Chapter 64: An Unexpected Encounter (4/5)
Someone said that I feel that the Berlin Film Festival has a preference for Chinese films, and many domestic films go to the Berlin Film Festival to be gilded, and they have also won several gold bears and silver bears.
Other film festivals feel less few, Cannes, Toronto, and so on.
Does the Berlinale have special care for Chinese films?
Hehe, if there is really special care, it is also the Houston International Film Festival!
It's all for the big power queen!
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In fact, the reason why "Vulgar" participated in the Berlin Film Festival was because of the invitation of the current chairman, Dieter Koslick!
Zhang Junsheng's first award-winning work, "The Pianist", was screened in Berlin at that time and won Best Short Film.
In his acceptance speech, he also said, 'This is not the first time!'
Then, after the New Year, he went to Cannes...
I also won a Palme d'Or!
It's infuriating!
Lao Tzu cultivated you, but you ran to the enemy?
Well, yes, the big three in Europe are also competing with each other.
In fact, many domestic filmmakers use Berlin or Venice as a springboard to conquer Cannes...
And then, they are treated as descendants of Cannes!
Wronged, Jia Zhangke's first "Xiao Wu" was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival;
Wang Xiaoshuai's "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" also won the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival;
You see, the Berlinale instilled the growth of the sixth generation, and when they grew up, they all went to Cannes...
Dieter Koslick was elected president of the latest Berlin Film Festival last year, and the general environment, Hollywood has swept the world, and Cannes next door is very fierce.
What to do?
Of course, you'll have to find new allies!
Chinese movies have become his lifesaver!
I just heard that Zhang Junsheng finished filming "Vulgar" and is ready to fight in Cannes again...
Hurriedly ran to the United States to persuade Zhang Junsheng to compete...
That's probably it!
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Statistically, the Berlinale is the second largest trading market in Europe and the fourth largest in the world.
The German film market is second only to France β all over Europe!
The Venice Film Festival has been overwhelmed by Toronto in recent years, in addition to the fact that the festival itself focuses too much on art, but also because Venice does not have a mature film market, and behind Toronto is the North American market.
Although Berlin's trading market is a little deserted compared to Cannes, there are still a lot of people coming and going!
The MarchΓ© du Film has two major exhibition areas, the Martin Gropius Museum and the Berlin Marriott Hotel.
The film market is still full, but there are not many blockbusters that make people shine, which may have something to do with the intensifying European debt crisis.
Tang Ningyu went to the largest exhibition area, that is, the Martin Gropius Museum, Zhang Junsheng was a little hungry, and went to the Marriott Hotel with Yu Feihong, and there was a restaurant on the first floor!
Chewing slices of bread and looking at the comings and goings, Zhang Junsheng said: "Actually, many big transactions are going on behind the scenes, and the Chinese market is still developing, so they can't look down on it!"
ββ¦ FilmNation has acquired the rights to Terrence Malek's two new films. β
Yu Feihong held "The Hollywood Reporter" in her hand, and while reading it, she spoke.
"Let's rent a counter later, of course, the real deal will have to wait for the party later!"
"Party?"
"Of course, if you don't throw a party and invite people to come, why should people buy your films?"
was chatting happily, Zhang Junsheng suddenly stood up, Yu Feihong didn't know why, turned her head to look, it was actually Han Shanping!
He was followed by Zhang Ziyi, Chen Hong...
"Third Master!"
"Junsheng, why are you here?"
"I'm here for the film festival!"
While shaking hands, he greeted him: "Sister Chen Hong, Ziyi..."
"Miss Yu..."
Chen Hong and Yu Feihong should know each other, but the relationship is not good, as for Zhang Ziyi, she is a pure junior...
ββ¦ I made a foreign language film, and I didn't want to go to the festival, but Dieter Koslick didn't know where to get the news, so he had to let me come, so I'll come!"
Zhang Junsheng replied very casually.
"Foreign language films?"
"It's called "Vulgar", it's very violent, and it is estimated that it can't be introduced in China!"
Zhang Ziyi exclaimed: "You filmed "Vulgarity"?"
"Yes, Sister Ziyi has heard of this movie?"
ββ¦ Best Film at the Sundance Film Festival!"
Zhang Ziyi's expression was a little complicated, she had heard this movie in the United States.
Critic Christopher Taplley endorsed it as 'the film that influenced the film landscape!'
By the way, Christopher TaplΓ© was also one of the jury members of this year's Berlin Film Festival......
ββ¦ I didn't pay much attention to it, didn't the Berlinale say it had to be premiered in Berlin?"
"Mei Lanfang is a special case!"
Chen Hong is a little proud...
Zhang Jun was surprised.
The so-called special case is that the two parties have reached some kind of deal!
Thinking about the Berlin Chinese Film Festival, which will be established next year, it is not difficult to guess...
The third master suddenly looked at Zhang Junsheng: "Junsheng, this year is the 60th anniversary of the birth of the great motherland, do you want to do something?"
ββ¦ We have prepared three congratulatory gift TV series, and in terms of movies, aren't you there!"
Zhang Junsheng became vigilant, do you want me to make a main theme to compete with "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic"?
There is something wrong, who doesn't know what kind of movie "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" is, and it will not work against it, even if "Wolf Warrior 2" is placed now!
"You should know about "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", right?"
"Of course!"
I received a notice at the beginning of January, and in February, I started it in Huai*rou, and the official figures announced: A total of 187 celebrities joined, all of them wrists!
It's the mission!
"Our motherland is about to celebrate its sixtieth birthday, shouldn't you, as an actor of the people, come out and do something?"
ββ¦ I... I'm not an actor..."
, do you want Lao Tzu to play Chiang Ching-kuo?
Don't do it!
Thinking too much, Han Shanping is optimistic about Chen Kun, and the three movies produced by China Film, "The Ballad of Yunshui", "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", and "Qian Xuesen", are all looking for him to star!
As for the other three of the four Mesozoic Generations, Brother Xiao Ming, Brother Chao, and Liu Huohua, they can only play soy sauce, especially Brother Chao, who played Xu Beihong...
"Brother Kai and Ma Xiaokang have all played roles in it, aren't you coming?"
ββ¦ Where's Lao Mouzi?"
ββ¦ He..."
"I'm sorry..."
Zhang Junsheng hurriedly apologized, and the topic was skipped...
The relationship between Lao Mouzi and China Film is actually not so stiff, there is mainly Zhang Weipin, crazy Diss Han Shanping, Diss China Film, the result is that Lao Mouzi is not allowed in the Beijing circle, not allowed in China Film!
In those years, criticizing the old plotter became a trend, as if you were not Chinese if you didn't scold the twist vine...
Verbal criticism and writing, thanks to the old master's big heart, otherwise, it would have been ruined a long time ago!
"What do you say I want to play!"
"Red Army veterans!"
ββ¦ Yes!"