UIC Cinema and Television Programme (CTV) Documentary show was held in B101 on June 7. Students presented fifteen projects in topics of environmental protection, generations of 1980's or 1990's, special groups, volunteers, history and self-recognition, etc. Professional TV and Film producers and directors such as Ma Zhidan, producer of Guangdong TV, Wang Shijun, deputy director of the Economy Channel of South TV and high-end talk show host attended the show.
Prof. Jeff Wilkinson, Acting Dean of DHSS, Dr. Michael Fitzhenry, Program Coordinator of CTV, Nancy Wu, associate professor of CTV and directors from other administrative units were also in attendance.
The director of "The disappeared Peaks ", Zhou Xintong was from Yunnan. Prior to starting this documentary, she had studied the Yulong Snow Mountain for two years, "Only by understanding the crisis our home are facing can we take effective measures to protect it", she said.
The director of "8010", Kiki, said that "8010" was a film of encouragement which told the story of ten young men of twenty-something starting their own business.
"Spring Silkworms" grasped the hot issues of society, which described the hardness and difficulties the teachers in rural schools who did not receive normal remuneration from the government were facing and called on the concerns and care from the community.
"Enning Road" explored the conflicts between modernization and the protection of traditional culture by recording the transformation of Enning Road, which was the representative of Guangzhou's traditional culture.
Producer of Guangdong TV, Ma Zhidan Associate professor of CTV, Nancy Wu
Ma Zhidan, producer of Guangdong TV, commented students' works. She showed great appreciations to UIC students because their diversified subjects enriched the vision of the media, and reflected the students' international education backgrounds, unique social responsibility and capacity to grab hot topics. She praised that the students were able to use documentary to intervene the society and life through thinking and action. She also suggested that time was crucial for a documentary, which meant a lot of time should be spent to produce a good work.
Deputy director of the Economy Deputy director of social education
Channel of South TV, Wang Shijun department, Zeng Xiaowu
Other guests also made comments on students' works. They thought most subjects had the potential for commercialization. Meanwhile, suggestions were given to improve the works. Wang Shijun, deputy director of the Economy Channel of South TV and high-end talk show host, said that some works were too broad and ambitious in narration, which was not good for telling a story.
Zeng Xiaowu, deputy director of social education department and producer of Zhuhai TV, said that Zhuhai TV was preparing a new television program, which mainly played the works of university students. He hoped UIC students would have active participation.
Nancy Wu, associate professor of CTV and the course instructor said she had worried that the juniors did not have enough life experiences to make a good documentary. However, the outcome proved that her worries were not necessary. Nancy also expressed her hopes of proposing three or four plans to participate in the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival in early December this year.
The attended guests communicated with UIC students after the pitch. They expressed buying interest on 1/3 of the works and thought that half of the works had potential commercial development value. Wang Shijun, deputy director of the Economy Channel of South TV and high-end talk show host, showed his interest in establishing cooperation relationships with CIV.
Reporter/Photo: Mercury Deng
Editor: Lisa Zhang
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