Source title: Jiao Xiongping Mingdao Wang Yichun attended the Sino-Italian Female Filmmakers Forum in Cannes
In May 2022, after two years of the epidemic, the 75th Cannes International Film Festival finally opened in anticipation of global filmmakers and fans. The Forum “China Covenant: Women in the Chinese and Italian Film Industry – Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives”, curated by the Italian National Pavilion, was held on May 24th.
Chinese-Italian Female Filmmakers Forum Held in Cannes
Cannes International Film Festival is committed to exerting the influence of established film festivals, encouraging the global film industry that has suffered setbacks in the epidemic, and adding vitality to the recovery of the industry in the post-epidemic era. As the world’s largest film trading market, Cannes Film Market also actively invites countries to participate in the exhibition, including many excellent films and rich forum activities.
The 75th Cannes International Film Festival
The forum was hosted by the Italian Pavilion in Cannes. This is not the first time Italy has paid attention to the topic of female filmmakers. As early as 2019, the China-Europe Women’s Film Festival held a forum themed “Opportunities and Challenges of Female Filmmakers in International Film and Television Cooperation” at the Italian Pavilion in Cannes. Chinese actors Xu Qing, Ming Dao, host Xiao S, and Italian producer Francesca Sima and other film and television practitioners attended the forum.
After two years, the China-Italy Women’s Forum in 2022 hopes to have a more detailed discussion on the achievements, living conditions and development prospects of female filmmakers in the industry.
The event site was full
The guests participating in this forum are:
Roberto Stabile, the general coordinator of the Italian National Pavilion project; Chiara Sbarigia, the chairman of Cinecittà, the largest old-fashioned film studio in Italy; shortlisted for more than 20 film festivals including the Berlin Film Festival with “What’s in the Dark”, and in 2021 for joining the variety show ” Chinese director Wang Yichun, who has received wide acclaim for “Director’s Advice”; Maria Carolina Terzi, co-founder and producer of Italian production company Mad Entertainment, who was nominated for the Cannes competition in 2022 with the film “Nostalgia”; A new generation of Chinese director Chen Jianying, shortlisted in the Cannes Short Film Competition, “A Cliff Rises by the Sea”. In addition, actor Ming Dao, who has been paying attention to female topics and supporting the development of the influence of female filmmakers, also attended the forum as a special guest.
The guests had a great talk
Due to the restrictions of the epidemic, some Chinese guests were unable to come to the scene. Among them, Jiao Xiongping and Wang Yichun attended online and communicated with the guests.
Jiao Xiongping and Wang Yichun participate in the forum online
In the forum, Italian producer Maria Carolina Terzi mentioned that she learned to use zoom to collaborate with her team online during the epidemic, and the effect was surprisingly good. Her feature film Nostalgia was also shortlisted this year. The main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival; Chen Jianying and Wang Yichun, two young female directors, said that during the epidemic, they continued to create with limited conditions, and when filming was stagnant, they turned their attention to non-team work. The script and later parts; Jiao Xiongping and Ming Dao paid special attention to the influence of the Internet and new media in special times.
Italian producer Maria Carolina Terzi
As a male guest who has been paying attention to female topics and supporting the development of female filmmakers, Ming Dao keenly found that during the epidemic, live broadcasts and short videos developed more rapidly, and many of the creators were women. “During the epidemic, the power of women and the power of women’s action have never been more important in China, as far as I can see.” In addition, he believes that before the epidemic, the big screen and new online media represented by movies The small screen of china is usually mentioned as opposing roles, and the arrival of the epidemic has provided more opportunities for female creators to create and practice. Today, the interdependence and unity of different media are more obvious.
actor Ming Dao
Jiao Xiongping has many years of experience and a deep understanding of women’s topics, and she affirmed the necessity of discussing the topic of today’s female filmmakers, “Even in China’s film industry, everyone has made considerable efforts, but women practitioners today It still accounts for a very small proportion.” She called on female practitioners to strengthen their awareness of women. Only by uniting and reminding people can women’s influence be more visible.
Scholar Jiao Xiongping participates in the forum online
Wang Yichun shared his personal experience as a female director in the industry. “My development is more troubled by the problems of my own life, but when I think about it, it is inseparable from my identity as a woman. ForfamilyIt is very difficult to give up completely no matter what occupation you are in. “After participating in the variety show “Director Please Advise”, Wang Yichun has been widely praised. “There are some very good opportunities to find me, but I need to be very careful when making choices.” She hopes that female directors can get more Only with the support of the people around can you have the opportunity to do what you want to do. In addition, she also mentioned that the current international trend of attaching importance to female directors has become a political correctness, despite this preference and “preferential treatment” for female directors It was uncomfortable at first, but I had to admit it was an effective way to get women’s work recognized.
Director Wang Yichun participates in the forum online
When asked what female film creators need most, Chen Jianying said that as a young rookie female director, what she needs most is to be trusted. She mentioned that she was fortunate to have gained the trust of investors and was given the greatest degree of creative freedom, so she was able to create the content that everyone sees today.
Director Chen Jianying
Chiara Sbarigia, President of Italian Film City, shared with us the situation in Italy. Italian Film City has many programs to foster young female filmmakers, encourage them to go abroad to establish cooperative networks, and launch workshops and seminars to alleviate gender in the film and television industry. uneven situation. In terms of strengthening the influence of female filmmakers in the future, she suggested that everyone should learn to understand on the one hand; Build organic partnerships with men.
Chiara Sbarigia, President of Italian Film City
The host of this forum and the initiator of the China-Europe Women Filmmakers Forum, Yang Ying, expressed her great pleasure in coming to this event. In addition to learning about the situation of the guests during the epidemic, she also expressed her interest in the real situation of women in the film industry. Questions were raised. She said that although the topic of women has been mentioned in recent years, the real change in the industry is still very small. Although the current epidemic has brought us distance barriers, making it impossible for everyone to communicate face-to-face, the topic of women is in the film. The industry should not be just superficial articles, and I hope that in the near future, the dialogue in the industry can really help the improvement of the living conditions of female filmmakers.
host Yang Ying
In May, the anticipated opening of the Cannes Film Festival made the filmmakers finally reunite after a long absence. After the forum, everyone had a great time at the official reception, and they were reluctant to leave for a long time.
(From left to right) Actor Ming Dao, director Chen Jianying, Italian National Pavilion Project Coordinator Roberto Stabile, Italian producer Maria Carolina Terzi, host Yang Ying
Let’s hope that in the near future, more female filmmakers’ activities will allow guests to participate in person. The red carpet and excitement of Cannes are for people in the industry to really benefit from it.
The forum was organized by Cinecittà, Italian Film City, Direzione Generale CINEMA e AUDIOVISIVO, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italian Trade Agency, Co-organized by Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche audiovisive e Digitali (Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche audiovisive e Digitali).
In May 2022, after two years of the epidemic, the 75th Cannes International Film Festival finally opened in anticipation of global filmmakers and fans. The Forum “China Covenant: Women in the Chinese and Italian Film Industry – Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives”, curated by the Italian National Pavilion, was held on May 24th.
Chinese-Italian Female Filmmakers Forum Held in Cannes
Cannes International Film Festival is committed to exerting the influence of established film festivals, encouraging the global film industry that has suffered setbacks in the epidemic, and adding vitality to the recovery of the industry in the post-epidemic era. As the world’s largest film trading market, Cannes Film Market also actively invites countries to participate in the exhibition, including many excellent films and rich forum activities.
The 75th Cannes International Film Festival
The forum was hosted by the Italian Pavilion in Cannes. This is not the first time Italy has paid attention to the topic of female filmmakers. As early as 2019, the China-Europe Women’s Film Festival held a forum themed “Opportunities and Challenges of Female Filmmakers in International Film and Television Cooperation” at the Italian Pavilion in Cannes. Chinese actors Xu Qing, Ming Dao, host Xiao S, and Italian producer Francesca Sima and other film and television practitioners attended the forum.
After two years, the China-Italy Women’s Forum in 2022 hopes to have a more detailed discussion on the achievements, living conditions and development prospects of female filmmakers in the industry.
The event site was full
The guests participating in this forum are:
Roberto Stabile, the general coordinator of the Italian National Pavilion project; Chiara Sbarigia, the chairman of Cinecittà, the largest old-fashioned film studio in Italy; shortlisted for more than 20 film festivals including the Berlin Film Festival with “What’s in the Dark”, and in 2021 for joining the variety show ” Chinese director Wang Yichun, who has received wide acclaim for “Director’s Advice”; Maria Carolina Terzi, co-founder and producer of Italian production company Mad Entertainment, who was nominated for the Cannes competition in 2022 with the film “Nostalgia”; A new generation of Chinese director Chen Jianying, shortlisted in the Cannes Short Film Competition, “A Cliff Rises by the Sea”. In addition, actor Ming Dao, who has been paying attention to female topics and supporting the development of the influence of female filmmakers, also attended the forum as a special guest.
The guests had a great talk
Due to the restrictions of the epidemic, some Chinese guests were unable to come to the scene. Among them, Jiao Xiongping and Wang Yichun attended online and communicated with the guests.
Jiao Xiongping and Wang Yichun participate in the forum online
In the forum, Italian producer Maria Carolina Terzi mentioned that she learned to use zoom to collaborate with her team online during the epidemic, and the effect was surprisingly good. Her feature film Nostalgia was also shortlisted this year. The main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival; Chen Jianying and Wang Yichun, two young female directors, said that during the epidemic, they continued to create with limited conditions, and when filming was stagnant, they turned their attention to non-team work. The script and later parts; Jiao Xiongping and Ming Dao paid special attention to the influence of the Internet and new media in special times.
Italian producer Maria Carolina Terzi
As a male guest who has been paying attention to female topics and supporting the development of female filmmakers, Ming Dao keenly found that during the epidemic, live broadcasts and short videos developed more rapidly, and many of the creators were women. “During the epidemic, the power of women and the power of women’s action have never been more important in China, as far as I can see.” In addition, he believes that before the epidemic, the big screen and new online media represented by movies The small screen of china is usually mentioned as opposing roles, and the arrival of the epidemic has provided more opportunities for female creators to create and practice. Today, the interdependence and unity of different media are more obvious.
actor Ming Dao
Jiao Xiongping has many years of experience and a deep understanding of women’s topics, and she affirmed the necessity of discussing the topic of today’s female filmmakers, “Even in China’s film industry, everyone has made considerable efforts, but women practitioners today It still accounts for a very small proportion.” She called on female practitioners to strengthen their awareness of women. Only by uniting and reminding people can women’s influence be more visible.
Scholar Jiao Xiongping participates in the forum online
Wang Yichun shared his personal experience as a female director in the industry. “My development is more troubled by the problems of my own life, but when I think about it, it is inseparable from my identity as a woman. ForfamilyIt is very difficult to give up completely no matter what occupation you are in. “After participating in the variety show “Director Please Advise”, Wang Yichun has been widely praised. “There are some very good opportunities to find me, but I need to be very careful when making choices.” She hopes that female directors can get more Only with the support of the people around can you have the opportunity to do what you want to do. In addition, she also mentioned that the current international trend of attaching importance to female directors has become a political correctness, despite this preference and “preferential treatment” for female directors It was uncomfortable at first, but I had to admit it was an effective way to get women’s work recognized.
Director Wang Yichun participates in the forum online
When asked what female film creators need most, Chen Jianying said that as a young rookie female director, what she needs most is to be trusted. She mentioned that she was fortunate to have gained the trust of investors and was given the greatest degree of creative freedom, so she was able to create the content that everyone sees today.
Director Chen Jianying
Chiara Sbarigia, President of Italian Film City, shared with us the situation in Italy. Italian Film City has many programs to foster young female filmmakers, encourage them to go abroad to establish cooperative networks, and launch workshops and seminars to alleviate gender in the film and television industry. uneven situation. In terms of strengthening the influence of female filmmakers in the future, she suggested that everyone should learn to understand on the one hand; Build organic partnerships with men.
Chiara Sbarigia, President of Italian Film City
The host of this forum and the initiator of the China-Europe Women Filmmakers Forum, Yang Ying, expressed her great pleasure in coming to this event. In addition to learning about the situation of the guests during the epidemic, she also expressed her interest in the real situation of women in the film industry. Questions were raised. She said that although the topic of women has been mentioned in recent years, the real change in the industry is still very small. Although the current epidemic has brought us distance barriers, making it impossible for everyone to communicate face-to-face, the topic of women is in the film. The industry should not be just superficial articles, and I hope that in the near future, the dialogue in the industry can really help the improvement of the living conditions of female filmmakers.
host Yang Ying
In May, the anticipated opening of the Cannes Film Festival made the filmmakers finally reunite after a long absence. After the forum, everyone had a great time at the official reception, and they were reluctant to leave for a long time.
(From left to right) Actor Ming Dao, director Chen Jianying, Italian National Pavilion Project Coordinator Roberto Stabile, Italian producer Maria Carolina Terzi, host Yang Ying
Let’s hope that in the near future, more female filmmakers’ activities will allow guests to participate in person. The red carpet and excitement of Cannes are for people in the industry to really benefit from it.
The forum was organized by Cinecittà, Italian Film City, Direzione Generale CINEMA e AUDIOVISIVO, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italian Trade Agency, Co-organized by Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche audiovisive e Digitali (Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche audiovisive e Digitali).