Chongqing - The First China Chongqing Science and Technology Film Week will be held in Yongchuan from June 25 to 30, 2024. The film week will feature eight distinct themed events.
Virtual filming site at Yongchuan Sci-tech Film Set. (Photo/Yongchuan District)
This year's Science and Technology Film Week will revolve around the theme "Science and Film Coexist, Illuminating the Future," making it the first event in China to focus exclusively on film technology. The initiative aims to meld Chongqing's cinematic heritage with its technological prowess, leveraging technology to advance the film industry, usher China's film sector into the digital era, and foster the robust growth of Chongqing’s film industry.
The activities planned for this year's film week are diverse and engaging. The opening ceremony, set for 8:00 PM on June 26 at the Chongqing Yongchuan International Convention and Exhibition Center, will be a highlight. Inspired by the concept "Technology Serves Humanity, Technology Pays Tribute to Art," this event will deliver a digital, artistic, immersive, and international visual spectacle. Notably, the "Golden Digital Cinema Award" will be introduced at the opening ceremony to honor scientists and master craftsmen who have made significant behind-the-scenes contributions. The China Chongqing Science and Technology Film Week will establish a sister festival relationship with the Terra di Siena International Film Festival from Italy.
Behind the scenes of the filming of Honkai Impact 3rd. (Photo/Yongchuan District)
The second major event is the Film and Television Sci-Tech Exhibition. This exhibition, focusing on AI innovations in the film industry, will feature five themed zones: Film Industrialization, Virtual Shooting, AI Display, Post-Production Effects, and Intelligent Full Process. These zones, set up at the Yongchuan Sci-tech Film Set and the Yongchuan International Convention and Exhibition Center, will showcase cutting-edge technologies in the domestic film and television industry.
Furthermore, throughout the film week, a series of high-caliber thematic salons, activities, and seminars related to the film industry will take place.
Yongchuan Sci-tech Film Set. (Photo/Yongchuan District)
From June 25 to 30, each evening in various districts and counties of Chongqing, a selection of outstanding domestic and international films will be screened for free through outdoor screenings and theater showings.
During the film week, Yongchuan District will also host a "Virtual Idol Concert" and launch a digital technology and service platform for science and technology film and television. The "Culture · Light and Shadow Chongqing" digital application will also be unveiled. Chongqing has consistently enhanced its supporting policies and production capacity in the film and television industry in recent years. The number of film production institutions and film filings has steadily increased, and the city's box office revenue remains among the top in China, making Chongqing a favored destination for film crews nationwide.
Motion capture demonstration Yongchuan Sci-tech Film Set. (Photo/Yongchuan District)
The inaugural China Chongqing Science and Technology Film Week is poised to elevate Chongqing's film management, production, and service standards, stimulate the creation of more distinctive and influential Chongqing-style films, accelerate the development of an international science and technology film city with unique recognition and national influence, and contribute to the broader goal of building a strong film industry in China.
The China Film Association, the Publicity Department of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee (Chongqing Municipal Film Bureau), the Chongqing Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the Chongqing Municipal Broadcasting Bureau, and the Yongchuan District jointly organize this pioneering event.
(Han Xi and Wang Haibo, as interns, also contributed to this report.)