documentary about laoshan elements debuts at toronto international film festival
2024-09-03
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dazhong.com reporter xu ming reports from qingdao
from september 5 to 15, 2024, the 49th toronto international film festival was held in toronto, canada. film lovers and industry elites from all over the world gathered together again to celebrate the event. the toronto international film festival mainly screens a large number of new films. as its influence continues to expand, the quality of the films shortlisted for the screening unit of the film festival is getting higher and higher. the documentary "homesickness and homesickness", directed by the publicity department of the laoshan district committee of the communist party of china and produced by qingdao jianyuan culture media co., ltd., was once again shortlisted for the chinese film festival unit of the toronto film festival. it was screened together with outstanding domestic films and received praise from many film lovers at home and abroad.
this year's china film industry exhibition showcased a total of ten excellent domestic animated films and two documentaries. with their exquisite images, rich imagination and profound cultural connotations, these works brought a colorful "chinese style" to the toronto international film festival. this year, director wang shaojun brought the documentary "hometown feelings and hometown love" which uses food as a carrier to tell the beautiful mountains, waters and stories of laoshan. on the first day of the screening, it attracted the attention and welcome of many documentary micro-films and travel enthusiasts at home and abroad. the film took two years to make. it is based on laoshan's profound cultural heritage and rich food. it tells the happy life of the mountain people in laoshan, depicts a beautiful rural picture, and brings localized food abroad in the form of cultural films. the authentic laoshan food in it not only makes overseas wanderers fly back home, but also exports local culture and beautiful villages to the other side of the ocean. after the film was played, many foreign movie lovers said that through such a documentary, they felt as if they were in laoshan, qingdao. it is a very interesting thing to taste the food of laoshan remotely in this way. many travel enthusiasts have chosen laoshan, qingdao as one of the important destinations for their next backpacking trip through this film. the rich and diverse themes and styles, and the unique traditional cultural charm, demonstrate the strong strength and innovation ability of chinese films, and also reflect the chinese filmmakers' unremitting pursuit and innovative spirit of light and shadow art.
director wang shaojun told reporters that this is the second time she has been invited to bring works reflecting laoshan elements to the international stage. the toronto film festival chinese film festival has been held for six years. whether it is last year's micro-film "chess dream" or this year's documentary "hometown feelings and love", the beautiful scenery of laoshan has been loved by movie lovers and people in the industry. it is also a very exciting thing to be able to use the power of cultural communication to drive the tourism economy.
create and promote excellent cultural works with chinese characteristics, and use overseas united front forces to expand the influence of more excellent domestic cultural works. with the vigorous development of china's film industry and increasingly frequent international exchanges, more excellent chinese films will shine on the international stage and contribute china's strength to the prosperity and development of world film art.
