Ju Wenpei
Award-Winning Filmmaker
Best Music
Music, The Bugle from Gutian
Jury Citation
The jury found that the composer of The Bugle from Gutian drew on folk-song elements from Changting and Longyan in Fujian, combined with elements of contemporary popular music and a symphony orchestra, to present from many angles the historical events at the centre of the film, the Gutian Conference. It is a military film score with a distinctive appeal.
The Bugle from Gutian: Synopsis
The Bugle from Gutian was made to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Through sincere artistic expression and new techniques, and from the perspective of a young Red Army bugler, the film recounts how, from the breakout at Jinggangshan to the period in western Fujian, young revolutionary leaders led a young Red Army in searching for truth in desperate circumstances, opening an extraordinary path toward the success of the Chinese revolution.