But the right to speak is right there. If you don’t fight for it, someone will try to snatch it away. Anyway, it won’t stay there empty and will not play any role at all.
Someone will always jump out.
As a result, stories from major film festivals emerged, many of which were quite dramatic.
For example, if those judges who are very aggressive enter a jury, they will actively work for the movies they like.
This is called "tearing off the prize."
What is your favorite movie?
On the one hand, of course it means literally, if you like a movie you like, of course you want it to win an award. As one of the judges, during the review stage, these judges will spare no effort to work for the film.
After all, the jury is also a small group, usually consisting of more than a dozen people.
Everyone has a vote, and each vote has the same gold content. It can attract more judges to one's camp. Then, wouldn't the movie you like have a higher chance of winning?
Of course, there are pure people in the world, but they are definitely not many.
More people have a certain purpose for working hard like this. Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s wrong to do so with a certain purpose.
It's just that we are all adults and have experienced philistinism for a long time. Is there anything else we don't understand about this matter?
One, of course, is that the judge’s home country has a film shortlisted. As the saying goes, the best thing about this award is that it goes to one’s own farm.
No one can completely throw away this local friendship.
So, it is normal to fight for awards for directors from the same hometown. This situation happens to almost any judge of the same nationality who is shortlisted for an award.
No one is exempt from this, not even my colleagues on the jury would have any objections to this situation.
Because everyone does it.
No matter where you come from, fighting for awards for films in your hometown is the right thing to do, and anyone else would do it.
So, the fight began.
During the entire selection stage, not only the crew had many activities to participate in, but the judges on the jury were also not idle.
They not only have to start a massive review of films and watch all the submitted films, but this step also wastes a lot of time.
Although there are only five or six films that were finally shortlisted, the number of films that signed up is very huge.
Moreover, there are so many different awards to compete for, and the films submitted will be different. All in all, at each film festival, there are about a hundred films that the jury will watch.
In addition to intensive film viewing sessions, the judges will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these movies based on their respective professional fields.
Naturally, these discussions must be held at meetings, and all judges must be brought together to discuss together.
Except for the undisputed best films that appear in some years, it is difficult for everyone to quickly unify their opinions.
Those arguments are also one round after another, continuous, so quarrels will continue to appear.
There will also be other forces involved in this.
This is the so-called operation. This is no secret to the major film festivals. However, the three major film festivals are currently the most respected film festivals and have been recognized by almost global filmmakers. So such a sacred film festival
Among them, many people are still unwilling to admit that these awards also have operational factors.
Moreover, the proportion of such factors is still quite large.
During the awards season every year, not only the major studios are very busy, but the so-called producers representing different stakeholders are also very active.
The main task of these people is to win awards for movies.
Of course, there are many ways to win awards. Some are public and just tear them apart. No matter what you think, I just want to win awards for the movies I admire.
Some methods are more subtle.
Some producers act early and send samples to selected judges in advance to promote their films.
Strictly speaking, this is considered marginal behavior. It is not so fair, but if everyone does it, no one will investigate it deeply.
In addition to actively sending sample films to the judges in advance, after the official opening of the film festival, these producers will often follow the corresponding crews to the local area to actively promote their films.
Of course, it is indispensable to recommend it to the major judges.
Even among the related activities of these film festivals, if there are strong producers responsible for recommendation, special recommendation activities can even be arranged.
The most obvious one is the opening video, which is a very good promotional medium.
After all, a film festival may even have dozens of films screened for the public, and these films are widely distributed throughout the festival.
The film festival is not that high-end. As long as you are interested and have paid the travel expenses and ticket money, you can still participate even if you have nothing to do with movies and are not a professional in the industry.
Watching movies is an important activity.
There are so many films to be screened in a film festival, but naturally the opening film is the one that attracts the attention of the audience and judges the most.
Moreover, as the beginning of a film festival, generally speaking, there will be a relatively grand ceremony for the opening film, which further demonstrates the attention it receives.
The activity cycle of major film festivals is also very long. During this period of time, including the judges, it is impossible to just stay in a room and win awards.
For example, in movie screenings, those classic films that can appear on the screens of major film festivals include those.
Since it is a film festival, it is natural to do some practical things so as to promote the development of the film industry.
These classic old films that are fortunate enough to be screened at film festivals have often been restored by professional institutions. The unique problems of black and white films, such as noise and incoherence between sound and picture, can often be restored with good results through modern technology.
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It is also one of the tasks of the film festival to screen these carefully restored old films together. At the same time, according to general practice, the opening film is a new film of the year, which is often the premiere.
As for the closing film, one of the classic films restored in this issue will be selected.
Of course, this is not absolute. If there are suitable new films, they can be screened, but many new films are not very fond of this opportunity.
Compared with the grand opening film, the closing film received too little attention, and it was simply not enough to watch.
After understanding the film festival's award process, you can see how much weight Lao Zhang's recommendation letter had.
As a frequent visitor to the Three Majors and a famous director who is famous overseas, Lao Zhang has not been in vain for so many years.
Not only have my works and personal status been widely recognized, but I have also made many friends in the industry, all of whom are big shots.
Although he himself did not participate in this Water City Film Festival, it did not affect the overall situation. The recommendation letter he wrote to Maze was made public and all the judges saw it.
Everyone knows what his attitude is.
When voting, those old friends who don't have their own tendencies are very likely to betray their old friends to save face.
As long as more people vote for the maze, the maze will be stable, right?
It can be said that the movie Labyrinth is still very bad.
If you vote for Wu Di just because of his reputation, objectively speaking, it might be a bit too obvious.
Many judges may still have scruples, but it is different now. Maze has a co-director, the main director is Xiao Qi, and Wu Di is just a plug-in.
Although the judges' eyes are all on Wu Di, who doesn't know that this is Lao Zhang's son-in-law?
However, with Xiao Qi acting as a shield in front, I would feel at ease voting for Maze. What's more, Xiao Qi's film is indeed of high quality and is very consistent with the tone of the film festival. There are almost no shortcomings.
Board.
To put it more seriously, maybe when Xiao Qi first prepared this script, it was aimed at the film festival. This is the kind of film that competes for awards.
Don’t doubt that even the three major film festivals that claim to be fair cannot rule out utilitarian factors.
Since it is human nature to pursue fame and fortune, in a film festival, a place dedicated to fame and fortune, this kind of thing is naturally not uncommon and has even become a routine.
Since film festivals have their own tastes and the award-winning films they choose have a fixed mood, then directors like us who want to win awards naturally have to use our brains.
It has always been a good human quality to like to use your brain. Some new directors have to think over the preferences of these film festivals if they want to win awards.
It may not be that easy at first, but as time goes by, you can always figure out some patterns.
Then, I can tailor some films according to the film festival's preferences and send them specifically to the film festival for selection.
This will naturally greatly increase your chances of winning.
This is the so-called award-winning film. Of course, it is difficult to shoot an award-winning film.
The preference of the film festival is there. If you want to compete for awards, you can do it according to your own abilities, and no one will stop you.
But that being the case, there are still only a handful of successful directors every year. Why is this?
Of course, it's because even if you are well-aimed, it is difficult to make a movie that meets the tastes of the judges.
It doesn’t matter that every film festival has its own preferred film types, but the premise of taste is that at least your works must be of high quality.
Under the premise that the quality is guaranteed, it only makes sense to discuss whether it is in line with the taste of the film festival. Otherwise, your film will not even have quality, and the judges will not look at you at all, so how can you win the award?
Not to mention, the taste of film festivals is also fluid and changes frequently. How can it be so easy to grasp it?
You would think that the tastes of the judges are so easy to figure out. Besides, it is difficult to draw a picture of a tiger. Sometimes, it looks like the same taste, but in fact, the inner spiritual core is fundamentally different.
Many directors spend their entire lives trying all kinds of things, but it is very likely that they will not be able to succeed once and get the awards they want.
Such directors are not uncommon. From time to time, some directors or actors are jokingly called the resentful women of a certain film festival. This is all from the bottom of their hearts.
Some directors bravely enter film festivals every time, and may be shortlisted every time, but then, nothing happens anymore.
I was shortlisted every time, but I always ran with him and won the prize?
Impossible!
Apart from winning the Best Newcomer Award for his debut work that year, he still hasn't had any other achievements after working hard for so many years.
For such a director, one cannot sum up his experience without saying that he is a film festival complainer. It is too miserable, really.
This type of director often gives people a very resentful feeling. If you want to say that he is incompetent, this is pure slander.
If you don't have the ability, you won't be shortlisted at all. Moreover, they are often shortlisted, which is enough to prove that the films shot by this director still have basic quality.
Some of the works are even quite outstanding.
However, since it is so outstanding, why can't it be officially awarded?
This matter is a long story to tell, too long.
It should be said that every film festival has its own tone, and to be shortlisted, it can be said that these films must be in line with the style of the film festival.
However, if you want to win an award, it is not enough just to have the right taste. Your work must also have very outstanding advantages.
In short, it is the highlight that can be unforgettable. We not only want excellent works, but we also want to award awards to those truly outstanding works.
This is the purpose stated by the three major film festivals when they were founded. Although it cannot be said that it can be achieved every time, at least it is still something that they have always insisted on.
As long as the opportunity is right, the judges are still willing to implement it.
As for a director who has been shortlisted time and time again but still fails to win the award, it is actually time for him to reflect on himself.
It's not enough just to be shortlisted. As long as you still want to win awards, you have to make slight changes to your film style.
The reason why he keeps trying but never succeeds may be that this person's works are too balanced in all aspects.
He was so calm that it was difficult for the judges to notice him and favor him at a glance.
Moreover, many times, the judges also need freshness. If you come every year, if your works are the same in terms of story core and shooting techniques every year, it will also feel old-fashioned to the judges.
No highlights.
It can be seen that for the judges of the Water City Film Festival, Xiao Qi, the director of Maze and Maze, is also a very fresh person.
This time, Xiao Qi was shortlisted. Naturally, he inherited Lao Zhang's sentiments to a large extent. However, his works are of excellent quality and full of freshness, which is an element that cannot be ignored.
In recent years, domestic entertainment has not given up the competition for awards at the three major film festivals. Every year, many directors, whether old or young, target the three major film festivals.
Sometimes as soon as their movies are released, you can smell the familiar smell even when you see the synopsis of the story.
ah!
Get a prize!
That’s what it tastes like!
Although everyone worked hard, the fact is that they still achieved very little.
In addition to the quality of the movies, the duplication of themes is also a reason. Everyone knows the three majors' hobbies, and when making movies, they always rush towards that tone, thinking that they can get recognition from the three majors faster.
As everyone knows, the three major judges are not fools. How could they make such a utilitarian movie come true?