The "Image Possibilities" Coproduction Plan 2024 has started soliciting proposals for short videos, short and long documentaries and adaptations of existing videos from home and abroad to tell Chinese stories.

為講好中國故事,，第二屆“新時代·新影像”中外聯合創(chuàng)作計劃（以下簡稱“創(chuàng)作計劃”）開始面向國內外廣泛征集紀錄片、短視頻,、微短劇等影像選題和改編成片。

The launch ceremony for IP Plan 2024 was held in Changsha, Hunan province, on Tuesday, with the event hosted by China International Communications Group, CCTV-9, Discovery Channel and Hunan Broadcasting System.

7月30日,，該創(chuàng)作計劃啟動儀式在湖南長沙舉辦,。本次儀式由中國外文局、中央廣播電視總臺影視劇紀錄片中心CCTV-9,、Discovery探索頻道及湖南廣播影視集團等單位共同舉辦,。

The first IP Plan, from 2022 to 2023, saw 62 documentaries win support.

2022年至2023年的首屆創(chuàng)作計劃共評出62部紀錄片獲得支持。

Apart from soliciting videos and documentaries that have already been made, the plan also invites creative ideas and offers teams professional training, guidance and funding in video making and adaptation as well as media exposure, according to the organizers.

據主辦方介紹,，除了面對視頻紀錄片成片進行征集,，也鼓勵“創(chuàng)意自選”方式進行創(chuàng)作，并將為創(chuàng)作團隊提供專業(yè)培訓,、創(chuàng)作指導,、制作支持以及傳播推廣等方面的扶持。

Outstanding proposals will be broadcast on CCTV-9 and other international media channels.

入選優(yōu)秀作品將在CCTV-9及其他國際媒體頻道播出,。

The plan encourages filmmakers to understand what's happening in China and what the true China is, they said.

主辦方表示,，此項創(chuàng)作計劃鼓勵電影制作人了解中國正在發(fā)生的故事和真正的中國形象。

Malcolm Clarke, a British documentary filmmaker and a mentor for IP Plan, said it is getting more difficult to find a platform and an audience for Chinese content in the West.

英國紀錄片導演,、創(chuàng)作計劃導師柯文思（Malcolm Clarke）表示，中國內容在觸達西方平臺及受眾上正變得愈發(fā)艱難,。

There is a need for more filmmakers from all over the world — and more filmmakers from China — to be making films about China, Clarke said.

他表示,，現在需要更多來自世界各地以及中國的電影制作人來制作關于中國的電影。

Arthur Jones, British filmmaker and documentary director and a participant in the first IP Plan, said language can be a barrier for foreign filmmakers and directors when making films about China, but can also be an advantage as they can make the film as an outsider.

英國電影及紀錄片導演,、首屆創(chuàng)作計劃的參與者羅飛（Arthur Jones）則表示,，語言可能是外國電影制作人和導演在制作關于中國電影時的阻礙，但也可能成為他們的優(yōu)勢,，讓他們可以作為旁觀者來制作電影,。

Du Zhanyuan, the head of China International Communications Group, said he hopes Chinese and international directors and filmmakers can join hands to record the footprints of China's reform and opening-up, the hardworking Chinese people and how the country develops, and share it with the world. From small angles and personal perspectives, they can reflect grand themes and present a trustful and respectful image of China to the world, he said.

中國外文局局長杜占元在致辭中指出，期待參與創(chuàng)作計劃的中外導演攜手合作,，共同記錄中國改革開放的足跡,，中國人民踔厲奮發(fā)的足跡，中國與世界共同發(fā)展的足跡,，將個體視角融入宏大敘事之中,，以小切口折射大時代，讓海內外受眾更加了解可信、可愛,、可敬的中國,。