As part of the 2024 Beijing Culture Forum, an event centered around the theme "Cultural Dissemination: Film and Television Production with Relevance to the Present Times" took place in Beijing on Friday.

During the forum, the key programs of the TV celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, titled "Marching with the Times, United with the People", were highlighted.

The celebration features 10 new dramas being broadcast between July and December by the China Media Group and provincial TV stations. They include Toward the Southwest, a commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping, the revolutionary drama Blood and Glory, and When the Mountain Flowers Bloom, a tribute to rural teacher Zhang Guimei, who was given the title of "model of the times".

"These shows not only enrich peoples' lives but also ignite patriotic enthusiasm," says Yin Hong, one of the key speakers at the forum, who's vice-chairman of China Film Association and a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University.

Yin also gave a speech on the theme of cross-cultural communication in film and television production, a review of Chinese films and TV dramas that have won awards on the international stage and have been screened or broadcast abroad.

Other speakers included Feng Yuanzheng, actor, director and president of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, director Zheng Xiaolong, and international guests, including Oscar-winning director Malcolm Clarke, and French documentary producer Roman Jeanneau, CEO of Doc Services, the company behind international documentary markets, Sunny Side of the Doc and Asian Side of the Doc.

Ten key TV shows being broadcast to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

"I have come back to China many times to explore its cities, people and culture, as well as to collaborate with filmmakers. Every time, I am inspired by the country," French documentary producer Nicolas Deschamps said. "This forum allows us to meet old and new friends, as well as develop new projects that bring together Chinese and French artists."

The National Radio and Television Administration and the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau have launched an online cultural program Shine! Grand Canal, which connects the eight provinces (and municipalities) along the Grand Canal — the longest artificial waterway in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The program will explore 10 cities along the canal, and tell vivid stories of everyday life. It will immerse viewers in the beauty of the canal, past and present, illuminating its historical value and contemporary significance.

Additionally, the second edition of "New Era, New Images", a program organized by the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, CCTV-9, and the Discovery Channel, was also promoted. The project solicits creative ideas and programs from creators around the world, and promotes Chinese-themed audiovisual content for international collaboration and broadcasting, deepening cultural exchange, and showing a real and multidimensional image of China.

Six professional salons were also held in the afternoon session, covering themes such as "Ultra HD Audiovisual Innovations", "Innovative Pathways for Series and International Communication", "New Patterns for International Dissemination of Chinese Documentaries" and "Future-Oriented Chinese Animation".

The unveiling of an online cultural program, titled Shine! Grand Canal.

Source：China Daily