On the afternoon of April 20, amid the applause and cheers of all media reporters, Fei Xiang was led by Serbian director Emil Kusturica, Chairman of the International Jury of the "Tiantan Award", the main competition unit of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival. Six judges, including , Ma Li, , walked onto the stage in the Langyuan Station punctual theater and began to be interviewed by reporters. This is also the first media meeting of the international jury of this year's "Tiantan Prize".
The international jury of this yearās āTiantan Prizeā met with the media.
This yearās "Tiantan Award" international jury has seven members. In addition to Emil Kusturica, the other six judges are Australian film sound designer David White, actor Fei Xiang, and Austrian director Jessica Howe. Sina, Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha, actor Ma Li, actor Zhu Yilong.
"When I came to Beijing again, I found that it has become greener. I have watched some videos in the past few days and the quality has become higher. In short, I feel very good!" Kusturica described his mood this way. The 70-year-old has already become famous in the international film industry. He has won a grand slam of awards at the three major international film festivals: Cannes, Berlin, and Venice. He has also won the "Palme d'Or" award at the Cannes International Film Festival twice. In addition, he has served as a judge at international film festivals many times. , has presented awards to director Zhang Yimou 4 times. The most recent time was to present Zhang Yimou with the Special Honor Award of the Organizing Committee at the opening ceremony of this Beijing Film Festival on the evening of April 18. In 2016, Kusturica also served as the chairman of the "Golden Goblet Award" jury of the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. In addition to being a director, he is also an actor, writer and musician. When talking about the criteria for selecting the 15 shortlisted films for this year's "Tiantan Award", he said that the focus is to see whether these films can capture the real movie content and convey emotions. In addition, "whether the humanity in the film is sufficient" is also one of the criteria for judging. "Values āāare the core, but artistry is also very important." He said that he and other judges will uphold the principle of fairness and justice, "and will definitely select truly outstanding films." Movies. "
"I am really full of expectations and hopes for Chinese movies. I really feel that Chinese movies are now entering a prime time," said actor Fei Xiang excitedly. With the image of King Zhou portrayed in the movie "The Legend of the Gods Part 1: Chao Ge Fengyun " last summer, this former "Prince of Love Songs" has once again been sought after by mainland audiences. In his view, China now has good directors, screenwriters and actors, and the most important thing is that China has so many good stories. These stories are brand new to audiences around the world, just like "Feng Shen", and are Audiences around the world have not heard of or seen it, "so I think there is great potential in this area." Fei Xiang hopes that the Chinese film industry will become more and more proactive in making these stories into movies and then promote them to the world. , allowing audiences around the world to understand China, "I am very much looking forward to it."
"I very much agree with Mr. Fei Xiang's point of view." Judge and Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha also believes that Chinese films are now entering a golden age , "Because China has many outstanding talents and mature technical reserves." He has directed the Hollywood cartoons "Ice Age" series and "Rio Adventure" series, and has achieved outstanding results in the field of cartoons. He believes that if an animated film wants to be welcomed all over the world, it needs to transform local stories and "make the stories more interesting and vivid in order to attract the attention of the audience."
Jessica Hausner is a Chinese An old friend of movie fans, she was a guest at the Beijing Film Festival Master Class in 2020 and gave movie fans a vivid speech about pioneering female filmmakers. In 2022, her "Little Joe", which was shortlisted for the main competition of the Cannes International Film Festival, met with Chinese audiences on the National Art Federation's dedicated line. She believes that "creating unique content and challenging the audience's inertia through the form of a movie" is one of the criteria for judging whether a movie is excellent.
"I believe that actors don't want to be defined and positioned. I am very lucky to have the opportunity to try different types of works. I feel very happy." Judge and actor Ma Li said.With her wonderful performance in this year's Spring Festival movie " Article 20 ", Ma Li's popularity has been soaring. "I cherish the opportunity to cooperate in every movie now. I hope that no matter what type of movie I make in the future, I can work with good directors, actors and teams, and I hope I can maintain the mentality of learning along the way."
Judge and actor Zhu Yilong said that he has enjoyed his work as a judge at the Beijing Film Festival these days." Continuously communicating, constantly communicating, and constantly learning.ā He believes that a good performance is first of all āvivid, natural, and unified.ā This is the premise. If you add another one, it is a sense of proportion. āThe sense of proportion can be particularly displayed. The comprehensive strength of an actor. "
The 15 shortlisted films for this year's "Tiantan Awards" come from 21 countries and regions, including "Travel Through the Moon", " Stop and Go " and " Zhaoyun Muyu" Three Chinese movies. In the coming days, the judges will select ten awards including Best Film and Best Director, and the final results will be announced at the closing ceremony and awards ceremony on April 26.
