The schedule of the 68th Venice International Film Festival is as follows:

On August 31st, it was officially opened, and until September 10th, it was closed and awards were presented.

During the 11-day itinerary, there are more than 30 national films, 80 feature films, short films, and documentaries, including the main competition unit, the non-competition unit, and the horizon unit.

And "I Heard that Kirishima is going to retire", but it was arranged by the organizing committee to be screened on September 3.

That will also be the world premiere of "I Heard That Kirishima is Going to Retire"!

Before coming to Venice, Kiyoshi Sakamoto asked for advice on the various experiences of participating in the European Film Festival, the predecessor who won the Golden Lion Award for "Fireworks".

Of course, it also includes the secret of how to achieve the highest honor, the Golden Lion.

However, Takeshi Kitano dismissed Kiyoshi Sakamoto with the sentence "The quality of the movie, plus a loss of luck".

This made Sakamoto Kiyoshi a little speechless.

However, speaking of which, if Kiyoshi Sakamoto really wins the Golden Lion Award with "I Heard that Kirishima is going to retire", it will make him the youngest winner of the three major European film festivals, and it will also be enough to make him a representative of the new generation of Japanese films and even young directors around the world!

After all, the last one, the second film directed by him, that is, the director who won the highest honor at the three major film festivals, is called, Ang Lee...

Of course, although he is very optimistic about "I Heard that Kirishima is going to retire", Sakamoto Kiyoshi is not arrogant enough to think that he can stand out among many powerful opponents.

You must know that this year's Venice Film Festival is considered to be the year with the highest quality of shortlisted films in recent years!

Not only veteran directors such as Roman Polanski, Abel Ferrara, and David Cronenberg participated in the competition with new works, but also newcomers such as Adria Arnold and Ergels Lancemoss were eyeing the competition.

There are also Thomas Alfredson's first English-language films "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", "Killer Joe", "Dishonored", "Wuthering Heights" and other movies.

As for the Chinese films that have always been in Venice, it is also a force to be reckoned with, just "Sister Peach", which has earned the tears of many media and filmmakers, is enough to make "I Heard that Tongdao is going to retire" sigh with admiration.

Not to mention, "Faust", which is known as an award-winning favorite, and "God of Killing" directed by Roman Polanski.

Golden Lion Award, Kiyoshi Sakamoto still thinks about it...

However, no matter how you say it, being shortlisted is recognition, winning the award is affirmation, Sakamoto Kiyoshi came all the way to Venice and did not have the idea of returning empty-handed.

The film awards ceremony has always been more than just the quality of the movie, it determines everything...

The public relations operation and interest exchange behind it are also undercurrent.

This is true for the Oscars, and it is also true for Venice.

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On September 3rd, on the eve of the media conference of "I Heard that Kirishima is going to retire", Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was sitting in the hotel room, asked the vice president of Sony Pictures in Europe while letting the makeup artist take care of his hair:

"Have you contacted the media?"

The vice president of Sony Pictures Europe is a middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses who looks somewhat lean, and has a very ordinary name, Mark.

At this time, this Mark was holding a stack of materials and reporting to Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the boss of his boss.

"Almost, a number of international media have already agreed to us, as well as a number of local Italian media, we have also sent invitations... ”

"How's it going on with the judges?"

Between Kiyoshi Sakamoto's words, it can be heard that he is very concerned about the upcoming movie screening.

"You can rest assured that all the members of the jury will be here... ”

"That's good... ”

Half an hour later, Kiyoshi Sakamoto attended the press conference of "I Heard that Kirishima is going to retire" with the starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Masada Higashiide, Ai Hashimoto and others.

At the meeting, facing the full theater venue, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's mood was also very good.

Not to mention the quality of the movie, at least there are more people watching it, and the scene is much better than the screening venue where other movies are crowded.

At the meeting, the main creative team led by Kiyoshi Sakamoto had a short exchange and interaction with the media and the audience in the audience, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto took a group of main creative members off the stage and handed over the stage to the upcoming "I Heard that Kirishima is going to retire".

In the theater, as the lights gradually faded and fell into darkness, the curtain finally began to be screened, and the second film work brought by the 21-year-old Japanese director, "I Heard that Kirishima is going to retire".

The nearly two-hour movie did not make these blonde foreigners look in a fog.

Those who can sit here are either professional film critics or professionals in the film industry.

They feel very sophisticated about the shooting techniques and editing methods adopted by Kiyoshi Sakamoto in the movie, and they don't look like a rookie director who has just made a movie.

The situation of the screening, like the media screening, no one left the seat during the whole process, everyone was staring at the big screen and watching it with relish.

Especially the jury, while watching the movie, they also discussed in a whisper, holding a small notebook and making notes.

After the movie ended, many viewers stood up and applauded the movie.

Seeing these scenes, everyone in the entire "Tongdao" crew showed a relieved smile.

At the very least, they all understand ...

After the screening, in order to celebrate the success of the film, Kiyoshi Sakamoto directly chartered an Italian restaurant and held a simple crew party.

And the party lasted until midnight in the morning, and then ended hastily.

After all, this is in a foreign country, and there are no Japanese regulations, so you can play as long as you want!

Had a very nice night, and when Kiyoshi Sakamoto returned to his hotel room, it was already one o'clock in the night.

Because tomorrow we will continue to work with film professionals from all walks of life to promote the film, carry out the operation and public relations behind the film, and add even a chance of winning awards.

So, Kiyoshi Sakamoto just washed up briefly, jumped on the soft big bed, and quickly fell asleep...

However, I don't know how long it took when he fell asleep suddenly!

Bell bell bell!

The ringing of the phone was like a loud bang in the silence, which made Kiyoshi Sakamoto in his sleep frown.

I wanted to ignore it.,Sakamoto Kiyoshi who waited for it to stop.,But I didn't expect it.,It's so persevering.。。。

Ringing bell ring...

Ringing bell ring...

"Ahhh

The continuous ringing of the bell made Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who was unbearable, shout in pain while picking up the pillow next to him and directly covering his head, trying to isolate the intrusion of the mobile phone with the pillow.

However, it seems that the caller has something very important to hear him, and even if he or she calls several times and no one answers, it cannot stop him (or her) from making the call.

In the end, Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who was forced to be helpless, had to turn over, stretched out his hand, touched the mobile phone next to the bed, and muttered vague words in his mouth: "Call me so late, and let people not sleep... ”

He didn't open his eyes, but by feeling, he opened the cover of the phone and put it to his ear, "Moxi Moxi?"

"Saka... ”

"Ben... ”

"Clear !!"