Shoot a video! -- “Colorful World · Protecting World Cultural Heritage” Non-profit Video Creation Event Begins

In the vast history of human civilizations,

world cultural heritage sites

are scattered like twinkling stars

bringing us memories of splendor

and accompanying us in a new way.

They record the traces of humankind and nature.

It’s our due responsibility to

protect and inherit world cultural heritage.

The 2023 “Colorful World” International Youth Painting Invitational Exhibition

is expecting you to shoot videos

and tell your stories with world cultural heritage.

Let’s promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations

and advance the progress of building a community with a shared future for humanity!

The 2023 “Colorful World · World Cultural Heritage” International Youth Painting Invitational Exhibition has already kicked off, calling for works from young people aged 4-18 from all over the world. The non-profit video creation event of “Protecting World Cultural Heritage in Action” is carried out in tandem with the painting event. Friends from all walks of life especially young people around the world are welcome to participate actively. Let’s encourage our families and the public to inherit and protect world cultural heritage through concrete actions.

Videos for launching initiatives: First, please provide a brief self-introduction (name, nationality, profession, etc.); showcase the painting and introduction to the ideas or stories behind the painting one submits, representation of a specific world cultural heritage and its preservation status; and issue a call to the public to protect world cultural heritage. After a short pause, please record the event slogan in the end: “Colorful World, Protecting World Cultural Heritage in Action!”

Videos for promotional purposes: Young people are encouraged to create promotional videos for world cultural heritage to display different sites from multiple perspectives and advocate for their inheritance and protection.

Requirements: The video should be in landscape format with high-definition quality. Please provide the original video footage (editable, without subtitles or watermarks, etc.). The video should be around two minutes in length. Please provide a transcript of the subtitles in both Chinese and English.

E-mail: bimozhongguo@163.com

Contact: Ouyang Yicheng

Tel: 13901222653

Excellent videos will be showcased on media platforms including the official websites and WeChat accounts of related organizations of the organizing committee, along with Huanqiu.com, CRI Online, Americas Centre of CICG, BRTV, Beijing Daily, The Beijing News, Beijing Youth Daily, Beijing Platform of Xuexi.cn, English Website of Beijing Municipal Government, Bimo China, and World Alliance of Aesthetic Education, as well as the themed website, official accounts, and video channels of the “Colorful World” International Youth Painting Invitation Exhibition.