Nandu News Reporter Li Chunhua As one of the important activities of the 4th "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival", the 8th Chinese Drama Festival will be held grandly at the Experimental Theater of the Guangzhou Grand Theater on November 27.
Chinese Drama Festival is a high-quality drama selection event directed by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Chinese Drama Theory and History Research Association, supported by the China Performance Industry Association, and hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Art Institute. Since its establishment in 2017, based on the standards of people's character, artistry, and professionalism, it has selected outstanding drama works that have market appeal, profound thinking, exquisite art, and excellent production every year, with the purpose of encouraging high-quality creation and spreading drama culture. , to build a Chinese-language drama market evaluation system and promote its long-term and orderly development. It is known as the first domestic drama selection event that "fully relies on the industry and is truly rooted in the market."
This year's festival received a total of 53 plays. After review, 50 plays were finally qualified to participate, of which 46 were from the mainland and 4 were from Hong Kong, China. After strict review by the nomination committee, a total of 19 works were shortlisted for nomination. Shanghai Dramatic Art Center benefited from the pioneering "producer-centered system" and "actor club" system. This year, a total of 6 works were shortlisted, including "Journey to the West", "Father", "Double Bass", "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", "The Validity of Facts" and "Song of Everlasting Regret" (Shanghai dialect version) is the art institution with the most nominated plays in this ceremony.
In addition, "Magic Hour" became the most nominated play at this festival. This work was written by the famous Japanese playwright Yuki Mitani. It is a classic comedy with wide influence. This production is jointly produced by two private performing arts organizations that are very influential in the performance market and has invited popular actors Zheng Yunlong Starring Yan Nan, a famous performing artist Huang Hong served as the artistic director and joined the show. Once it was staged, it achieved excellent audience reputation and market effect. At this ceremony, he won the "Best Actor", "Best Annual Play" and "Best Innovative Play" in one fell swoop. There were seven nominations for "Best Director", "Best Choreography", "Best Investor" and "Best Producer".
In the competition for the personal list, the "Best Actor" is the most intense. The "top performers" of the three generations of old, middle and young people will compete together. They are Jin Shijie (played by Andre in "Father"), Wang Yaoqing ("Double Bass" as the double bass player) and Zheng Yunlong ("Magic Hour" as Daiki Murata).
Competition for "Best Actress" includes the well-known artist Lu Jingshan from Hong Kong ("Play She plays Nora in "The Return of Nora"), Liu Xiaoliang, who plays both drama and film and television (plays Wang Qiyao in the Shanghai version of "Song of Everlasting Sorrow"), and vividly interprets Chinese female characters in the original drama "Looking at the Galaxy" The young actor Ming Jiaxin plays the role of scientist Wang Zhenyi.
The holding of this event will once again build a platform for display and exchange of outstanding Chinese drama works, and further promote the construction of a drama cooperation mechanism in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. During the ceremony, activities such as round-table exchanges, dialogues, and red carpet ceremonies will also be held to attract theater people from all over the country to gather together. Through this platform, theater exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and four places will be promoted, and the development of Chinese theater will be promoted.
Nandu News Reporter Li Chunhua As one of the important activities of the 4th "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival", the 8th Chinese Drama Festival will be held grandly at the Experimental Theater of the Guangzhou Grand Theater on November 27.
Chinese Drama Festival is a high-quality drama selection event directed by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Chinese Drama Theory and History Research Association, supported by the China Performance Industry Association, and hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Art Institute. Since its establishment in 2017, based on the standards of people's character, artistry, and professionalism, it has selected outstanding drama works that have market appeal, profound thinking, exquisite art, and excellent production every year, with the purpose of encouraging high-quality creation and spreading drama culture. , to build a Chinese-language drama market evaluation system and promote its long-term and orderly development. It is known as the first domestic drama selection event that "fully relies on the industry and is truly rooted in the market."
This year's festival received a total of 53 plays. After review, 50 plays were finally qualified to participate, of which 46 were from the mainland and 4 were from Hong Kong, China. After strict review by the nomination committee, a total of 19 works were shortlisted for nomination. Shanghai Dramatic Art Center benefited from the pioneering "producer-centered system" and "actor club" system. This year, a total of 6 works were shortlisted, including "Journey to the West", "Father", "Double Bass", "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", "The Validity of Facts" and "Song of Everlasting Regret" (Shanghai dialect version) is the art institution with the most nominated plays in this ceremony.
In addition, "Magic Hour" became the most nominated play at this festival. This work was written by the famous Japanese playwright Yuki Mitani. It is a classic comedy with wide influence. This production is jointly produced by two private performing arts organizations that are very influential in the performance market and has invited popular actors Zheng Yunlong Starring Yan Nan, a famous performing artist Huang Hong served as the artistic director and joined the show. Once it was staged, it achieved excellent audience reputation and market effect. At this ceremony, he won the "Best Actor", "Best Annual Play" and "Best Innovative Play" in one fell swoop. There were seven nominations for "Best Director", "Best Choreography", "Best Investor" and "Best Producer".
In the competition for the personal list, the "Best Actor" is the most intense. The "top performers" of the three generations of old, middle and young people will compete together. They are Jin Shijie (played by Andre in "Father"), Wang Yaoqing ("Double Bass" as the double bass player) and Zheng Yunlong ("Magic Hour" as Daiki Murata).
Competition for "Best Actress" includes the well-known artist Lu Jingshan from Hong Kong ("Play She plays Nora in "The Return of Nora"), Liu Xiaoliang, who plays both drama and film and television (plays Wang Qiyao in the Shanghai version of "Song of Everlasting Sorrow"), and vividly interprets Chinese female characters in the original drama "Looking at the Galaxy" The young actor Ming Jiaxin plays the role of scientist Wang Zhenyi.
The holding of this event will once again build a platform for display and exchange of outstanding Chinese drama works, and further promote the construction of a drama cooperation mechanism in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. During the ceremony, activities such as round-table exchanges, dialogues, and red carpet ceremonies will also be held to attract theater people from all over the country to gather together. Through this platform, theater exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and four places will be promoted, and the development of Chinese theater will be promoted.
Let us look forward to this art feast together and witness the grand announcement of the annual list of the festival!
picture: provided by the organizer