Many people were persuaded by him. They participated in the film festival in order to win awards. They are both Category A film festivals. Although the latter two are not as awesome as Venice, they are still awesome!
The most important thing is that the probability of winning an award will be higher, which is very beneficial to the improvement of the film and really makes everyone excited.
If this movie hadn't been made by Chen Mubai, he would have been convinced, but of course this was impossible.
"Buried Alive" was a foreign film in its previous life, not Chinese.
Therefore, the expression techniques and story narrative structure are more in line with foreign methods.
Even if he made localization modifications, it would only be a change in content and not many other changes. If he goes to the Venice Film Festival, it will not be inconvenient due to cultural reasons.
There are several important reasons for choosing the Venice Film Festival.
The first point is the timing. This year’s Venice Film Festival will be held on July 22nd. It will be held soon. You can still catch the last train at this time.
Different from the rules on Earth in the previous life, the participating works must be completed for one year before they can participate in the three major film festivals. The rules here are that the film submission deadline is one month before the event, so if Chen Mubai is willing to participate, the time is just right.
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The second point is that the Shanghai Film Festival cannot be held in time. This film festival started on June 15th, and today is the 13th. It is too late for the works to be submitted, and the release date has already expired.
The Tokyo Film Festival is not as influential as the Shanghai Film Festival, and this film festival is held from October to November of the next working year, which is too long a time span.
Except for the three major film festivals, which require films to premiere at that film festival and cannot participate in other film festivals, other film festivals do not have this requirement.
As China vigorously develops the cultural industry and encourages exchanges between foreign culture and Chinese culture, the Magic City Film Festival is getting better and better, with many excellent works appearing, and many foreign films traveling thousands of miles to compete.
However, the Shanghai Film Festival seems to be moving closer to the three major film festivals in order to improve its quality. It will also implement this policy in the next two years, but the specific requirements have not been announced yet.
Because the Magic City Film Festival is held in China, it can be regarded as China's international film festival, which has its advantages.
If it is really moving closer to the three major film festivals, there is a very important rule that the film cannot be screened outside the country.
It’s okay for Chinese films. They can be released in the country and participate in film festivals. This is also one of the local benefits.
Chen Mubai explained: "The schedules of Class A film festivals are inconsistent. If we wait for the Tokyo Film Festival, it will take too long, and the audience's memory will not be that long."
After all, "Buried Alive" is a movie that has just been promoted. If it is withdrawn this time to participate in the Venice Film Festival, the topic will also cause turmoil. Especially since the film festival is only a month away, the topic and the movie will not be lost, and they will also get
Some netizens are concerned.
In any case, China has entries for film festivals, or the three major European film festivals. As Chinese people, many of us will support Chen Mubai and hope that he can win the award.
This is not only Chen Mubai's personal glory, but also the country's glory.
Naturally, everyone supports our own people more than foreigners.
"Also, the Tokyo Film Festival is not as famous as the Venice Film Festival, and the gold content of the awards is fundamentally different."
This statement made Chen Yunteng and others nod in agreement. There are only a handful of directors and works that have won awards at the three major European film festivals, and the winners are all great directors who are internationally renowned.
But the popularity of the winners of the Tokyo Film Festival is much lower, not on the same level.
This itself is related to the name of the film festival. Another reason is that the Tokyo Film Festival has a requirement that the director of the participating films must be a person who has only made three films or less. It is committed to discovering new directors.
Compared with other film festivals where well-known directors compete, this one is much simpler. There must be a gap between the films made by newcomers and the works of established and well-known directors!
"Besides, I will go to the Venice Film Festival first. If I don't win, I can go to the Tokyo Film Festival again. There will be no conflict." Chen Mubai smiled and said the main reason.
"yes!"
Everyone's eyes lit up and they almost forgot this rule.
The Venice Film Festival requires participating films to premiere at the festival, but the Tokyo Film Festival does not!
So this is something that can be done. It is not a blind choice, and there is an alternative. Even if you don't win the Venice Film Festival, you have experienced the baptism of the film festival. It is just a formality to gain experience.
This kind of thing is done by many producers, and it can be regarded as "mixing up" the film festival.
This is the case at the Magic City Film Festival. The film was eliminated at other film festivals, but then continued to participate in the Magic City Film Festival and won the highest award, the Golden Goblet Award!
It is also because of this, and the fact that the status of the Shanghai Film Festival has improved a lot in recent years, that China is thinking about reform and wants to get rid of this kind of thing.
This is the case with the three major film festivals in Europe. A film can only choose to participate in one of them. Once it is eliminated, there will be no second chance.
Therefore, this is also a test for the film crew.
The selection rules of the three major film festivals are slightly different. It depends on how the film producers choose. The types of some films may not be suitable for the selection taste of one film festival, but they will be suitable for another.
If you choose the wrong film festival to participate in, you will have no regrets, and you may even miss out on the award~
Another reason why Chen Mubai chose the Venice Film Festival is that the selection of the Venice Film Festival has its own unique taste, which is artistry.
The slogan of the Venice Film Festival is to improve the artistry of films and encourage films with novel forms and unique techniques. As long as they are innovative, they will be accepted even if they have flaws. Their purpose is "Films serve serious art."
Everyone suddenly felt confident again, and even imagined that it would be an unexpected surprise if they won an award at the Venice Film Festival!
"I think we can do this. When the film schedule is locked, we can go to the film festival to break the shackles." Chen Yunteng's attitude immediately changed and he strongly supported Chen Mubai's decision.
"'Buried Alive' is indeed not a conventional movie. This style is indeed in line with the selection taste of the Venice Film Festival. I think there may not be a chance of nomination, and it may even win some awards!"
Qian Duoduo gave everyone a breath of relief, which can be regarded as chicken soup.
The others were also convinced by Chen Mubai. After all, they had one more chance to participate in the film festival, and the chance of winning a prize was also higher.
As for the quality of the movie, although they have not seen it, they are not worried. Chen Mubai's ability is very reassuring to them. After all, Chen Mubai can surprise them every time, and they are used to it.
"With the deadline of one month, there is not much time to select films, so hurry up." Qian Duoduo said: "Don't miss the time, or you won't be sent to the competition!"
He is from a serious communication university and knows a lot about the film and television industry, so he naturally knows the rules of these film festivals.
"Well, I'll go to Mr. Luo for help." Chen Mubai said, "I will fly to Xiangjiang in person, then hand the film over to him and ask him to sign up for the competition on my behalf."
Although there is still a month left, who knows how many films the film festival review team will review at this time. If there are too many films and the review is delayed, he will not be able to participate in the Venice Film Festival!
Chen Mubai didn't want to encounter such a thing at this juncture. It was best to be on the safe side and ask Luo Fan for help as if he owed him a favor.
Now that the plan has been determined, everyone is no longer confused. There are many things that should be done, and it is time to take action now.
Chen Mubai looked at Lu Fang and said, "Brother Lu, please contact the theaters and tell them that we are withdrawing the film."
Then, he turned to look at Qian Duoduo and continued: "Duoduo, your father helped us, please tell us and express your apology to the theater chain."
It doesn't matter to the seven theaters, after all, it's aimed at him, he just needs to tell them to withdraw the film.
However, Qian Hui mobilized some connections to get some theaters to increase the schedule of "Buried Alive". These theaters were very good, but Chen Mubai suddenly withdrew the film at this time. Many people still had to express their opinions.
After all, the other party may have already planned the movie schedule, but if he suddenly withdraws, the other party will have to make new plans.
After finishing the work, the meeting ended and everyone went to do their own thing.
Qian Duoduo will continue to promote "Let's Get Married" and has a lot of announcements to make.
This drama is currently on the air. Over the past few days, its ratings have steadily increased, and it is almost surpassing "War in Peking".
Chen Mubai called Luo Fan again.
"Hello, Mr. Luo, we discussed it and decided to participate in the Venice Film Festival." Chen Mubai said calmly.
"You made a decision so quickly?" Luo Fan was a little shocked.
It had only been a few hours since he had just given Chen Mubai advice, and such a major decision had been made?
It is not a small matter to withdraw a movie after it is released, especially if it is withdrawn to participate in a film festival, it is a big deal. Being able to make a decision in such a short time, Mubai Entertainment is a bit decisive!
In other words, Chen Mubai is very powerful and people in the company believe in him, so they are willing to support his decision-making.
"No problem, but you surprised me a little. I didn't expect you to choose to participate in this film festival. It's really shocking." Luo Fan was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Luo. I will go to Xiangjiang to meet with you right away. Then I will put the film in your hands. Could you please help hand it over to the film festival officials to speed up the review time." Chen Mubai thanked: "Time is a bit tight.
I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up."
He explained the reason why he asked Luo Fan for help.
"Okay, I will definitely help you do it."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Luo. Please take care of this. I'll treat you to dinner when I go to Xiangjiang. I owe you a favor this time!" Chen Mubai sincerely thanked him.
"You wrote a song for my movie before. I can't help you with this. It's just a simple thing. I should do it." Luo Fan pretended to be dissatisfied: "When you come to Xiangjiang, it must be my treat."
, I am the host, if you don’t give me a chance, you don’t treat me as a friend, I will be angry!”
"Okay, I said something wrong. It's my fault. Everything is at your discretion, Mr. Luo." Chen Mubai laughed hoarsely.
In any case, it is indeed good for Luo Fan to agree to help him, and this person is pretty good.
He had previously been asked to act as an agent for distribution in overseas markets, and he had agreed. Judging from the current situation, Luo Fan is a person with whom we can have a close relationship.
At least this kind of beneficial relationship is very reliable, and everyone helps each other, which is much better than those people who are out of their minds to deal with you!
Luo Fan was also very happy. This incident was an opportunity. Even if he and Chen Mubai were really connected now, the two of them could be regarded as friends.
The icing on the cake is not as good as giving timely help. Although he did not help Chen Mubai in this matter, his opinions were adopted, and Chen Mubai also needed a little help from him.
No matter how small the matter was, Luo Fan did it, and that was enough.