To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the April Film Festival, scholars such as Jin Bohong, Weng Naiqiang, Lu, Xu Zhuo, He, etc. held the April Film Festival on March 28th, 2009 in Beijing 798 Art District. This seminar was planned by Xu Yong and Shu Yang, held in time and space, and co-organized by Peking University Visual and Imaging Research Center-China Modern Art Archives and Institute of Photography Art of China Academy of Fine Arts. There are China Photography, Video, China Photographer, Pixel, People Photographer, World Art, Today Art and Times Art, etc. Let's commemorate the folk film festival that came into being 30 years ago, overcorrected and broke through the cultural revolution's imprisonment on art.
Members of the seminar "30th Anniversary of April Film Festival" held in Time and Space, Beijing 798 Art Zone (March 28th, 2009).
In the autumn of 2009, the most important exhibition in China photography industry-the same year-the invitation exhibition to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the April Film Festival was held from June 24th to June 65th, 2009, with 438+06 and 5438+00 in Beijing 798 Film Art Center/Film Gallery. The film festival was initiated by Wang Zhiping and Jin Bohong, and its editors were Wang Zhiping, Jin Bohong, Wang Wenlan, Lu, Xu Zhuo, Li Yingjie, Luo Xiaoyun, Ling Fei, Bao Kun, Ren Shulin, Mu Yuqing and Na Risong. Twenty-seven major photographers from the April Film Festival were invited to participate in the exhibition. There are nearly 150 photos in the exhibition, all of which are selected and produced by photographers themselves, which is a classic. In addition to displaying photos, many precious "cultural relics" of the April Film Festival first appeared in the exhibition hall.
The following is the preface written by Wang Zhiping for the same year-the invitation exhibition to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the April Film Festival.
Introduction to the film festival in the same year;
The Han Dynasty took the same year as the year of filial piety.
In Tang and Song Dynasties, the same year was regarded as the same year.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, those in the same year had the same rural examination.
In the three years from 1979, anyone who participated in the "April Film Festival" exhibition also claimed to be that year.
Thirty years ago, the April Film Festival was the first large-scale folk art group at that time. Under its banner, a group of photographers from Beijing gathered together in the same boat through thick and thin.
The "April Film Festival" gave vent to the innocence, stubbornness, pursuit and talent of young photographers. They do not worship Buddha, are not afraid of frost and cold, are not afraid of honor and disgrace, do not follow the customs, do not seek personal gain, and take pains.
It has been recognized, cared for and rewarded by thousands of peers and thousands of readers.
April Film Festival, like an icebreaker, has played an important vanguard role in the opening and development of photography in China in the future. The April Film Festival has become an unavoidable page in the history of photography in China.
1982, the April Film Festival came to an abrupt end after actually fulfilling its mission, drawing a complacent full stop.
Years passed, urban and rural areas changed dramatically, and 30 years passed. At that time, the ship was already in Qian Fan, and in April, it became colorful. In today's materialistic world, it is always exciting, exciting and cherished to recall the film festival that was really superficial and naive.
How many thirty years are there in a person's life? !
In one's life, one should always make a few friends with similar interests; Do something to be proud of.
To commemorate, several of our "April" groups got together again and held this exhibition.
zhiping wang
20091October 18 Main sponsors and founding members:
Wang Zhiping, Jin Bohong, Wang Liping, Luo Xiaoyun, Wang Miao, Li Xiaobin, Li Yingjie, Lu, Xu Zhuo, Gao Qiang, Yu Jianying, Shi Zhimin, Sun Qingqing, Liu Shizhao, Ren Shulin, Li Tian, Wu Peng, Fan Yongsheng, Zong Tongchang, Ling Fei, Mu Yuqing and Chi Xiaoning (deceased).
Disclaimer: Because the April Film Festival is not a rigorous literary organization and has a long history, it cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy of the character spectrum. There are many legends about the dissolution of the "April Film Festival": one is that the "April Film Festival" was later recruited because most of its members later became members of the Chinese Photographers Association. On the other hand, the most significant thing about the April Film Festival is the first two film screenings of 1979 and 1980, and the third screening of 198 1. The work is too gentle and loses its impact.
Recalling the reasons, Wang Liping said: "The third film festival can be said to be the most brilliant one, but I think it is also the most puzzling one. The largest scale, the highest specifications, but the least features. I think it's time to end, so I urge it to end. "
Li Xiaobin believes that the reason for the suspension is: "personal interests have changed and differences have emerged, which is one kind". Another reason is that the organizers are very hard and tired to hold the exhibition, and they don't really want to do it. The more important reason is that 198 1 In the second half of the year, the Ministry of Culture issued a document'10'. It is clearly stipulated that any mass organization must have a superior competent unit and register for business administration, otherwise it will be regarded as an illegal underground organization. April film festival can't find the superior unit in charge. "