In fact, the official attitude towards the Xining First Youth Film Festival is neither to encourage nor to oppose it.

It's like the official for independent films.

In recent years, the box office results have been getting better and better, and there are fewer and fewer directors who are willing to make independent films, after all, dreams can't be eaten, which is also the reason why Wang Xiaoshuai has abused the theater in various ways.

What the market needs is always the most mainstream commercial film.

There has really been no development in independent films in recent years, and the creations of those new directors often follow the path that their predecessors have already walked.

What is the meaning of all kinds of long shots and pseudo-documentaries?

"Times are changing, and we directors must keep pace with the times, otherwise we will only be eliminated, and we will only have to eat the old book once or twice!"

……

In the blink of an eye, most of the Xining Youth Film Festival has passed, and most of the entries have been unveiled, although the reviews are good and bad, but there is a consensus on the whole, the quality of this year's film is 100 times stronger than last year!

Although there is not a single work that stands out from the crowd, the overall quality is quite good!

Because of Wang Jiawei's support, "Happy Funeral" can already be confirmed to win two awards: Best Film and Best Director.

As for the best actor, it is estimated that it will be awarded to Sun Yihan, the heroine of "My Heart Jumps", an actress under Huayi Brothers.

This thing really can't be faked, because many movies don't invite professional actors at all, so it's understandable that Sun Yihan can win the award.

Shen Lin participated in the premiere of many follow-up films, except for "August", he had to speak, and he was honest and silent in several other movies.

"In this era, it's hard to have a movie that I can watch quietly!"

It's useless, Wang Jiawei doesn't like "August".

In fact, all the voting sessions have long passed, and all the results have been put in one envelope.

……

On the 27th, that night, Qinghai Grand Theater.

The biggest advantage of the Xining Youth Film Festival is that there is no red carpet link, so there is no need to take pictures or anything, and go straight to the point!

There aren't too many reporters coming and going, but there are already a lot of people compared to the previous two days!

Especially in the opinion of Li Ziwei, the founder of the film festival, so much media attention has set a new record!

In fact, if you think about it, Chen Kun is the ambassador, Wang Jiawei is the chairman, Shen Lin is free to participate, and many outstanding filmmakers are invited to come, and this level of appeal is difficult for many film festivals to match.

"Director Shen, what kind of fresh energy do you think this year's Xining Youth Film Festival will inject into the Chinese film industry?"

"Inject fresh energy? I don't dare to say that, the Xining Youth Film Festival is only a small film festival, and we only focus on some missing pearls that have not been discovered..."

"But last year's "Heart Labyrinth" made the entire Xining Youth Film Festival famous, so much so that many well-known actors said that they wanted to participate in the new works of these directors..."

"Really? That's good, it shows that the influence of the Xining Film Festival is constantly expanding! ”

"So in your opinion, what films are worth recommending this year?"

"There are too many, "Happy Funeral", "August" and "My Heart Jumps" are all relatively good movies, anyway, they are better than 85% of the movies in domestic theaters!"

"That's... When will we see these movies in cinemas? ”

"This depends on when we can get the dragon mark!"

……

That night, Shen Lin also temporarily received a task to present the best actor.

"The Evil", which surprised many fans during the screening, won the Best Art Exploration Award, and the Best Documentary Award went to "Yesterday's Rhapsody".

"The Evil", a film with a cost of less than 100,000 yuan, was praised by the jury as "the pioneering hope of Chinese genre films in the future"!

As for "Yesterday's Rhapsody", it shows the subtle relationship between people and history, which are written and constructed by each other.

Before the award of the best actor, Shen Lin stood on the central stage of the theater: "The future of Chinese films has always been a knot in the hearts of those of us who love movies, in this newly opened market, it seems that commercial films are sweeping all screens, movies choose the audience, and the audience also chooses movies. In today's era where feelings will also be criticized, how do you explain that there is such a group of people who are struggling for independent films, I hope that it is not only Xin Yukun who will go out from FIRST, not only Degemu, but also more people, in FIRST, what we see is the vitality of young people and the hope of Chinese films. ”

After saying this sensational remark, Shen Lin opened the envelope, "Best Actor Winner, Sun Yihan, "My Heart Jumps"

Then she saw the little girl running up in disbelief and taking the crystal slab bricks handed to her by Shen Lin.

At the same time, the voiceover sounds: 'The state of mind of a young girl in the turmoil of youth shows a long-lost comfort, with a smile and a smile with a youthful and rich layer, catering to the endless ambiguity in the light. ’

"Thank you, thank you director Liu Ziwei, thank you to all the colleagues in the crew, thank you to the judges, I won the award for the first time I acted, I was so moved..."

Well, you're young, and you like to say whatever you want.

Wang Jiawei, chairman of the jury, presented the best feature film award for the film "Happy Funeral", after "Happy Funeral" director Zhang Tao had won the title of best director.

"Among the film's profound issues about the loss of roots in the social transition stage, there is care; In the realistic context of the collapse of the ethics of the traditional family structure, there is no trace of excessive criticism, no words, calm and penetrating. ”

The above is Wang Jiawei's opinion on "Happy Funeral".

The Best Short Film Award and the Best Animation Experimental Film Award were won respectively for "Creation" directed by Radium and "Baligou" directed by Zhao Yi.

In addition to the above, this year's festival has a "House Spirit" section, which screens 12 student short films from 9 leading film schools around the world.

That's right, the Grand Jury Prize – "Double Yolk Eggs" in the International Short Film category, which was won by the Dutch documentary "Among Us" and the Polish feature film "The Tennants".

The jury considered these two works to be inseparable projections of the real life of Europe, as they shuttled and reflected each other in the realities of life and cinema, and therefore both won the award.

Grand Jury Prize – Vacancy in the International Feature Film category.

The jury said that among the works nominated this year, "film works that lack consciousness and foresight, freedom of language, and mellow technique, so after research and discussion, the jury decided that this year's award is vacant." Taking this opportunity, the jury also urged the selection committee to strengthen the international selection of films, and encourage more outstanding young filmmakers around the world to submit their works independently and actively, so as to promote international exchange of films. ”

It's embarrassing!