The Hong Kong International Film Festival will be hosted by the Hong Kong Film Society, which has been rumored to be the sole organizer of the Hong Kong International Film Festival shortly after the Chinese New Year, and the Hong Kong Film Society has officially reached an agreement with the Urban Council, replacing the Urban Council as the sole organizer of the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

According to the decision made by the Hong Kong Film Association President's Meeting, the Hong Kong International Film Festival will be comprehensively reformed next, and after nearly half a month of discussion, a more practical reform plan has finally been proposed, first of all, five independent film festival units will be established:

First, the main competition feature film unit, the main unit of the film festival, is uniformly stipulated to be 2o parts for each session, and it must be a new work screened.

Second, in the non-competition section, the collection of outstanding international films will be uniformly defined as 1o films per session, and new works by master directors who have won awards at the Cannes International Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice International Film Festival and the Hong Kong International Film Festival will be given priority;

Third, the short film unit of the main competition, which is uniformly stipulated to be 1o parts for each session, must be a new work screened at this time; Fourth, the classic review unit, there is no specific number, depending on the specific situation, reviewing the classic films of the past; Fifth, the Director's Fortnight encourages the creation of new directors.

The second is the establishment of five awards, namely the Grand Jury Prize, which is awarded to the most original or researched film; the Best Director Award, awarded to the best director; Best Actress Award, awarded to Best Actress; Best Actor Award, awarded to Best Actor; Best Screenplay Award, awarded to the best screenplay; and the biggest award, the Golden Bauhinia Award, awarded to the best films.

Other than that. There is also a non-permanent award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given to filmmakers who have made outstanding contributions to cinema.

Compared with the previous period, the biggest change in the reformed Hong Kong International Film Festival is the establishment of awards. This will increase the enthusiasm of outstanding films and filmmakers from all over the world to participate, and enhance the international status of Hong Kong films with strong attention.

Gu Chen's goal is to build the Hong Kong International Film Festival into a film event that can compete with the Cannes International Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival, and form a complementary coexistence relationship with the Hong Kong film industry.

As for the holding time, it has also been moved from the Easter period to mid to late September every year, staggering the time of the three major European film festivals.

After the development of the program. The Hong Kong Film Association officially announced that the advantages of such a thorough reform are obvious, but there are not without opponents. Most of these people believe that the Hong Kong International Film Festival was originally created to focus on academic research, and that the reform of the Hong Kong Film Society has deviated from this original intention, and some self-righteous scholars have publicly criticized it in the newspapers.

Not only Gu Chen in this regard. The vast majority of people scoffed. As Huang Zhan wrote in the column of "Ming Pao": "Since the Hong Kong International Film Festival has zài, it should have its practical significance, I have not seen what the Hong Kong International Film Festival has done to Hong Kong films in the past ten years, but I have seen many people using this platform to entertain themselves, and to advertise themselves as experts." ”

Huang Zhan's words are undoubtedly more extreme, but his bad mouth is known to all Hong Kong people, and few people will really care about him.

If the reader just laughed it off, then Kim Yong's comment carries a lot of weight: "Nothing in the world is set in stone." Even if it's a stubborn stone, it will pass over time. The times have changed and gradually weathered. Today's Hong Kong film industry is in the most golden period in history, and the Hong Kong International Film Festival must follow the trend of the times and make appropriate changes. ”

"This change is not about how strong it is, but whether it is suitable, and in my opinion, it is undoubtedly the most in line with the interests of Hong Kong films."

The two different language styles want to express the same meaning, and this also represents the thinking of most people in the entertainment industry, for them, the reformed Hong Kong International Film Festival is the best stage to show Hong Kong films and Hong Kong film culture to the world. As Hong Kong filmmakers, they will also be the biggest highlight and the biggest beneficiary of this stage.

In a word, the tide is irreversible, and only by following the trend can we not be eliminated by history and can we always stand at the commanding heights of history.

Soon after the plan was announced, the Hong Kong Film Association held a press conference to formalize the reform plan of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, but Gu Chen, Shao Yifu, Zou Wenhuai, and Xiang Huaqiang did not participate, and Wu Siyuan, chairman of the association, attended the press conference on behalf of the president's meeting.

"Prior to today's meeting, the Hong Kong Film Association has just completed a social survey report through "Ming Pao", which randomly interviewed 2ooo Hong Kong citizens, and 79.4% of the citizens believe that the reform plan of the Hong Kong International Film Festival will not only help improve the influence of the film festival itself, but also help improve the international influence of Hong Kong films, and even enhance the international image of Hong Kong as a whole. Only 4.2 per cent of the respondents said that the reform was completely unnecessary, and the rest were non-commentatory, so I won't say much about it, but I think the disparity between these two figures is very telling. ”

"The benefits of reforming the Hong Kong International Film Festival are obvious, and everything the Film Association has done is for the future of Hong Kong films, and I hope that those who oppose it will think carefully about whether it is important to keep the reputation of academia or the practical interests are important."

"Finally, I would like to give an example, the Cannes International Film Festival in France is one of the three major international A-level film festivals, and it is precisely because of the holding of the film festival that Cannes has become a world-famous city from a little-known city, and the French government will allocate special funds to the film festival every year, which shows that the French government attaches great importance to the film festival. Even the French government attaches so much importance to it, and I don't understand why Hong Kong, which has a more developed film industry, has always been indifferent, and now that it is about to change, there are still people who jump out to oppose it. ”

A male reporter sitting in the third row was given the opportunity to ask a question: "Hello Mr. Wu, I personally fully agree with the reform plan of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, but I have a question, in the past, the Hong Kong International Film Festival was mainly held in the Hong Kong City Hall, but if the reform plan is followed, the Hong Kong City Hall may be a little smaller, does the Film Association have any plans in this regard?" ”

Wu Siyuan nodded and said: "On this issue, the Film Association has indeed thought about it, according to the plan, the Film Association will choose a place in the east of Tsim Sha Tsui, overlooking Victoria Harbour to build a large venue, as the main venue for the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Hong Kong Film Awards in the future." In addition, an Avenue of Fame will be built to recognise and commemorate those who have made outstanding contributions to Hong Kong's film industry. However, due to time constraints, the main venue of this year's film festival will still be located in the Hong Kong City Hall. ”

The reporter asked: "This is good news, I wonder how the plan is going now?" When will construction begin? ”

"We are currently negotiating with the Hong Kong Governor's Office about the land, and if we do so, we can officially start construction within two months and complete it in the middle of next year."

Another reporter got up and asked: "Hello Mr. Wu, there is news that the reason why the Film Association took over the hosting rights of the film festival from the municipal council and carried out such a thorough reform of the film festival is because Mr. Gu is not satisfied with the Hong Kong Film Awards only selecting Hong Kong films, and believes that this form makes Hong Kong films lack exchanges with the world, and it is completely Hong Kong film workers who are entertaining themselves." ”

Wu Siyuan smiled dumbly: "I don't know where your news came from, the Hong Kong Film Awards only select Hong Kong films from the beginning of the rules, so many years have been very good, I have never heard of anyone dissatisfied with the Academy Awards, including Mr. Gu, please don't make up such false rumors at will, but the international characteristics in front of the film festival can indeed bring supplements to the Academy Awards, and in the future, the Academy Awards and the film festival will become the two flags of Hong Kong films, and witness the progress of Hong Kong films." ”

"Mr. Wu, according to the reform plan, the highest award of the Hong Kong International Film Festival is the Golden Bauhinia Award, I wonder how the design of the trophy is going?"

"Hehe, today I specially brought the design sketch of the trophy, I can show it to you on the spot, and also ask for the opinions of the society." After Wu Siyuan finished speaking, several staff members immediately came out with a stack of A4 papers and gave one to the reporters present.

I saw that the main body of the trophy is a bauhinia flower with the bud facing upwards and blooming to half, and under the flower is a square base, the whole trophy gives people a simple and generous feeling. At this time, Wu Siyuan continued: "This is just a sketch, the sample is being made, whether to use this design sketch as the final design plan, the association has not yet decided, "Ming Pao" will do another social survey." ”

"Since it is the highest award of the film festival, the trophy should naturally conform to the aesthetic and cultural outlook of Hong Kong people, and the results of the survey will greatly determine the final form of the trophy.

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The whole conference lasted for almost an hour, Wu Siyuan disclosed a lot of new information, and also clarified a lot of fabricated false rumors, so that almost every reporter returned with a full load, and it is estimated that tomorrow Hong Kong will have to set off a big discussion about the Hong Kong International Film Festival (to be continued......

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