BEIJING, July10 -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States submitted China's official Olympic film into its archive on Monday, Xinhua reported.

"The Eternal Fire: the 29th Olympic Games Official Film" (2010), directed by Gu Jun, was officially added to the Academy's collection, which also includes other classic motion pictures from around the world. A ceremony for the collection was held in Los Angeles on Monday, said spokespeople from Central Studio of News Reels Production, the film’s producer.

"In the Academy's archive, there are films that are over 100 years old," Director Gu Jun told Xinhua News Agency. "When I thought of the idea that, 100 years later, future generations would still get to learn about the passion and dreams of Beijing Olympic Games through the 'Eternal Fire,' I felt so proud and felt the meaning and the value of the film when it was archived in here."

The documentary film recorded many unforgettable moments from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was completed in 2009 and first came out as the closing film in the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2009. The documentary won Gu a lifetime achievement award for her work.

On Nov. 4, 2009, it was awarded with the "Candido Cannavò," the main prize of the 27th Sport Movies & TV Milan International FICTS Festival staged in the city hall of Milan. President Ascani of FICTS described this film as "the most brilliant Olympic film in history."

The Academy has archived tens of thousands of films from all over the world. Most of them are Academy-nominated films, Oscar winners, and award-winning movies from other significant film festivals. The Academy archives and preserves the films in scientific ways with stringent requirements -- such as the copyright holders' permission -- to let people see and study them in the future.