The 34th China Film Golden Rooster Awards Press Conference was held in Xiamen.

　　This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Golden Rooster Award for Chinese films and the 30th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of the construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone. On December 28th, the China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and the press conference of the 34th Golden Rooster Award for Chinese Film were held in the picturesque "Ludao" Xiamen. Liao Huasheng, member of the Party Group and Vice Mayor of Xiamen Municipal People’s Government of Fujian Province, Yan Shaofei, Deputy Secretary and Secretary General of the Party Group of China Film Association, and La Peikang, Vice Chairman of China Film Association, attended the meeting. The conference was hosted by La Peikang, and Liao Huasheng and Yan Shaofei delivered speeches respectively.

　　From right to left: Liao Huasheng, member of the Party Group and Vice Mayor of Xiamen Municipal People’s Government of Fujian Province, Yan Shaofei, Deputy Secretary and Secretary General of the Party Group of China Film Association, and La Peikang, Vice Chairman of China Film Association.

　　Founded in 1981, the Golden Rooster Award for Chinese Film is a national award-winning activity approved by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and China Film Association. Over the past 40 years, the Golden Rooster Award for Chinese films has always been based on the principle of "academic, contending and democratic", rewarding outstanding films and commending outstanding film artists, which has made positive contributions to the prosperity and development of China’s film art creation, promoting film theory and criticism, improving the overall level of China’s film art and technology, and enhancing the international status of China’s films. The Golden Rooster Award is also known as the "Expert Award" for China films because of its professional and academic criteria, authoritative composition of the jury and democratic rigor of the selection process.

　　Since the Golden Rooster Award was settled in Xiamen in 2019, the China Film Association and the Xiamen Municipal Government have been actively involved in the planning and preparation of the Golden Rooster Award activities based on the principle of pragmatic innovation, striving to present a Golden Rooster Award that fully demonstrates the characteristics of the times, movies and local features for the majority of filmmakers and movie audiences. China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in 2021 was co-sponsored by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, China Film Association and Xiamen Municipal People’s Government. It was held in Xiamen from December 28 to 30, 2021 for three days.

　　From December 29th to 30th, the jury of the 34th China Golden Rooster Awards made a collective observation and final evaluation on the candidate films of this year’s Golden Rooster Awards, and judged the best awards of this year’s Golden Rooster Awards, which will be announced on the spot at the award ceremony. During the film festival, there will also be 30 large-scale activities in seven categories, including film exhibitions, forum ventures, and study symposiums in the film industry.

　　At 19:30 on December 28th, the opening ceremony of the film festival and the commendation ceremony for the nominees of the Golden Rooster Award will be held in the Straits Hall of Xiamen International Convention Center. At 19: 00 on December 30th, the Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony and the closing ceremony of the film festival will be held in Xiamen Strait Grand Theatre. At that time, about 3,000 people, including Golden Rooster judges, nominated crews, awarding guests, famous film artists, film festival guests, leaders at all levels and Xiamen citizens, will attend. Six CCTV movie channels are broadcast live simultaneously.

　　According to the Articles of Association and Selection Rules of the Golden Rooster Award for Chinese Film, the 34th Golden Rooster Award for Chinese Film will be selected: best feature film, best small and medium-budget feature film, best children’s film, special prize of the jury, best documentary/science and education film, best art film, best opera film, best foreign language film, as well as best screenwriter, best director, best director debut, best actor, best heroine and best supporting actor. Among them, the best foreign language film award was newly added this year.

　　From July 7th to the end of this year, the registration of Golden Rooster Award has received a total of 185 films, including 50 feature films, 69 medium and small budget feature films, 11 children’s films, 11 art films, 25 documentaries/science and education films, 9 opera film films and 10 foreign language films.

　　This year’s feature film unit primary selection group, composed of 25 experts, scholars and first-line creators in the film field, and the foreign language film primary selection group, composed of 6 experts, spent one month observing the 185 feature films and foreign language films that entered the competition, and after careful deliberation and discussion, 41 short-listed films were finally produced and submitted to this selection committee, including 16 feature films, 12 medium and small budget feature films, 6 children’s films and 7 foreign language films.

　　During the film festival, the related film festival activities undoubtedly attracted the most attention and concern of the audience and fans. This year’s domestic film festival mainly focuses on the "New Films" section, presenting China’s new achievements in film creation with masterpieces. At that time, several films including "Tales of Yong ‘an Town" will be shown to promote outstanding works to more audiences. The Golden Rooster International Film Festival is the earliest international film cultural exchange platform in China, which has been held for 30 consecutive times since the first Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in 1992. This year’s International Film Festival will show 38 films from 35 countries and regions, including new works by newcomers from countries along the "Belt and Road", world-renowned master classics, and word-of-mouth masterpieces focusing on all aspects of the epidemic.

　　What is particularly worth mentioning is that this year’s Hong Kong Classic Film Exhibition will focus on the theme of "The Story of Hong Kong City", showing 11 Hong Kong classic films. Among them, the classic film In the Mood for Love directed by Wong Kar-wai will meet the audience in mainland China for the first time with a 4K restored IMAX version, which is also the world debut of IMAX version.