Our newspaper, Beijing, February 4th (Reporter Wang Dong) On February 4, 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics will be grandly opened.
Through joint efforts, China has presented an unparalleled Winter Olympics to the world.
The reporter learned that the official film of the Beijing Winter Olympics is still under intense production, and plans to meet with the audience in the near future, leading the audience to relive the golden memories of last winter.
According to the "Olympic Charter", the International Olympic Committee requires the host city of each Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games to produce an Olympic documentary film - the official film of the Olympic Games.
Up to now, there have been more than 40 official films of the Olympic Games, which are precious historical archives and cultural wealth of the Olympic movement, vividly interpreting the Olympic motto of faster, higher, stronger - more united.
The official film of the Beijing Winter Olympics is supervised by Zhang Yimou, directed by Lu Chuan, and general counsel by Zhang Heping. It is jointly produced by the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee.
According to director Lu Chuan, preparations for the official film of the Beijing Winter Olympics began in 2020 and lasted nearly three years.
The team went deep into the various fronts of Olympic preparation and holding, and adopted a flexible shooting method to record the process of the successful preparation and hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games through close cooperation, face-to-face difficulties, and withstood pressure under the background of the new crown epidemic; Stories of athletes from all over the world constantly challenging themselves and pursuing their Olympic dreams unremittingly; recorded the vivid faces of Olympic participants such as photographers, volunteers, and medical staff.
"We shot more than 700 hours of material, and we shot in many places around the world, and we encountered many difficulties. We were moved and encouraged by many subjects, and the team continued to push themselves with the Olympic spirit. I hope we will be in the official film The stories extracted from the film and the faces recorded can make the audience feel the style of the times represented by the Beijing Winter Olympics." Lu Chuan said.
Guangming Daily