On March 25, the Anxi Digital Resource Center of the China Film Archive was officially launched in Anxi County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. The center was established with the support of the Anxi County Party Committee and the county government, and the first phase of construction has been completed. The day after the launching ceremony, a seminar on "Film Collection, Cultural Place" was held locally. Many experts and scholars from different domestic industries gathered in Anxi to discuss the development of film and television and cultural innovation.

Launching Ceremony

Focusing on hot topics such as film and television empowerment, regional expression, and integration of production and education, experts conducted discussions and exchanges in the form of keynote speeches and salon discussions. Starting from the cultural empowerment attributes of films, extensive discussions were conducted on the regional cultural expressions of cities and places. Sun Xianghui, curator of the China Film Archive and director of the China Film Art Research Center, said, "The successful completion of the first phase of the Anxi Digital Resource Center of the China Film Archive has led to the southward drainage of central-level cultural resources, and the development of township culture has activated innovation. Create a new fertile ground for the integration of culture and digital technology."

Salon scene

Shi Chuan, a professor and film scholar from the Shanghai Theater Academy who has presided over the restoration of old films for many years, delivered a keynote speech, focusing on the revaluation of film after film restoration, and discussing the ways and effects of revaluation based on different practical cases at home and abroad. "How to protect such a fragile cultural material base as film film? According to Lambroy, the founder of the French National Film Archive, the life of film lies in continuous screening, and the fragility of film itself needs continuous screening to show. Its value, it objectively proposes that the film must be under the condition of repeated protection, maintenance and continuation, so that it can be passed down from generation to generation as a cultural material heritage." He said that the opening of the classic unit of the three major international film festivals is actually That is to say, it has mastered the pricing power of traditional films entering the market. It was only in 2008 that the first academic seminar on the protection of film cultural heritage was held in China to introduce relevant concepts. It was put into practice in 2012, and the preparations for the construction of Shanghai Films began. Museum, and use this as a platform to create public cultural products, preserve and hold exhibitions of film cultural heritage, including film reels, props, costumes, equipment, and filmmakers’ manuscripts and diaries.

Professor Yin Hong from the School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University introduced the topic "Cultural Empowerment of Films" and said: "To be recognized, a city or a region must first be recognized. Only when these regional signs represent the characteristics of this region can regional brands be created, including product brands and intangible cultural heritage brands, and ultimately it will create a humanistic character.” In Yin Hong’s view, the movie is a “thunderstorm” In an industry that is "a little bit small", raindrops are its direct economic value, that is, its direct box office value. A very important cause of attention around the world."

Li Xiaohong, deputy dean and professor of Xiamen University Film Academy, introduced the development and experience of Xiamen University Film Academy. "The cultivation of film talents requires an industrial environment, and it needs the guarantee of a strong practical foundation." It is understood that in 2018, the Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award settled in Xiamen, driving the number of registered film and television companies in Xiamen to more than 2,000, making the entire Fujian Province The environment of the film and television industry is developing well, providing support for the integration of production and education for the construction of the Film Academy of Xiamen University. "The construction of the Xiamen University Film Academy is a collection of multiple disciplines, and it is also the result of a benign interaction with the local government."

With the successful completion of the first phase of the Anxi Digital Resource Center and the official start of operation, post-doctoral research workstations, graduate student innovation bases, primary and middle school student film training bases, and college learning practice bases, as well as film and television studios, film digital restoration centers and other projects It was also officially unveiled at the event.