An hour is not too long, but it is enough for Pierre to give an overview of the French film funding system.

They have a film support bill that takes a special surtax of about 11% from each movie ticket (5-6 euros) to support local productions.

With the continuous development of the television industry and new media, the original single tax source has been expanded to include DVD sales, online video on demand, TV station screenings, and so on.

This large amount of money is managed and run by the National Film Center (CNC), which is part of the Ministry of Culture, in two main ways: automatic funding and selective funding.

The former is to transfer the tax paid by the film company at the time of film screening to a personal account set up by CNC for it according to a certain proportion. When the filmmaker is filming the next work or paying off debts, he can directly apply for use. Of course, there is a time limit for this, and if you don't use it within 5 years, it will be automatically abandoned.

The latter, similar to a bank loan. CNC accepts hundreds of candidate scripts across the country every year, and then selects dozens of them to give no more than 50% financial support. If the film can be profitable, the filmmaker needs to return the money to CNC, and if it fails at the box office, it does not have to pay back.

The target groups of these two approaches are very clear, with the former supporting commercial films and the latter supporting debut films and art films. More importantly, it inspires filmmakers to diversify their creations and adhere to quality, strive for more box office, and save money for future development, which has a snowball effect.

Production, distribution and screening, these are the three links of their own hematopoietic process.

This system is naturally conducive to the development of local films, but it is deeply hated by Hollywood. Because their surtax also includes foreign films, but the tax is not refunded, but goes directly to the fund account.

is like "Titanic", which paid 12 million euros in taxes in France that year, which was enough to make at least 5 local films.

Back at home, everyone on that earth knows it. However, the domestic film protection month, which is not officially recognized, has been complained about by a large number of audiences, and even sneered.

But in fact, resisting the globalization of Hollywood is something that every country is doing, but people are doing it very wisely and really benefiting their own film industry.

We are simple and rude, using relatively low means to resist, the original intention is good, but it is useless to promote and develop the overall industry.

I can't see the change. Always stuck in the quagmire of bad movies and pseudo-blockbusters, one step of hope, one step of disappointment.

Chu Qing remembered to ask this, it was not an idle egg pain.

After Liu Dehua said that the Asian rising star director, he was thinking about it, because he started doing it in 2000 because of work such as supporting new directors. At first, he was forced to be helpless, but after a few years, he became accustomed to a problem. I look at those good scripts and want to shoot them.

Ya is lucky, I haven't lost anything, and I've made a lot of money, but I can't always go wild. always uses his income as an actor to invest. Sooner or later, you will have to die.

Therefore, first putting aside the question of whether they can cooperate, Chu Qing is thinking about how to scale and formalize this matter.

Pierre made it clear. He is also a little inspired, but he must be on the streets in China. Needless to say, then a large amount of money is placed in the hands of a certain bureau. Who dares to guarantee that it can be awarded to the filmmaker without any mistakes? Who can guarantee that the recipients of funding can be selected objectively and fairly?

Well, the road is still long.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Cannes Film Festival is over.

Most of the entries have already been unveiled, and although the reviews have been mixed, there is a general consensus that the quality of this year's film is 100 times better than last year's.

The two major publications, "Screen" and "Variety", invited media from 15 countries to form an unofficial jury to score the films.

Mike Moore's "Fahrenheit 911", Wang Jiawei's "2046", Kusturica's "Life is a Miracle", and Jonas Snowsit's "Mondovino" are in the top four. Chu Qing's favorite Japanese film "Nobody Knows" ranked fifth.

And "Old Boy", which made Quentin "cry", was very unpopular with the media, and five gave the lowest score: a naughty grimace.

As for the popular candidates for the actor and actress, Zhang Manyu almost stands out with an overwhelming reputation, and Liang Chaowei, Jeffrey Rush, Garcia Bernal, Choi Min-sik, and Yoo Le Yumi compete for the Best Actor Award.

Among them, Liang Chaowei's advantage seems to be the greatest, so much so that he rarely publicized it once, and said: Except for Jeffrey Rush, it is not a problem!

At the same time, Hollywood stars from all walks of life are also uneasy, and they are changing their ways to promote the new film. Today Angelina Jolie appeared in a shark kayak, tomorrow Brad Pitt and Aniston show their affection, and the day after tomorrow Quentin appeared at the premiere of "Kill Bill 2" with Uma Thurman in her arms, but his girlfriend was Sofia Coppola......

Of course, these disturbances have nothing to do with Chu Qing, he still lives a busy and orderly life as a judge, and if he has free time, he will visit his friends.

For example, Gong Li, such as Wang Jiawei, such as Jiao Xiongping, and the European film celebrity who met on the road with Jiao Xiongping, Angelopoulos.

He was able to calm down and feel the collision and handover of those different cultures, and he had a very satisfying sense of wonder...... Except for the South Korean delegation on the street, which is indeed a bit noisy.

May 22, afternoon, conference room.

Tomorrow is the closing ceremony, all 18 entries have been screened, and as is customary, the organizers will retain the winning crews tonight.

So the jury gathered here, and it was time to see the real thing.

The judging process at Cannes is different from that of the Golden Horse Awards, which are based on the first screening of films, and the final unified discussion before voting. Cannes is to watch one and discuss one, and first set everyone's opinions, so that everyone has a rough idea in their hearts.

This will make it easy to get to the poll and you won't have to waste time arguing.

Generally speaking, awards in Cannes are more fixed than in Berlin and are less likely to be increased or decreased at short notice. There are nine awards in this year's main unit, and the One Attention and Director's Fortnight units have their own jury and do not intersect. The voting is by secret ballot, which is counted by the organizer.

The staff first issued the voting card for the Best Screenplay Award, and everyone's opinions focused on the two films "Like Like" and "Old Boy", and Chu Qing wrote "Like Like Like".

After that, the Caméra d'Or Award, the Best Short Film Award, and the Best Short Film Jury Award, which were relatively secondary, but everyone filled in their names seriously with a responsible attitude.

Then there is the Grand Jury Prize, which is not limited to one film, but mainly to comfort those who have no hope of winning the Palme d'Or. He thought about it for a moment. wrote "Life is a Miracle" and "Motorcycle Diaries".

Then, Chu Qing paused.

He didn't know whether to write "2046" or not, emotionally, it was a Chinese film, and he should support it. But from his own perception, I really don't like it, Wang Jiawei is like a mentally ill person babbling nonsense.

"Hey, Chu, are you thinking about what to eat at tomorrow's dinner?"

At this time, everyone had already handed in the card, and Quentin saw that he was slow to write. I made a joke.

"Oh, SORRY!"

He hurriedly apologized and handed the card to the staff, but he didn't add "2046" in the end.

Further down, the best director is written by the Japanese Hirokazu Kore-eda, the best picture is "Fahrenheit 911", and the best actress is undoubtedly Zhang Manyu.

When it came time for the actor, he was worried again.

Liang Chaowei's acting skills are certainly guaranteed. But the lack of breakthroughs is exactly the same as the routine of "In the Mood for Love". Liu Le Yumi is amazing, but he is only 14 years old.

At this age, it certainly doesn't depend on absolute performance. It is a burst of some kind of mind, perhaps a glimpse of it, and then a rapid sinking.

Others, Choi Min-sik, Jeffrey Rush and others are also outstanding. is a little bit worse than the actor. In short, there are no guys who are too convinced.

This round took the longest, and all nine people were entangled. And Chu Qing thought about it again and again, and still wrote Liu Le Youmi. Regardless of whether he will slip in the future, at least his level in "Nobody Knows" is commendable.

At this point, the voting session is over, and everyone is relieved, after more than 20 days of hard work, they can't support it.

"HEY, my dear fellows!"

When the staff left, Quentin, who had always been a ruffian, suddenly became emotional and sighed: "I am honored to work with you and go through this wonderful process together." ”

"Emmanuel, you are the most charming little girl, don't mind our quarrel."

"Tilda, although you went toe-to-toe with me at the opening ceremony, I love your hardness and personality to death."

"Peter, your calm perspective has helped the team very well and kept us from getting emotional."

"Catherine ......"

"Jerry ......"

"Chu ......"

Quentin finally turned to Chu Qing and said with a smile: "I like your quiet appearance, you have a wonderful attraction, I hope we have the opportunity to work together." ”

"Thank you, you are also a great teacher and leader, although I don't like the way you talk too much." He laughed too.

"Haha!"

Quentin nodded, then stood up.

"Brush!"

Eight others followed suit at the same time.

"Our work is coming to an end, but I hope we live up to Cannes and the film, thank you!"

……

That night, the organizing committee sent two invitations to "On the Road" to attend the closing ceremony tomorrow. Tang Wei and Wu Xiubo were very excited, which meant that the film won the award.

And Chu Qing also temporarily received a task to present the award to the best actress, and this hint was obvious, and they understood each other.

Xu was too nervous, the two rookies didn't sleep all night, and the next day they both appeared with thick dark circles under their eyes. He had a special headache and ordered them to catch up on their sleep, and waited until the afternoon to start all the preparations.

Clothing, styling, testimonials, press conferences, etc., made a mess of the two of them, and it was a loss to have an experienced boss to follow, otherwise they would be blind.

Soon evening, the atmosphere in Cannes escalated, and the Palais des Cinémées flooded the city.

Chu Qing didn't walk the red carpet this time, and entered through the side door in a very low-key manner, and Cheng Ying didn't accompany her, throwing down Tang Wei and Wu Xiubo's stiff hands and feet through the Avenue of Stars, through the guò interview area, and trembling all the way.

At around half past seven, the closing ceremony opened.

First, the jury came to the stage, appeared to thank them, and then sat down to sit in the special seat. Even if there are invested works involved, Chu Qing feels that he is watching from the beginning to the end.

It's very restrained, as if a third-party perspective to watch the entire film festival.

The first was the Caméra d'Or Award, which was won by an Israeli film. In fact, if "On the Road" is Guan Hu's debut novel, it is definitely a strong contender for this award.

Immediately afterwards, the Best Short Film Award, Screenplay Award, and so on were also awarded one after another.

About forty minutes later, I finally heard the buddy on the stage read: "A kind of attention unit, the Grand Jury Prize, "On the Road", from China!" ”

Chu Qing hurriedly turned around and saw Tang Wei hugging Wu Xiubo tightly, crying and laughing.

“……”

He was speechless for an instant, and motioned to Cheng Ying to remind him.

"Hey, I'll hug it later, hurry up!"

Miss Cheng stabbed them, and she was also very bored, she really didn't like the consolation prize of this kind of leftovers.

According to the instructions in advance, Tang Wei straightened his long skirt, got up on stage, and stumbled to speak bad English. Wu Xiubo slapped desperately at the bottom, not because he didn't want to go up, but because he was too introverted and shy.

The awards ceremony continued, with the Director's Award going to "Meritorious" and the Grand Jury Prize going to "Old Boy", "Motorcycle Diaries", "Tropical Disease".

Historically, there have been three jury prizes this year: "The Old Woman Killers", "Tropical Diseases", and "Old Boy". Now due to Chu Qing's vote, the previous one was PASSED.

When Park Chan-wook received the trophy, he was overwhelmed with excitement, and the South Korean media below went crazy to celebrate the so-called great moment.

But then, they immediately saw what it meant for the audience to cheer.

"OK, Best Actress ...... at the 57th Cannes Film Festival"

Chu Qing was dressed in a suit, poked straight on the stage, didn't say half a nonsense, and said directly: "The winner is, Maggie Cheung!" Zhang Manyu! Congratulations! ”

He spoke it in English and then in Mandarin.

"Wow!"

The audience was suddenly boiling, especially the filmmakers and media in Greater China, who were honored for a while. The Chinese judges presented the awards to the Chinese actresses, and the reporters took all kinds of photos crackling, and they were blinded.

"Qingzai, thank you!"

Zhang Manyu, who was wearing a black suspender dress, came to the stage, hugged Chu Qing, and whispered in his ear.

This actress, who has turned from a vase to an international star, has experienced it calmly and calmly, and said very briefly: "This is the most unforgettable moment of my life, thanks to the jury, thanks to the entire crew, and of course, thanks to Assayas, thank you!" ”

"Whoa!"

The applause was roaring, Zhang Manyu and Gong Li were the two favorite Asian female stars of the French, and they gave them face.

After the Best Actress, it is the award of the Best Actor.

As a result, in the jury's plan, it greatly exceeded the expectations of others, and Yumi Liule, who was only 14 years old, became the youngest actor in the history of Cannes.

And the final film award was given to a documentary "Fahrenheit 911" for the first time.

Mike Moore, who was white and chubby, took the trophy and certificate from Charlize Theron's hand, and sighed infinitely:

"A couple of weeks ago, we had a lot of difficulties, no one wanted to release the film, and now the whole world can see it. Someone stole freedom, but at the moment there is a republican president who says to give freedom back to the audience. Thank you! ”

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