China Qinling： The Memory of a Golden Monkey, co-produced by China and France, will be broadcast on the main station.
May 22nd is "International Biodiversity Day", and the natural ecological documentary "China Qinling: Memory of a Golden Monkey" jointly produced by Social Education Program Center of CCTV, French Third Perspective Production Company and China Radio, Film and Television Program Trading Center Co., Ltd. will be broadcast on CCTV Science and Education Channel at 20:10 on the same day. Through a golden monkey’s memory of his life, the film released the most authoritative research results on the life history of Sichuan golden monkey from China Northwest University to the world in the form of documentary for the first time, telling the story of China with the theme of "peace, friendship and mutual assistance" of China Qinling golden monkey and its reproduction, showing the achievements of ecological civilization construction in China and China wisdom of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Aspect 1:
Guided by authoritative experts, more than 30 years of scientific research achievements have been transformed.
There are five common golden monkeys: Sichuan golden monkey, Guizhou golden monkey, Yunnan golden monkey, Nujiang golden monkey and Vietnam golden monkey. The Qinling golden monkey, also known as Sichuan golden monkey Qinling subspecies, is full of golden hair with symbolic brilliance, lively, smart and gentle, and is listed as the "Four Treasures of Qinling" along with the giant panda, antelope and crested ibis.
The film invited an expert team led by Professor Li Baoguo and Professor Guo Songtao from the Golden Monkey Research Team of the School of Life Sciences of Northwest University as academic guidance. Professor Li Baoguo, known as the "Monkey King of Qinling Mountains", has been engaged in wildlife protection and behavioral ecology of primates in China for a long time. After more than 30 years of arduous field tracking and observation, the team successfully realized the accurate identification of AI "brushing face" of wild golden monkey individuals, and unveiled the mystery of the golden monkey social system.
The film systematically and deeply combs the scientific research achievements of Northwest University for more than 30 years, and is released to the world in the form of a documentary, which is scientific, interesting and artistic, and can be called a "master class of popular science" for international communication.
Aspect 2:
The top teams of China and France cooperate, and the two countries broadcast the same edition.
The film took three years to create and was jointly produced by the top documentary creation teams of China and France. Yan Dong, the general director of China, has been creating documentaries for 36 years, and his works such as We Walk on the Avenue, Dare to Teach the Sun and Moon to Change the Sky, and Piloting have won the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China "Five One Project" Award for 10 times, and won many awards such as China News Award, Golden Eagle Award, Starlight Award, Golden panda award Award and Magnolia Award. The 3D film "National Pulse" won the international Lumiere Award. In 2019, the documentary "Fanjing Mountain", for which he was the chief producer, captured the unique 4K ultra-high-definition precious image of the golden monkey in the world for the first time.
France’s third perspective production company is one of the most important independent film and television production companies in France. French general director Basel Gerbert is a well-known French documentary director of natural ecology, and his work The Case of Beaver won the "Environmental Award" at the Bird Nature Festival held in Abbeville, France.
It is worth mentioning that He Hongmei, the news anchor, voiced a documentary for the first time. He kept improving, chose his words carefully, used his heart with emotion, and performed it in a pure and simple voice, which added a sense of substitution to this natural legend.
It is reported that after the first broadcast of the film at the general station, it will also land on French national television station 5 in the near future to realize the simultaneous broadcast of the same edition in the two countries.
Aspect 3:
The golden monkey tells the legend of his life, and peace and friendship are the themes.
No expert appeared in the film, but a golden monkey as the protagonist. In his later years, he reviewed and told the life course of his life. Personalized narrative, vivid and touching details and tender feelings guide the audience to better enter the world of golden monkeys.
The film integrates the most cutting-edge research results such as the organizational structure and social behavior of monkeys into the story. For example, in the golden monkey community, women’s "aunt behavior", unique social "grooming behavior" and "winter cheats" open the audience’s new understanding of the golden monkey.
The whole film comes to life in easy-to-understand language, highlighting that "peace, friendship and mutual assistance" is the theme of the golden monkey community. This is the secret of the survival, reproduction and vitality of the golden monkey population in Qinling Mountains, and it is also the spiritual code of Chinese civilization with a long history and endless life.
Aspect 4:
The image style is exquisite, and the Qinling Mountains are viewed from the concept of "big ecology"
The film is exquisite in style and full of emotional tension. The newborn golden monkey baby, photographed by 4K ultra-high-definition lens, was held in her arms by her mother, with wet hair on her small face and blinking eyes, which was warm and cute and unforgettable at first sight.
In the film, aerial photography and other means are widely used to get a panoramic view of the spring with flowers everywhere, the lush summer, the colorful autumn and the snowy winter. The exquisite composition and full picture quality lead the audience to see the beautiful China and the oriental charm, vividly showing the important ecological significance of the Qinling Mountains as a "north-south boundary", "biological gene bank" and "the backbone of China".
To the neighbors and friends of the golden monkey — — The film also depicts the flying squirrel, giant salamander (giant salamander), giant panda, etc. From an international perspective, it presents the achievements of ecological civilization construction in Qinling Mountains and China’s efforts to protect biodiversity and realize green and sustainable development by adhering to the concept of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Aspect 5:
"52 minutes feature film+more than 20 interesting short videos"
Fusion communication
In addition to the 52-minute feature film, more than 20 interesting short videos carefully created by the creative team are also being launched. Concentrate the essence of the film, express it with youthful creativity, further expand the knowledge and interesting content, and realize the fusion of popular science communication. Among them, "Shuang Bao Tea Party" was jointly created with the Panda Channel of CCTV, and the achievements of ecological protection in Qinling Mountains were demonstrated through the anthropomorphic dialogue between the giant panda and the golden monkey "Shuang Bao". In addition, on May 22nd, the International Biodiversity Day will be held to create an all-media action combining online and offline, hoping to arouse the interest of the broad audience in loving the environment and protecting animals.