1905 Film Network News On August 27th, the industry dialogue specially planned the "Road to the Rise of Young Chinese Directors" series of themed dialogues, which will invite representative and outstanding filmmakers from the Beijing Film Festival Project Venture Capital: Director Yang Zi, Tian Li, Yu Qing, Gu Xiaogang, and Xu Lei returned to the stage of the film festival, shared their growth experience and experience in venture capital, showcased the achievements of venture capital projects in the Beijing Film Festival, explored the meaning of venture capital, and inspired more young filmmakers to strengthen their original aspirations. Take root in creation and explore new possibilities of Chinese film.
Beijing International Film Festival enters its tenth year. The market project venture capital established in 2012 has been held for nine consecutive sessions and has achieved remarkable results. Nearly 200 projects have been connected to the industry with the help of venture capital platforms, and representative and outstanding filmmakers continue to emerge.
Among them, Director Yang Zi won the "Most Commercial Potential Award" of the film market project venture capital of the 4th Beijing International Film Festival for his project "Shout Mountain", and won many important awards at domestic and foreign film festivals. Since then, he shot the sports film "I Am Marbury". In 2019, the screenwriter directed the pet-themed family carnival film "Love", which earned 683 million box office results. He continued to explore the creation of different types of films and became a mature professional director with great commercial potential to adapt to the versatility of the market. . This year, he was invited to serve as a review committee for the venture capital of the Beijing Film Festival Project to help young creators keep moving forward with his past experience.
Nowadays, the boundary between the network and the theater is becoming more and more blurred, and many online dramas are striving to pursue "film quality", and more and more online content is emerging in theater movies. While exploring high-quality projects, the Beijing Film Festival Project Venture Capital also attaches great importance to the excavation and training of potential newcomers. Director Tianli and Director Yu Qing who stood out from the 6th Beijing International Film Festival Project Venture Capital are outstanding representatives among them. "Waiting is the least efficient way", young filmmakers need to hone and grow in continuous practice. The development of the
web drama market has opened up a path of accelerated growth for young creators. After the creation of the "River God 1,2" series of web dramas, Director Tian Li is preparing for the first theater movie. Director Yu Qing is preparing his first movie after directing the web series "Antique Bureau Middle Game" and "Fog Tracking". As the so-called "all roads lead to Rome", from the venture capital platform into the market vision, accumulating experience from the creation of drama series, and then making the film pattern and vision will change.
"Spring River Plumbing" and "Sherlock on the Plain" are undoubtedly the venture capital projects that have gained reputation and popularity in the past two years. "Spring River Plumbing" directed by Gu Xiaogang won the "Special Award" of the 8th Beijing Film Festival Project Venture Capital, and successfully found investment during the festival. The finished film was selected for the "Critics Week" at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and became the first Chinese film to be closed in this section. It was released in France on January 1, 2020, with excellent results.
The Ninth Beijing Film Festival Project Venture Capital launched the project declaration for the first time. Director Xu Lei came here with the unfinished late film "Sherlock on the Plain", with a unique perspective, a distinctive director style and a film to be made. His determination moved the judges and attracted the attention of the market. After participating in venture capital, he received support and guidance from director Rao Xiaozhi. The film was produced within half a year after the end of the festival. The festival entered and was screened. It became the fastest project for the venture capital platform to transform into a film and enter the theater. Director Xu Lei also Reached a contract with Bad Monkey Pictures.