China News Service, May 14 (Wang Ji) The 24th Shanghai International Film Festival will "return" in June.
In the latest official promotional film, film performance artist Tian Hua and actors Zhang Yi and Zhou Dongyu gathered in front of the camera. As outstanding representatives of Chinese film practitioners and three generations of filmmakers, they "confessed their affection" to the film: walking with the film and looking forward to the future set off.
Film performance artist Tian Hua.
Photo courtesy of Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the famous film performance artist Tian Hua Congying.
In the 1950s, a film called "The White Haired Girl" made Tian Hua, who played "Xi'er," well-known to the audience.
With the joint efforts of the older generation of film artists represented by Tianhua, many historical and realist films such as "A Good Moon", "The Party's Daughter", "Inside and Outside the Court", etc. have become domestic classics.
With his superb acting skills and outstanding contributions to the Chinese film industry, Tian Hua won the 30th Hundred Flowers Award Lifetime Achievement Award of the popular film and the 12th China Film Performing Arts Society Golden Phoenix Award Lifetime Achievement Award and other awards.
Actor Zhang Yi.
Photo courtesy of Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee
At the shooting site of the promotional film, the staff brought Tian Hua the original film of the film "The White Haired Girl", which made the 93-year-old Tian Hua very emotional.
She watched the movie clips on the spot and held up the film for a group photo.
This volume of original film is not light in weight. It seems to share with Tian Hua the important meaning of the film, "Film is time, the vicissitudes of life, the accumulation of centuries of years."
As the backbone of Chinese filmmakers in the new era, actor Zhang Yi has portrayed a number of characters that impress the audience in films such as "Operation Red Sea", "My Motherland and Me", "King Kong River", and "Above the Cliff". The 30th Chinese Golden Rooster Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Award, the 29th China TV Golden Eagle Awards Audience Favorite Actor Award, the 12th Macau International Film Festival Golden Lotus Best Actor Award and many other awards.
He said in the promotional film, "Film is a dream, connects each other, and carries the beautiful hope of mankind."
Actor Zhou Dongyu.
Photo courtesy of Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee
The persistent pursuit and dedication of the older generation of film artists continue to influence every young filmmaker in the contemporary era. Zhou Dongyu, a young actor who has starred in a series of domestic masterpieces such as "The Love of Hawthorn Tree", "July and Ansheng", "Animal World", "Youth in Youth", won the Best Actress Award of the 33rd Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award, 35th Important awards include the Best Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Films, and the Outstanding New Actress Award at the 14th China Film Huabiao Awards. As a filmmaker in the new era, she has set an example with practical actions, "Movies are power, dripping through rocks, carrying irreversible ideals and beliefs." (End)