1905 film news As theaters across the country resume work one after another, the film industry began to gradually recover from the suspension that lasted for six months. A sudden epidemic made us realize again the preciousness of art and the value of film: it gives us enough courage to face the impermanence of life, and it also gives us the power to look forward; it sees our past and future lives and dreams , To deepen our understanding of ourselves, society and civilization. A good movie can give us the best inspiration.
The Beijing International Film Festival has always been not only a carnival for fans, but also a grand gathering of film professionals at home and abroad. Here, we not only share gratifying results, but also discuss difficulties and explore solutions. More importantly, we follow them on the road to the film, and rediscover the film in their words.
This year is undoubtedly a special year for any film festival. At the same time, we are well aware of the significance of holding a film festival to the entire film industry. Therefore, despite the difficulties, we still maintained close communication with the filmmakers, and at the first time invited director Li Ang and other well-known filmmakers at home and abroad to invite master classes. In the words of Director Ang Lee, the more difficult it is at such a difficult time, the more people in the film need to unite and support each other. Director Ang Lee’s warmth to the festival has strengthened our belief in overcoming technical difficulties and holding a master class, and finally at the milestone of the tenth year of the Beijing International Film Festival, we are honored to invite outstanding domestic and foreign filmmakers to pass the lecture. Talk with you and share with you their most real career history and most precious life experience.
This year, the main lecturers of the master class invited by the Beijing International Film Festival include: , the world-renowned film master Li Ang, who combines the essence of east and west, , Fang Wen, and ; The unique and famous director Guan Jinpeng ; , with the film "Little Joe" , was shortlisted for the Cannes main competition unit Austrian director Jessica Hausna; and Gao from a member company of the Motion Picture Association of America Tube/senior filmmaker.
Director Ang Lee Masterclass Ang Lee Masterclass
Topic: Oriental Expression and Digital Technology
Time: August 25, 2020 10:00-11:30 (Beijing time)
Location: Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center
Guest Speaker: Li Ann
Special guests: Yang Zi, Gu Xiaogang
Host: Xiang Zhen
Ang Lee, a famous director in the world-renowned film industry. In 1995, he won seven Oscar nominations for the English film "Sense and Emotion". In 1999, he won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the first time for directing "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". In 2001, asteroid 64291 was named after Ang Lee. In 2006, with "Brokeback Mountain", he won the 78th Oscar Award for Best Director; in the same year, he was awarded the "100 People Affecting the World" by Time Magazine. In 2009, he was selected as the "50 Greatest Contemporary Film Directors" by the American "Entertainment Weekly". In 2012, he was awarded the French Knights of Culture and Arts. In 2013, he won the Best Director Award at the 85th Academy Awards for his "Fantasy Drifting of Youth Pie". In 2016, he was awarded the "Great Britain Award" Outstanding Director Award. In 2017, Ang Lee served as the chairman of the new Golden Horse Awards Executive Committee. In August 2018, it ranked 11th in the 2018 Huading Awards Global Performing Arts Celebrity Public Image Satisfaction Survey Index. On October 18th, Ang Lee won the 2018 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Lifetime Achievement Award.
Guan Jinpeng Director Stanley Kwan Masterclass
Theme: Hong Kong Movies-Tradition Inheritance and Development Beyond
Time: August 28, 19:00-20:30
Venue: Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center
Guest speaker: Guan Jinpeng
Special guests: Qi Xi, Xiong Ying, Yang Yang
Guan Jinpeng is one of the most important and influential directors in the Chinese film industry. His creative style is exquisite and beautiful, and his depiction of female emotions touches people's hearts. He is known as the director who "understands women's hearts best". In 1985, he directed his first film "Women's Heart", thus starting his career as a director. With this film, he was shortlisted for the 5th China Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Director. In 1987, the director's "Rouge Button" won multiple awards at the 24th China Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards and the 8th China Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1991, the director's work "Ruan Lingyu" won the Best Director Award at the Chicago Film Festival. In 1997, the director's work "The Happier the Depraved" won the Berlin International Film Festival Art Contribution Award. In 2005, the director's "Eternal Regret" won the Venice International Film Festival Art Contribution Award. In 2013, he supervised the work "To Our Dying Youth", which created a benchmark for mainland youth films. In 2018, the director's new work "Eight Women and One Drama" (starring Sammi Cheng, Gigi Leung, Bai Baihe, Zhao Yazhi, Qi Xi, etc.) is the only Chinese film selected for the "Master Unit" of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival.
Jessica Hausner Masterclass
Theme: The International Road of Female Pioneer Filmmakers
Time: August 26, 19:00-20:30 (Beijing time)
Location: Beijing Yanqi Lake 6 International Convention and Exhibition Center
Guest speaker: Jessica Hausna
Jessica Hausna, Austrian director, screenwriter, and filmmaker, grew up in an Austrian artist family and graduated from the Vienna Film Academy. In 1995, he wrote and directed his first short film "Flower". In 1999, the short film "Inquiry" won the "Special Mention Award" in the cornerstone short film section of the 52nd Cannes International Film Festival. Since then, the first and second feature films "Willful Angel" and "Ghost Hotel" have been shortlisted for the 54th and 57th Cannes Film Festival "A Concern". In 2009, the self-written and self-directed feature film "Lourdes" won the 66th Venice International Film Festival Fabian Award, Catholic Culture Award and many other awards. In 2014, the romantic comedy film "Crazy Love" was shortlisted for the third time in the "A Kind of Concern" unit at the Cannes International Film Festival and became the opening film of this unit. In the same year, she was invited to serve as a judge in the main competition section of the 71st Venice Film Festival. In 2019, she was shortlisted for the first time in the main competition unit of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival with the sci-fi film "Little Joe", becoming a hot female director in contemporary international film.
American Film Association MPA Film Workshop
Theme: China's film industrialization road and talent training system
Time: August 24th 10:00-12:00 (Beijing time)
Location: Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center
Guests: Ai Qiuxing, Ye Ning, Zhao Fang, Andrew Morgan
Special guests: Feng Wei, Liu Chun, Charles Riverkin, Joe Russell, Belinda Lui
Hosts: Li Zhan, Xiang Zhen
The master class was organized by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA). In the form of a forum, Fanying Consulting founding partner Li Zhan, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and "Shadow" producer Ai Qiuxing, Warner Bros. China President Zhao Fang, "Ten Thousand Dollars Baby" "Certificate of Casting" producer Andrew Morgan, founder and chairman of Qingsong Pictures Ye Ning, togetherAlso discuss topics related to China's film industrialization path and talent training system.
Ellen Eliasoph, as the founder of Warner Bros.'s Chinese company, became the first Hollywood executive in China. The "Death of the Dead" she introduced is China's first Hollywood sub-ledger film. During her long time as the president of Warner China, Ms. Ai Qiuxing prepared and managed the release of "The Matrix" and "Harry Potter" series and many other top Warner Bros. blockbusters in China. As the production director of Warner Bros. China, she has also shot many breakthrough Chinese-language films and co-productions, including "Go Left, Go Right" directed by Johnnie To, starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts "Veil", "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racer" directed by Ning Hao, "Crossing the Name" directed by Chen Kexin and "Hold Call" directed by Chen Musheng. Ms. Ai prepared for the establishment and staffing of VRPA in 2011, and led the team to produce 9 films in the following 6 years, including "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" directed by Stephen Chow and directed by Chen Zhengdao "101 Proposals" and the award-winning film "Call the Mountain" by young director Yang Zi. Since she organized the VRPA and Perfect World’s joint production company Perfect Wayshow in 2017, Perfect Wayshow has released films including "Blood of the Machine" starring Jackie Chan; and "Blood of the Machine" which won 4 Golden Horse Awards and 4 Asian Film Awards. Movie; the suspenseful thriller "Hypnosis" starring Zhang Jiahui, "Send Me to the Blue Clouds" directed by new director Teng Cong Cong and starring Yao Chen, and "The Whistleblower" directed by Xue Xiaolu and starring Tang Wei and Lei Jiayin. .
Li Zhan, Founding Partner of Fanying Consulting, PhD in Communication. More than ten years of market research, five years of research experience in media and sociology. Hollywood has been in business for many years, providing market and strategic analysis for project development and risk management. Co-founded Fanying in 2014 and has led a team to provide in-depth services for more than 300 film and television companies, and complete more than 1,300 film monitoring data collections. In order to improve the project management mechanism of China's film industry, a series of quantitative scales have been explored.
Zhao Fang, joined Warner Bros. in August 2016 as the president of China. He is fully responsible for the implementation of all strategies and business initiatives of Warner Bros. in China, including the development of film and television business, home entertainment, consumer products, games and emerging Digital business, etc.; before joining Warner Bros., she served as the assistant to the senior president of Wanda Cultural Industry Group and the general manager of Wanda Media Co., Ltd. While working at Wanda, she led the production of many popular Chinese movies, such as "Get Out!" Tumor King, "Looking for the Dragon Jue", etc. Prior to this, she had also held senior management positions in companies such as Bona Pictures, Tianying Entertainment, and Star TV.
Andrew Morgan (Andre Morgan), in 1984, Mr. Morgan and Albert Rudy co-founded Rudy Morgan Group. So far, the group has produced more than 80 films and hundreds of hours of TV dramas and programs. He has formulated development strategies in China for many media groups including Bakrie Brothers, Media Asia Film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts and many American studios. He has also involved many large-scale multinational projects in non-media related fields. Morgan has been the co-chairman of the Hollywood China-US Film Festival for many years. The films produced by the group in the United States since 2004 include "Million Baby", "The Longest Yard", "Cloud 9", "Countess", "Camille" and so on. His international films have won him awards such as the Italian Film Awards, the Best Film Awards in Japan, the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars (including the best film, best director and best screenplay of the movie "Million Baby" ). The Chinese films he led and produced ("If Love", "Certificate of Fame" and "The Disciples") also won him multiple awards including Best Picture Award, Best Director Award and Best Actor in Hong Kong and Asia prize.
Ye Ning, Chinese film entrepreneur and famous film producer. The current founder and chairman of Qingsong Pictures, and chairman of Huaying World (Tianjin) Film Distribution Co., Ltd. At the same time, he is also the vice president of China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association, the director of China Film Foundation, the director of China Film Association, and the management of Beijing Film AcademyCollege visiting professor and other social positions. Former Vice President of Wanda Cultural Industry Group, Chairman of Wuzhou Film Distribution Co., Ltd., Director of American AMC Cinemas, Vice President of Huayi Brothers Media Group, General Manager of Huayi Brothers Film Co., Ltd. In 2017, he won the best producer of the first "Asian Bright Star" at the Berlin Film Festival. In 2017, he was selected by the authoritative American magazine "Variety" (Variety) and Verizon to jointly organize the "2017 Global Entertainment Industry 500 Most Influential People" list. The main film works coordinated, produced and planned by Ye Ning include: "Police Story 2013" (2013), "Beijing Love Story" (2014), "Pancake Man" (2015), "Get Out!" Tumor King (2015), "Charlotte Troubles" (2015), "Looking for the Dragon" (2015), "Chinatown Detective" (2015), "Romantic Demise" (2016), "Wrestle!" Dad" (2017), "Fang Hua" (2017), "Predecessor 3: Goodbye to Predecessor" (2017), "Di Renjie: The Four Heavenly Kings" (2018), "Eight Bai" (2020), etc.
