In Shanghai in June, the air in the streets and alleys is filled with the fragrance of movies; in Shanghai in early summer, movie fans stop under the large and small purple posters.
Shanghai is the starting point of Chinese movies, and it is also a movie city carrying glory and dreams. From June 14th to 23rd, the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival will kick off a grand carnival for filmmakers and movie fans in the moving scene where movies and the city complement each other.
premiered and participated in the grand event
The open and diverse Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award selection and international film screenings have always attracted attention from all parties. Among the 14 shortlisted films in the main competition, 12 have world premieres and 2 have international premieres. Guan Hu's " A Man and a Woman ", Wei Shujun's "Sunshine Club", Gu Changwei's " The Hedgehog " and Zhang Dalei's "The Stars Are Waiting for Us" will compete with 10 other films. "My Mother's Pain and Me" by Wang Xinrui, "Fishbone" by Zhang Xuyu, "This Friday's Playground" by Zeng Zhi, "Shelter Tower" by Zhang Luoping, "Winter Traveler" by Lu Dan, Zang Lianrong and Xu Ruogu's A total of 6 Chinese-language works were shortlisted for the Asian Newcomer Unit, and all 11 works in this unit were world premieres. Including films in competition, this film festival will screen a total of 461 films from 64 countries and regions, including 70 world premieres, 48 international premieres, 81 Asian premieres, and 73 Chinese premieres. According to statistics, the number of world premieres and international premieres at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival has increased by 25.5% compared with last year. The increase in the premiere rate year after year is a manifestation of the golden signature of the Golden Goblet Award and the surge of the "first" effect in Shanghai. clear evidence.
People's City, Light and Shadow Have Me
As the birthplace of Chinese film, Shanghai is not only a cultural dock that promotes exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign films, but also a cultural source that promotes Chinese film creation. It has always stood at the forefront of the development of world films. Shanghai has led the national city box office for many years, and in 2023 it topped the city box office rankings with 2.797 billion yuan. The annual Shanghai International Film Festival is a grand festival for movie fans. This year, this festival that belongs to the people will continue to serve the people, benefit the people, and benefit the people, and make all-round efforts to improve the moviegoing experience of movie fans. Six city center cinemas jointly launched the "Warmth Show" to give back to movie fans with a discounted ticket price of 50 yuan, for a total of 50 shows; all 47 screening theaters were replaced with new subtitle machines with the advantages of low-failure and low-latency hardware. The original The fluorescent green has also been changed to a light gray that is more visually optimized; the ticket machines ensure that each one is brand new and put into use, and the number of ticket machines has been increased. Under normal circumstances, the queue for ticket collection does not exceed 15 minutes; the launch of "Movie" City", "ga siff" and other series of cultural and creative products, as well as unique commemorative ticket stubs from many theaters...Shanghai is opening its arms to extend a sincere invitation to audiences who love movies and life.
Tomorrow night, a group of Chinese and foreign filmmakers who shine on the screen, as well as all members of the Golden Goblet Award jury, will walk on the opening red carpet of the Shanghai International Film Festival, known as "Asia's No. 1 Red Carpet", and the stars will shine on the river. The opening film of this year's film festival is the dance drama film "The Eternal Wave " directed by Zheng Dasheng and Cui Yi. This red classic has been adapted into works of art many times. The 1958 film of the same name starring Sun Daolin became a masterpiece in Chinese film history. In 2018, the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe created and staged a dance drama of the same name that has been performed frequently. This dance drama film with a new story expression is in Shanghai, with red as the most vivid background color, dances a brilliant arc of art from the screen to the stage and back to the screen. After its world premiere on June 15, the film will also appear in the "City·Light and Shadow: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of New China and Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Shanghai" screening section to meet the general audience.This unit selects new domestic films and Shanghai-themed works from different periods, including the newly dubbed Shanghainese version of "The Crow and the Sparrow", "The Wanderings of Sanmao" released in 1949, and "The Wandering Story of Sanmao", which records the lives of workers in the early days of Shanghai's reform and opening up. Village in the City ", Jia Zhangke's theme documentary " Legend of the Sea " created for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, etc., through the cultural benchmark brand of Shanghai International Film Festival, the red culture, Shanghai culture, Jiangnan culture in the blood of Shanghai city Culture shines with unique brilliance in the blending and excitement of world cultures.
Asia New Twenty Years, Responsible for Major Festivals
The Shanghai International Film Festival adheres to the spirit of Shanghai that embraces all rivers, pursues excellence, is open-minded, wise, and modest, and adheres to the festival's orientation of "based on Asia, paying attention to the Chinese language, and supporting newcomers", forming a continuous connection The organically connected "6+1" stepped newcomer cultivation system - mini film unit, Golden Goblet short film, venture capital training camp, film project venture capital, Golden Goblet Asian newcomer unit, Golden Goblet Award and siff young×Shanghai Young Filmmaker support plan. The Asian newcomer unit, which is both an important part of the "6+1" system and an integral part of the Golden Goblet Award competition structure, celebrates its 20th birthday this year.
From the time of its establishment in 2004, when there were less than 100 films from East Asia’s traditional film countries, to this year’s film festival, there are 314 films from 25 countries and regions. Over the past 20 years, the Asian Newcomer Unit has been focusing on discovering and nurturing Taking it as its mission to create new films by new talents and support emerging film forces in Asia, it has discovered and launched a large number of new film talents who are now active in the industry in various countries and even the world, and has brought the dawn of deepening the Asian film industry and expanding the international footprint of Asian films into reality. Cao Baoping, who won the Special Jury Award and the Most Favorite Award among College Students in the 3rd Asian Newcomer Section in 2006, returned to serve as the chairman of the jury of the Asian Newcomer Section at this film festival. He said: "Creativity, uniqueness, and strangeness. ——These precious qualities are what we hope to see in newcomers.” This year, young Asian directors who have cherished such precious qualities will return together with judges such as Jia Zhangke and Shunji Iwai who have witnessed their growth. At the Shanghai International Film Festival, we focused on "Inheritance and Prospect", interacted with movie fans in the "20 Years of Asia and New Asia" screening section, and shared our heartfelt remarks at the "Asian Film Salon" of the Golden Goblet Forum. It is worth mentioning that at the Asia-Singapore Awards Ceremony on June 20, there will be a special session to express tribute and memory to the deceased David Bordwell, Wanma Tseden and Director He Ping. Affection. There is excitement, joy, warmth, touching, and the inheritance of the spirit. This is the value of the Shanghai International Film Festival's new talent cultivation system and the mission of a responsible film festival.
Based on the present, leading the future
From the cradle of Chinese films to today's film city, Shanghai's open, innovative and inclusive city character has allowed the Shanghai International Film Festival to remain unique in its leadership and reflect the increasing value of the Chinese film market. promote. The Jingoe Film Forum, where industry wisdom is highly gathered, often focuses on foreseeing important transformations in the development of the film industry, giving filmmakers inspiration and thinking. This year’s Golden Goblet Film Forum has a total of 9 events. It will continue to look at the new pattern of industrial development and focus on the cutting-edge technology, such as focusing on differentiated distribution mechanisms, Chinese films “going global”, artificial intelligence + film, the new generation of Hong Kong film industry, and IP global Diversified development, etc., focusing on new productive forces to promote the high-quality development of Chinese films.
In addition, the film market held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center from June 16th to 18th will gather new technologies and new trends in the development of the film industry. The future cinema unit held at Push Art Center, Puxi Financial Plaza, Putuo District, is based on the integration of pioneering film and television art and cutting-edge innovative technology, relying on immersive equipment and interactive experience methods such as racing simulators, VR glasses, and AR glasses. , bringing more diverse immersive interactive experiences to citizens. The immersive "future movie viewing mode" was enthusiastically received by the audience. Just one hour after the reservation was opened, 6,200 tickets for 31 shows in 10 days were sold out in an instant. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Sun Jiayin)
