The 2025 Beijing Cultural Forum - Sino French Image Dialogue Salon was held on the 24th at the National Museum of China. The event brought together directors, scholars, producers, and others from the film industry of China and France to engage in in-depth exchanges on the historical inheritance and future innovation of films. The picture shows the scene of the Sino French Image Dialogue Salon. According to Xinhua News Agency, the 2025 Beijing Cultural Forum has specially planned a series of activities with the theme of "Wind Moving, Shadow Moving - Sino French Image Dialogue". This "Sino French Image Dialogue Salon" is one of the important sections of the series of activities. Sun Junmin, member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, stated that movies are a "world language" that transcends time and space, carrying the important mission of cultural dialogue and communication. France, as the birthplace of world cinema, has a profound historical heritage, while China, as a major producer and consumer of film, has a vast market and a large number of talents. The potential for cooperation between China and France in the field of film is enormous. French director Jean Jacques Annaud said, "When I entered film school at the age of 18, the new wave had already become the 'old wave'." He believes that technological change gave birth to the new wave, but later it fell into homogenization. "With the emergence of artificial intelligence, this generation of filmmakers will inevitably lead a new wave of creation." "The French film new wave to some extent symbolizes a posture of maintaining the author's style, and its inspiration lies in gradually transforming films from emphasizing stories to more emphasizing the exploration of characters and their inner worlds. ”Yin Hong, Vice Chairman of the China Film Association, said. Against the backdrop of profound changes in the global film landscape, Sino French film cooperation has ushered in new opportunities in talent cultivation, technical exchanges, and creative resonance. Director Carmen Chaplin shared the story of watching Charlie Chaplin's classic films with her daughter. "At first, she didn't want to watch them because they were black and white, but after watching them for a while, she got into them, so we can see that movies have a charm that transcends time and space." This emotional commonality also occurs when Carmen Chaplin watches films from other countries, and language is no longer a barrier in the face of emotions and love. The picture shows the scene of the Sino French Image Dialogue Salon. How can Xinhua News Agency achieve this commonality from a creative perspective? Director Xue Xiaolu, who has created "Beijing Meets Seattle", gave her answer. In her opinion, as long as she finds emotions with common values, she can overcome geographical, cultural, and historical barriers. In addition to resonance in creation, in the context of the rapidly changing AI technology, movies are facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Penelope Rib Sado, Chairman of the Jerome Sado Foundation, elaborated on the unique value of AI from the perspective of restoring and protecting precious film heritage. In the past, the restoration work of old films often could only repair damaged images, but with the birth of AI technology, it is possible to reconstruct and supplement the missing parts between lenses, making the front and back segments coherent. ”With inheritance as the pen and innovation as the ink, light and shadow art shines brighter in the tide of the times. (Observation Society)