1905 Movie News Recently, the ReelFocus New Blood Imaging Project offline competition review meeting was successfully held. Big names in the industry gathered together to put forward valuable opinions on short films submitted at home and abroad, and had in-depth exchanges on the current status of the industry, with frequent golden quotes. This program is a video work support program initiated directly by BOSS and focused on discovering and cultivating student directors and young creators. This program unites universities at home and abroad to issue film invitations to young film and television creators, to find and support outstanding prospective filmmakers, to inject more fresh blood into the growing Chinese film industry, and to ensure the smooth growth of student directors into professional directors.
Venture capital works are blooming, and seniors frequently come up with on-site reviews.
Previously, the ReelFocus New Blood Image Project successfully held a venture capital project review meeting, gathering 11 seniors in the field of feature films and documentaries to jointly escort student filmmakers. As seniors, they put forward many valuable suggestions and also expressed their own opinions.
Zhou Zhaozhong, general manager of Youku Youxiang Studio, expressed his approval of the submissions: I saw that the span of the works this time is very wide, and no matter what the subject matter is, it can be expressed through images. Chang Bin, head of Tencent Film Tianji Studio, while praising student filmmakers for their courage to express themselves, also put forward pertinent opinions: Some films are deliberately made to be "obscure", but being "obscure" actually creates barriers for moviegoers. Well-known director and screenwriter Wang Yichun encourages young filmmakers not to be limited by equipment in their creations. She values the sincerity of their works: there are no big machines, but there are small machines, and there are also mobile phones without small machines.
The cutting-edge perspectives of student filmmakers are also very popular among seniors. The entries are rich in types, from martial arts to science fiction, from rural areas to AI, allowing people to see the infinite possibilities of industry development. As the well-known screenwriter Xiao Zimuhua said, the New Blood Image Project is not a competition in the traditional sense, but a learning conference. You learn from the experience of your predecessors, and your predecessors are also learning from your enthusiasm and new perspectives. This is also the significance of the ReelFocus New Blood Imaging Program. It connects the film and television industry with college students majoring in film and television. It uses the platform advantages of BOSS direct recruitment to create open opportunities for film talent exchanges and continuously introduces fresh blood into the industry.
The international landscape expands horizons. The review judges of the competition unit have had many heated exchanges. The offline review meeting of the
competition unit also came to an end last weekend. Facing the works of young filmmakers from all over the world, the expert judges feel a heavy responsibility and have stricter requirements. The shortlisted works this time cover a wide range of subjects, including not only national customs, hometown sentiments, hot social events, etc., but also very pioneering experimental style films.
Faced with these fresh and highly completed works, the professional judges had difficulty choosing and expressed their opinions on their favorite works. Some works even triggered multiple rounds of voting by the judges, making the scene very anxious. Although there are differences in determining the shortlisted films, the judges have the same goal. The well-known director and screenwriter Zhang Luan pointed out the shortlisting criteria: The selected short films need to have advantages and shining points in one place. This is why we select the shortlisted short films. judging criteria.
It is understood that the shortlisted works of the ReelFocus New Blood Imaging Program will be announced soon. During the ReelFocus New Blood Imaging Program event week in April, the organizer will also expand the employment of young filmmakers through on-site recruitment, industry presentations, celebrity forums and other activities. channels to help young creators become professional filmmakers, so stay tuned.