Venice, the Italian water city, is a world-famous tourist destination. The city has a long history, which can be traced back to the ancient Roman period. Venice's architecture, paintings, sculptures, operas, etc. have an extremely important status and influence in the world.
Venice has the reputation of "born by water, beautiful by water, and prosperous by water", and enjoys the reputation of "Water City", "Water City" and "Hundred Island City".
Of course, Li Hyuk came to Venice not to enjoy the beautiful scenery here, but to attend the Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, which is also the closing ceremony.
Founded in 1932, the Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the three major film festivals in Europe. Over the years, it has become a holy place for many filmmakers with its unparalleled influence.
Li Hyuk was not the only one to come to the Venice Film Festival this year. Xiaoyanzi attended the red carpet. Director Andy Hui brought his film "The Golden Age" to the film festival, and Hui Anhua also served as the chairman of the jury for the Horizon section.
Compared with the star-studded Cannes Film Festival in May this year, this year's Venice Film Festival seems a bit deserted. Most films are scheduled to be held at the Toronto Film Festival in North America in early September, so this year's Venice Film Festival feels a bit uninterested.
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Of course, no matter what, the Venice Film Festival still has a huge influence around the world, and it has attracted the attention of many filmmakers.
Li He met Damien Chazelle in Venice. As soon as they met, the two embraced warmly: "Damien, why are you here alone?"
Damien Chazelle shrugged: "If it weren't for the possibility of being nominated and winning, I wouldn't be here."
"What? Is there any inside information?" Li He asked.
"That's not true, it's just that the people at Warner Bros. told me that I would definitely win the award, so I came." Damien Chazelle said.
In fact, no matter what film festival it is, it itself requires public relations activities, especially film festivals with a jury system. As long as it conquers the judges, the film has a high probability of winning. Warner Pictures has not invested too many resources in this regard, but with its
With his deep connections in the European film industry, he should have no problem winning awards.
Li Hyuk and Damien Chazelle walked the red carpet together. The red carpet host was not even interested in interviewing them. He simply asked a few irrelevant questions and let them in.
There were many reporters from China outside the venue, but they did not have the right to enter the venue for interviews, so they could only watch Li He enter eagerly.
After entering the theater, Li Hyuk first went to say hello to the "Golden Age" crew and director Xu Anhua, and then chatted with Xiao Yanzi. Unexpectedly, Li Hyuk also met Xia Yu at the scene, the only Chinese actor to win the Venice Best Actor.
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"Hi, Brother Xia Yu, why are you here too?" Li He walked over and said hello.
"Hello Li He, I came here just because I was invited by the organizer." Xia Yu said. Then she asked Li He: "How is it? Are you confident about winning the prize?"
"Whether I win or not depends on the jury, I have calmed down." Li He said with a smile.
"Do you know what award the organizer wants me to award?"
"What?"
"Best Actor Award..." Xia Yu looked mysterious.
Li He's heart moved: "So..."
"Hey, it can't be said."
Li He laughed and said, "Okay, well, then I will come to the award ceremony with high expectations."
After chatting with Xia Yu for a while, Li Hyuk returned to his seat. At this time, the awards ceremony officially began. This year's Venice Film Festival was indeed dim. Not only were there not many Hollywood stars, but there were not even a few local European stars.
However, this did not affect the awards ceremony. The first award was the Lifetime Achievement Award. Algerian editor Selma Schoonmaker and American director Frederick Wiseman received this award.
Then there are the awards for the Horizon unit. This unit has attracted so much attention. Anyway, no Chinese won the award, so Li He didn't pay much attention. After this unit, it was the turn of the most important main competition unit.
The competition in this year's main competition unit is not as big as in previous years, but it should not be underestimated. The first award was the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Newcomer. The French director Romain Paul won the award for his "
"The Last Strike" won the award.
Looking at the French director Romain Paul who was chirping on the stage, Li He turned to Damien Chazelle and said: "The next step is the Best Director Award. If you can't win this, there will probably be no hope for you in the future."
Damien Chazelle looked relaxed and said: "Relax, I said I can win, I will definitely win."
As expected, Damien Chazelle successfully won the Best Director Award that was later awarded. After hugging Li Hyuk, Damien Chazelle walked onto the stage with a smile, received the trophy, and made a speech
After a brief acceptance speech, "Exploding Drummer" won the first award.
Damien Chazelle went to be interviewed, but Mr. Li He was there and continued to watch the awards ceremony. It was a hodgepodge of foreign languages. In addition to the familiar English, there were also French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, and various languages.
It was so confusing that Li He was confused.
Fortunately, the guests who announced the awards were very enthusiastic and all read in English. Otherwise, Li Hyuk would have spent most of the day just guessing which film won the award.
It may be that winning the Best Director Award used up all the luck of "Breaking Drummer", and it didn't win a single award next. The Best Screenplay Award was awarded to the Iranian film "Story", but the crew did not come to receive the award.
It is said that because the country is not stable, he is not allowed to leave the country.
Next, the Best Actress award was awarded to Italian actor Alba Lovach, who successfully won the award for "Hungry Heart". After the Best Actress award, the Best Actor award was given.
Xia Yu has already appeared. As the only Chinese Best Actor in Venice, everyone understands what it means for him to award this award.
Someone looked at Li Hyuk and sighed: "He is so young. If he wins the award, will he break the record of the youngest actor in Venice?"
The person next to him shook his head and said: "That's not true. The youngest record was set by Xia who was presenting the award on stage. He was seventeen when he won the award."
"Oh my god, are all Chinese actors so talented?" someone exclaimed.
Xia Yu paused for a while on the stage and talked about her origins with the Venice Film Festival: "Actually, to be honest, at that time, I didn't expect that I would win the best actor award. When I learned the news, I was planning to
Go out and make some vinegar, then go home and make dumplings to eat."
Foreigners could not understand Chinese and did not understand the stories inside. Only a few Chinese present laughed.
"Without further ado, the winner of the Best Actor award at the 71st Venice International Film Festival is Lee Hyuk from "Breaking Drummer". Congratulations to him."
There was a burst of applause, Li He stood up and waved, and Damien Chazelle gave him a warm hug: "Congratulations on successfully becoming emperor."
"Thank you, thank you." Li He came on stage and took the trophy from Xia Yu while shaking hands and hugging him.
Chinese reporters outside the venue quickly learned the news that Li Hyuk had won the Best Actor award and quickly sent the news back to China. As a result, many domestic websites and mobile clients immediately pushed the news, making the news of Li Hyuk's award known to everyone.