Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – The "China Film Museum Night," a themed event commemorating the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema, was held on the 28th at the China Film Museum. Numerous filmmakers transformed into "cinematic travelers," following the footsteps of the museum's treasured collections to trace the 120-year history of Chinese cinema and jointly depict a new landscape for the industry's development.
[Photo provided by the organizer: "China Film Museum Night," a themed event commemorating the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema.]
This event was co-hosted by the China Film Museum and CCTV Movie Channel. In the narrative performance "A World Within a Square Inch," filmmakers Xi Meijuan and Ren Min traced the origins of China's first silent short film, starting with the old desk and writing implements used by Zheng Zhengqiu when he created "Difficult Husband and Wife," witnessing the perseverance of Chinese filmmakers. Beside the cameras and viewfinders used in classic films such as "The Founding Ceremony of the Nation" and "The Chongqing Negotiations," film artist and director Xiao Guiyun shared her collaborative creative experiences with her partner, director Li Qiankuan. Accompanied by the narrations of filmmakers Ni Ping and Liang Jing, the performance followed a red cinematic thread, connecting the era's memories of the Yan'an Film Studio's cameras and the vinyl record of "The March of the Volunteers." From "The Spring River Flows East," "Song of Youth," and "Long Live Youth," to "My People, My Country," "The Wandering Earth," "The Battle at Lake Changjin," and "Nanjing Photo Studio," several filmmakers recreated familiar lines on stage, using film as a benchmark to celebrate the glorious past and present achievements across time and space.
The Chinese animation sector also shone brightly, with the animation boom led by "Ne Zha" setting multiple film history records in 2025. At the event, Lü Yanting, the voice actress for "Ne Zha," thanked the audience, and costumed characters from the "Boonie Bears" series added to the joyful atmosphere. Classic images appeared alongside songs, converging to create a magnificent picture of 120 years of Chinese cinema.
To commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Chinese cinema, the China Film Museum has successively launched the "Expressing Feelings for the People, Singing Praises for the Times—Achievements in the Development of Chinese Cinema in the New Era" and the "Digital Image Exhibition Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Chinese Cinema." It has also released industry standards and research findings such as the "Standards for the Acquisition and Grading of Film Museum Collections" and "New Century, New Era: Twenty Years of Chinese Cinema (2005-2025)," and held online and offline public screenings and themed activities to guide more people to pay attention to Chinese cinema and support its innovative development.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the China Film Museum, the museum's IP characters—cartoon dolls "Yingni" and "Bozai"—have officially debuted. Through a personalized approach, the museum's architectural exterior, film culture elements, and digital visual language are organically combined to create IP characters that are artistic, technologically advanced, and youthful. The two cartoon dolls will soon be officially available to the public at the China Film Museum. (End)
