Public welfare filmmaker Gao Chong: For more than 20 years, let the "blockbuster" light up the starry sky in the agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry reclamation areas of northern Xinjiang

Hulunbuir on 4 April -- Public welfare filmmaker Gao Chong: For more than 30 years, let "blockbusters" light up the starry sky in the agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry reclamation areas of northern Xinjiang

China News Network reporter Zhang Wei

The 13th Beijing International Film Festival ended successfully, and the public welfare filmmakers Gao Chong took off his suit, changed into work clothes, and carried the projection equipment to continue to go deep into agricultural areas, pastoral areas, forest areas and reclamation areas, sending spiritual food to the local people.

During the 13th Beijing International Film Festival, the first Forum on the High-quality Development of Public Welfare Films was held, and Hulunbuir City in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Yibin City in Sichuan Province were invited to attend as two rural cinemas across the country, and exchanged experience on how to do a good job in public welfare film screening.

Gao Chong, general manager of Hulunbuir Rural and Pastoral Digital Cinema Line Company, has been working in rural areas, pastoral areas, forest areas and reclamation areas for 23 years, and is a veritable public welfare filmmaker. Walking on the "red carpet" of the international film festival, he deliberately dyed his hair black, changed into a suit, and told everyone about the road to public welfare film screening in the northern border of China.

Infographic. The picture shows Hulunbuir Rural and Pastoral Area Digital Cinema Line Company screening public welfare films in the mining area. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Hulunbuir Municipal Party Committee

Born in the late 20s of the 60th century, Gao Chong, who has dreamed of movies since he was a child, "When I was a child, cultural and entertainment activities were relatively scarce, and film was the best medium for me to understand the outside world. ”

A series of classic red movies such as "Dong Cunrui", "Heroic Sons and Daughters" and "Wildfire Spring Wind Fighting Ancient City" were the most important memories of Gao Chong's childhood, accompanying him through the youthful years.

In 1991, after Gao Chong was discharged from the army, he was assigned to the then Hulunbuir League Film Company, and since then he has formed an indissoluble bond with the film. "Along the way, I have been with movies, and movies have brought me a lot of joy."

In order to strengthen rural cultural construction and develop rural film industry, at the beginning of the 21st century, the national "2131 Project" began to be implemented, and at least one film was screened in each village every month in the vast number of rural areas. Since then, Gao Chong has devoted himself to public welfare film screening.

Hulunbuir is located on China's northern frontier, on a land area of nearly 26,<> square kilometers, and in addition to rural and pastoral areas, it also contains groups of residents in forest and reclamation areas, "who have been rooted in forest and reclamation areas for generations, and have made outstanding contributions to the country's economic construction." Therefore, we have developed public services in depth and extended to more non-service forest areas, reclamation areas and remote pastoral areas. ”

"No matter how difficult it is, find ways to deliver public welfare films to the people" is the credo that Gao Chong has adhered to for more than 20 years.

What impressed Gao Chong the most was the screening experience at the Thar Gas Forest Farm in the summer and autumn of 2018.

The picture shows that Hulunbuir City, as one of the two rural cinema lines in the country, was invited to attend the 13th Beijing International Film Festival and did experience exchanges. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Hulunbuir Municipal Party Committee

"We set off from Hailar and headed to the town of Thar Gas, 300 kilometers away. On the way, the road from Unur town to Targas town was very difficult, and it was not uncommon for the pits with large basins to be seen, and the 140-kilometer journey took the convoy nearly five hours to arrive. It was still raining, and we braved the rain until the sky cleared and the sunlight reflected the forest golden. "As the sun set, we screened the film smoothly and were welcomed by the people of the forest area. ”

Why do you have to go to grassroots forest farms to show movies? Gao Chong said that after the implementation of the Tianbao project, the fire prevention period of two seasons a year made many forestry employees need to stick to their posts. "There is no signal deep in the woods, and we send them movies to let them know the world and feel warm."

"On that occasion, we screened more than 10 films for more than 20 consecutive days, benefiting more than 20000,<> local people." "When we returned to Yakeshi, our car had a flat tire and the projection equipment was broken, but we were very relieved. ”

Watching the audience of public welfare film screenings increase, Gao Chong said that he has also gained a full sense of happiness and satisfaction as a film practitioner.

At present, Hulunbuir screens an average of about 6500,2300 public welfare films in agricultural and pastoral areas every year, and about <>,<> public welfare films in forest and reclamation areas, and the themes of the films include feature films, ethnic language films and science and education films and other common genres.

"We will also choose different types of films for different audiences, such as the elderly mostly like to watch some anti-war films, and young people like theatrical blockbusters. In rural and pastoral areas, we will also show about 20 minutes of science and education films, such as planting and breeding, lambing conservation, anti-drug publicity, infectious disease prevention, etc. Gao Chong introduced to reporters in detail.

What makes Gao Chong proud is that most of the traditional public welfare film broadcasts are in the open air, which is greatly affected by time and weather. "Today, our public welfare films should gradually realize the transformation from 'standing watching' to 'sitting and watching', and from 'outdoor viewing' to 'indoor viewing'."

In the noble plan, Hulunbuir will make full use of the village committee activity room and the township cultural station to establish a fixed screening point for public welfare films, so that more and more people can watch blockbusters at their doorstep. (End)