Reporter of Every Journal: Xie Tao Editor of Every Journal: Tang Yuan After 39 years, following the holding of the 8th Hundred Flowers Award, Chengdu once again ushered in the blooming of "Hundred Flowers". On the evening of August 2, the 37th Hundred Flowers Film Awards, co-spon

Every reporter: Xie Tao Every editor: Tang Yuan

After 39 years, following the 8th Hundred Flowers Award, Chengdu once again welcomed the "Hundred Flowers" in full bloom.

html On the evening of August 2, the 37th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards, co-sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the China Film Association, the Propaganda Department of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Chengdu Municipal People's Government, officially opened in Chengdu, Sichuan.

Centering on the theme of "Flowers bloom in the official city, hundreds of flowers bloom in Chengdu", during the three days of this Hundred Flowers Award, a series of activities were held including six main contents including the opening ceremony, nominee commendation ceremony, forum, and film festival.

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Yan Lei, chief director of the opening ceremony of the 37th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards, introduced that this opening ceremony focused on the expression of Chengdu elements and Sichuan elements, and focused on artistry and people's nature in the process, " This allowed everyone to see an opening ceremony that was both majestic and down-to-earth. "

As a local symphony orchestra in Chengdu, the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra presented a symphony version of a Chinese classic movie soundtrack at the opening ceremony. A wonderful collection of music.

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At the opening ceremony, the crew of " decryption " led by director Chen Sicheng, including Daniel Wu, Yu Feihong, Liu Haoran, made a surprise appearance, and writer Mai Jia also shared his connection to the city.

Picture source: Photo by reporter Zhang Jian

Photo source: Photo by reporter Zhang Jian

The Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Film, a national literary and art award founded in 1962, is the oldest important award in the Chinese film industry.

So, besides the opening ceremony, what are the other main highlights of this “Feast of Flowers”?

It is reported that " Thousand Miles Home ", " Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles ", "Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack", " Conferred Gods Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun ", " Article 20 " and many other films and movies Workers will compete for Best Picture, Outstanding Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Newcomer, etc. 9 on the evening of August 4th. awards.

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"Daily Economic News" reporter learned that in the early stage of the awards, the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award Organizing Committee entrusted 100 key theater managers of the China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association and the 11th National Film Association of China The previous directors jointly formed the 37th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award Preliminary Committee. After passing the first round of screening, 15 candidate films were left.

Then, from May 18 to 31, 2024, the shortlisted films were announced to the public, and movie audiences across the country conducted online voting on the shortlists for each award, resulting in the nomination list for each award of this year's Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards.

The Baihua Film Festival, an important supporting event of the Hundred Flowers Award, is also being held. The Baihua Film Festival brings many excellent films to the public through city cinemas and open-air public welfare screenings. Citizens can easily make reservations to watch movies for free through the WeChat applet.

It is worth noting that the current Hundred Flowers Award Hundred Flowers Film Festival was launched on July 26, bringing many excellent films to the public through two ways: city cinemas and open-air public welfare screenings.

Among them, open-air public welfare film screenings are held at more than 160 open-air public welfare screening sites in 23 districts (cities) and counties in Chengdu; urban cinema public welfare screenings are held in 13 theaters in Chengdu, and the screening content includes previous Hundred Flowers Award-winning works and domestic new films. . Cinemas affiliated with Pacific Cinemas in Deyang, Guangyuan, Leshan, Yibin and other places will screen five Hundred Flowers Award-winning films produced locally in Sichuan including "The Girl in Red" for free for citizens.

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