The 29th Busan International Film Festival was held in Busan, South Korea from the 2nd to the 11th of this month. Many Chinese films were screened during the festival. During this period, the famous Chinese director Xie Fei was interviewed by a reporter from China News Service in Busan. He reviewed his "fate" with the Busan Film Festival, analyzed the current trends in film and television creation, and called on Chinese films in the future to break the limitations of traditional theaters and move toward multi-channel integrated media. develop.
Xie Fei is one of the representatives of the fourth generation of directors in China. His representative works include "Xiao Xiao", "Ben Ming Nian", "Fragrant Soul Girl" and so on. "Scented Soul Girl" directed by Xie Fei won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany in 1993 and became one of the important symbols of Chinese films going global. During this visit to Busan, Xie Fei attended the screening and master class of "Scented Soul Girl", as well as the "Glory Night of Chinese Films with Director Xie Fei" event.
On October 5, local time, Chinese director Xie Fei was interviewed by the media in Busan. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu
"This is my third time coming to the Busan Film Festival. More than 20 years ago, the film "Yesi Dolma " directed by me was screened during the Busan Film Festival, and it was on the beach. Screening." Xie Fei recalled to reporters, "At that time, there were chairs that could accommodate tens of thousands of spectators, and there was a large screen, and the film was directly projected on it. The 29th edition was initially not very famous compared to other international film festivals, but its focus on young people and Asia has made it develop more and more rapidly and become more and more influential. The format of the film festival promotes cultural exchanges, which is a good thing," Xie Fei said.
On October 5, local time, Chinese director Xie Fei attended the "Chinese Film Glory Night" event. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu
When talking about film creation, Xie Fei particularly emphasized the importance of scripts. "My work "Scented Soul Girl" screened in Busan this time is adapted from the work of Henan military writer Zhou Daxin. I think the reason why this film won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival that year is because of the characters created in the work. The ideas expressed have moved audiences around the world,” Xie Fei said, “We often talk about the issue of ‘going global’ in movies, but in fact, works that can ‘go global’ are not limited by subject matter, as long as a work has characters in it. If it can impress the audience in terms of its portrayal and refining of its thoughts, then the work will be understood and can naturally 'go out'."
Xie Fei also emphasized that the current era of integrated media means that Chinese films cannot be limited to the future. The "small cinema" model should move towards the extensive integration of various channels. "On the one hand, a large part of our audience has developed the habit of watching programs on TV and the Internet. On the other hand, there are some types of movies whose audiences are not in theaters. If they are released on the Internet, the viewing effect may be better." Xie Fei Said, "We must break the concept that movies cannot be just movies, TV just TV, and the Internet just the Internet. They should be combined into a big family of integrated media to develop in an all-round way."
Text/Liu Xu
Source/China News Network
