Beijing News (Reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On April 27, the 14th Beijing International Film Festival "Tiantan Award" Best Film Jury and Media Viewing Meeting was held at Beijing CBD Wanda Cinema. The "Tiantan Award" international jury judges include Serbian director Emil Kusturica, Australian film sound designer David White, Chinese actor Fei Xiang, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, and Brazilian director Carlos Schaal Danha, Chinese actors Ma Li, Zhu Yilong, as well as director Long Fei and screenwriter Huang Jia of this year's "Tiantan Award" best film "Stop and Go" attended the event.
"Tiantan Award" international jury judge and Serbian director Emil Kusturica (right).
"Stop and Go", the best film of this year's "Tiantan Award", tells the story of a protagonist who returns to his hometown as a drifter from Beijing after "failure" and gradually rediscovers himself in life in his hometown. The film director Long Fei said he was very surprised and pleasantly surprised to win the award. As a new director, the biggest difficulty is communicating with the actors. Fortunately, screenwriter Huang Jia wrote a very good script, and the actors understood their roles seriously. Communication with them on set was very simple, and the filming went relatively smoothly. One of the more difficult scenes in my mind was the traffic jam. The assistant director had to coordinate more than 50 cars in front and behind. It was quite difficult and very hot. However, everyone completed the scene in one day in a very difficult environment, which was very efficient. high.
"Stop and Go" won 3 awards.
screenwriter Huang Jia said that the original intention of the creation was to create a comedy that focuses on daily life, hoping to have a light humor that will make everyone laugh. This creation explores the relationship between reality and performance, but it unintentionally incorporates people and events that have subtly influenced her in life, revealing her choice of values.
talked about the reasons for selecting "Stop and Go" as the best film of this year's "Tiantan Awards". The seven judges of the international jury expressed their opinions. Emil Kusturica said that the reason why this film won the award was Because it brings a huge emotional impact to the audience in a small-cost production. Every character in this film has documentary-style reality and the impact that a theatrical feature film character needs to have on the audience. He hopes that a film like this will stand out in the film festival and bring more inspiration to the new generation of young filmmakers. At the same time, he hopes that this film can bring space for thinking to the young generation of Chinese filmmakers and let them think about how to use smaller films. The scale and cost truly achieve the emotional impact of the film.
Fei Xiang’s evaluation of "Stop and Go" was concise and to the point: "good-looking".
Fei Xiang made a concise evaluation of "Stop and Go": "It looks good." This film is not only a breakthrough in art, but also able to resonate with the audience. The family of Yue Hong, Zhou Yemang, Jin Jing and Hu Ge are so real, so unique, and so lovely, and will remain in his memory forever. Ma Li believes that "Stop and Go" is one of the few movies she has seen in recent years that combines lightness, authenticity, warmth, and healing. It is relaxed and close to life, and the family atmosphere it depicts has Chinese characteristics. As a female comedian, she saw Jin Jing's effortless performance, allowing the audience to feel the charm of her sister's character and her comedy performance skills. Zhu Yilong believes that "Stop and Go" tells the Chinese story well, and everyone will warm each other, help each other, support each other, and protect each other. He particularly appreciated two aspects of the film. One is that it is "not pretentious" and deals decisively with life, death, and emotional relationships, without focusing on the emotions caused by pain; the other is the sense of humor, which is very natural, light and unconventional. affectation.
Zhu Yilong said that he admired the "non-pretentiousness" and sense of humor of "Stop and Go".
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