On the afternoon of June 15th, shanghishorts! and the Shanghai Filmmakers Association's "Sea Film Salon" special event was held at Jinchao Lane 8, Hongkou District, Shanghai. hishorts! The "branch" of the short film exhibition - the new brand shanghishorts! was officially launched.
A group photo of the guests at the "Sea Film Salon" special event
As an imaging field that contains endogenous power and fully demonstrates artistic talent and creativity for young filmmakers, hishorts! has discovered many outstanding Shanghai films in its five years of development. Thematic short films are based in Shanghai, continuing the film culture tradition of Shanghai for nearly a hundred years, and carrying forward the genes of Shanghai culture in the short films. For example, the popular short film "Shanghai Joke", which has been screened in many places across the country this year, shows the audience a different kind of "Magic City" in the eyes of young people from outside the country.
At the opening ceremony, members of the Shanghai Film Association and some movie fans present watched the 2023 hishorts! short film "The White Colt" recommended by the chairman of the jury. After the screening, Sun Mengjin, a senior film critic, music critic, documentary director, and poet, and Liang Hai, the director of "The White Horse", had an in-depth exchange with Wang Xiaoman, founder and chief curator of hishorts!, about the film.
Wang Xiaoman, Liang Hai, and Sun Mengjin started to communicate
"White Horse in the Space" was a word-of-mouth work in hishorts! last year. It tells the story of an old man in Shanghai who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. When he is helpless, he remembers that he still has a younger sister. Northeast, so he wanted to coax his sister to come to Shanghai to take care of him, while his sister was more concerned about his settlement in Shanghai. The two focused their attention on the old house left by their parents, and the daily life of the elderly brother and sister showed the historical scars of the city and the times.
Activities such as the "Marine Film Forum" and "Marine Film Salon" founded by the Shanghai Film Association, while paying tribute to classic films and film artists, are also committed to inheriting the spirit of Shanghai-style films, promoting film creation and supporting new film talents, and strive to contribute to Shanghai's Make useful attempts and active explorations in film development, and contribute to Shanghai’s “carrying forward the city spirit and building a film city”. With short films as the medium and Shanghai as the node, shanghishorts! coincides with the Shanghai Filmmakers Association.
Zheng Dasheng spoke at the opening ceremony
Zheng Dasheng, Chairman of Shanghai Filmmakers Association, said at the opening ceremony, "Shanghai-style movies and Shanghai-style culture are definitely not concepts of one time and one place. They should not refer specifically to a certain period, nor should they refer specifically to a certain country. The city of Shanghai must have a broader international perspective in order to create a new generation of Shanghai-style culture." Zheng Dasheng believes that the launch of shanghishorts! is not only a new beginning, but also a contribution to the development of new forces in Shanghai film. A major push. A group of talented young directors from Shanghai have also emerged one after another. They innovate and use cutting-edge images to convey the new look of Shanghai in the new era, and also find a new starting point for Shanghai filmmakers in the current Chinese-language film landscape. "I hope that through such a platform, more young directors can showcase their talents and tell Chinese stories well. This will not only help prosper Shanghai's film culture, but also allow global audiences to better understand Shanghai and China."
When talking about the creative source of the film, director Liang Hai said, "I have concerns and sympathy for the elderly group. Their previous stories should be seen, but they have faded out of our sight. The current high-spirited urban temperament of Shanghai is actually also It was formed by our fathers. It is less intense than in the north and is relatively more pragmatic. This temperament constitutes today's Shanghai."
film critic Sun Mengjin said after watching the movie that the whole film revealed a light-hearted temperament, with lines and lines. The lighting, rhythm, etc. all contain a strong flavor of Shanghai. ""The White Horse" shows the life outside Shanghai's high-end society, behind the glamorous world. It is very close to my own life experience as a child. There are some in the film The vivid Shanghai culture and citizen culture continue the cultural context that started in the late Qing Dynasty, reflecting the richness and heritage of Shanghai culture."
Members of the Shanghai Film Association who attended the scene also actively expressed their opinions on the film."Many people are paying attention to Shanghai's modern development and how it benchmarks against the world, but how to tell the history of Shanghai is also worth pondering." "The White Horse" is such a film that focuses on the fundamentals of Shanghai. "It has depth. , warm, records the small memories of a big era, and describes a little bit of sadness under the prosperity of Shanghai."
In the future, the stories of Shanghai people, the lives of Shanghai people, and young directors in Shanghai will jointly build a new wave of Shanghai youth imaging.
