Chapter 361: The Battle of the Olympics
"The Hangover" has sparked questions in the American media and has attracted more attention because of racist discrimination.
Although questioning is not a good thing, the popularity of "The Hangover" has suddenly reached the national level, and many people have declared that they will go to the theater to support "The Hangover" because of their opposition to racial discrimination!
In particular, blacks, Chinese, and other ethnic minorities in North America who have suffered from racial discrimination have expressed their support for Chen Hao and "The Hangover".
Of course, Sony Colombia also has the credit for this, and there is no doubt that they have succeeded in capturing a high-profile racial controversy in North America to maximize the publicity for "The Hangover".
Not to mention that Sony Colombia is despicable and has no morals, in the face of real money, these are really not worth mentioning.
Sony Columbia did this not only to show favor to Chen Hao, but of course, more optimistic about "The Hangover".
After watching the finished film, Sony Columbia believes that with the blessing of Chen Hao and the publicity in place, this movie has the potential to be a hit.
There is no doubt that Sony Colombia succeeded, and The Hangover is definitely one of the most well-known and anticipated films of the moment!
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At the same time, Chen Hao's other film, "The Man Without a Name", is also in trouble.
This trouble is that Haotian Film and Television applied for "The Man Without a Name" to sign up for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, but met a competitor!
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is the award given to the best non-English-language film of the year at the Academy Awards, and the nominated film should be released in the region between October and September of the following year.
The award is given only to the director of the film, but is considered an award to the country that produced the film.
The Best Foreign Language Film award was first established in 1947, and in previous years it was awarded to outstanding foreign films in the form of Honorary Oscars, in order to raise the attention of audiences around the world.
However, since 1956, the best foreign language film has become a competition unit, and the evaluation method has been formalized.
And the finalist for Best Foreign Language Film is different from other Oscars.
Generally speaking, the Oscars are voted on by professional committees (e.g. actors, directors, directors), and the winners are voted on by all members.
For foreign-language films, a separate selection committee is set up, with a smaller jury selecting the shortlist, and members who have participated in foreign-language screenings to select the winning films.
Therefore, the award for foreign language films is different from other awards for universal selection, and is selected by a small number of jury.
In addition, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is selected by various national and regional government agencies, and there is only one place, which is a controversial decision.
Film powerhouses such as Italy, France, and Spain think that their country's films can win most of the nominations, and only one film can be selected, which is too unreasonable and will also reduce the overall quality of the film.
But countries with small film productions, such as Georgia, Nepal and South Africa, argue that the system protects smaller countries from competing with countries that produce more films.
At the same time, the film industry in various countries is also relatively opposed, because it is selected and submitted by government agencies, and it is difficult to ensure that the best domestic films submitted for review will be affected by politics to some extent.
However, these controversies have been put on hold for many years.
Huaxia first signed up for "Avanti" in 1979, and then also participated in 83 and 84, vacant in 85, and then participated in the election every year since 1986.
The first film in China to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film was "Ju Dou" by the National Teacher!
So far, Huaxia has been nominated for a total of 7 Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, including 3 Chinese Divisions, 3 Li Presses, and 1 Chen Kaige.
Of these 7 times, only Li Press's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" finally won the award.
The last time a Chinese film was nominated was in 2002, and it is now being released in North America, "Hero" by the National Teacher!
In 2003, "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" was submitted, but was not nominated.
And this year's 2004, there are also many films registered, but I was a little hesitant when submitting the selection, which film should be chosen for "Ambush on All Sides" and "The Man Without a Surname"?
These two films are better than other films, and the box office has exceeded 150 million yuan, making great contributions to Huaying!
"The Man Without a Name" has a greater advantage, not only is it better at the box office, but also has a better reputation than "Ambush on All Sides".
It's just that the reputation of the domestic media doesn't seem to be the same as that of foreign countries, just like "Hero", which was scolded by the domestic media and film critics back then, and is now respected by the North American media as the best film from 2004 to the present!
In addition, "The Man Without a Name" has one of the strongest advantages, it won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival, which is one of the three largest in Europe, absolute hard power!
And there are many people who support "Ambush on All Sides", because "Ambush on All Sides" is more Chinese cultural than "The Man with No Name", which makes people know that it is a Chinese movie at a glance.
In addition, I have to consider the influence of the national teacher, who has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film three times before.
With his name there, it may affect the outcome.
After all, as Hollywood has conquered the world, the influence of the Oscars has also radiated to most countries and regions, resulting in more than 100 films participating in the competition every year.
It is not easy to stand out from these more than 100 films.
In particular, Asian films lag far behind European films in this regard, and if they are not selected, they may not be able to be shortlisted for the top 9 of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in the preliminary selection!
The Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is generally announced in mid to late December every year, and then the final nominees are announced together with other Oscar awards, and the final awards ceremony determines the winning film, with a total of three nominations!
Chen Hao is indeed inferior to the national teacher in terms of nomination, but Chen Hao's popularity in North America is not less than that of the national teacher, and even better.
As for which movie to submit to the Olympics this year, it has also become the focus of media attention!
""The Man Without a Name" VS "Ambush on All Sides", who can represent the mainland to impact this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?" --- Sohu Entertainment reported
""The Man Without a Surname" or "Ambush on All Sides"??Chen Hao or the National Teacher?" --- Wangyi Entertainment
"The continuation of the competition between Chen Hao and the national teacher, the Oscar for the best foreign language film qualification battle!" --- New Wolf Entertainment
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The competition between "The Man with a Name" and "Ambush on All Sides" is regarded by the media as a continuation of the confrontation between Chen Hao and the national teacher!
In terms of box office, "Ambush on All Sides" has obviously lost, and "Ambush on All Sides" finally had a mainland box office of 156 million yuan, temporarily ranking second in the mainland film box office list!
The final box office of "The Man Without a Name" in the mainland reached 169 million yuan, which is the current box office champion in the mainland in 2004!
"Ambush on All Sides" lost to "The Man with No Name" at the box office, so what about the qualification for the Olympics?
Soon, when Chen Hao was promoting "The Hangover", the final result was received!