China·Qingdao 2019 French Film Week Forum is held-
Chinese and French filmmakers "focus" on the Qingdao film industry
On October 22, China·Qingdao 2019 French Film Week Forum was held in Qingdao Oceanwide Celebrity Hotel, from China and France. Famous directors, actors, and film professionals from China gathered together to focus on "the path to enhance the core competitiveness of Qingdao's "world film capital"", "the road to international development: Sino-foreign cooperation", and "the road to international development: young filmmakers" To carry out keynote speeches and expert dialogues with the future, etc., to provide suggestions for the development of Qingdao's film industry. In the afternoon of the same day, the Qingdao-Paris Cultural Tourism Industry Exchange Conference was held at the same time, which opened the first step of Sino-French tourism project cooperation.
, famous film critic, film historian, and former editor-in-chief of the authoritative French film academic journal "Cinema Manual", Jean Michel Fudong believes that the key to enhancing the core competitiveness of the "film capital of the world" lies in building the film industry ecosystem This system not only involves the core links of filming, production, distribution, and theaters, but also includes urban planning, education and training, leisure, tourism, hotels, catering and other fields, so as to form a scale and promote the development of the entire industry chain.
"Why do you have to go to Hengdian for filming? Because there is no extra actor there and you can find it right away." Wang Fenglin, vice chairman and secretary-general of the China Film Producers Association, mentioned that to create a "world film capital", It is necessary to balance the issues of high-end and terminal, and from the perspective of hardware construction and software support, promote Qingdao Film and Television to continue to move towards systematization, diversification, segmentation and branding. On the one hand, the hardware construction of Qingdao's film and television industry has begun to take shape, but it is necessary to work hard on high-end industrialization, standardization, differentiation, internationalization, and high-precision technology to achieve "everyone has me fine"; , It is necessary to formulate various supporting policies to create a fashion city and a tourist capital to provide a good environment for the development of the film industry.
" Shinan District is the pioneer area for the construction of Qingdao International Fashion City. It gathers more than 30 high-quality hotels and fashionable commercial plazas. The coffee street on Daxue Road and the bar street on Lover Dam have become domestic and foreign tourists and business travelers. It’s a must-see place." Xu Hongwei, deputy inspector of the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, introduced the basic situation of Qingdao’s creation of the “film capital of the world” at the forum, and especially recommended the superior conditions for the development of the film and television industry in Shinan District . Xu Hongwei said that in the next step, Qingdao should further improve the planning policy system, lower the threshold, reduce the process, and optimize the development environment of the film industry; do a good job in the city’s film and television and scenic spots, and build a global service system; rely on the SCO local economic and trade cooperation demonstration zone , Shandong Free Trade Zone, the United Nations Creative Network City Film Capital platform, promote international film and television exchanges and cooperation, create international film and television exchanges, and use industrial policies to attract more and better high-level and influential film institutions to settle in Qingdao. After several years of construction and development, we will strive to form a unique business format in Qingdao for the entire industry chain of film and television shooting, production, distribution, exhibition, tourism, etc., gather thousands of film and television cultural enterprises, and form a high-end industrial cluster of 100 billion.
The "Wolf Totem" directed by him is well known to the world
"I look forward to leaving a new work in Qingdao"
-Interview with the famous French director Jean Jacques Arnault
The first time I met Jean Jacques Arnault, he was wearing a navy blue belt Hoodie, blue jeans and white sneakers, he walks vigorously, and his speech is humorous. If it weren't for the silver hair, you might hardly imagine that he is a rare old man.
His passion is the same as his obsession with film creation. As a famous French director, Jean Jacques Arnault has repeatedly won the French film's highest award for best film and best director at the Caesar Award. His debut work "Song of Victory" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1977. During the 2019 French Film Week in Qingdao, China, the reporter interviewed Jean Jacques Arnault and listened to his narration about his complex with movies and China.
's love for China stems from a record
. As a master of film art who grew up from the soil of French culture, Jean Jacques Arnault loves to explore the civilization and culture of other nations. In 1992, Hong Kong actor Leung Ka-fai and 15-year-old newcomer Jane Margie co-starred in the movie "Lover", which made many Chinese people know Jean Jacques Arnold for the first time; 23 years later, " Wolf Totem"The novel was put on the big screen by him, bringing a wave of wolf craze.
recalled the filming time of "Wolf Totem", Jean Jacques Arnault told reporters that when he and the crew went deep into the grasslands of Inner Mongolia for framing and shooting, the team must adhere to and uphold the concept of environmentally friendly shooting, the producer and the team’s art of director Respect for creation, etc., made him more determined to shoot.
"My love for Chinese culture stems from a Chinese record I bought when I was young. Because of that record, I was curious about this magical oriental country. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to direct the film "Lover" to contact China. Directing "Wolf Totem" many years later, let me see another China." Jean Jacques Arnault said, "I have been to China many times, and every time I feel the great changes, I am more tolerant, open, Fashion." The slow work of
makes each of his works a masterpiece
"Wolf Totem" The extremely shocking picture reminiscent of the text, in the lens of Jean Jacques Arnault can be vividly displayed. "Only by taking risks can we show the world that the audience has never seen before, and can directly reach the hearts of the audience." Jean Jacques Arnault said frankly that the shooting of "Wolf Totem" was the most unforgettable experience in his film career.
Jean Jacques Arnault is not a prolific director, but his slow work and meticulous style make every one of his few works excellent. He told reporters that in order to create the scenes in the "Wolf Totem" novel, he led the team to do a crazy thing-spent millions to build a wolf shelter in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia and hired Canadian animal trainer Andrew for a three-year domestication . Just as he expected for the movie "Wolf Totem", this 98% film with real shots was released in France for two days, and the number of viewers reached 136,000, far surpassing the film "Birdman" that had just won the Oscar at the time. ; The premiere in China, a lot of praise.
"There is no special reason, I like this immersive creation, to restore the scene to the greatest extent, and deeply feel the life and culture of the characters to be shown in the film." Jean Jacques Arnault said.
I look forward to leaving my new work in Oriental Movie Metropolis.
"I have been to the Trestle, May Fourth Square, Beer Museum, Posts and Telecommunications Museum. The wedding photos of couples in the Catholic Church are also beautiful!" Jean Jacques Arnold I am already quite familiar with the famous scenic spots in Qingdao. He told reporters that this is his second time to Qingdao, and he has made many friends, and he is now regarded as Qingdao's "old friends".
The last time Jean Jacques Arnault came to Qingdao dates back to 2016. He still remembers his trip to Qingdao, "That time, I was fortunate to visit the Oriental Movie Capital of Qingdao, but at that time Oriental Movie Capital was not yet complete. The completion is just a rudimentary form. Now, as the world’s largest comprehensive investment project in the film and television industry, Oriental Films has risen to the ground to inspire filmmakers." Jean Jacques Arnault told reporters excitedly that this time, , He would also take the opportunity to visit friends who are filming in Oriental Movie Metropolis and walk around the "world's best" studio.
"The cooperation with the Chinese team made me deeply feel the excellent qualities of Chinese filmmakers with strong sense of responsibility, strong learning ability, and full of artistic creativity." Jean Jacques Arnault recalled when filming "Wolf Totem", the crew In the scene of singing loudly in the weather of minus 20 degrees Celsius, "The Chinese team is a team that is not afraid of hardship and dares to endure hardship. I am willing to cooperate with such a team again and leave my new work in the'World Film Capital'."
( Qingdao Daily/Qingdao Guan/Yu Ruixin, reporter from Youth Daily)
