On May 18, the press conference of "Tribute to Xie Jin" - Xie Jin's centennial series of activities was held in Beijing. Relevant leaders from China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, China Film Association, Zhejiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, and Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, Xie Jin's hometown, attended.

Conference site

2023 is the 100th anniversary of director Xie Jin's birth. As a representative figure in the film industry and a people's artist, Xie Jin has been in the film industry for 60 years, and has directed classic films such as "Women's Basketball No. 5", "Red Detachment of Women", "Legend of Tianyun Mountain", "The Garland Under the Mountain", "Furong Town", "The Opium War" and so on. , very influential at home and abroad. At the 2018 Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up, Xie Jin was the only film director selected among the 100 "Pioneers of Reform" of the Republic. He cared about the destiny of the nation and created an immortal monument in the history of Chinese film development.

Xie Jin's life and movie posters on display at the event site

It is reported that "Tribute to Xie Jin" - Xie Jin Centennial Series activities will include four themes: Xie Jin Youth Film Ceremony, Xie Jin 100th Anniversary Conference and "Walking with the Times" Film Development Theme Seminar, Xie Jin Classic Film Retrospective Exhibition, and Visiting Xie Jin's Footprint Hometown Tour Activities, as well as a number of supporting activities such as the launching ceremony of Xie Jin's series of cultural books, Xie Jin's film art photo exhibition, and the completion ceremony of Xie Jin's youth film plaza. The series of activities will run throughout the year, aiming to commemorate a generation of famous directors and outstanding local talents, and pay tribute to Director Xie Jin's enterprising spirit of dedication and people-centered artistic concept.

Xie Jin

On the occasion of the "Tribute to Xie Jin" - Xie Jin's centennial series of activities, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province will cooperate with the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Film Association to establish a "Special Fund for Xie Jin Youth Film Support" under the China Literature and Art Foundation to encourage and support The development and growth of the latest youth-themed films and young directors in China. At the Xie Jin Youth Film Ceremony to be held on November 20 this year, the Xie Jin Youth Film Fund support project will be officially released to promote outstanding youth films, outstanding young directors, etc., and continue to contribute to the development of the youth film industry.

As one of the important contents of the series of activities, on November 21 this year, the commemorative meeting for the 100th anniversary of Xie Jin's birth and the seminar on the theme of "walking with the times" film development will be held. Xie Jin's friends, film research experts, young directors, actors, etc. will gather in Xie Jin The director's hometown, Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, fondly recalls and recalls the light and shadow life of a generation of famous director Xie Jin, and jointly discusses the direction of high-quality development of Chinese films. It is reported that a retrospective exhibition of Xie Jin's classic films will be held in mid-November, and director Xie Jin's classic masterpieces will be toured in many places across the country.

In addition, to commemorate this outstanding village sage, Shangyu District of Shaoxing City renamed the village where Xie Jin was born as Jinsheng Village. Through cooperation with the Shanghai Film Museum, the old grain station was renovated to build a collection of Xie Jin Film Art Museum, Xie Jin Studio, 1923 studio, film The research hall is equal to the integrated "Jinsheng·Star Studio", allowing the audience to immerse themselves in tracing Xie Jin's footsteps and reminiscing about the demeanor of a generation of famous directors. During the event, the inauguration ceremony of Xie Jin Film Square will also be held locally, and the bronze statue of Xie Jin created by director Xie Jin’s friend Han Meilin will be unveiled at the same time, allowing a generation of film artists to stand permanently on the land of their hometown.