The Sino-French documentary film "Kangxi and Louis XIV" premiered in Hong Kong and launched the Cantonese version of "Same Voice"

2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Kangxi and Louis XIV, a Sino-French documentary co-produced by Guangzhou Radio and Television, Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd., and Lucky Light Film and Music Co., Ltd. (France), premiered in Hong Kong on November 13. In order to respect the spoken and written habits of the Hong Kong and Macao audience, the product side specially produced a traditional subtitle version and invited Liang Haoming, a Cantonese host from Guangzhou and Taiwan, who won the Golden microphone Award to dub the film in Cantonese.

Sun Zhaomin, deputy director of the propaganda Department of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong, du Xinshan, member of the standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal CPC Committee and head of the propaganda Department, Chen Jiacheng, director of the Guangzhou Radio and Television Station, Yuan Yanwen, general manager of the Emperor Cinema Group, Bao Wei, deputy director of the propaganda Department of the Guangzhou Municipal CPC Committee and director of the Municipal Civilization Office, Huang Chuheng, deputy director of Guangzhou Radio and Television, attended the premiere ceremony and sounded the golden gong in the presence of all the guests. I wish "Kangxi and Louis XIV" a good success at the box office in Hong Kong.

In his speech, Chen Jiacheng, director of Guangzhou Radio and Television, brought the latest good news: on November 9, "Kangxi and Louis XIV" won the Golden Angel Best documentary Film Award at the 20th Sino-American Film Festival in Los Angeles. In addition, earlier, the film was nominated for best record / scientific and educational film at the 37th China Film Golden Rooster Award, and won the recommended work Award in the cultural and historical category of the 3rd Chinese documentary Film Conference "Golden Seagull".

Chen Jiacheng also shared two communication details that impressed him at the Paris premiere of "Kangxi and Louis XIV" in May this year. An old French lady who watched the movie said, "the two kings of France and China never met three hundred years ago, but they have been friends for many years. It is really romantic. You made a good feature film." We told her that this is a documentary film, not a feature film! The events and characters are empirical. Not only she, but many French audiences, including history lovers and diplomats, have heard the most about this period of history.

Another male professor who is said to be the French Academy of Sciences asked the producer: according to this documentary film, can the minds and minds of Montesquieu and Voltaire really accept the influence of Confucius' Analects of Confucius? At that time, Director Chen replied, "Mr. Hugo, a great French writer, is still ringing in his ears: the broadest thing in the world is the sea, what is broader than the sea is the sky, and what is broader than the sky is the human mind. I believe that our hearts are broad enough, we will certainly walk together, will better communicate with each other. " Let Kangxi and Louis XIV tell the audience how the hearts of Montesquieu, Voltaire and Confucius are connected.

Chen Jiacheng pointed out that over the past 180 years, especially since China's reform and opening up and the new era, Hong Kong has gradually developed into an important bridge and link between China and the world, a sample of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, and a model of mutual learning and integration of civilizations. It is believed that the story of the relationship between Kangxi and Louis XIV more than 300 years ago can resonate widely here. Before that, the good films produced by Guangzhou also came to Hong Kong and went to the world. The children's film "starlight" produced by Guangzhou TV and the Cantonese opera film "lyrics to Nanyue Palace" were shown at the event "Light and Shadow in Hong Kong" the year before last, which made many Hong Kong audiences burst into tears and resonate warmly. Subsequently, "South Vietnamese Palace lyrics" went to 200 million Cantonese-speaking Chinese around the world and their second, third and Z generations, and "little starlight" entered Africa and moved the African audience. Civilizations should learn from each other, not conflict. Civilizations are colorful because of exchanges and rich because of mutual learning. Guangzhou will, as always, learn from its Hong Kong counterparts, join hands with their Hong Kong counterparts, use light and shadow as a medium, make boats in literature and art, and strive to better achieve international expression and dissemination through cooperation between China and foreign countries. record and tell Chinese stories, Bay area stories, Hong Kong stories and Guangzhou stories that embody the common values of all mankind, and tell good stories about civilized exchanges and mutual learning in the new era.

Yuan Yanwen, general manager of the King's Cinema Group, said in his speech at the premiere that he was very pleased to bring the historic documentary "Kangxi and Louis XIV" to the big screen in Hong Kong. let us witness this great moment of the blending of Eastern and Western civilizations. Yuan Yanwen also specifically called on Hong Kong guests present to cooperate with the King's Theater to arrange more group screenings, so that more audiences, especially students, can gain an in-depth understanding of this wonderful history and be inspired by it.

A large number of guests attended the premiere, including Wang Kaibo, vice chairman and deputy editor-in-chief of Dagong Wenhui Media Group, Wei Yixin, deputy director of Radio Television Hong Kong, Zhang Ruilian, director of Qi Xin Foundation and chief executive of Circle Media, Huang Xiaohua, deputy editor of Bauhinia Magazine, and Ren Lu, deputy executive editor of Hong Kong 01 and head of China News Department. Famous Hong Kong writer, commentator qu Yingyan and other media celebrities were present to witness the film's official debut in Hong Kong cinemas.

Members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, members of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese people's political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Hong Kong Guangzhou Association and its Hong Kong Yuexiu, Haizhu, Lai Wan, Tianhe, Baiyun, Whampoa, Huadu, Panyu, Nansha, Conghua, Zengcheng federations, representatives of Kowloon East Association, Hong Kong Chinese Cultural Development Association, Sun Yat-sen University Hong Kong Alumni Association, Guangzhou Middle School Hong Kong Alumni Association, Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department A number of principals and teachers' representatives, as well as well-known artists and bloggers from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, attended the ceremony and watched the film.

"Kangxi and Louis XIV", dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France in 2024, was filmed in both countries by Chinese and French professional film teams. This film reveals a little-known history of communication between the two emperors of Kangxi of China and Louis XIV of France, and profoundly reflects General Secretary's important idea that "civilizations are colorful because of exchanges, and civilizations are enriched because of mutual learning."

"Kangxi and Louis XIV" received strong support from the State Film Bureau and was designated as the "key support project of the propaganda Department of the Guangzhou Municipal CPC Committee". In May this year, as one of the ten Chinese films, Kangxi and Louis XIV made its world debut at the 10th French China Film Festival and was shown in 10 French cities. Later, it even took to the joint booth of Chinese films at the Cannes Film Festival.

It is reported that Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd. and Bai'an Film (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. are the distributors of the film in mainland China, while King Cinema Group is the exclusive distributor in Hong Kong and Macao. "Kangxi and Louis XIV" has adopted a relatively rare separate distribution and long-term screening model, and has been shown in many key cities across the country in turn. La Peikang, the film's chief producer, said that this distribution mode is based on the characteristics of the documentary film. "I hope to win more audiences for the film by adopting a step-by-step strategy." In addition to Guangzhou, Beijing and Hong Kong, this film will gradually enter the cinema chains of other important cities in China in the future.

After watching "Kangxi and Louis XIV", many Chinese and foreign audiences think that the film is true and exquisite, vivid and interesting, knowledgeable, informative and refreshing. For example, in Douban, netizens spontaneously left things such as "it's a blessing for history lovers!" It is not only a documentary film, but also a travel manual through time and space, such as "history is so fascinating, culture is so wonderful, as popular science is very good" and many other positive comments.