Three hundred and ninetieth eight chapters do not take the usual way
In response to the massive invasion and pressure of Hollywood films around the world, the three major European film festivals have quietly supported their own films in the past two years.
For example, Cannes and Venice have increased the number of domestic films shortlisted for the main competition units in recent years. The same is true for the Berlin Film Festival. After the local film "Go Forward" won the Golden Bear at the last film festival, three German films were also shortlisted for this film festival.
Main competition unit.
However, the stereotype of Germans as thieves has not reduced the number of Hollywood films shortlisted. After all, the big-name stars in Hollywood films are the best signs of the film festival. For example, the chairman of the jury of this film festival is an American film
"The Day After Tomorrow" director Roland Elimerk.
The Berlin Film Festival has always focused on politics and social reality. At the same time, this year's film festival has placed more emphasis on diversity. In addition to the South African film "Kaya Lisa's Carmen", which is deeply loved by film festival chairman Koslik, this year's film festival
The film festival focused more on African themes, especially films about the Rwandan genocide.
For example, the film "Sometime in April", which truly depicts the Rwandan genocide, has been shortlisted for the main competition unit; another film of the same type, "Hotel Rwanda", will also have its European premiere in the non-competition unit. In addition, it reflects Sudan's
The film "Lost Children" about the conflict in Uganda was also shortlisted for the best documentary category.
In general, this year's film festival has diverse styles and the competition is particularly fierce.
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On the 10th, at 7 pm, the 55th Berlin Film Festival opened.
The temperature dropped to about zero degrees at night, and the weather was unfavorable. It started to rain lightly in the afternoon, which made everyone look cold. However, the stars who walked on the red carpet were still shining brightly in the rainy night.
"Damn it, this woman is exaggerating!"
Ning Hao, who had been staring at the beauty on the red carpet, exclaimed. When He Xin looked up, he saw that it was the members of the jury who appeared on the stage. It should be said that except for the chairman, who is a Hollywood director, the other members of this jury have dim stars.
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At this time, a Chinese actress with exaggerated makeup, a V-shaped dress with a V-shaped dress that opened directly to her belly button, a wide open middle door, and an extremely bold and revealing evening dress appeared in the jury lineup. She was seen holding the chairman of the jury, Roland Ai.
Meric kept posing in front of the reporter's camera.
When the jury list was first announced, He Xin could not figure out why the organizers would invite a third-rate Chinese actress who was hanging around in Hollywood as one of the judges for this year's film festival. Moreover, it was said that this woman replaced Gong Li.
Judges.
At that time, he couldn't help but think sadly, could it be that in the eyes of foreigners, the Emperor Gong in the eyes of the Chinese people was on par with a third-rate Hollywood star?
In his previous life, He Xin could often see various revealing photos of this woman on the Internet, and in this life, he has heard about all kinds of "glorious deeds" of this woman.
For example, the labels affixed to her were: off-star, self-inflicted, seductress, etc. She had appeared on the cover of Playboy, and when she walked on the red carpet, she was just as popular as today, grabbing headlines in a vulgar way, and even
Starred in anti-China movies.
He Xin looked at the clown-like woman on the red carpet with ghost-like makeup, who was always making poses ready to be photographed. He didn't know what the person involved would think, but as a Chinese, he
But I felt blushing and extremely embarrassed.
As a shortlisted work in the Youth Forum unit, just like last time in Venice, the order of the red carpet was arranged in the second half. Moreover, they came out a little early today and waited in the lounge for almost half an hour before finally stepping on the red carpet.
red carpet.
Although he already had the experience of the red carpet in Venice, it was obvious that Ning Hao was still very nervous. Fortunately, the red carpet in Berlin was very short, only about 20 meters long. He walked a little faster and it didn't take half a minute.
"Hey, welcome!"
Standing on the steps of the Cinema Palace to welcome guests attending the opening ceremony's red carpet, film festival chairman Dieter Kosrit saw He Xin smiling broadly and opened his arms to give him a big hug.
"Thank you, Mr. Coslit, it's a pleasure to see you again!"
He Xin was very grateful for the courtesy given to him by this kind old man. He recalled that when "Bicycle" premiered here four years ago, the old man also came out to support it in person.
"No, no, no, hey, I should say this, thank you for bringing another excellent work to Berlin. Your works are all very good, "Lan Yu" made me cry, "Incense" shocked me,
It’s a pity that none of them chose Berlin, which is really a pity!” the old man said with emotion.
He Xin was a little embarrassed by these words. He was not very comfortable with what he was saying, so he had to introduce Ning Hao who was next to him: "Mr. Coslit, this is Ning, the director of "Incense" and "Mongolian Ping Pong".
Hao!"
"Wow! You don't need to introduce me to know that this is a talented young man. Seeing that you are all so young, I am really jealous!"
The old man smiled and made a joke, and then said to Ning Hao sincerely: ""Mongolian Ping Pong" is a movie that I like very much. It is a pity that it was not shortlisted for the main competition. Of course, this is not something I can decide. But I believe Christopher
(Forum unit chairman) must know the goods, I wish you good luck, kid!”
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman!" Ning Hao shook hands with the old man respectfully.
The cold weather dimmed the stars on the red carpet at the Berlin Film Festival. The biggest star He Xin saw on the red carpet today was probably the British actor Ralph Fiennes.
The cold Japanese officer in "Schindler's List" and the romantic and melancholy archaeological historian played in "The English Patient" are one of He Xin's favorite actors in his life. It's a pity that he can't lose face.
Take a photo with the person or ask for an autograph or something.
After the opening ceremony, French director Réry Vanier's "From Man to Man" appeared on the stage as a film in the competition. His film "Indochina" once won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Although Xiao Douding was translating next to him, it was still difficult to watch his movie He Xin, but there is still a general conclusion. This movie is compared to his previous "Indochina" and "I Will Give You the Love of a Lifetime"
, compared with works such as "East and West", it is obviously much more "Hollywood".
Although many viewers left the show midway, after the movie ended, most of the remaining viewers still gave the French director, who was in his late sixties, full courtesy and applause.
After walking out of the cinema, the rain had stopped and the air was cold and crisp. Looking up at the dark sky, He Xin suddenly thought of another movie "Under the Berlin Sky" because he saw Wim, the director of this movie, at the opening ceremony.
Wenders.
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"Boss, it's a whiteboard again, what should I do?" Xiao Douding came back from the stall and said with a depressed look.
After setting up a stall at the film trade market for two days, no one took notice of "Green Grass". However, He Xin was not in a hurry. Movies like theirs, which did not have an overseas distribution agency and relied solely on their own production, usually sold out.
We will have to wait until after the premiere to find out more.
If a movie is of good quality and there is a market, film producers will automatically come to you, but if no one cares about it after the premiere, you will be in big trouble.
The biggest problem in selling films at film festivals is publicity. If you want to promote it well, you have to create a big scene. There are generally three methods for a big scene, namely: buying a cover, holding a cocktail party, and recruiting celebrities.
The first two costs are too high, and they are simply not something that poor people like "Green Grass" can afford. As for the celebrities, He Xin's face can barely be regarded as a facade, but they are not shortlisted for the main competition unit, and there is no organizer.
If you rent the venue yourself to hold a press conference, you might as well use it to buy a cover.
So He Xin prepared his troops to take risks from the very beginning.
Tomorrow afternoon the movie will premiere in a theater in the Cinema Palace that can accommodate more than 300 people. Tonight is the best time to take action.
“How many movie posters are left?”
"There are about seventy or eighty copies left, but there are still a lot of booklets." replied the person in charge of distribution at Bona.
"Nacheng, everyone go to bed early today and gather in the hotel lobby at twelve o'clock in the evening. By the way, don't forget to wear all the posters."
"Boss, what do you mean?"
Xiao Douding and the person in charge of Bona's distribution were stunned at the same time.
"What's the point? Go out and put up posters!" Ning Hao interjected at this time.
The guy said with a smile: "The terrain is good, it's around the Movie Palace. Let's put up all the posters at night. This effect will definitely be better than buying a cover!"
Bona's head of distribution was more disciplined. He pushed up his glasses and asked, "Is this appropriate?"
On the contrary, Xiao Douding's eyes lit up as soon as he listened to the idea from Ning Hao's mouth, and he quickly said: "There is nothing inappropriate about this, as long as it achieves the publicity effect, don't forget that we haven't opened yet!
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The person in charge of distribution at Bona was already responsible for selling the film, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and nod: "Sure, let's do it!"
He Xin glanced at Xiao Douding, who was full of excitement, and said thoughtfully: "There are only seventy or eighty posters. The three of us are enough. Xiao Hu, please don't go."
"How can it be possible? How could such an exciting thing happen to me? No, I have to go!" Xiao Douding said righteously.