On June 13th, the 2013 "Light of Wenying" and the 9th anniversary celebration of Shanghai Vancouver Film Academy opened in SFC Shanghai Film Studios (Greenland Colorful Plaza). As one of the series activities of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival, many industry guests have witnessed the nine years since the establishment of the only Chinese-foreign cooperative higher education college that has introduced North American teachers as a whole and took North American film industry standards as its teaching content. the results achieved. Against the background of the recovery of the industry, Wenying gathers the power of innovation and transformation, explores the possibility of the development of the modern film industry system from an international perspective, and empowers the continuous growth and leap of the Chinese film industry.
Event site
As of March 2023, according to incomplete statistics, among the nearly 800 Wenying graduates, 243 participated in 161 various film and television drama projects (65 of which have been released in theaters), and 41 participated in animated films. 32 films and 46 person-times participated in the game design of 42 films, and others include variety shows, dramas, documentaries, etc.
It is worth mentioning that in the main competition unit of this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, the film "Looking for Her" starring Shu Qi, Bai Ke, Lang Yueting, etc. Mostly from this academy.
As an important position for cultivating film talents in Shanghai, Shanghai Vancouver Film Academy closely follows the goal of building a "global film and television production center" and plays an important role in the field of film education.
James Griffin, the founder of the Vancouver Film Academy in Canada, who was unable to arrive at the ceremony for some reason, brought his expectations for Vancouver Film through video. James Griffin mentioned in his sharing that he hopes that Wenying students will go forward and excel, and that they can do everything and every project like squeezing an orange until every drop of juice is squeezed out, because everything is more possible.
James Griffin, Founder of Vancouver Film Academy, Canada
Dean Jia Zhangke, who was unable to be present due to filming, said in the video speech that since its establishment, Wenying has always practiced the ideal of international education, bringing the original ecological industrial production system into the film and television teaching of Chinese universities, and providing film and television for China and the world. Education provides a unique sample of practice. In the great era of integration of tradition and modernity, Internet and reality, the vigorous development of art has very good conditions, and the wave of technology has also brought many opportunities and changes to the film and television industry. Shanghai Vancouver Film Academy, as an institution for cultivating future film talents, will base itself on future educational needs, look at the global vision, insist on innovation and integration, and lay out the digital transformation of film and television education in the multicultural environment created, and strive to explore the digital intelligence era. A new path of innovative talent education.
Jia Zhangke, Dean of Shanghai Vancouver Film Academy
The growth of the film and television industry is a systematic project. As Jiang Weimin, the executive director of Wenying, said in his speech, the world is turbulent and the technology is developing at a high speed. Wenying is actively exploring the current situation and future of digital imaging development with the courage and sensitivity to actively embrace changes, so as to provide more far-reaching and powerful solutions for the industry chain. professional support.
Jiang Weimin, Executive Director of Shanghai Vancouver Film Academy
At this grand ceremony, Wenying and the Shanghai Radio, Film and Television Production Industry Association jointly organized a joint event with Shanghai Film, the industry association, Guanchi Culture, Houlang Film, Yicang Art Museum, Qingtong Vision, Rhodes and other seven industrial partners In the future, Wenying will continue to join hands with upstream and downstream enterprises in the film and television industry to deepen industry-university-research cooperation, open up links, form professional synergy, and contribute more excellent works to Chinese screens and world screens.
Signing ceremony site
Mr. Marco Müller, a famous international film festival curator, attended the opening ceremony of the screening and said that Wen Ying’s student short films were shortlisted for the world’s most important short film festival. The attention given to it allows everyone to quickly get the opportunity to participate in various filming work and be successfully selected into major film festivals."
Famous international film festival curator Marco Müller
