Peninsula All-Media Reporter Wang Yue
The "2024 Chinese Film Directors Night" co-organized by the China Film Directors Association, China Central Radio and Television Station CCTV and Yantai City, Shandong Province was held on the evening of June 8 on CCTV, CCTV.com, etc. The new media matrix of the main station is broadcast. With the theme of "Upward Power", this event is run through the "golden stone" spirit of Chinese filmmakers who are tenacious and forge ahead, demonstrating the high-spirited and enterprising industry style and conveying the upward power passed down from generation to generation. More than 400 guests and filmmakers from different fields gathered in Yantai, the beautiful coast of the Yellow and Bohai Seas, to attend an industry event with swaying light and shadow and stirring emotions. The Director's Night Party was a wonderful event, which not only announced the 2020~2023 honors of the China Film Directors Association, but also connected the wonderful performances with the unique content of the film. There are not only touching director's narrations and touching remembrances of the past, but also the vigorous power of young directors. The guests at the meeting enjoyed the songs "Love", "Flowers", "Awakening", "See You or Not Separate", creative dances and other performances. The filmmakers gathered together warmly and enthusiastically looked forward to the bright new chapter of the Chinese film era.
Four years of anticipation, "Golden Stone" is the beginning
Looking back from 2020 to 2023, Chinese filmmakers used lenses to capture all aspects of life, used stories to warm people's hearts, used light and shadow to depict the glorious chapters of the times, and presented to the public a series of films as shining as gold and stone. The splendid film art also explains what is meant by "sincerity leads to gold and stone".
"2024 Chinese Film Directors Night" announced the Chinese Film Directors Association's 2020~2023 Director of the Year, Film of the Year, Actor of the Year, Actress of the Year, Young Director of the Year, Screenwriter of the Year, Hong Kong and Taiwan Director of the Year, and Special Jury Honors of the Year. Ten honors include Director of Outstanding Contribution of the Year and Director of Outstanding Contribution.
Wanma Caidan, Lu Yang and Cao Baoping won the Director of the Year award, " Eight Hundred ", "Hello, Li Huanying", " Thousand Miles Homecoming" and " Gods Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun" won the Film of the Year. Jin Ba, Chen Jianbin , Zhu Yilong , and Yang Haoyu won the Actor of the Year. Gong Li, Zhou Xun, Wu Yanshu, and Xi Meijuan won the Actress of the Year. Gu Xiaogang, Shao Yihui, Li Gen, and Kong Dashan won the Young Director of the Year. Zhang Ji, Shao Yihui, Liu Bing, Geng Jun, and Red Clay Little Fire Stove won the Screenwriter of the Year award, and Peter Chan, Chan Ching-tao, Tsui Hark, and Weng Tse-guang won the Hong Kong and Taiwan Director of the Year awards. " Young Lions ", " The Long Confession ", " Walking Alone on the Moon " and " " one and four " won the special honor of the annual jury, and Zhang Yimou won the outstanding contribution director. In addition, in order to pay tribute to the Chinese filmmakers who are forging ahead, the "2024 Chinese Film Directors Night" will award directors with outstanding contributions from 2020 to 2023 to all Chinese directors to pay tribute to the "golden stone" spirit upheld by Chinese filmmakers.
Cao Baoping, who won the 2023 Director of the Year, said, "Over the years, I have been working hard to make the kind of movie I want to make, which is personal expression under commercial conditions. I have been working hard to persist. Today's honor gives It gives me the courage to continue. "Lu Yang, who won the 2021 Director of the Year, said, "I am very grateful to the China Film Directors Association for giving us such a heavy honor. This is an encouragement and encouragement to us."
Zhang Yimou, who won the Outstanding Contribution Director. It also sums up the true meaning of the director's work: "This golden stone seems to represent the work of our directors. We turn a very primitive stone into a golden treasure. It is not easy to be a director, but after more than 40 years of film experience Years later, I still hope to continue filming, just because I love it, and just because I want to pursue the dream in my heart. "
The power of light and shadow is passed down from generation to generation
The road of light and shadow is brilliant, and the director's night uses light and shadow as the medium to present it. The upward power of Chinese filmmakers has awakened more enthusiasm for creation. The love for movies is irrespective of job type and age.86-year-old actor Wu Yanshu shared, "What makes me particularly happy is that at the age of 86, I can still do a little bit for the film industry and the audience. This is the happiest thing for me!" Mesozoic director Chen Jianbin said frankly, "What a film director is. It’s a great, hard, and painful job, but there are still so many old, middle-aged, and young directors doing it one after another. This is the charm of movies.”
won two Actress of the Year awards in one go! Zhou Xun came on stage and said, "Many of the directors here have watched me grow up, and I hope to continue working hard in the rest of my life and continue to contribute to Chinese films." Young actor Zhu Yilong expressed his enthusiasm for acting with the words "less talk, more action" Respecting love, he will "continue to work hard and keep working hard."
The China Film Directors Association carries the mission of inheritance and innovation, and always pays close attention to those young filmmakers who love movies and create sincerely. In recent years, the membership has further grown. Currently, there are 525 member directors, including 145 new young directors. At the party, young directors gathered together like stars, showing the vitality of new energy.
is forging ahead. In the future, it is expected that the vitality of
movies will be continued by generations of creators, and the creative baton will be passed to the hands of young filmmakers. At the party, Director Jia Zhangke gave a narration called "Upward Power". In his opinion, the figures of colleagues on the set in adversity are the upward force.
Four filmmakers who won the Young Director of the Year honor took the stage together to share their feelings. Gu Xiaogang believes that the "Golden Stone" spirit is the power of concentration, and he will continue to work hard with this spirit. From a female perspective, Shao Yihui admitted that the biggest significance of her standing here is to give some strength and encouragement to other female screenwriters, female directors and female creators. Li Gen said that he would hold on tightly to this honor, and in his subsequent creations, he should be like this stone, harder and live up to the expectations of others. In his speech, Kong Dashan started from his own personal experience and talked about his continuous understanding of the word "director". "The word director, in turn, means responsibility."
The top ten young film directors who won the 8th Green Onion Project Projects were also announced on the spot. Ten directors including Dong Jie, Han Xia, Lin Weibin, Song Xiaowen, Wang Yiyun, Wang Yueyang, Xu Jingwei, Zhang Yushan, Zhou Xiaoting and Zhu Xinyi received Green Green honors. Xu Jingwei spoke on behalf of the top ten young film directors of the 8th Green Onion Project, "I am very grateful to the Green Onion Project for being such a platform, which can give us young creators opportunities, give us the opportunity to express, and give us the opportunity to express our emotions. ”
Light and shadow connect the past and the future, and images create classics and immortality. Kumi Seiretsu's words when he took the stage in place of his father, Wanma Tseden, touched all the guests present. He said emotionally, "That familiar figure will look back and smile at me, and I will gain infinite strength and eternal peace." . "This man has passed away, but his light and shadow will last forever." In the past four years, the filmmakers who have left us and the screen images they created deserve to be remembered forever. The images of filmmakers such as Wanma Tseden, He Ping, Szeto Zhaodun, Chu Yuan, Li Xing, Tu Men, Zhang Zhao, and Zhao Yingjun are reflected in the light and shadow. Continuously flowing in. The waves are endless and the shadow lights are always bright. The precious wealth they left for Chinese films will become the pride of the industry and the driving force for continued progress.
Directors including Li Shaohong, Feng Xiaogang, Yin Li, Jia Zhangke, Zhang Yang, Wang Hongwei, Liu Yiwei, Li Yu, Guan Hu, Zhang Yibai and other directors representing the sixth executive committee of the China Film Directors Association took the stage together to pay tribute to all Chinese film directors. Chairman Li Shaohong said, "Thank you to all the directors who insist on making movies and making good movies. All the honors tonight belong to everyone. Only with your outstanding contributions can the future of Chinese movies be possible."
Facing the sea, heading towards the new OK. This "upward force" will continue to inspire Chinese filmmakers to move forward and forge ahead, contributing wisdom and strength to the prosperity and development of Chinese films.The China Film Directors Association will also work together with Chinese filmmakers to write a bright new chapter for Chinese films.
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