2023-10-25 07:15:00
Original title: Chinese filmmakers appear in multiple new films to compete for awards (title)
Tokyo Film Festival, Chinese elements become the highlight (theme)
Global Times special correspondent Luc
The 36th Tokyo International Film Festival opened on October 23. More than 20 Chinese-language films were unveiled. Zhang Yimou and Gu Xiaogang received special awards. Tony Leung hosted a master class. Chinese actress Zhao Tao served as a judge, as well as a large number of activities in the film trading market. …Chinese elements have become a highlight. The US media “Variety” commented that “Chinese new films have attracted the attention of both the organizers of the Tokyo Film Festival and the market.”
More than 20 Chinese-language films have been shortlisted for multiple units
Over the years, the Tokyo International Film Festival has been paying attention to the development and exchange of Chinese films. This year, a total of three Chinese films, “The World of Grass and Trees”, “Old Gun” and “Snow Leopard”, have been shortlisted for the main competition unit, demonstrating the diverse creative types of Chinese films and young Talent pool. Among them, “The World of Grass and Trees” directed by emerging director Gu Xiaogang and starring Wu Lei and Jiang Qinqin, revolves around Chinese family emotions and mother-child love, and is close to social reality. “The World of Grass and Trees” will have its world premiere in Tokyo on October 28. The film’s director, Gu Xiaogang, who is only 35 years old, will also receive the “Kurosawa Akira Award” awarded by the organizing committee and compete with the 92-year-old Japanese film master Yamada Yoji started the conversation. Another film shortlisted for the main competition, “Old Gun”, was directed by Gao Peng and starred by Zu Feng and Qin Hailu. It reproduced the rapid changes in a small industrial town in Northeast China in the 1990s. How the security department officer of the mine played by Zu Feng faced life , the twists and turns in love, igniting the dream of returning to the shooting team. “Snow Leopard”, the posthumous work written by the late Tibetan director Wanma Tseden, comes to Tokyo this time after being shortlisted for the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. This fable-like story about how herders and animals get along with each other uses long lenses to create an immersive feeling of being on a snowy plateau, full of awe of nature.
In addition to the main competition unit, Chinese-language films can also be found in many other units: Zhu Ziyan’s “May People Live Forever” in the Asian Future Unit, “Little White Boat” directed by Geng Zihan in the Youth Unit, and “Plum Blossoms” in the World Focus Unit. New films such as “Day and Night”, “It’s Worth It” and “Love is a Gun”, Zhang Dalei’s “Moses on the Plains” will be screened in the drama unit, and Zhang Yimou’s “The River is Red”, Ning Hao and Ning Hao will be screened in the special entertainment unit. Andy Lau’s new work “Mr. Red Carpet”. In addition, Chinese animation creators have also brought their new works to the big animation country. Liu Jian’s “Art Academy 1994” and Tian Xiaopeng’s “Deep Sea”, two works with very different styles, will be screened in the animation section.
As a tribute to Hong Kong movies, Tokyo will also host 4K restored versions of classic Hong Kong movies such as “2046” and “Youth on Fire” this year. As a witness and participant in the golden age of Hong Kong films, Tony Leung was invited to participate in the “Master Class” lecture on October 26 to share his acting career and insights.
Zhang Yimou’s new film is scheduled to be released for the Spring Festival again
As one of the most famous contemporary directors in China, Zhang Yimou also walked on the red carpet of the Tokyo Film Festival and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the organizer. At the opening ceremony on the evening of the 23rd, Zhang Yimou recalled his fate with the Tokyo Film Festival: “Thank you Tokyo Film Festival for awarding this award to me. I recall that 36 years ago, not long after the Tokyo Film Festival was established, I won the award here. I won a Best Actor Award (“Old Well” directed by Wu Tianming in 1987 won the Best Film and Best Actor awards at the second Tokyo Film Festival), and I was not a director at that time.” Zhang Yimou hopes this The award is a beginning for him, “I will make better movies in the future.” Regarding the premiere of “River Red” in Tokyo, Zhang Yimou is very curious about the feedback from Japanese audiences, “I don’t know how the Japanese audience will react to the comedy elements and the scene of reciting “River Red” in the film. Maybe our cultures are closer. , I hope everyone can understand.” Zhang Yimou also fully affirmed the cultural role of the international film festival: “I know that many Chinese filmmakers come here. In fact, the film festival is a bridge that allows people from different countries to come here to communicate. So in addition to being loved by Chinese audiences, Chinese films certainly hope It can also continue to go global and be seen by audiences from different countries and cultures.”
It is worth mentioning that Zhang Yimou also revealed the progress of his next work in Tokyo, “It is already in the late stages and will be released during the Spring Festival next year.” This new film will be the legal comedy “Article 20” starring Lei Jiayin and Ma Li. The news from Tokyo immediately made the media and movie fans look forward to it.
There are also Chinese faces on the judging panel
For more than 30 years, the Tokyo Film Festival has been a blessed place for Chinese filmmakers. Films including “Old Well”, “New Year”, “Face Changing”, “Warm”, “Gang Piano”, “Police Diary” and “The Blizzard is Coming” have all won awards in Tokyo. , witnessed the growth of several generations of Chinese filmmakers on the international stage. Chinese filmmakers in Tokyo not only participate in awards, screenings, forums and other activities, but also have the “important task” of serving as judges, such as the famous actress Zhao Tao. This time she will participate in the jury led by the famous German director Wim Wenders , together with four international filmmakers, decide the awards for this year’s Tokyo Film Main Competition.
The opening film of this year’s Tokyo Film Festival is “Perfect Days” directed by Wenders, which won the Best Actor Award for Yakusho Koji at Cannes this year. The film will also represent Japan in the Oscar for Best International Film next year; the closing film It is “Godzilla-1.0”, a new monster movie with Japanese characteristics. In the main competition section, there are also Austria’s “Noonday Woman”, Germany’s “Cable Car”, Russia’s “Atmosphere”, the United States’ “Persian Version”, “Judo Arena” co-produced by Iranian and Israeli directors, and Japan Local new films such as “Who Are We” and “Right” will compete with three Chinese films for many honors including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor and Actor. The final awards will be announced on November 1. .
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