13 November 2003 09:48
Beijing Olympic promotion film wins 3 int`l awards
Author: An Olympic promotion video "New Beijing, Great Olympics", directed by internationally-acclaimed
Zhang Yimou, has won three top awards at an international festival. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008
Olympic Games (BOCOG) told a press conference on November 12 that they were pleased to see the video has a big hit at
the recent "Sport Movie & TV -- 21st International Festival" in Milan, Itlay. The film has made history
when it won the "Eberhard & Co" Award for the best production, the award of "Guirlande
d'Honneur" (Garland of Honor) and the "Musee Olympique Award" that was specially set by the Musee
Olympique Lausanne. "It's a big surprise that all the prizes went to one entry," BOCOG vice president
Jiang Xiaoyu said, "That is unprecedented in the 21-year history of the festival, sponsored by the International
Sporting Film and Television Federation." Besides approval of producers and sports movie experts, the video drew
attention and applaud from spectators as well when it was played in cycles on a giant LCD screen at the renowned center
square of Milan. It was also re-played at the closing ceremony. The film, as part of Beijing's bid for the 2008
Games, was first put on in Moscow where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose Beijing as the host city on July
13, 2001. It showcases the Chinese people's enthusiasm for the Olympic Movement and their promise to stage a
best-ever Olympic Games.
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