The 2nd Asian New Media Film Festival officially launched Wang Jing helps online filmmakers set sail

On the afternoon of April 20, the press conference of the 2nd Asian New Media Film Festival was held at the Beijing International Hotel Conference Center.

On the afternoon of April 20, the press conference of the 2nd Asian New Media Film Festival was held at the Beijing International Hotel Conference Center. Mr. Cai An 'an, President of the Macau Film Association; Mr. Jiang Bo, President of the Shanghai Academy of Film Arts; Mr. Jin Song, Secretary-General of the Asian New Media Film Festival and Chairman of Negro Pictures; Ms. Dong Zhuo, Deputy Secretary-General of the Asian New Media Film Festival and CEO of Negro Pictures; Ms. Zhang Yue, Executive Director of the Asian New Media Film Festival and COO of Negro Pictures; Mr. Wang Jing, Hong Kong film and television director, screenwriter, producer, Mr. Hou Tao, Vice President of Yien; Ms. He Yiyun, Vice President of LeTV; Ms. Fang Fang, General Manager of Penguin Films 'Homemade Drama Business Department, Ms. Wang Han, Editor-in-Chief of LeTV's Big Screen Film Channel, Ms. Kinga, CEO of Reverse Engineering Studio, Mr. Lou Yanxin, founder of Sandbox, and more than 100 media outlets attended the day's event.

On the day when the guests present jointly launched the 2nd Asian New Media Film Festival

, Mr. Cai Anan, President of the Macau Film Association, the organizer of the 2nd Asian New Media Film Festival, first delivered a speech. He said: "I hope that this Asian New Media Film Festival will focus on The industry's outstanding new media film and television professionals are promoting the development of the new media film and television industry in Asia and even the world, and providing a fair, open and just development platform for many new media film and television people."

As a film festival that focuses on the prosperity of the new media film and television industry and the development of new media film and television people, the Asian New Media Film Festival joins hands with authoritative film associations in Asia to create the largest new media film and television festival in Asia and even the world. The first Asian New Media Film Festival was held on July 26, 2016 in Busan, South Korea. Ms. Dong Zhuo, deputy secretary-general of the Asian New Media Film Festival, and CEO of Lixing Supreme Pictures, announced on the same day that the second Asian New Media Film Festival is planned to be held in Shenzhen and Macau in July 2017.

According to reports, this film festival will have the theme of "Salute to Classics and Enjoy the New Generation", continue the award content of the "Golden Seagull Award" of the first Asian New Media Film Festival, and set up a New Media Film and Television Industry Summit, which includes film project venture capital, The New Media Film and Television Industry Summit Forum, New Media Film and Television International Special Session, VR Forum and VR Film Festival section are expected to select 30 Golden Seagull Awards, including Internet University, online drama, short film, VR film and television, etc. The "New Media Film and Television Industry White Paper" will be officially released at the New Media Film and Television Summit.

Tsai An-an, President of the Macau Film Association, and Mr. Jin Song, Secretary-General of the Asian New Media Film Festival and Chairman of the Hong Kong Film and Television Director, Screenwriter, Producer and Producer Wang

Jing, Secretary-General of the Asian New Media Film Festival, presented Mr. Wang Jing, Chairman of the Jury of the Second Asian New Media Film Festival. At the same time

, Mr. Wang Jing, Hong Kong film and television director, screenwriter, producer and producer, will serve as the Chairman of this year's Jury. According to the award process of the Golden Seagull Award, the "Golden Seagull Award" was jointly selected with the members of the jury and presented it at the Award Ceremony of the Second Asian New Media Film Festival. At the event, he said: "In recent years, with the rise of the Internet video industry, the new media film and television industry has developed rapidly, injecting fresh blood into the China film and television market. The growth rate of box office in the mainland of China slowed down in 2016. I think the rapid development of the new media film and television market has a lot to do with it. It is a great honor to participate in and witness the development of the new media film and television industry. I hope that this year we can select excellent projects for the market and encourage outstanding young people to create high-quality new media film and television works."

Mr. Jin Song, Secretary-General of the Asian New Media Film Festival and Chairman of Action First Pictures, and Mr. Jiang Bo, President of the Shanghai Academy of Film Arts, signed a strategic cooperation agreement between the Asia-Pacific Art Unit of the Venice Film Festival and the Asian New Media Film Festival

. At the event that day, as the Asian New Media Film Festival, co-founder Ms. Dong Zhuo also announced that the Shanghai Academy of Film Arts has won the right to host the Asia-Pacific Art Unit of the Venice International Film Festival for the next five years. The second Asian New Media Film Festival has also reached a cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Art Unit of the Venice International Film Festival. The" Golden Seagull Award" works selected by the Asian New Media Film Festival will be pushed to the Asia-Pacific Art Unit of the Venice International Film Festival. Compete with works from other countries for the "New Media Unit" award.

Ms. Zhang Yue, Executive Director of the Asian New Media Film Festival and COO of Action First Films, Mr. Jiang Bo, Dean of Shanghai Academy of Film Arts, Ms. Kinga, CEO of Reverse Engineering Studio, and Mr. Lou Yanxin, founder of Sandbox, were interviewed by the media.

Ms. Dong Zhuo was interviewed by reporters. During an interview, he said that as one of the three major international film festivals in Europe, the Venice International Film Festival focuses on film and television experimenters from various countries and encourages them to shoot films with novel forms and unique techniques. Even if there are some flaws, as long as they are innovative, they can be accepted by the film festival. China's new media film and television industry has a relatively short development time. She hopes that this cooperation with the Venice International Film Festival can accelerate the development of China's new media film and television industry; at the same time, she hopes that this platform can provide an opportunity for China's new media film and television creators to leapfrog and improve. Through the collision between the Internet and leading international film creative concepts, they will bring some innovative creative concepts to them, so that their works will have an "international language" and gradually move globally and be in line with the international world; This cooperation will also provide a channel for outstanding overseas works. In the future, it will carry out a large number of outstanding new media film and television works in China and even Asia, and promote learning and exchanges between Asian new media film and television makers and the international community.

Ms. Dong Zhuo revealed that projects that have won the "Golden Seagull Award" are expected to discuss the development of the new media film and television industry together with the Venice International Film Festival award judges, experts, and overseas film critics in the International Forum of the Film Festival. At the same time, the two sides will also invite overseas investors and production companies to jointly promote exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign new media film and television.

Mr. Jiang Bo, Dean of the Shanghai Academy of Film Arts, said,"At the beginning of the development of the industry, everyone always viewed new media films and television with colored glasses. Through many in-depth communications with the organizers of the Venice International Film Festival, the Asia-Pacific Art Unit was specially established, hoping to use the authority of the Venice International Film Festival as the "father of the film festival" to uphold its focus on film experimenters from various countries and encourage film and television people. The spirit of innovation to promote the development of the new media film and television industry in the Asia-Pacific region. And provide them with a high-level communication platform and a window to be in line with international standards."

Mr. Jiang Bo revealed,"The award selection for the Asia-Pacific Art Unit's new media film and television project will break the traditional film and television award selection method and use a new concept to comprehensively evaluate the value of the film. Currently, the candidates for the award jury are also being drafted. We have also been exploring specific selection methods. We hope that the New Media Film and Television Awards will be "closely related" to ordinary fans. We hope that the public can witness and participate in the development of the new media film and television industry, and provide a fair, open and fair development platform for many new media film and television makers." He also said that in this cooperation with the Asian New Media Film Festival, FF hopes to use the advantages of these young film and television makers participating in the Asian New Media Film Festival to complement the advantages of the Venice International Film Festival and provide fresh food for the international film and television market. Creative blood. Starting at the high-end, leapfrogging and improving, and being in line with the international community, the two sides have joined hands to continue exploration and development, achieving the world's largest and most professional new media film and television festival.

Ms. Zhang Yue, Executive Director of the Asian New Media Film Festival and COO of Action Top Pictures, and Mr. Hou Tao, Vice President of Arts, jointly launched the "White Paper on the New Media Film and Television Industry

". During the event held on the same day, Mr. Hou Tao, Vice President of Arts, and Ms. Zhang Yue, Executive Director of the Asian New Media Film Festival and COO of Action Top Pictures, jointly launched the "White Paper on the New Media Film and Television Industry" and will jointly complete market research on the new media film and television industry with Le.com and Penguin Pictures. Combined with the big data of the pan-entertainment industry, it provides a comprehensive interpretation of the development trend of the new media film and television industry, providing reference for industry practitioners and investment institutions. At the event, Ms. He Yiyun, Vice President of LeEco, and Ms. Fang Fang, General Manager of Penguin Films 'Homemade Drama Business Department, also expressed their views on the white paper.

In addition, the two-day New Media Film and Television Summit (NMFS) will be held in Shenzhen in early July 2017 as an independent brand of the Second Asian New Media Film Festival (ANMFF). At that time, the New Media Film and Television Summit (NMFS) will set up different content sections to jointly discuss the current situation and development of new media film and television by inviting well-known film and television people, representatives of new media film and television platforms and Internet film and television companies from around the world. At the same time, during the Second New Media Film and Television Summit (NMFS), the opening ceremony of the Asian New Media Film Festival will be held, and the VR International Film Festival will be set up at the New Media Film and Television Summit (NMFS) venue. (End)

Editor: Nancy