FUZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach – September 27, 2023 – The opening ceremony of the 10th Silk Road International Film Festival was held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province on the evening of September 25.
The Silk Road connects the world, light and shadow have been shining for ten years. 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Silk Road International Film Festival. The film festival will focus on the theme of “10th anniversary”, pledging to “share the stories of the Silk Road in collaboration with partners around the world”, telling the stories of the BRI and of integrating civilizations with lenses and images, and striving to create a grand event for global cinematic and cultural exchanges.
During the festival, nine main activities will be held, including the Golden Silk Road Awards, the “Decade of the Silk Road, Blessed Film” film achievement exhibition, a BIS national film exhibition, a film panorama, a cinema forum and a film market. and more. Among them, the BRI National Film Exhibition invited countries and regions involved in the BRI to participate and build an international exchange platform that will effectively promote cultural exchanges and industrial cooperation in the film industry. cinema and television. The activity “Echoing Blessed Film on the Silk Road in Fujian and Shaanxi” vividly presents the cultural achievements of the brilliant civilizations and films of the Silk Road in Fuzhou and Xi’an.
Compared with previous film festivals, this year’s film festival has four highlights:
First of all, this festival highlights the theme of “10th anniversary”. It will hold a series of activities centered on this theme, including the exhibition “Decade of the Silk Road, Blessed Film” and the activity “Blessed Film Echoing the Silk Road in Fujian and Shaanxi”. With films as a link, it systematically summarizes its glorious journey over the past decade to promote cultural cooperation, as well as the development and inheritance of the Silk Road civilization, and vividly presents the cultural achievements of the brilliant civilizations of the Silk Road and films in Fuzhou and Xi’an. .
Second, this festival focuses on establishing an international exchange platform. More than 140 foreign guests from 40 countries and 10 international sister cities (depending on the actual situation there) attended the festival. The Golden Silk Road Awards received approximately 500 nominations from 84 countries and regions, among which 140 films will be selected for re-evaluation by the jury and shortlisted for ten Golden Silk Road Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best documentary film. . In addition, a BRI National Film Exhibition will be held, inviting countries and regions involved in the BRI to participate and promote cultural exchanges and industrial cooperation in the film and television industry.
Third, the festival strives to create a cinematic celebration for the audience. It will adhere to the principle of putting people at the center and closely align with the needs of the masses in event planning, film screenings and other aspects, striving to create a festival of cinema and a festival for the people. With the Fuzhou Strait Olympic Sports Center and Minyue River Town as the main sites, and historical and cultural blocks such as the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys and Liangcuo as secondary sites, the city-wide film carnival consists of into a series of cultural activities on the theme of building dreams. for the public, including a film culture fair, an exhibition of film costumes and props, immersive performances and a light and shadow show, creating a strong atmosphere of full participation and shared enjoyment for all .
Fourth, the festival will boost industrialization-led development. This will help to gain momentum and promote industrial development. By pooling superior resources domestically and internationally, it will carefully organize the main forum on film exchange and cooperation among countries and regions along the Belt and Road, as well as two sub-forums on film exchange and cooperation among countries and regions along the Belt and Road. investment and financing of cinema, as well as the integrated development of cinema and tourism. along the Belt and Road. It will also hold six thematic activities, including a project launch and investment conference, an international film screening, the Belt and Road film and tourism industry alliance, a film festival for youth, “Film and the city” and a thematic night market. The festival will spare no effort to build a professional platform for film transactions, a main base for cultural exchanges and an incubator for industrial projects, and to cultivate a more promising market for the development of the film industry and television.
The 10th Silk Road International Film Festival will conclude on September 27, and the results of the Golden Silk Road Awards will be announced on that date.
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