Nandu News reporter Fu Yuanyuan The 2024 Shanghai International Film and Television Festival held a press conference in Beijing on May 14 to announce the 26th Shanghai International Film and Television Festival under the guidance of the State Film Administration, hosted by China Central Radio and Television and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The International Film Festival will be held from June 14 to 23; the 29th Shanghai TV Festival, sponsored by the State Administration of Radio and Television, China Central Radio and Television, and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, will be held from June 24 to 28 . At the same time, the press conference also officially announced the list of the jury for the main competition unit of the Golden Goblet Award and the Asian Newcomer Unit of this film festival, and the full list of the jury for the Magnolia Award of the TV Festival. The posters of this film festival and the TV festival were also released, and introduced The overall situation of preparations.
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The international recognition of the Golden Goblet Award and the Magnolia Award has steadily increased
According to the data released at this press conference, the global film solicitation session of this Shanghai Film Festival has collected more than 3,700 films from 105 countries and regions to register for competition or exhibition. , among which 2,224 works were registered for competition, 1,375 were world premieres, and 390 were international premieres. The number of premieres continues to grow; and the Magnolia Award selection collection for this TV Festival received submissions from 57 countries on five continents around the world. Nearly a thousand works from and around the country signed up for the competition. In the TV series category, about 190 Chinese dramas were registered, and overseas dramas increased from nearly 110 in the previous year to nearly 170, achieving an increase of 53.7%; the number of registered works in the documentary and cartoon categories also increased significantly, and in this In the two sections where Chinese and foreign works compete together, the proportion of overseas works is increasing year by year; in the documentary category, foreign works registered this year accounted for 60%, well-known overseas TV organizations such as BBC, Sony, HBO Warner Discovery Channel, Disney National Geographic, etc. All high-quality programs were selected to participate in the selection. It is enough to see that the Golden Goblet Award selection of the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Magnolia Award selection of the Shanghai TV Festival are increasing day by day in terms of international competitiveness, recognition and influence.
In addition, the organizer also stated that this year, as the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the China-France Cultural Tourism Year, this year's film festival will plan a French film week to select outstanding French works from major international film festivals in the past year and present them to the audience. Showcasing the diverse perspectives and social aspects of contemporary French films, and experiencing the latest exploration of the nature of film and the boundaries of images in the world of cinema.
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The main posters of the "Golden Goblet Award" and "Magnolia Award" were unveiled together.
The theme of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival was finally decided as "City of Movies". The poster for this film festival was also unveiled at the press conference. The picture shows the silhouettes of people walking in the city, and the representative Shanghai cinema blends into the night sky of Shanghai, just like an upcoming movie, implying that in Shanghai, the birthplace of Chinese movies, we can encounter better times and a more beautiful life.
It is understood that ticket sales for this film festival will start on June 7. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Shanghai, the specially planned "City·Light and Shadow: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China and the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Shanghai" screening unit will select new domestic films and Shanghai themes from different periods. Film works use film language to show the red culture, Shanghai style culture, and Jiangnan culture in the blood of Shanghai city; the science fiction film week section focuses on the theme of artificial intelligence, and also selects classic artificial intelligence-themed films in film history and global new works in recent years for centralized screening; widely known The premiere ceremony, tribute to the master, new Chinese style and other units familiar to movie fans will still be performed as scheduled.
screenings will be held in 47 theaters in 16 districts in Shanghai. These theaters have witnessed the renewal and development of the city of Shanghai, the growth and expansion of citizens’ cultural needs, and also demonstrated the new trends in the city’s cultural development.
At the same time, the poster for the 29th Shanghai TV Festival was also officially released. In the picture, Shanghai's cultural landmark Oriental Pearl TV Tower is vaguely displayed - one of the era's witnesses of the development of China's radio and television industry. The picture captures the changes in the spherical lighting landscape on the Oriental Pearl TV Tower through real shots, implying "same screen, same frequency" and showing the current development trend of diversified television media and diversified program content.
It is reported that this year’s offline screenings for the benefit of the people have carefully planned family series, sports competitions, Chinese comics, overseas popular dramas and other units, and will be open to the public free of charge in about 20 art venues distributed in 16 districts across the city. The TV Festival will also give "watching TV" in the multi-screen era a more exciting fashion element and social experience through the weaving of audio-visual content and urban space.
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The Golden Goblet Award and Magnolia Award jury announced
Finally, this press conference also officially announced that the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival will be held from June 14th to 23rd; the 29th Shanghai TV The festival will be held from June 24 to 28. At the same time, the list of judges was released as follows:
The list of judges for the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award Main Competition Unit and Asian Newcomer Unit is as follows:
Main Competition Unit
Chairman : Chen Yingxiong (French director and screenwriter)
Committee member:
Love de Hill (Australian director and screenwriter)
Matthias Glasner (German director)
Tony Leung (Hong Kong, China actor)
Santiago· Mitre (Argentinian director, screenwriter)
Song Taiga (Chinese director, screenwriter)
Zhou Xun (Chinese actor)
Asian Newcomer Unit
Chairman: Cao Baoping (Chinese director, screenwriter, producer)
Committee member:
Adachi Shin ( Japanese director, screenwriter)
Lila Aviles (Mexican director, screenwriter, producer)
Dapeng ( Dong Chengpeng ) (Chinese director, actor)
Ni Ni (Chinese actor)
Shen Yang ( Chinese producer and curator)
(The order of the judges list is based on the first pinyin letter or English letter of the surname)
The 29th Shanghai TV Festival TV Series Category Judges List:
Chairman: Yan Jiangang (Chinese Director)
China TV series unit
Judges:
Hai Qing (Chinese actor)
Han Zhong (Chinese art director)
Li Yuesen (Chinese writer, literary commentator)
Wang Xiaoqiang (Chinese screenwriter)
Yang Lei (Chinese director)
You Yongzhi ( Chinese actor)
Overseas TV series unit
Judges:
Elwen Davis (British producer)
Andy (French actor)
Documentary category
Chairman: Wei Keran (Indian director and producer)
Judges:
Xiao Han (Chinese director)
Van Zandvoort (Dutch documentary director)
Cartoon category
Chairman: Frederic Pieche (French animation producer)
Judge:
Chen Liaoyu (Chinese animation director)
Mari Okada (Japanese animation screenwriter and director)
(The order of the judges list is based on the first pinyin letter or English letter of the last name)
