Beijing Daily client | Reporter He Guanxin
html On July 12, the theme salon of "New Aerospace and New Era Space Science Fiction Movies" was successfully held. A number of experts discussed at the salon what kind of Chinese space imagination is needed in current science fiction movies.
This theme salon is sponsored by the China Science Fiction Research Center and the Social Liaison Department of the Chinese Writers Association, and is hosted by the Future Affairs Administration . Former Director of the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Wu Ji, Former Special Appointment of the School of Astronautics, Beijing Institute of Technology Professor Zhang Xiaomin, director Li Xiaofeng, Chinese Film Vice President and Producer Xu Zhiyong, and Director of the Film Culture Research Department of the China Film Archive Zuo Heng attended as special guests. The salon was conducted online and was hosted by the Future Ji Shaoting, founder and CEO of the Affairs Bureau, presided over the event. At the
salon, experts agreed that the big screen is in urgent need of new stories. The current topic that science fiction movies should pay most attention to is "new aerospace." China's aerospace industry has made rapid progress in recent years, and "big powers and important weapons" have emerged one after another. Provide more Chinese space imagination. The mission of New Aerospace is to let the public feel the charm of the stars and the sea and promote human civilization to the next step.
Wu Ji, former director of the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, mentioned in his speech, "New aerospace has not only commercial significance, but also cultural significance. We need to think about where humans are going in a more popular way." Director Li Xiaofeng said in his speech, "The primary task of our science fiction movies is to open the audience's horizons, empathize with the new era, and look forward to possible changes in the near future. This requires several generations of filmmakers to explore together with the development of new aerospace." Former Distinguished Professor of the School of Astronautics, Beijing Institute of Technology Zhang Xiaomin said that contemporary science fiction movies should reflect the "new aerospace" part of human space achievements, that is, movies should combine space with ordinary people's lives. Xu Zhiyong, vice president and producer of Chinese Pictures, and Zuo Heng, director of the Film Culture Research Department of the China Film Archive, also shared their unique insights on these topics.
The guests at the conference agreed that more space movies will be the trend in the future. Looking up at the stars with five thousand years of historical and cultural memory, local creators will definitely produce completely different expressions when dealing with new aerospace themes. The hometown complex, the sense of community, the spirit of the Foolish Old Man who moved mountains... will all become new scenery on the big screen.
