The power of time, the charm of light and shadow
On June 11, the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Ceremony was held at the Shanghai Grand Theater. This is the opening film “1921” the main creative staff appeared on the red carpet.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Long
On June 20th, the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival came to an end. Shanghai is the birthplace of the party and the origin of its original intentions, as well as the birthplace of Chinese movies. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the successful holding of this Shanghai International Film Festival is of extraordinary significance to the Chinese film industry, which is on a new journey, and to Shanghai, an international cultural metropolis that is accelerating to build. .
People still remember that in 2020, Shanghai presented the world‘s first international category A film festival to restart after the global epidemic. Under the background of the special era of making every effort to prevent and control the epidemic, the Shanghai International Film Festival was held safely, smoothly, and successfully. A manifestation of confidence is a manifestation of determination. In 2021, the Shanghai International Film Festival will be held in an orderly and safe manner with a clear theme, complete section, and become the world‘s largest international category A film festival held as scheduled and with the largest number of participants, showing it to the world The great achievements of China’s epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic transmission convey the strong power of Chinese film to recover and lead the world.
Lens 1: Red Light and Shadow: Using Movies to Convey the Power of Spirit
On June 11, the latest red blockbuster “1921” produced in Shanghai unveiled this year’s film festival. A hundred years ago, a group of young people who “have faith in their hearts and light in their eyes” created a world-breaking feat. The power of faith that transcended life in them touched today’s youth and inspired more people to think about what kind of youth is. , What kind of life is more meaningful.
At this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival, there are many such heart-stringing moments. The film screenings of this year’s film festival are specially planned for the “Hundred Years Journey·Red Light and Shadow” unit, which screened “White-haired Girl”, “Never Gone Electric Wave”, “Song of Youth”, “Red Detachment of Women”, “Revolutionary Family” and ” Heroes and Daughters, “Nanchang Uprising”, “The Sound of the Wind”, “The Wandering Earth”, “King Kong River”, “Wuhan Day and Night”, “Liu Qing” and so on, led the audience into the theater, reviewing the past and learning the new. “New mainstream”, “Youth breath” and “Return to the scene of history” have become the key words of this film festival focusing on the main theme of the film.
The “Red Light and Shadow: A Hundred Years of Tribute” movie poster exhibition looks back on the development of Chinese films and strengthens the confidence of filmmakers; major domestic producers and platforms release the latest red-themed works during the film festival, presenting a market with strong positive energy… …At the China Film Industry Summit Forum and Opening Forum with the theme of “Achieving a Hundred Years Dream and Setting Sail on a New Journey”, representatives of domestic film companies announced the main melody film list, and the creation plan continues throughout the “14th Five-Year Plan”, quantity and quality Qi Sheng is inspiring.
In the film festival’s promotional film, the film performance artist Tian Hua’s emotions aroused countless resonances: “Film is time, the vicissitudes of life, the accumulation of a hundred years of prosperous years.” During this film festival, 93 years old she made a special trip to Shanghai to express her feelings. : “I will always be the’daughter of the party’.”
To pay tribute to a century of light and shadow, and to convey the power of spirit through film is the answer of the Shanghai International Film Festival. At the film festival forum activities with themes such as “Exploring the Market of Main Melody Movies”, “Reshaping the Imagination · Defining the Future-New Thinking on Chinese Sci-Fi Movies”, “Virtual and Reality-New Changes in Film Production”, “Yangtze River Delta Film Cooperation”, etc. , Guests from all walks of life talked about creation, industry, and cooperation, fully demonstrating the surging momentum of promoting the high-quality development of China’s film industry and industry.
Lens 2: “International Style”: Shanghai Service, Let “Friends Circle” Be Wider and Wider
Thai director Apichatpong Velashagu, Russian director Alexander Sokolov, and Chinese directors Jia Zhangke, Wanma Caidan, etc. gathered in the film school of this year’s film festival to develop a combination of online and offline ” Cloud Dialogue”. Sharing creative insights and talking about the future of film. Behind every film school, the craftsman spirit and “international style” that the Shanghai International Film Festival has upheld for many years are incorporated.
Bringing people and hearts closer together, the “international style” of the Shanghai International Film Festival is unique in the Asian film scene. Despite the challenges of the epidemic, the selection of the Golden Goblet Awards at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival is still very good. This year the film festival received 4443 registered films from 113 countries and regions. Among the films on display, 73 are world premieres, 42 are international premieres, 89 are Asian premieres, and 99 are premieres in China.
During the 10-day event, this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival screened 405 selected films from 62 countries and regions for the audience; the film market attracted a total of 459 online and offline exhibitors from 45 countries and regions, of which overseas exhibitors accounted for The ratio is nearly 60%; the “Belt and Road” film week screenings enter the Yangtze River Delta for the first time; the Golden Goblet Award selection, Golden Goblet Forum, young filmmaker support plan, market, venture capital, film school, and new talent cultivation are full of vitality.
Although face-to-face international exchanges have decreased, the Shanghai International Film Festival insists on expanding exchanges with the international industry through innovative communication methods, recruiting people, setting up the platform, and opening up channels to allow Chinese and foreign counterparts to “cloud exchange” here. “Cloud Trading” and “Cloud Cooperation”, do our best to provide more abundant and complete “Shanghai Service”. A series of dazzling data is derived from years of intensive cultivation at the Shanghai International Film Festival, from the trust of film institutions and filmmakers from all over the world in the Shanghai International Film Festival, and from the global film industry’s recognition of China’s outstanding achievements in the fight against the epidemic.
In recent years, the Shanghai International Film Festival has been actively innovating and seeking changes. Based on many years of cooperation with the Cannes film market, this year the two major international A film festivals have reached a substantive new cooperation on the “SIFF YOUNG Shanghai Young Filmmakers Support Program”. This project, guided by the Shanghai Film Bureau and jointly initiated by the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Market, will give full play to the platform effect and provide Chinese young filmmakers with a broader development space and a smoother growth channel. One month later, at the Cannes Film Festival, the 5 filmmakers including Han Shuai, Liang Ming, Rao Xiaozhi, Wang Jing, and Zeng Guoxiang selected in the first issue of the “SIFF YOUNG Young Filmmakers Support Program” will appear in the Cannes Film Festival at the Cannes Film Festival through video. market. This world‘s largest film market will help them gain access to the European film industry.
Shot 3: Taste of warmth: outdoor screening is a precious experience of urban community life
On June 17, in a cool summer night, a group of sanitation workers were invited to the open-air movie screening point in Shanghai’s Hongkou District. At that moment, these “beauticians” who sweat the city on weekdays enjoyed the charm of the movie and the temperature of the city. This scene moved the director Zheng Dasheng: “Open-air screening is a very precious experience of urban community life. The Shanghai International Film Festival’s development of such a screening event for the benefit of the people has positive practical significance for the reconstruction of the city’s cultural network.”
Shanghai is a city for the people, and the film festival is a festival for the people. The film screenings at each Shanghai International Film Festival are always talked about by movie fans. At this year’s film festival, 7 screening locations including Songjiang Yunjian Granary Cultural and Creative Park, Fengxian District Museum, Jiading Xiyun Tower, and Global Harbor were screened in Huimin. There were a total of 1,423 screenings in 40 theaters in Shanghai, with more than 320,000 moviegoers and 26 post-screening meetings. Among the movie-goers, in addition to 70% of Shanghai movie fans, a large number of movie fans came from Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing and other places. While the coverage of the exhibition is wider, the viewing experience is also better. Internationally accepted film screening technical specifications such as IMAX, Dolby, China Giant Screen, CINITY, etc. can “show their skills” at the film festival, making the screening more diversified .
The anti-epidemic documentary film “Wuhan Day and Night” in the “Hundred Years Journey·Red Light and Shadow” screening unit of the film festival has specially produced a barrier-free version, so that the visually impaired can share the sound effect of the film and the commentary soundtrack played separately in the headset This tear-jerking movie.
Facing the people, the world, and the future, this is the youthful attitude of the Shanghai International Film Festival, and it is also the unique charm and deep confidence of this “city of light and shadow”.(Our reporter Yan Weiqi)
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