The Changchun Film Festival is sponsored by the Ministry of Broadcasting, Film and Television of China, Jilin Provincial People’s Government, and Changchun Municipal People’s Government, and was organized by Changchun Municipal People’s Government, the Film Enterprise Bureau of the Ministry of Broadcasting, Film and Television, Jilin Cultural Center, China Film Publishing, Distribution, Importing and Exporting Corporation, China Film Co-production Corporation, and Changchun Film Studio.
With a spreading influence, the Changchun Film Festival has effectively promoted the local cultural development, the development of China's film industry, and the exchange of film culture between China and other countries.
The awards are presented to the winners include: the Best Chinese Story Award (including jointly-filmed movies, the Best Foreign Language Story Award, the Outstanding Chinese Story Award, the Outstanding Foreign Language Story Award, Best Screenplay, the Best Director, the Best Actor, the Best Actress, the Best Supporting Actor, the Best Supporting Actress. For the winners, the “Gold Deer Cup” will be rewarded to each of them. One or three films will be nominated each award. In addition, the Special Jury Prize may also be made possible under certain conditions.
The Changchun Film Studio was formerly called the Northeast Film Studio, which was funded and developed amid the War of Liberation in the northeast part of China.
In 1945, the Northeast Film Company was founded. It was the first film production base of the Communist Part of China (CPC). On June 14, 1946, Changchun was liberated, and the Northeast Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPC sent comrades Tian Fang, Xu Ke and Qian Xiaozhang to Changchun to take charge of the studio.
On May 23, 1946, the Northeast Film Company was relocated to Xingshan in Hejiang province (known today as Hegang in Heilongjiang province), and on October 1, it was renamed the Northeast Film Studio.
In April of 1949, the Northeast Film Studio moved back to Changchun, and was officially named Changchun Film Studio.
Over the past 50 years, Changchun Film Studio has developed into the largest comprehensive film production base. Now, over 2,000 people are working here, and its area has been expanded to 0.28 million square meters. It has seven studios, four recording centers and four modern developing and printing buildings. In addition to the production department, four branches for dubbed films, animation films, telefilms and developing and printing businesses have been established.
From 1947 to 1949, six “firsts” were created by the studio: the first puppetoon, Dream of the Emperor, the first science and education film, Prevention of Mouse Plague, the first animation film, Go after an Easy Prey, the first short story, With Him Against Chiang Kai-shek, the first long story, Bridge, and the first dubbed film, A Common Solider.
In April of 1949, Changchun Film Studio contributed such films as The Children of China, Zhao Yiman, The Steel Soldiers and The White-haired Woman, etc.
In February of 1955, the Ministry of Culture decided to rename the Northeast Film Company as Changchun Film Studio. Also, in the same year, The Flowers of the Nation, Guerilla of the Plain, and Soldier Dong Cunrui were screened, which nearly became the symbol of Changchun in the hearts of the people outside of Changchun.
Over 50 years have passed, but many images and songs are still in the memories of several generations.
Current Situation and Future Prospect:
In 1997, Changchun Film Studio launched the reform plan, establishing the large-scale tourism project, Changchun Movie Wonderland, which was completed and put into operation early in 2005.
Initiated in 1992 with the approval of the State Council of China, the Changchun Film Festival is a biennial international film festival recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations. The principle of the festival is friendship, exchange and development. Till now, eight editions have been staged successfully. Through fair and justice appraisal of films and such activities as exhibition of Chinese and foreign language films, the trade fair of films and scripts, a review exhibition of renowned artists, seminars and celebration parties, an exchange platform for the Chinese films has been established. It’s been considered as an important role player in strengthening the exchanges of film culture at home and abroad, and accelerating the construction of economy and culture and development of the society.