Venture capital bonus up to 1 million! 2024 Youth Film Week "Zhejiang" gives surprises
2024-08-16
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Chao News Client Reporter Lu Fang
Youth and movies are a pair of eternal themes.
In order to conscientiously implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, help Zhejiang build a strong film province, and create a cultural highland in the new era, the 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang), hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Zhejiang Provincial Film Bureau, and the Zhejiang Radio and Television Group, will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang from October 18 to 24. The 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) will focus on the theme of "Let young people realize their film dreams" and hold more than ten activities in the sections of venture capital, screenings, and theme activities.
Film is the art of light and shadow, and also the art of time. Since the first film "The Arrival of a Train" shot by the Lumière brothers in France in 1895, films have been showing the changes of the times in an intuitive way. Young filmmakers who grew up in the digital imaging era are both dream chasers and dream makers. They have the courage to grasp the mainstream of the spirit of the times, draw inspiration from the changes of the times, China's progress, and the people's calls, refine themes, extract themes, and show the beauty of Chinese history, mountains and rivers, and culture.
The 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) will, through a series of activities, give wings to their dreams, showcase contemporary society with the graceful language of youth, and promote international exchanges in film art with outstanding youth perspectives.
"Zhejiang Venture Capital" opens the post-00 track for the first time, with a maximum prize of 1 million yuan
The Youth Film Week has been held and nurtured in Zhejiang for many years. In 2014, Zhejiang-born filmmaker Zhou Xun served as the jury chairperson. She said that it would be a good idea to give young directors more time to grow. In 2016, actor Zhang Yi served as the image ambassador. He sent a message to young filmmakers: "Please believe in your potential and stand on the shoulders of giants to open up a new world."
Under the banner of Zhejiang Youth Film Week, young filmmakers gather together, speak out, and grow together with Zhejiang, this hotbed of film.
This year, "Zhejiang Venture Capital" is newly launched. As a key unit of the 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang), it solicits new Chinese-language film projects from young creators around the world. The three major tracks of "Rivers, Lakes and Seas - Main Track", "Millennium Rebirth - Millennium Track" and "Zhejiang Creation - Zhejiang Track" are also open for solicitation of projects in creation (IDP) and projects in production (WIP).
Among the three major venture capital tracks that are guarded by famous teachers and supported by funds, the Millennium Track is the first track in China that is only for the post-00s (born after 2000); the Zhejiang Track welcomes Zhejiang creators and projects rooted in Zhejiang; and the Main Track is open to all young creators.
The tide of Qianjiang River rises, the most spectacular in the world. With surging love, vigorous enthusiasm and a bright future, "Rivers, Lakes and Seas" insists on "selecting the best from the best", "Millennials" are young and have attitude, focusing on the present, and "Zhejiang Creation" highlights local characteristics. The three major tracks launched the project solicitation on June 12, and the deadline for submissions was August 10, the Chinese Valentine's Day. In 60 days, this year's Film Week Venture Capital received more than 600 project applications, and after screening by the organizing committee, a total of 572 projects were confirmed to meet the requirements. So far, it has the largest number of applications in various film venture capital activities across the country this year. The top 30 will be selected through re-examination before the end of September, and the second round of re-evaluation will be completed on October 20, and the top 15 will be selected. During the Youth Film Week, venture capital training camp activities and final review roadshows will be carried out to select the final winning projects.
Three major tracks have independent reviewThere are seven awards in total, with a total of 4 million prizesThe seven awards are: 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) Venture Capital Award, Best Project in the Main Track, Best Project in the Millennium Track, Best Project in the Zhejiang Track, Best Artistic Exploration Project, Project with the Greatest Commercial Potential, and Project with the Most Future Possibility.The maximum bonus available is 1 million yuan.
In addition to financial support, the top 30 shortlisted contestants can enjoy the training camp benefits of "master class + one-on-one guidance by mentors + 1V1 negotiation with investors", and have the opportunity to be included in the 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) venture capital support project.
With Zhejiang's local high-quality film and television resources as the axis, it covers a wide range of industrial forces across the country to help projects land. In addition to financial support, the winning venture capital projects can also obtain support for the integration of Zhejiang's film and television industry resources, providing a full range of supporting services such as shooting, production, publicity and distribution. Zhejiang Zhijiang Film and Television Shooting Service Center will launch the "Come to Zhejiang to Shoot Young Filmmakers Plan", providing "Come to Zhejiang to Shoot Basic Cheer Package" to all projects participating in the Ultimate Roadshow, and "Come to Zhejiang to Shoot Upgrade Cheer Package" to all projects that won awards in the venture capital unit, and fully boost the project incubation rate in terms of script writing, shooting coordination, brand promotion, investment and innovation cooperation, etc. Provide one-stop services from creation to output for new film creators.
Surprise! Wang Hongwei escorts you
One of the surprises of this Youth Film Week is that Wang Hongwei, Secretary General of the China Film Directors Association and a famous filmmaker, was invited to serve as the chief consultant of this film week. Wang Hongwei is a well-known domestic film producer, planner, and screenwriter. He has participated in many film works, including "Crazy Stone", "No Man's Land", "Lost in Thailand", "The Wandering Earth", "The Wandering Earth 2", "Assassination of Novelist", "Four Springs", "Heart Labyrinth", "Gentle Shell", "I Passed the Storm", "Ten Thousand Miles Home", "Cosmic Exploration Editorial Department", "Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century" and other types of films, many of which are box office and word-of-mouth win-win works. Wang Hongwei has served as a judge for many domestic film festival awards and is an enthusiastic mentor active in various youth film festival exhibition platforms. He has made achievements in film education, film creation and film social activities, and is also one of the pioneers of Chinese local genre film creation.
Wang Hongwei, Chief Advisor of 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang)
Classic and new films from many countries will be screened, and well-known filmmakers from home and abroad will exchange ideas on the spot
The screening unit will select many excellent films from all over the world for screening, including four units: "Diverse Chinese Languages", "Science Fiction and Reality", "Film Festival Highlights" and "Special Planning". It is planned to invite film works from Hungary, France and other countries. Heavyweight international filmmakers will come to the screening site to interact and communicate with friends who love movies, and launch a series of collaborations between domestic and foreign filmmakers.
Each film participating in the exhibition will be screened twice, and the main creators of some of the films will be present to participate in pre-screening and post-screening activities, have face-to-face conversations with the audience and young filmmakers, and share their thoughts on the times and individuals. I wish all movie fans good luck in buying tickets, and that they can all see their favorite masterpieces and new films.
At the same time, many well-known filmmakers in the film and television industry will come to support this event.
2023 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) Information
Classic meets technology, romance meets freshness, fun artistic atmosphere
During the film week, a series of themed activities will be held, including the immersive ARVR "Cinema of the Future", "MOVIE Fantasy Collection: Movie Theme Life Exhibition", "Meet the Future New Film Release Conference", "Film and Television Technology Imagination Economic Salon", "Zhejiang in Movies" and other themed activities. It is planned to attract more young people to participate through film and cultural creative markets, outdoor concerts, open-air movies, art exhibitions, etc., so that filmmakers and fans can interact in the virtual world, communicate in market activities, and let art and youth collide here.
Looking back at the 2023 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) held in May last year, the series of high-quality, high-standard and thematically rich activities, on the one hand, provided young filmmakers with a stage to fully display their talents, and on the other hand, greatly enriched the spiritual world of Zhejiang movie fans.
Whether it was the opening ceremony, screenings, new film releases, venture capital, or theme events, they all attracted many movie stars in front of and behind the scenes, who enthusiastically shared their experiences with young filmmakers and provided useful advice.
"Future Cinema" with AR, VR and MR Experience
The 2024 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) will continue to base itself on the youth group, showcase youth power, and support youth growth. Through a film festival that combines a sense of the times, professionalism, youthfulness, and international style, it will carry forward film traditions, promote creative prosperity, and stimulate innovative vitality. In-depth discussions will be made on the goals, paths, and methods of high-quality film development. We will create a cultural brand and exchange platform with social influence and industry reputation, and promote the prosperity and development of Zhejiang's film industry.
This is a grand event dedicated to movies and young people. The door to movies is open to all fans, just like movies themselves. We look forward to you and me, who love movies, to join us in the light and shadow of literature and art, modernity, romance and digital intelligence, from now to the future.
Hangzhou is waiting for you in the golden autumn of October.
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