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The 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF) lowers its curtain after eight days. The movie stars, including the casts of “Being Mortal” and “Wu Hai,” hit the red carpet before the closing ceremony.
A closing ceremony on the theme “Nature and Ecology” begins with a local love song “A long time without seeing, a lot to see”, performed by children from China and abroad.
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HIIFF 2020 ambassador, actress Zhang Ziyi, announced the start of the ceremony together with Majid Majidi, one of Iran’s most famous contemporary film directors, whose “Children of Heaven” was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. .
Click to watch the exclusive CGTN interview with Majid Majidi: Majid Majidi on telling stories from the perspective of children.
Posters for Majid Majidi movies: “Sun Children” (L), “Children of Heaven” (R). / CGTN
Posters for Majid Majidi movies: “Sun Children” (L), “Children of Heaven” (R). / CGTN
The film’s theme song “Leap” performed by Chinese singer Sitar Tan (Tan Weiwei) raised the spirits of the audience.
It is worth mentioning that at the closing ceremony, the organizing committee invited several filmmakers to announce the official recommendation of the film festival: 12 short films, eight documentaries and 12 feature films.
The organizing committee invited several filmmakers to announce the official recommendation of the film festival: 12 short films, eight documentaries and 12 feature films. / CFP
The organizing committee invited several filmmakers to announce the official recommendation of the film festival: 12 short films, eight documentaries and 12 feature films. / CFP
Chinese bass Wang Xi and cellist Ouyang Nana sang the famous “Over the Rainbow” together. Hacken Lee also brought the atmosphere to a climax with his well-known Cantonese classic “Red Sun”.
The grand finale of the ceremony was the song “Country” by Jackie Chan.
The grand finale of the ceremony was the song “Country” by Jackie Chan. / CGTN
The grand finale of the ceremony was the song “Country” by Jackie Chan. / CGTN
The stage design visualizes the geographical highlights of Sanya, “imbued by the sea and blessed by the sands.” This year’s HIIFF closing ceremony plunges filmmakers onto sandy beaches and gentle waves, bathed in the infinite magnificence of cinema.
The festival received 4,376 entries from 114 countries and regions, and 189 Chinese and foreign films are screened in 15 cinemas in four cities: Haikou, Sanya, Danzhou and Qionghai. Of these films, 97 films are released in China as part of the festival, the highest number in HIIFF history.
After the closing ceremony of the film festival, the “Island Carnival” will continue to tour, and many excellent cinematographic works will continue to be shown on the island of Hainan so that more citizens can enjoy the unique charm of the film and all kinds of things. undiscovered “. possibilities” in the world on the screen.
