Outstanding films of the 20th Beijing International Sports Film Week were released in Beijing
2024-08-25
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Qianlong.com News: On the evening of August 23, the outstanding works of the 20th Beijing International Sports Film Week were released at the Beijing Capital Langyuan Station. Han Zirong, Executive Vice President of the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association, Jiang Xiaoyu, Chairman of the Beijing International Sports Film Week Jury, Franco Ascani, Member of the International Olympic Committee Culture and Olympic Heritage Committee and President of the Milan International Sports Film and Television Union, Secretary General Enzo Cappiello, Gao Chao, Director of the Press, Publicity and Cultural Heritage Department of the Chinese Olympic Committee, and Fu Xiaohui, Vice President and Secretary General of the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association and Director of the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Center, attended the event.
(Group photo of all outstanding works representatives, leaders and guests)
Han Zirong said in his speech that as a dual Olympic legacy, the Sports Film Week has played an important role in inheriting the Olympic legacy and assisting the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics for many years, and has become one of the important bridges for China's sports film and television culture to move towards internationalization. The Sports Film Week will be guided by Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the spirit of the deployment of the 13th Party Congress of the city, implement the important speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping at the summary and commendation conference of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, give full play to Beijing's demonstration and leading role as the world's first "dual Olympic city", give full play to the comprehensive functions and diversified values of sports in the process of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, and help build a sports power. Strengthen cooperation with the Milan International Sports Film and Television Alliance, tell Chinese stories well to the outside world, promote cultural exchanges between Olympic cities, help build Beijing into an international exchange center, and promote Chinese culture to the world better.
(Han Zirong delivers a speech)
Jiang Xiaoyu said in his speech that the 2005 Beijing International Sports Film Week came into being in the heat of preparations for the Beijing Olympic Games. After years of continuous development, under the active promotion of the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association and the Milan International Sports Film and Television Alliance, it has become one of the important sub-stations of the Milan International Sports Film and Television Festival Global Finals, opening up a new path for the international dissemination of Chinese sports film and television works. This Sports Film Week has in-depth cooperation with the Beijing Film Festival, universities and other domestic film festivals, which not only enriched the work library, but also enhanced the professionalism and influence of the collection activities. The excellent works finally selected will represent China in the Milan International Sports Film and Television Festival Global Finals, competing with sports film and television works from all over the world, showing the elegance of Chinese sports film and television. He hopes that more creators can devote themselves to the creation of sports films and television, capture the passion and dreams of sports with the lens, and convey the spirit and power of sports with stories, and jointly write a brighter future for China's sports film and television industry.
(Jiang Xiaoyu delivers a speech)
Frank Ascani said in his speech that the Beijing International Sports Film Week is the most important film festival before the global finals of the Milan International Sports Film and Television Festival. It has become one of the most important bridges between global sports films and Chinese television culture, providing strong support for the inheritance and promotion of the Olympic spirit, which is highly consistent with the mission of the Milan International Sports Film and Television Union. As the chairman of the International Sports Film and Television Union, which has 130 members from countries and regions and is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee, he expressed his most sincere congratulations on the successful holding of the Sports Film Week for 20 consecutive years, believing that this is an important milestone and an admirable achievement. He also thanked the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association and Jiang Xiaoyu, chairman of the jury of the 20th Beijing International Sports Film Week, for their long-term dedication and support to the dissemination of Olympic heritage, and looked forward to seeing everyone again at the Milan 2024 International Sports Film and Television Festival.
(Frank Askani delivering a speech)
The event also played congratulatory videos from Zhang Yimou and Jackie Chan, as well as a congratulatory letter from the Chinese Consulate General in Milan. Figure skating world champions and ambassadors of the 20th Beijing International Sports Film Week, Pang Qing and Tong Jian, also shared their Olympic experiences and their deep understanding of sportsmanship. Sun Jishun, producer of the 17th Beijing International Sports Film Week's "Amazing Dad," and Qiu Linkai, winner of the 20th Beijing International Sports Film Week's Sports Project Special Support Fund, also shared their feelings.
The event also announced the winning works of each unit this year, and presented trophies and certificates. Guo Zhiguo and Wei Dengfan presented trophies and certificates to the finalists of the "Student Works" unit, "Yingge Xing" and "Yu Ma Mu Ge". Tang Weihong and Wang Yong presented the finalist trophy and certificate to the finalist of the "Most Popular Film in the Media" unit, "Chinese Driver Zhou Guanyu". Wang Maoqiang and Wang Zhu presented trophies and certificates to the finalists of the "Sports Short Film" unit, "Our Diamond, Our Home" and "Wheels Under the Wilderness". Chang Lin, Sun Chao and He Xinghui presented trophies and certificates to the finalists of the "TV Programs and New Media" unit, "Asking for Directions·High Beam" Episode 1 Wang Zhizhi, "Yi Youth Out of the Mountains" and "Asian Games List YOUNG-Hurdle".
Chen Xuesong and Shan Wanli presented trophies and certificates to the finalists of the "Winter Sports Unit" unit, "The Invisible Peak" and "Flying Guide to Mount Everest". Qin Xudong, Liu Jun and Shi Xuping presented trophies and certificates to the finalists of the "Sports and Society/Sports and People with Disabilities" unit, "Glory", "The Origin of Karate" and "Hi, Paper Football". Fu Xiaohui and Zhu Qinxiao presented trophies and certificates to the finalists of the "Sports Feature Film" unit, "Rooftop Football" and "Shining Boys: Aerial Relay".
Han Zirong and Gao Chao presented trophies and certificates to the shortlisted works "Chinese Driver Zhou Guanyu" and "One Hundred and Fifty Seconds" in the "Documentary" category. Frank Ascani and Jiang Xiaoyu presented trophies and certificates to the shortlisted works "You Raise the National Flag, I Raise You" and "Hi, Asian Games - Them" in the "Olympic Spirit" category.
On the day of the event, posters of all 47 outstanding works that passed the preliminary review of this Sports Film Week were simultaneously exhibited on site. Behind each poster is the hard work and wisdom of the creators, vividly presenting the unique charm and artistic expression of sports films. At the same time, the content of the "20th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition" was also specially exhibited, showing the power of sports films to keep moving forward in the interweaving of light and shadow.
It is reported that the Beijing International Sports Film Week is an Olympic brand project founded in 2005. The 20th Beijing International Sports Film Week is hosted by the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee, the Chinese Olympic Committee, and the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association, and undertaken by the Chinese Olympic Committee News Committee and the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Center. A total of 275 sports works were collected. After the preliminary review, a total of 47 films were recommended for excellent works. On August 2, after the final review by 8 professional judges, a total of 18 shortlisted works were selected. Next, these excellent works will participate in the 42nd Milan International Sports Film and Television Festival Global Finals (Beijing Station) Works Collection and Selection Rules, and will be broadcast to the public at places such as the Beijing Olympic Museum and the China Film Museum. Show the unique charm of Beijing, the city of the two Olympics, promote the Olympic spirit, and help the sustainable development of the two Olympic heritage.
