing activities. With the interpretation and exchanges by experts, scholars, and film creators, the audience can have a deeper understanding of the film and the film channel. Little-known stories from before and behind the scenes.
"rare", "comprehensive" and "hot" are the three key words of this nearly one-month screening. From traditional feature films, cartoons, and documentaries that are familiar to the audience to science and education films, translated films, and opera films that are rarely seen on the big screen; from classics of the era with new dubs of old films to high-definition restorations in 2K or even 4K; from legendary masterpieces by famous directors and teachers In the new era, new films produced by SIPG...the "good-looking movies" not only bring ultimate enjoyment to movie fans, but also make excellent movies glow with new charm under modern technology. A total of 31 shows at this film festival were sold out, with more than 10,000 moviegoers, which shows the huge appeal of "Shanghai Film Productions" to the audience.
Time passes by, but the original intention remains unchanged. As an important promoter of the film history of New China, Shanghai Film Studio has gone through the wind and frost of history for seventy-five years, dedicated countless masterpieces to the broad audience, and left a rich and colorful "Memory of Shanghai Film" in the history of film. ". This film festival is not only a concentrated screening of films produced by Shanghai Film Industry Corporation, but more like a reunion of old friends after a long absence. Between the light and shadow reflected on the big screen, we can once again look back at those times that have never faded, and relive the warm light and shadow memories between the audience and Shangying. At the film festival, the audience said one after another: "I grew up watching Shanghai Film's works!" Just as movies record wonderful and wonderful light and shadow scenes, the warm moments during the film festival are also frozen and witnessed. They are like movies, reaching people's hearts. .
Filmmakers’ gathering, deep and lively interaction
This film festival is a grand gathering for filmmakers, and many filmmakers have taken the initiative to come to the screening site to communicate with the audience. Gao Xiang, the director of "Penguin King" and a director and photographer of Shanghai Science Education Film Studio who is nearly 90 years old, saw the news about the film festival in his circle of friends and took the initiative to offer a guided tour to the audience. Director Gao Xiang has traveled to Antarctica three times and shot a large number of images about Antarctica, and is known as the "Antarctic Hero Photographer". When Wu Yigong's son, director Wu Tiange, learned that his father's masterpiece "Once Upon a Time in the South of the City" would be screened on the last day of the film festival, he took the initiative to change his flight itinerary in the United States and returned home early to attend the screening of "The Past in the South of the City". The film tells the audience about his father's past on and off the screen.
The translated film screening held at the Shanghai Film Museum turned into a large-scale star-chasing scene. Whether it was "Zorro" Tong Zirong or Sun Yufeng, who has directed hundreds of translated films, they were all surrounded by the audience at the scene. Everyone brought their treasured books, posters and postcards about translated films to the two of them. The artists signed autographs, took photos with them, and talked about their relationship and history with the translated films. Things...
Light and shadow chase the years, relive the moving times
This film festival is also a journey through time, allowing the audience to relive the beautiful memories of the past in the movie."The first time I watched " Stage Sisters ", I was just a child. The movies I watched at that time were not so high-definition. Now this version has been restored so well!" "Stage Sisters" is the only 4K restored movie at this film festival. "At the end of the screening, a white-haired elderly audience member talked about it with his companions. Another older viewer said with emotion after watching the Shanghai version of " The Crow and the Sparrow": "I took my daughter to watch it this time. I think this "The Crow and the Sparrow" Shanghai version This version is particularly suitable for our two generations to watch movies. It is both old and new, and I watch it every time. Old movies always have a special kind of warmth that makes people feel very real and friendly. "
A similar situation also happened at the screening of " Lotus Lantern ". Chang Guangxi, the director of the film who is over 80 years old, came to the scene to communicate with the audience. He looked at the audience and said with emotion: "Today I saw that many of the audience are born in the 80s and 90s. "Lotus Lantern" 1999 Maybe you saw it when it was released in 2016. I’m really glad that you came again and brought your children with you. "
flourishing into the future, the inheritance of light and shadow is sustainable
This film festival also allowed young audiences to find empathetic images of their own generation. A young film practitioner said emotionally after watching "Decision of Life and Death": "The movie is so beautiful. This is already the eleventh movie I have watched at this film festival. As the viewing progresses, I I found that my understanding of Shanghai Film Festival is also gradually deepening. This film festival is of great help to those of us who have not actually experienced the early years of Shanghai Film University. "It is really a very good learning opportunity for young people."
After the screening of " Legend of the Sea ", a young audience member said that watching the images of the streets of Shanghai more than ten years ago on the big screen, he felt like he was in high school. Memories of youth came to mind instantly. ""Legend of the Sea" gave me a deeper understanding of the city of Shanghai. It turns out that documentaries can be so humane!" On November 30, the last day of the film festival, there was such a moment, "Old Things in the South of the City" After the screening, a pair of grandparents got up and walked out In the movie theater, the grandfather said to the child: "Do you know how many times the beautiful song "Farewell" appeared in the movie?" The child shook his head, and the grandfather smiled and replied: "Five times." At this moment, the movie traveled through time and space, letting people Truth, goodness and beauty will last forever in the hearts of audiences of different generations and experiences.
From the state’s unified purchase and underwriting to market-oriented reforms, from the film era to the digital era, regardless of the older generation of filmmakers or the new generation of creators, Shanghai Film has always adhered to the principle of “creating for the people” and launched a film This is a masterpiece of the times, telling every Chinese story well. The 75th anniversary light and shadow event is a gaze at the years and the beginning of a new journey. After seventy-five years, Shanghai Film’s original intention remains unchanged. In the future, Shanghai Film will surely make new contributions in the new era with new products, new achievements, and new explorations!
