In order to welcome the 20th CPC National Congress, guided by the Shanghai Film Bureau, the Outstanding Film Screenings and Exhibitions Activity themed “Welcoming the 20th CPC National Congress” held by the Shanghai Film Distribution and Exhibition Association was inaugurated at cinemas around Shanghai on September 27. The activity will select Shanghai-produced films that highlight the themes of the times and boost public morale, to create a strong atmosphere for the 20th CPC National Congress.
The activity will focus on screening 1921, Nice View, The Climbers, Running to the Spring, I Am a Doctor, A Woman Picking Mountains, and Top of the City. In addition, 17 other films that will be shown during the activity include Operation Red Sea, The Wandering Earth, My People, My Country, The Captain, Coffee or Tea, The Sacrifice, Leap, My People, My Homeland, Cliff Walkers, Island Keeper, Chinese Doctors, Cloudy Mountain, The Battle at Lake Changjin, My country, My parents, Embrace Again, The Battle At Lake Changjin II, and Snipers. Among them, 1921, The Climbers, Top of the City, Running to the Spring and three other films are produced by Shanghai.
From September 27 to October 27, these films will be shown regularly at cinemas in 16 districts of Shanghai, such as UME International Cineplex, Caoyang Cinema and Joy House, and the cinemas in the whole city are also requested to publicize and screen these films. While strictly implementing the requirements of epidemic prevention and control and workplace safety, a number of themed Party lectures and special screening activities will be held during the film exhibition activity to attract more audiences into cinemas, and arouse their enthusiasm to love the Party and the Country through light and shadow art.
In addition, in order to offer assistance to people with disabilities, the barrier-free versions of 1921 and Top of the City will be screened during the activity, so that visually impaired people can fully experience the artistic charm of films and deep patriotism.
According to Jin Hui, secretary-general of the Shanghai Film Distribution and Exhibition Association, the association has launched a regular screening activity for 1921 in the forms of “visiting revolutionary scenic spots + watching revolutionary films + listening to revolutionary stories”. After visiting the Site Memorial of the First National Congress of CPC, the audience can go to UME International Cineplex to watch 1921, which will be screened at UME International Cineplex for a long time as a characteristic party history education activity.
In order to pass down the revolutionary traditions of Shanghai, the association has also invited famous actor Liang Boluo, Luo Fen, the daughter of general Luo Weidao, and other revolutionary descendants to form a group to publicize revolutionary films and stories, integrating profound historical stories with vivid film images to make the audience and historical figures travel through time and resonate with each other.