China - Audinate Group and Beijing Film Academy (BFA) have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate Dante Certified Training into the curriculum of BFA’s Sound School department.
As part of the agreement, the two organisations established a Dante Certified Training Centre at the BFA campus to expand education of IP-based audio and video systems and applications. Through the Dante Training Centre, the Chinese film industry will offer a comprehensive series of training opportunities for Dante AVoIP technology and cloud-based applications to expand students’ knowledge and prepare them for future career opportunities.
The BFA is the largest film academy in Asia and China’s premiere educational film production academy. Founded in 1950, BFA developed a multilevel, multidisciplinary cultivation system that embraces the entire spectrum of filmmaking. These disciplines include production, creation, and research, which are used to train future film talent. Accomplished BFA graduates include award-winning Chinese film directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Jia Zhangke, and cinematographer/director Gu Changwei.
Over 50 teachers and students gathered at the Sound School’s Comprehensive Media Lab opening to discuss the next generation of film production technology. Party secretary and Deputy Dean of BFA’s Sound School, Mr. Zheng Jiaqing, attended the certification ceremony. Mr. Yang Jie, a teacher at BFA’s Sound School, demonstrated how Dante’s technology simplifies and improves the efficiency of the production process.
“Dante is already used in our daily courses and production systems, and it’s widely used in our industry as well,” said Jie. “It makes the signal transmission in different studios and recording and production much easier. Learning the Dante networking system will help our students expand their skills and be more focused on their creative ideas and the production content.”
15 certified Dante trainers from around China attended the announcement and gathered for a ‘train the trainers’ event at the new centre. During the two-day training, the trainers discussed creating a consistent curriculum and ways to improve training to make it more impactful for students.
Audinate is planning a series of courses in Dante-certified training centres across China, which will be announced soon.
