"No, you missed the previous sentence." Last night, at the award ceremony of the Asian Newcomer section of this Shanghai International Film Festival, during the guest interaction session that most people didn't take much notice of before the prize draw, Dapeng suddenly Interrupting the on-site interpreter, his tone was very anxious. Everyone laughed.
Caption: Dapeng at the award ceremony
Because everyone heard him say, "I am the winner of the Best Actor Award in the main competition unit of the Golden Goblet Award at the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival, but I have never won the Asia-New Zealand unit. Unfortunately, I was only nominated for the 'Best Actor' award. "I was short on time and only translated the second half. "I want to say that the requirements of the Asia New Awards are very high and the standards are very strict. I regret that I will never have the opportunity to win this award because I am already old. I really envy these young actors and directors. , and believe they will have a bright future." Listening to Dapeng's explanation, the scene laughed again.
The laughter this time was not an accident or a surprise, but a feeling of empathy. At the awards ceremony, in addition to the young, young faces full of enthusiasm for movies, there were many sincere young people who had gone out and returned. Cao Baoping, who started from Asia and Singapore 18 years ago and won the special jury award and the most popular among college students, returned to Asia and Singapore this year as the chairman of the jury of this unit. He said: "Creativity, uniqueness, strangeness Feeling - these precious qualities are what we hope to see in newcomers." I believe that in this June, he will meet his younger self again here, and meet young people who are energetic and enterprising. Shen Yang, the founder of the Asian Newcomer Unit, as the producer of films such as " Daytime Fireworks ", " Girl Nezha ", " Roadside Picnic ", etc., she later led a group of new directors from Asia to the world stage, " The vitality of the film industry must come from the creations of newcomers and newcomers." There is also Japanese director Iwai Shunji, "I participated in the selection of the Asian Newcomer Award in 2011. Now that I am back here, I see that the Newcomer Award section is still so vibrant. I am so happy."
Caption: Cao Baoping (left) and Iwai Shunji
In the new twenty years, a little starlight will create a splendid galaxy, and every year will bring surprises and eternal vitality. In the past 20 years, Yaxin has discovered and launched a large number of new film talents who are now active in the industry in various countries and even the world, bringing the dawn of deepening the Asian film industry and expanding the international footprint of Asian films into reality. (Sun Jiayin)