Original title: Pay tribute to the classic reminiscence pioneer "Pay tribute to Xie Jin" — — Xie Jin’s Centennial Series was officially launched.
October 18th, 2023 is the 100th birthday of China’s film directors. As the only film director among the 100 "pioneers of reform" in the Republic, Xie Jin paid attention to the fate of the nation and made a monument on the history of film in China.
In order to honor the film masters and boost the development of China’s film and television industry, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province will hold a "Tribute to Xie Jin" in conjunction with China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, China Film Association, committee of cpc zhejiang provincial committee Propaganda Department, Zhejiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Zhejiang Film Association — — Xie Jin’s Centennial Series Activities. On May 18th, 2023, a press conference of a series of activities was held in Beijing, attended by relevant leaders of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, China Film Association, Zhejiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Shaoxing City of Zhejiang Province and Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, Xie Jin’s hometown.
Continuing culture to pay tribute to a generation of famous directors
Director Xie Jin’s hometown, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, is a famous historical and cultural city and the cultural capital of East Asia. It is known as "the land of beautiful scenery, the country of historical relics and the place where celebrities gather". The context here is far-reaching, giving birth to philosophical thinkers such as Wang Yangming, Wang Chong and Fan Wenlan, literary masters such as Lu You, Ji Kang and Lu Xun, calligraphy and painting masters such as Wang Xizhi, Xu Wei and Wang Mian, and four presidents of Peking University … … Shaoxing, which is full of talented people, was once called "Jianhu and Yuetai Celebrities Town" by Comrade Mao Zedong.
Shaoxing also has an indissoluble bond with China films. In 2012, "China Golden Rooster" crowed in Shaoxing; In 2022, China Opera Film Exhibition was established in Shaoxing. This year, Shaoxing will take the opportunity of commemorating the centenary of Xie Jin’s birth, and once again share the beauty with China films.
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Yang Songzhou, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Shaoxing Municipal Committee and chairman of the Party Committee of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said at the press conference that in recent years, Shaoxing has made every effort to build a "hometown of celebrities" in the new era, and is increasingly becoming a place of brilliance and a city of dreams for all kinds of high-end talents and innovative subjects. "Pay tribute to Xie Jin" — — Xie Jin’s centennial series activities will stimulate the vitality of cultural tourism and promote the "cinema integration" with the charm of film art. By tracing back and fixing the origin and intersection of the ancient city Shaoxing and the centennial China movies, it will vividly show Shaoxing’s cultural heritage, Shaoxing people’s film complex, and the glorious course of a generation of filmmakers represented by Director Xie Jin’s unremitting pursuit and common prosperity.
It is reported that this "tribute to Xie Jin" — — The centennial series of activities of Xie Jin will include four theme activities, namely, the Youth Film Festival of Xie Jin, the centenary commemorative meeting of Xie Jin’s birth and the theme discussion of "Walking with the Times" film development, the retrospective exhibition of Xie Jin’s classic films, and the visit to Xie Jin’s hometown, as well as the launching ceremony of Xie Jin’s series of cultural books, the photo exhibition of Xie Jin’s film art, the inauguration ceremony of the Youth Film Square in tribute to Xie Jin and many other supporting activities. Ma Yejun, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Shaoxing Municipal Committee, said that the series of activities will run through the whole year, aiming at remembering a generation of famous directors and outstanding rural sages and paying tribute to director Xie Jin’s enterprising professionalism and people-centered artistic concept.
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Support young filmmakers to inherit the pioneering spirit.
Director Xie Jin has always paid attention to reform and innovation, made great efforts to support the younger generation, and made outstanding contributions to China’s film industry. In "Pay tribute to Xie Jin" — — On the occasion of Xie Jin’s centennial series activities, Shaoxing will set up a "Special Fund for Xie Jin’s Youth Film Support" under the China Literature and Art Foundation in conjunction with the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Film Association to encourage and support the development and growth of the latest domestic youth-themed films and young directors, so as to further inherit and carry forward the pioneering spirit of director Xie Jin and encourage and cultivate new film and television people.
According to caojun, deputy secretary-general of the China Film Association, at the Xie Jin Youth Film Festival to be held on November 20th this year, the project supported by the Xie Jin Youth Film Fund will be officially launched, which will contribute to the sustainable development of China’s film industry by promoting outstanding young films and outstanding young directors.
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Xie Jin once directed such classic films as China audiences’ household names. As one of the heavy contents of the series of activities, the centenary meeting of Xie Jin’s birth and the theme seminar on "Walking with the Times" will be held on November 21st. Friends of Xie Jin, film research experts, young directors and actors will gather in Shangyu, Shaoxing, to deeply review and recall Xie Jin’s life of light and shadow, and jointly discuss the development direction of China films. The retrospective exhibition of Xie Jin’s classic films will be held in mid-November, and the classic representative works of director Xie Jin will be exhibited in many places throughout the country to pay tribute to this most influential director artist in China in the second half of the 20th century. At that time, fans can walk into the film directed by Xie Jin again and feel Xie Jin’s childlike heart.
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Excavate cultural treasures and promote sustainable development.
Looking back on the hundred-year journey of China’s films, Zhejiang filmmakers have never been absent. A large number of Zhejiang filmmakers, such as,,,, and Xie Jin, have made important contributions to the development of China films in various historical periods. Nowadays, a new generation of Zhejiang filmmakers are trying to explore the cultural treasures of their predecessors, while inheriting the fine traditions, do a good job in creative transformation and innovative development, and strive to form a vivid situation in which Zhejiang films are passed down from generation to generation and developed continuously.
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According to Wu Chen, Secretary-General of Zhejiang Film Association, in recent years, the film industry and industry in Zhejiang have flourished, with an average of over 100 films filed annually, and the box office revenue, the number of film and television enterprises and the scale of film and television bases rank among the top in China. In 2022, Zhejiang’s movie box office ranked third in the country, and among the seven movies with a box office of over 1 billion in the whole year, Zhejiang-made movies accounted for two. 2023 Youth Film Week (Zhejiang) is in full swing. At present, Zhejiang is focusing on studying, propagating and implementing the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the "August 8th Strategy", the Hangzhou Asian Games and other major nodes, speeding up the creation of a number of excellent works that are written for the people and sing for the times, and have the recognition of Zhejiang, and striving to tell the "Zhejiang Story" well.
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