On April 22, the 13th Beijing International Film Festival, directed by the National Film Bureau and sponsored by China Central Radio and Television and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, opened at the Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, Director of China Central Radio and Television, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and announced the opening of the film festival. Mo Gaoyi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Director of the Propaganda Department, and Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Li Yi, Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Zhang Hongsen, Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, Liu Siyang, Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the China Writers Association, Wang Ning, Party Secretary and President of the National Center for the Performing Arts, and the representative of the guest country of the film festival Thailand in China Ambassador Attayuth Sisam attended the opening ceremony. Mao Yu, executive deputy director of the National Film Bureau, and Fan Yun, member of the editorial board of China Central Radio and Television, attended the opening ceremony.

Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, Director of China Central Radio and Television, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival delivered a speech and announced the opening.

Shen Haixiong pointed out in his speech that the theme of this year's film festival is "Sharing Light and Shadow, Mutual Learning among Civilizations", which is a positive response to the Global Civilization Initiative first proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping in March this year. In today's era, a new round of technological revolution is changing with each passing day. The film industry is also facing enormous opportunities and challenges. As the comprehensive international media carrier with the largest scale, the most business forms and the widest coverage in the world today, China Central Radio and Television will work with the majority of filmmakers to embrace the new era with the spirit of "Elephants must also learn to dance hip-hop". Technology, seize new opportunities, open up new space. The main station currently co-hosts five major film festivals in Beijing, Shanghai, Changchun, Hainan Island, and the Silk Road, helping the vigorous development of Chinese films in the new era. In the new era of Beijing, the tradition and the modernity intersect, and the glory and the dream go hand in hand. The Beijing Film Festival has a unique style and extraordinary temperament, and it plays a unique role in telling Chinese stories to the world and promoting the cultural construction of the capital.

Shen Haixiong said that film and television come from the same source and work together to create light. The main station insists on benchmarking excellent films and creating high-quality masterpieces. With the innovative concept of "thought + art + technology", it continues to launch documentary films, 4K ultra-high-definition live films, 4K ultra-high-definition color restoration films, etc., and actively explores the two-way relationship between TV and film. rush to. The film empowers the new connotation of "produced by the main station", and the main station gives the film a new ecology. Not long ago, on the occasion of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China, the head office held a press conference for documentary video works co-produced by China and France, and jointly released five works including the documentary film "Peking Man: The Last Secret of Mankind". The main station will use video as a bridge, work together, tell Chinese stories well, and draw a new picture of mutual learning between civilizations with friends from all over the world.

Mo Gaoyi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Director of the Propaganda Department, and Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival, delivered a speech.

Mo Gaoyi said in his speech that Beijing, as the center of Chinese culture, is the birthplace of Chinese films and the most dynamic city for the development of contemporary Chinese films. Rich in resources, culturally inclusive, active in creation and abundant in talents, the vivid practice of the development of the capital in the new era has created a more open, active and professional ecological environment for the innovative development of the film industry. During the Spring Festival of the year Guimao that just passed, films such as "The Wandering Earth 2", "Man Jianghong" and "Deep Sea" produced in Beijing were deeply loved by the audience and created a box office record of nearly 10 billion yuan. "Man Jianghong" and "The Wandering Earth 2" So far, they have ranked third and fourth respectively on the global movie box office list, showing the vitality of Chinese movies.

Mo Gaoyi pointed out that in recent years, Beijing has continued to deepen reforms, further optimized the business environment of the film and television industry in promoting the construction of a comprehensive demonstration zone for the expansion and opening up of the service industry and a free trade pilot zone, and provided comprehensive and thoughtful synergistic guarantees for film creation and theater construction ; Continuously optimize services, strive to build an international film and television production service center and an integrated online platform, build a China (Huairou) film and television industry demonstration zone, and accelerate the coordinated development of industry, education, research and application; promote deep integration, and empower film and television digitization with the construction of an international technological innovation center , to create a vibrant industrial environment and innovative atmosphere for global filmmakers. The Beijing International Film Festival has become an annual grand cultural festival, adding new cultural charm to Beijing, a world-renowned historical and cultural city and the only "Double Olympic City" in the world.

The theme of this year's Beijing International Film Festival is "Light and Shadow Sharing, Mutual Learning of Civilizations". It invites outstanding filmmakers from all over the world, gathers world-renowned film products, gathers Chinese and foreign industrial resources, and promotes exchanges and mutual learning among countries. This year's main competition unit "Temple of Heaven Award" received a total of 1,488 entries from 93 countries and regions, the number hit a new high, of which foreign films accounted for more than 80%. Chinese film "Look at a Bridge", German/Argentine film "Goodbye! 15 films were shortlisted, including the French film "A Wonderful Journey", the American film "The Murderer", and the Canadian film "Until the Branches Bend". Chinese director Zhang Yimou serves as the chairman of the international judging committee for the "Temple of Heaven Award" at this year's Beijing Film Festival.

The international jury of the "Temple of Heaven Award" appeared at the opening ceremony.

This year's Beijing Film Festival has a variety of activities, including offline holding of the "Temple of Heaven Award" awards, Beijing screenings, Beijing planning and theme forums, film carnivals, college student film festivals, closing ceremony and awards ceremony and other nine main sections and related activities. At the same time, the screening, interaction, on-demand, market exhibition and other functions of the "North Film Festival on the Cloud" will continue to be retained.

Among them, the "Beijing Screening" section selected more than 180 Chinese and foreign masterpieces to meet with movie fans. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the "Belt and Road" initiative, the theme of "Silk Road Ten Years Reminiscent of the Future: Film Asia Connection" is specially planned to show the latest films produced by countries along the "Silk Road". The VR virtual reality unit is newly upgraded to the XR unit, showing the exploration of technology and art in XR image creation.

The 13th Beijing International Film Festival will close on April 29, when the top ten awards of the "Temple of Heaven Award" will be grandly announced.

CCTV Variety Channel of China Central Radio and Television, CCTV News New Media, CCTV Video, CCTV Network, CGTN New Media, etc. will broadcast the opening ceremony tonight.