Special feature of 1905 film network The long canal continues the Millennium charm; The green waterfront reflects the light of the film. In 2023, the film channel, in conjunction with Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Beijing Film Association, launched a six-episode series of talk show "The Shadow Man of Beijing". In 2024, the second season of "The Shadow Man of Beijing" set sail again as scheduled, witnessing Beijing’s film glory and feeling the film blooming in Beijing.
In this season’s Beijing Shadow Man, Lan Yu, the host of the film channel, will have an in-depth dialogue with five filmmakers, including Dong, Hao Rong, Yin Hong, Sun Lijun and Wang Xiaohui, telling the unforgettable love of light and shadow in the years of sculpture and looking forward to the bright future of the film and Beijing.
At 22: 00 on the evening of May 20th, the "Blue Feather Meeting Room" of China Film Report was specially planned — — In the first issue of the second season of "Beijing Shadow Man", Lan Yu talked with Yu Dong, vice chairman of the Beijing Film Association and the leader of Bona Film, and revisited the "dream land" to find the light and shadow mark in time.
From moviesLin zexuTo the new play Lin Zexu
"It is our duty to contribute to the cultural industry in the capital."
Yu Dong is a native of Beijing, and his memory of Beijing is closely related to movies. The "first movie" in my life was Lin Zexu shown by Beijing Film Factory: "I seemed to be still in kindergarten at that time. My father took me to the zoo and took the No.16 bus. I went to Beijing Film Factory to watch the first movie Lin Zexu." After returning home, Yu Dong had a dream about this movie for one night, and this "dream" from the movie also led him to today.
In Bona’s film and television base in Huairou, there are many elements related to the feelings of winter light and shadow. He still remembers that he accidentally applied for the Beijing Film Academy when he took the art exam. "I accompanied my junior high school and saw that there was a management department in the admissions brochure. This is the first undergraduate class of the Film Academy, and I am particularly interested." In winter’s eyes, "the first time" is always the most groundbreaking, and in the end he was lucky enough to stand out and become one of the 12 management students.
After graduation, Yu Dong was assigned to work in Xuanfa Department of Beijing Film Factory. Different from today’s film propaganda route with wide brain holes and various patterns, it was more like a manual job at that time. "At that time, there were four posters hanging in front of the main building of the North Film Factory, and it was necessary to lift a particularly long pole. One person dragged one person to lift it, picked it down and put a new one on it." Yu Dong recalled that at that time, whenever there was a new film in the North Film Factory, he had to climb the ladder to change the poster. "The uncles and aunts who came back and forth in the factory would take a look, and I felt particularly satisfied at that time — — Our new movie will be released again! "
Today, it has been 30 years since I first came into contact with the film announcement work in winter. In the past 30 years, he has traveled thousands of miles to transport copies, and he has also experienced the joy of participating in the successful film announcement. And when his name really appeared at the beginning of the film, he felt a sacred feeling of "being responsible to the end".
With the attempt to distribute co-productions, purchase copyrights and participate in investment in winter, Bona Film has also stepped into the fast lane of industry development. Yu Dong still remembers the birth of the company’s dynamic logo. "I found a classmate from the Film Academy, and this person is Sheng Ding. I have been using this title he designed for me to this day. " In his eyes, this logo also witnessed the initial heart of himself and many people’s movies.
This filmmaker who has a profound relationship with Beijing always remembers this initial heart — — At present, Bona is planning to produce the drama series "Lin Zexu", which is also a new attempt made by the company in industries other than movies. Although some people have put forward opinions to Yu Dong on this project, he is still willing to put aside the flow and seriously polish his creation to complete a screenplay with film quality and higher social value.
"It is my duty to contribute to the cultural industry in the capital." Today, Yu Dong is still full of enthusiasm and expectation for film creation. "I think this is not only my dream, but also a meaningful thing to give back to the society and the audience and let everyone see more movies."
From dreaming of light and shadow to producing box office of 60 billion+
“Operation dragonBuild a future war Tsui HarkThe new film challenges AI technology. "
From the dream of light and shadow enlightened by Beijing Film Factory as a child, to the fact that the box office of participating in the production of films has exceeded 60 billion, Yu Dong still has a sense of urgency in the matter of film creation. Seeing a good film project, he will be envious and want to pay more attention to time and resources to complete more work.
At present, Yu Dong and his Bona Film are pushing forward the production of several projects in multiple threads. Among them, the most concerned is undoubtedly the "Dragon Action" that is being filmed. After Operation Red Sea, the Jiaolong Force, a special arm of the navy, will cooperate with the submarine force in the film to fight in the ocean. "It is a future war and very imaginative." Yu Dong also admitted that this creation is a greater challenge for director Lin Chaoxian, and whether all the creations are true and restored enough must be tested by all military fans after the release.
Another creative project is the animated film Human Body Wars directed by Tsui Hark. Yu Dong introduced that he has been communicating with Director Tsui Hark on how to use innovative technologies such as AI to better complete animation production. "After the epidemic, everyone has a basic understanding of the virus. Under what circumstances, what kind of immune system will protect you? Director Tsui Hark imagined such an animated story. "
In addition, the above-mentioned "Lin Zexu" and "Shangganling" directed by Liu Weiqiang and others are also being filmed and produced nervously. Yu Dong believes that Blossoms Shanghai’s success has made everyone see the trend that audiences and creators are now returning to stories and paying attention to quality. Yu Dong and Bona Film are also looking forward to launching typed high-quality works in the drama market in the future to meet the spiritual and cultural needs of the audience.
"Time waits for no man," Yu Dong said with emotion. "Our audience is still expecting a good movie."