For Zhang Bufan, the most meaningful New Year since the age of 19 has passed, and in the next few days, the two have completely turned into salted fish, either nesting in a small restaurant or nesting at Tong Liya's house.

Tong's father and mother will not be able to come back until the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and Zhang Bufan is destined to not be able to face them as soon as they come back.

The reason is simple, before that, he has to go abroad.

The movie "Stone" was successfully shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival under the operation of Seven Impressions, and as a producer and star, Zhang Bufan certainly had to go.

Here we have to popularize the common sense of the Berlinale.

As one of the three major film festivals in Europe, the Berlinale is far more stringent in the selection of shortlisted films than the Golden Horse Golden Statue.

Let's talk about the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival, which is also the most demanding for participation, with great exclusivity, and this exclusivity is divided into two parts.

The first exclusivity is that the films that can be shortlisted for the main competition unit need to have at least an overseas premiere in Berlin, which means that if a film wants to participate in the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival, in addition to being released in advance in its own country, the premiere of its overseas release must be carried out at the Berlin Film Festival, while the domestic film of the German country must have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, otherwise, it will not even be eligible to apply for the main competition unit.

Well, to make it clear, the release here does not simply refer to the theater release, but also includes TV and online screening.

The second exclusivity is for the Berlinale Film Festival, in order to participate in the main competition of the Berlinale, the film must not have participated in any other awards film festival before, and the Berlinale must be the first film to participate.

Only films that meet the above two conditions are eligible to participate in the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival.

Films like "Stone" that have already participated in the Golden Horse Awards are no longer eligible to sign up for the main competition unit, of course, Zhang Bufan is also self-aware, with the quality of "Stone", let alone the main competition unit, it is impossible to participate in the "Panorama" unit.

The "Panorama" section is the most important section of the Berlinale under the main competition section, which is somewhat similar to the "Un Certain Regard" section of the Cannes Film Festival.

The "Panorama" unit claims to treat well-known directors and new directors equally, and to find a screening platform and outlet for the contemporary film world and those literary films that have been neglected by the commercial market.

In fact, those who can be shortlisted for the core screening part of this unit are either new films by well-known directors, or young directors who have already made a name for themselves in the world, or recommended by other well-known directors.

Of course, not all of them are like this, there are always some films that rely on their own quality, they are bold enough, avant-garde, marginal and provocative enough, and they are in line with the "taste and pursuit" of the "Panorama" unit to be selected.

But it's a pity that "Stone" is still not up to par.

So, after discussing and studying with Guan Hu...... Well, in fact, it was mainly Guan Hu's analysis that Zhang Bufan listened, and the two finally set their sights on the "forum" unit.

The "Forum" section is more interesting, it focuses more on the discussion of the film medium itself or the film itself, with the goal of expanding the audience's perception of film, while exploring the edge of traditional images and providing a more fresh perspective of expression.

Isn't it particularly abstract? Don't worry, when you look at its selection range, you will understand what abstraction is.

The selection of films in the "Forum" section focuses on three main themes: contemporary and historical images, film and digital film, and installation art performance and music.

Isn't it that except for the middle one, the other two look a little confused?

Zhang Bufan was also confused, but after thinking for a long time, the shantytown on the façade of "Stone" was demolished, and the comparison between the old and new urban areas is not also a contemporary image and a historical image?

According to Guan Hu's words, "Don't think about these things, it's not good to look at the mysterious, to put it bluntly, foreigners fool people." ”

Zhang Bufan doesn't believe his nonsense, you are also a big director, and "Bullfighting" has a little reputation abroad, but I don't understand any of this, so it's not a shame.

Well, no matter what, anyway, with the help of Guan Hu's side, "Stone" was successfully shortlisted for the "Forum" unit.

There is no award in this unit, it belongs to a pure screening unit, of course, this is enough, this unit is shortlisted for almost 40 films a year for screening, but it can attract the attention of a large number of filmmakers from all over the world, as long as they can see it, the foreign operation of "Stone" will have a play.

This year's Berlin Film Festival starts on February 10 and ends on the 20th, with the awards ceremony on the evening of the 19th, and the film screening is between the 10th and the 20th, so Zhang Bufan must arrive in Berlin before the 10th.

The first day of the first lunar month of this year is February 3, which means that Zhang Bufan has to step on the plane to Berlin before he even finishes the seventh day of the new year at home.

"Hey, daughter-in-law, the Golden Horse Awards were forgotten before, but this time in Berlin, do you want to go with me? Zhang Bufan sat on the sofa with Tong Liya in his arms, playing with her hair with one hand and said at the same time.

"I guess. Tong Liya said, suddenly raised her hand and slapped Zhang Bufan, and said hatefully: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? The reason I changed to that agent was that she couldn't keep up with my growth rate and couldn't bring me more resources, but the company thought I was very motivated, and the new agent was also very attentive, and as soon as he came, he set me two film appointments, and filled my time in the first half of this year! You get on the plane on the 8th, and I have to join the group on the 7th, you know?"

"Uh......" Zhang Bufan scratched his head, this is a little embarrassing, when "Stone" decided on this matter, he had not yet established a relationship with Tong Liya, of course, it was impossible to think of this problem, and when the relationship was established, he also forgot about it......

Tong Liya could see more than him, stretched out a finger and touched the shallow stubble on his chin, which could not be seen but did exist, and smiled: "Oh, it doesn't matter, anyway, there will be many opportunities in the future, and you will take me there when you really win the award in Europe." The daughter-in-law of the winner of the three major European film festivals, this title is enjoyable to hear. ”

"Looks like I'm going to have to work hard. Zhang Bufan smiled: "Even if it's for your daughter-in-law, I have to win a grand prize." ”