Unlike the Oscars, which have a strict voting process, the format of the Venice Film Festival is more casual than the Golden Globe Awards - the Golden Globes have at least more than 90 judges, while the Venice Film Festival not only has 7 judges, but also the award design is also very flexible, in addition to the main competition unit must be selected, and it is also the three Golden Lion Awards (Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress) with the highest gold content, there is also the Silver Lion Award - the jury decided to give, not every year, special miscellaneous awards and small unit awards, It can be said that this kind of award has a strong color of success due to people, in the imagination of the public, the voting process is not like writing down their ballots, and then singing the votes to determine the situation, but more like everyone sitting down to have a tea party, and then dividing the pork in the discussion, if there are more than 7 judges present at the symposium, people will not be surprised, because the consolation nature of some awards is so obvious that it looks like someone is saying, 'Ah, she can't get the Golden Lion, but she performed well after all, So can we give her a special prize? ’

Of course, as one of the three major film festivals, the Venice Film Festival has maintained its credibility certainly not because they are keen to divide pork. If you love to play and watch, come to WWW. LＷXＳ５２０。 COM objectively said that on an international scale, its gold content is even slightly higher than that of the Golden Globe Awards, because there are more than 90 judges for the Golden Globe Awards, but the members are fixed, and they are open to bribery and public relations, and there have been several scandals in history, and the Venice Film Festival invites senior masters from all over the world every year, whether it is a director or an actor, they have already achieved fame, and there are few chips that can make them excited. But it is still very difficult to get seven judges from a foreign country for a while, and even if there are judges voting for their own films, they can only get one vote at most, which is not very useful.

At the same time, film journalists and film critics from all over the world gathered in Venice will also make their own evaluations and votes for the participating films, which makes it very difficult to operate in the dark, if the quality is not up to par, even if your relationship is hard, the judges will not give you good pork, after all, this is different from the Oscars, the Oscars vote anonymously, the membership is also confidential, and voting hurts the reputation of the Oscars, and has nothing to do with themselves. The jury in Venice, on the other hand, is transparent, and if the works and actors are too poor, it is the judges' own reputation that is damaged, and at least the connoisseurship will be questioned.

Therefore, the Grand Prize of the Venice Film Festival will only compete between a few top works with sufficient strength, and there are many elements to determine who can win the award, such as connections and tastes, which can be considered relatively fair, after all, these factors have nothing to do with their own quality. The winner is either lucky, the work is in line with the judges' taste, or the judges are willing to give you this award, after all, for the art of film, which is difficult to quantify and score, who is more qualified to win the award is a very vague proposition, and there is no certain correct answer.

The masters who can be invited to Venice as judges, all of them have been up and down for decades, and the veterans who have been killed in the Grand Prix competition must have seen the limitations of the awards quite clearly, and their way of thinking has also adapted to such a model full of contradictions and conflicts between fairness and unfairness, for them, it is not the most important thing to ensure that the best film they recognize wins the award, the most important thing should be to ensure that all the relatively best actors and works are encouraged, which is also the Miscellaneous Award set up by the Venice Film Festival, On the one hand, these awards will stimulate the enthusiasm of the host country to continue to participate in the Venice Film Festival and maintain its influence, and on the other hand, it is also an encouragement for excellent production. As for the situation of fighting for their favorite works and speaking loudly, they rarely appear at the jury meeting, everyone is more leisurely expressing their opinions through translation, more like a tea party, and even some people rarely speak for their country's films, such as Director Zhang, although Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises" also participated, but he did not plan to canvass for it: they are all insiders, they know whether the movie is good or not, it is really a good movie, seeing you sitting here, it is indispensable to affirm, If you are not qualified, you are also very low to speak for him, you are mixed with this, and you don't have to beg anyone, why put aside an old face to canvass for a colleague who has no interests with you, just because they are all Chinese? Besides, if you push it, you may not be able to win the prize.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he does not recognize "The Sun Also Rises" so much, although there are also some characters who greet them through various channels, but Director Zhang just laughs: the discussion process must be confidential, this kind of favor belongs to nothing, no matter what you say at the meeting, you can use a perfunctory statement after the meeting - 'I tried my best, but I didn't succeed', and this is also a fact, the evaluation of "The Sun" is not high at all in Venice, and it is not the favorite to win the award at all, and the 6 judges also shook their heads at him, Whether you push or not will not affect the result, it is better to spend more energy on the person who can win the award by pushing, whether it is from his own aesthetics or from his own interests, this is a more tempting choice for him. From his own aesthetic point of view, he really likes the girl's performance and progress in the two films, which is a director's purest and most professional appreciation of actors, and it is also his dedicated choice.

To be a judge, you have to be a good judge, and it is natural to choose the actors with the most potential and the highest level. Jefferson can speak fluent Chinese and has a very good temper, Director Zhang can also see that she is very optimistic about the Chinese market, which means that there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future, whether it is to ask this team of double film queens to guide the public relations skills of the film and even some subtle experience talks, or directly invite her to cooperate with some new films and try to transform internationally, this is a road that can be widened, and he has no reason not to support Jennifer and continue to deepen this good relationship.

"Kate. Blanchett is the more elegant choice," said Emmanuel from Italy. Criales spoke in not-so-standard English, and the translator immediately conveyed his words to Director Zhang, "She is more suitable for Venice than Jennifer. Jefferson, that girl is good, but her rise is too short and she can wait. ”

"If we had to pick a Hollywood girl, I'd go with Jennifer. Jefferson. "French female director Catherine. Brea immediately countered and spoke directly to Emmanuel, "Who is better in her performance or Kate?" I don't know, because Kate's appearance was so short that she didn't have a chance to expose her shortcomings, while Jennifer's character is more complete, and she exploded into a complex character in a limited amount of time, and if we can't talk about the film in terms of film, then maybe we shouldn't be sitting here at all. ”

"You're sitting here because you're not talking about films." Emmanuel was a little upset, and he knocked on the table, "Otherwise, we wouldn't be talking about giving the Golden Lion to Brad. Pete's affair, Liang in "Color. The performance in "The Ring" fully deserves to be awarded. ”

At the mention of this, all the judges had a look of unnaturalness on their faces - they certainly wanted to look at the candidates with an impartial eye, but that didn't mean they could be absolutely impartial. Being invited to participate in Venice is an honor for anyone, and the result of this honor is that you have to repay the favor that the Venice Film Festival has given you. Muller invited a lot of Hollywood films to participate in the awards this time, and the red carpet in Venice has not been so lively for a long time, and Hollywood's great help in exchange for Mark's clear request: in the awards, he hopes that the judges will consider more of Venice's discrimination against Hollywood over the years, but try to preserve the tradition of Venice's multinational gathering.

Color. As a high-quality, Chinese-speaking film produced by Hollywood directors, "The Sun" naturally won the Golden Lion Award under this idea, and "The Sun" was not competitive at all in front of him, and according to the Venetian tradition of dividing pork - or trying to take care of as many good works as possible, "The Sun" is equivalent to withdrawing from the selection of the main competition unit awards. And the Silver Lion Award for Best Picture will definitely be distributed to European countries, including Italy's local film industry, which must also be appeased, after all, it is the landlord. Next up for Best Actor, Mark strongly alluded to Brad. Pete, the biggest Hollywood actor in Venice this time, is also the most commercially charged choice, mainly because his new film premiered in Venice, which can be said to have given enough face, so the more competitive Daniel. Day-Lewis can only win the Silver Bear.

In the selection of Best Actress, Marco did not appoint a candidate, and the judges were selected in Brad. Pitt rebounded after that, reluctant to choose Jennifer, who was as high as the commercial value and brought a lot of exposure to Venice. Jefferson, with the exception of Director Zhang and Catherine, most people are actually in favor of the Italians: if you have to choose, it is better to choose Kate. Blanchett, after all, she is still Australian, and she can bring some international color to the three most important golden lions.

Seeing that the major awards are almost decided, Kate. Blanchett seems to be winning in an all-round way, except for Catherine, who is still a little unconvinced, several judges have expressions of approval on their faces, Director Zhang knows that if he doesn't open his mouth again, Jennifer is destined to have nothing - the Silver Bear Award is reserved for faction balance, if Kate from the Hollywood department is chosen, then the Silver Bear Award can only be set up for the European film industry, and it is impossible to give it to the Hollywood department, and Jennifer is an American.

"If we had to pick a big Hollywood name." Director Zhang, who has always been thoughtful, spoke for the first time at the discussion meeting, and he said slowly to the translator, leaving enough time for the other party to think, "I really can only choose Brad. Pete? It's going to be laughed at, inside. The feeling of the curtain is too obvious. ”

When selecting the best film before, Director Zhang didn't speak too much for Ang Lee, nor did he fight for the pork award for his country's film like the judges, which is equivalent to saying that because he gave up "The Sun", he still has a 'highly recommended' ballot in his hand that has not been used, which makes his opinion very valued by everyone. After all, no judge can recommend this and that very domineeringly, and it is an unwritten tacit understanding that each person supports one.

And his words did make several judges have uncomfortable expressions on their faces: "Death of a Sharpshooter" is a very good movie, but to say that Brad. Pete's performance was better than Daniel's. Day-Lewis, that's a complete joke.

"Are you saying to leave the male golden lion for Daniel?" The interpreter quickly brought the Italian opinion, and the other party was also looking at Director Zhang in confusion, "But this is probably not in line with Marco's guidance, you must know that Daniel rejected Venice's invitation......"

This is one of the reasons why Daniel was the first to be out of the Golden Lion competition, and he didn't even come to the opening ceremony. Mueller couldn't have liked him too much.

"What I mean is very simple," Director Zhang still said slowly, "The Hollywood big names who came over this time, ah, those box office superstars, and those who can act, not only Brad. Pete is alone, right? "Death of the Sharpshooter" can be specially selected, the Golden Lion Award is a weighty award, no matter how you choose, you can't be too sorry, isn't this the truth? Is there no one to choose but Brad? Isn't Brad going to have an opening ceremony? He didn't come to the awards ceremony, didn't he choose him, and Daniel was not all the same? ”

"Kate. Blanchett didn't come, and there weren't many Hollywood people left to attend the awards—" he pursed his lips and threw a bombshell, "but Jennifer. Jefferson is different, she told me that she was going to come to the award, so she came from New Zealand, took a private jet, came back after the participation, and then went back, not to say how he acted, for her spirit of attention, I think she deserves the award. ”

The judges looked at each other, but no one spoke first, and after a while, Emmanuel coughed.

"We should give Marco a call," he whispered, "yes, we should give Marco a call......"

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"Best Actor is—"

Retracting his rambling thoughts, Director Zhang also stopped thinking about the endless calculations about the awards, as well as the laborious communication through several translations, he calmly stared at the stage, and mentally calculated the time to go home: the Olympics are only one year away, there will be a rehearsal next month, and there are still a lot of things.

After a dramatic pause, the presenters pronounced a name that was familiar to all. "Daniel. Day-Lewis! ”

Warm applause suddenly resounded in the awards hall, and the film critics and enthusiastic fans who came to the awards ceremony expressed their affirmation of this choice with their applause. Clayton was screened 8 times during the Venice Film Festival, and each time it was 100% attended, and was unanimously praised by critics, especially Daniel's performance, which was seen as a standout performance that could compete with "Blood is Coming" at the Berlin Film Festival, or even better.

A slender, beautiful figure rose from not far away, Jennifer. Jefferson stepped out of his seat gracefully, apparently stepping forward to accept the award in Daniel's place, which was also expected, as "Michael. The crew of "Clayton" came to her alone. Tonight, she has been carefully decorated, looking more beautiful and moving, and the elegant expression in the joy is even more generous and decent, making her temperament as if she was from a famous and aristocratic family even more outstanding - her eyes seem to sweep aimlessly across a row of guests, and finally fall on Director Zhang, the pair of green eyes that seem to be able to speak blinked slightly, making her look have a hint of vague doubt, which can make Director Zhang understand, but will not be seen by others.

Director Zhang had a hint of naughty joy in his heart: there was no clear reminder in advance, because this matter really couldn't be put on the table, and because he was not suitable for too much contact with the candidates, but although there were many considerations for doing so, seeing Jennifer's complex reaction, he still had a sense of joy and feeling as if the prank had succeeded.

She nodded imperceptibly as an answer to Jennifer, and the pretty blonde's eyes lit up, and the smile on her lips immediately deepened, and she nodded slightly at him: it was obvious that she had understood what Director Zhang meant, and expressed her gratitude.

Leaned back comfortably, Director Zhang no longer focused on the venue, anyway, he couldn't understand what everyone was saying - let these birds blow across his face like a breeze, and he calculated his small ledger again: this time he completely sacrificed "The Sun", he didn't even get a miscellaneous item, and he might have to complain when he returned to China, but it doesn't matter, Wei Ping must be able to understand, so what did he say? I can't bear the wolf with my child, what about the big stars in Hollywood, if you don't spend some money, can this way be established? Not to mention the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in front of him, after the opening ceremony, he wanted to invite a first-class foreign actor to try to hit Hollywood after the project he had been thinking about for a long time......

He gradually immersed himself in his thoughts, only vaguely hearing some familiar and unfamiliar syllables: Best Actress, Golden Lion, and a familiar name - Jennifer, Jennifer. Jefferson......

The author has something to say: Note: I made up the game about Venice, but in fact, it is true that Venice's pork feels very obvious, especially in 07, when it was seriously inclined to Hollywood. In addition, it is also true that the judges of various countries speak for their own country's participating films, in fact, Jiang Wen said it obviously, he directly said in 07, "As the only film in the mainland to participate in the exhibition, Zhang Yimou has no reason not to help me speak", "planning is in people, and things are in planning" or something......

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That's a lot of words this time...... Without further ado, I went to sleep and died of discomfort......