Wang Danting.
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China News Service, Pingyao, October 14th, title: The "Movie Dream" of the British "Returned" Girl
Author Yang Jieying
On the 14th, Pingyao, Shanxi, "Returnees" filmmaker Wang Danting was busy with the premiere of the movie "Like a Dream of Jinyang".
This is the first cinematic film she has served as chief producer after returning to China.
Wang Danting, who has lived in the UK for 15 years, has never thought that one day she will return to her hometown to continue her "movie dream".
"I have loved audiovisual languages since I was a child. I went to high school in the UK at the age of 17, and later completed my master's degree at Kingston University in London. I love movies and Chinese culture." Wang Danting, born in 1988, gained knowledge of film while studying in the UK At the same time, he actively participated in Sino-British cultural exchange activities and served as the host of the evening party at the Chinese Embassy in the UK for many times.
In 2009, Wang Danting and two partners co-founded Vientiane Culture Co., Ltd., and held the first Vientiane International Chinese Film Festival in the same year.
Wang Danting was born in 1988. While studying in the UK, while accumulating film knowledge, he actively participated in Sino-English exchange activities.
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In 2010, the 2nd Vientiane International Chinese Film Festival in the United Kingdom held a week-long film screening in many cinemas in the United Kingdom. More than 20 films including "Looking for the Third Sister Liu" were shown. Tens of thousands of British people sat in the cinema and felt The Chinese film culture.
Wang Danting told reporters that the slogan of the film festival is "Chinese images, moving the world." The reason for the establishment of the film festival is that it has expertise in the technical industry, and it is to build a cultural bridge between China and Britain, hoping for more excellent film talents and quality Film works go to the world through this platform.
Filmmaker Wang Danting was interviewed by reporters.
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In 2013, Wang Danting created her own cultural brand and cooperated with the British Redanes Film Festival to launch a strategic cooperation in the Asian market; in 2016, the 24th Redanes Film Festival successfully landed in China, with a total of 6 Chinese-language films in more than 8,000 The works stand out from the crowd and are shown on ticket sales in mainstream British cinemas...
"The Chinese film industry is developing rapidly, and my hometown Shanxi is also ushering in new development opportunities. A group of Shanxi film directors such as Jia Zhangke, Ning Hao and Pingyao International Film Festival have all become the'business cards' of Shanxi films." In 2018, Wang Danting, who has emerged in the local film industry in the UK, decided to return to his hometown of Shanxi to continue his film career.
The opening ceremony of the movie "A Dream of Jinyang".
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From returning home to visit relatives at the beginning, to deciding to stay, Wang Danting said that this was an "accident".
Seeing the development of her hometown, learning about many good policies, and seeing good projects, various coincidences made her decide to stay.
"I think this is a kind of natural stickiness between our wanderers and our hometown. It makes you feel that your roots are here and you should fall here."
The film "Like a Dream of Jinyang", with Wang Danting as the chief producer, was shortlisted for the "Starting from Shanxi" unit of the 4th Pingyao International Film Festival, and premiered in Pingyao on the 14th.
According to Wu Jun, the director of "Like a Dream of Jinyang", the story of "Returnees" in the film is based on Wang Danting. It tells about the collisions of various ideas and differences in life after returning to their hometowns in the background of the new era. After adapting, I stayed in my hometown and developed into a plot, telling a "story of me and my hometown".
Wang Danting and director Wu Jun are on the set.
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Wang Danting told reporters that the film shows the world the changes in Shanxi through the growth of a character and the changes in the city. This is no longer the old labels of “coal, soil, and ash”, but the “new” of the era with strong cultural heritage. business card".
Wang Danting believes that young people have a passion for entrepreneurship, especially those with overseas study experience. Their independence and awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship are stronger. Today's rapid development in China is a very good opportunity for young people.
Wang Danting said that he wants to let more overseas Chinese and Chinese people understand the development of their ancestral (home) country through their own stories, and devote themselves to it, respond to the call, return to China for development, and start a business in their hometown.
Today, Wang Danting is still the director of the Cultural Department of the UK China-UK Science and Technology Cultural Exchange Center.
"In the future, I will still stick to my'movie dream', and will continue to work on cultural exchanges between Chinese and British films." Wang Danting said.
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