This night, the filmmakers went home. Cao Baoping, chairman of the jury for the Asian Newcomer Award at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, said that he was also a newcomer on this stage 18 years ago. Australian director, screenwriter and producer Love De Hill said emotionally: "For me, this time in Shanghai will be unforgettable in my life."
The Kazakhstan film "Divorce" won the best film. The film's star Omarova Amira (second from right) won the Best Actress Award.
Last night, with the theme of "Rebirth and Endlessness", the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award Ceremony took place as scheduled at the Shanghai Grand Theater. The major awards of the Golden Goblet main competition unit were announced one by one. The Kazakhstan film "Divorce" won the best film, and the film's starring Omarova Amira won the best actress award; Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming won the best actress award for her role in the movie The performance in "Sunshine Club" won the Best Actor Award; the Best Director was won by Baku Bakuladze (Georgia/Russia), the director of "Snow in the Yard"; the Argentinian film "Adults" won the Jury Prize , also became the closing film of this film festival; the Artistic Contribution Award went to the Iranian film "Scavengers".
As the guests at the awards ceremony said, in Shanghai, a film city that connects ancient and modern times, and connects China and the West, filmmakers from all over the world exchange and learn from each other at this Shanghai International Film Festival, looking for the endless power of film.
Chinese-language films have received many honors
There are four Chinese-language feature films shortlisted for the main competition of this year’s Golden Goblet Awards, covering three generations of creative power, old, middle and young. In the end, three films, " the hedgehog ", "sunshine club" and " a man and a woman ", received honors.
"The Hedgehog", which won the Best Screenplay Award, is Gu Changwei's return to serious issues after 12 years. The film uses animals as images, people who are unwilling to accept their fate but do not accept mediocrity. They are scarred and upright in their "battle" with the world. As the original author and one of the screenwriters, Zheng Zhi said after receiving the trophy that he was "a novelist who accidentally entered the film industry." He feels that people who write often have a "little pride" in their hearts, and he encourages his peers to "hold on, because almost all the respect you win starts from that little bit of 'little pride' in your heart."
Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming won the Best Actor Award for his performance in the movie "Sunshine Club".
"Sunshine Club" directed by Wei Shujun born in the 1990s is a warm and healing story: a single young man Wu You and his mother Shen Liping, who is nearly 70 years old, depend on each other. When her mother suddenly becomes ill, Wu You firmly believes that as long as the sunshine shines into the heart, life will always have miracles, so Taking my mother on a journey to find sunshine. Although Wu You has reached the age of 40, his IQ and cognitive level are still at the level of a child. The jury believes that in such a role that is easily labeled, there is an actor who interprets the unique charm of this character through his clumsy and bloated body and innocent eyes. In his eyes, we not only see a rare belief and strength, but also saw the warmest undertone of human nature.
Huang Xiaoming has been in the industry for 26 years, with ups and downs along the way. After receiving the Best Actor Award, he admitted that he was a little confused at that moment, "Shanghai is a magical place, and miracles always happen." But if you look back at his dedication to the role, people will believe that God rewards hard work. In order to better express the living conditions of special groups, he went to a special group base in Hangzhou for a month of on-the-spot experience. At the same time, he gained 30 pounds for the character, designed a sparser top of the head, a thinner eyebrow shape, and even installed braces. "This makes the dullness a bit stronger, and the shape of the mouth when speaking has also changed, making it a bit arrogant." It’s not clear, and if you grin, you can still see the uneven gaps between the teeth, which fits the characteristics of the character.” Standing on the stage of the Golden Goblet Awards, he said of himself, "I crossed that mountain and met my 18-year-old self, which further strengthened my original intention to bravely continue on the road of filmmaking"; he also believed that "hard work always pays off." There will be consequences, there may be a reflex arc of several years, but there will be rewards.”
In addition, "A Man and a Woman" directed by Guan Hu and starring Huang Bo, and Ni Ni won the Best Cinematography Award.
Building a bridge of souls in an open and inclusive mind
Building a bridge of souls for exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations in an open and inclusive mind has been the mission of the Shanghai International Film Festival for the past 31 years. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Asian Newcomer Unit. At the Golden Goblet Award ceremony, the two unit awards were dreamily linked, which also added warmth and emotion to the entire award ceremony.
Chinese director and actor Dong Chengpeng ( Dapeng ).
In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of AsiaNews, the main creative team of the Golden Goblet Award Ceremony innovatively designed the video story " rebirth " and invited four filmmakers who have become familiar with the AsiaNews unit - Chinese director and actor Dong Chengpeng (Dapeng), Japanese director Iwai Junji, Chinese director and Beijing Film Academy professor Cao Baoping, and Chinese actor Sun Yi took to the stage to talk about their fate with the Asia New Unit based on their own experiences, looking back on this film journey full of passion and dreams.
Dapeng starts from his triple identity transformation at the Shanghai International Film Festival: in 2015, he walked on the red carpet with " Pancake Man ", in 2018, " Sewing Machine Band " entered the Asian Newcomer Unit, and this year it is the Asian Newcomer Unit. Judges. He cherishes his identity as a "filmmaker" and said, "I'm home!"
Backstage at the awards ceremony, more creators recalled their feelings of forging friendships in the name of "filmmakers" in Shanghai.
Last night, the first person to step into the media interview room was Guo Xiaoruo, director of the best animated short film "Kill This Horse". This is his graduation film. "I am very excited to win a Class A film festival honor in my own country." As she walked off the stage, Sheila Geffen, the Israeli director of "Borderline" who won the best live-action short film in "The Waiting," stepped forward to express her congratulations. She was very excited when she came to China for the first time: "We are from different countries and regions, and we are connected through movies."
won the jury award. Argentinian director Mariano Gonzalez said that he was very happy to bring Argentine films to Shanghai for the first time. screening, he paid tribute to all adults: "Challenge forward, thank you for your growth, and pay tribute to the art of film."
Zhao Jiaming, member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, Zhang Quan, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, Liu Duo, deputy mayor of Shanghai, Qiu Huadong, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Party Leadership Group, Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association, and Yan Jingming, deputy director of the Culture, History and Learning Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, attended the award ceremony.
Author: Wang Yan Guo Fanxi
Text: Our reporter Wang Yan intern Guo Fanxi Picture: Ye Chenliang Editor: Fu Lu
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