"Sponsored by Radio and Television, 14 Media Alliances, and TiMi Media, and co-organized by Douban, Weibo, Maoyan, etc., the Golden Sycamore Award for Chinese Films opened in March this year...

The jury consisted of Balabala.

According to the organizing committee, 'the two biggest features of Golden Sycamore are that the selection process is open, and no award in the world can satisfy everyone, but as long as the procedure is just, the result is fair.

We follow the established rules and do not allow for any violations. ’

Second, there are many guests, and Zhang Yi, Wang Jiawei, Gong Li, Zhang Zhiyi, Cheng Long, Liang Jiahui, Stephen Chow and so on were invited. ’

In addition, the Golden Sycamore Award accepts applications from Chinese films from all over the world, and 24 awards are awarded each year. The initial shortlisted films were proposed by Douban, Weibo, and Maoyan, and the jury composed of professionals voted for five films after watching all the shortlisted films and discussing them;

In the second round, the 13 associations of the film festival will vote to select the final winners! ’

'The movie channel broadcasts the whole thing... Exclusive cooperation network platform PPTV...'

As soon as this news was announced, it immediately sparked a lot of discussion...

Although Shen Xudong has never publicly said bad things about the Golden Horse Awards and the Academy Awards, everyone knows that he doesn't look down on these two awards - he hasn't participated in them since his debut...

Although the Golden Horse Awards gave him awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Film, he never thanked him...

Then, out of nowhere, the Golden Sycamore Award popped up!

And it's called the Golden Sycamore Award for Chinese Films...

The key, look at the program... This is called the Industry Association Award, and it is completely created according to the standards of the Oscars...

In addition to the first shortlisted films...

Why do you want to follow the proposal of Douban, Weibo, and Maoyan?

Shen Xudong explained: "On these three websites, tens of thousands ~ hundreds of thousands of high-scoring movies are scored every year... We believe in the eyes of the audience! ”

……

There are special traffic controls on both sides of the street...

The road was built last year and is spacious...

The car stopped at the entrance of the Xiangshan Convention and Exhibition Center.

The red carpet has been laid out, about 40 meters long and 9 meters wide.

In fact, the red carpet abroad is very short, like Cannes is only 20 meters... Generally, 30 seconds ~ 1 minute is acceptable, Fan Xiaopang walked for 3 minutes, Ma Su for 6 minutes...

It's all talent!

This red carpet goes straight to the gate, and there are a few steps to go up at the end - Shen Xudong's position...

On the left side are the media seats, each of which is very narrow, with two seats for cameras and one for taking pictures. There is a small viewing platform on the right, where lucky spectators sit.

Before the red carpet, it was impossible to wait in a long line in the limousine, so a room was set up at the drop-off point.

The interior is well furnished as a temporary lounge area.

The reference is to the Cannes Film Festival format...

Shen Xudong arrived at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the media had already come, with long guns and short cannons;

Fans and fans gathered in the square, waiting for their idols to arrive.

The police and security are like a great enemy, and they dare not slack off.

The staff of various departments are running around, and they don't know what they are busy with...

It's understandable, after all, it's the first time I've done this, and I don't have much experience...

Shen Xudong went to the toilet first, then followed the staff to eat something, and talked to the leaders and several directors who reviewed the drawings for a while...

As soon as 5 o'clock arrived, the red carpet ceremony officially began...

The red carpet can be described as sparkling...

Zhang Yimou, Cheng Long, Zhou Xingchi, Feng Xiaogang, Wang Jing, Chow Yun-fat...

Basically, all the big names you can think of have been invited, and even Andy Lau has been invited over.

Not fast or slow, it lasted for about an hour, most of the guests were present, and the last group was the jury.

The first jury, 7 people, Xu Anhua, Jiang Wen, Lou Ye, Zhang Manyu, Liang Jiahui, Cao Baoping and Wu Siyuan, the chairman of the jury is Wu Siyuan...

This jury can only decide the final shortlist, but it's also the jury!

A group of people went up the steps, and Shen Xudong stepped forward to greet: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"Have a good night."

……

If the award ceremony is only awarded, it will be over in less than an hour.

There will definitely be some shows interspersed.

In the opening Girls' Generation, two songs were sung, and then the host Huang Bo came on the stage...

In the first link, the leader spoke.

No matter how freely it operates, it is still under the name of the General Administration - the leader's speech is a necessary procedure.

On the field was Deputy Director Zhang Hongsen.

Shen Xudong likes Zhang Hongsen very much, this person is in charge of movies, and understands movies, the industry calls him 'the first film critic', oh, he is also a screenwriter, and his masterpieces "Workshop Director" and "Justice" have won the "Five One Project" award of the Central Propaganda Department.

Zhang Ju spoke for about three minutes, and then Huang Bo invited Shen Xudong to give an opening speech.

Shen Xudong took the microphone, waved his hand lightly, and said: "Actually, we have to trace back to Chinese films, the first peak of the industry, in Shanghai."

The first industrial period of Chinese film was from 1922 to 1937.

A group of filmmakers such as Zhang Shichuan, Zheng Zhengqiu, Luo Mingyou, Li Minwei and later the Shaw Brothers were all pioneers who came from the cradle period, and they each dabbled in the creation, production, distribution, and screening of the film industry to varying degrees, and the accumulated experience made them the backbone of the film industry in the twenties and thirties of the last century.

In terms of technology, the initial use of equipment and the filming process had to rely on foreign technicians, but with the joining of the earliest batch of technical talents such as Luo Yongxiang, Dong Keyi, Wu Weiyun, etc., this situation was quickly broken.

With the above conditions, marked by the establishment of the Star Company in 1922, the film company grew rapidly, reaching a peak in 1924-1926, according to statistics, there were 175 film companies in China, and 141 in Shanghai alone. ”

"Later, when the war broke out, a large number of filmmakers fled south to Hong Kong, which contributed to the second peak of the industry, the initial talent pool of Hong Kong films!"

"In the early 70s, Hong Kong cinema began to emerge and gradually became an important center of Asian cinema. During this period, Hong Kong films began to produce films on a large scale, and a number of talented directors and actors emerged. ”

"The 80s were the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. During this period, Hong Kong films won widespread acclaim for their unique style and innovative filming techniques. Martial arts films, comedies and police films have become the three pillars of Hong Kong cinema. ”

"By the early 90s, Hong Kong cinema had grown further. During this period, Hong Kong's film production reached its peak, with more than 300 films produced each year. At the same time, Hong Kong films have also achieved great success in the international market, especially action and martial arts films. ”

"The sign of the decline of Hong Kong films is that the United States made "Jurassic Park", before that, movies around the world were almost the same, a theme is popular, plagiarism is over. But "Jurassic Park" can't really be plagiarized, and I don't have this ability.

The movie is no longer completed by a few actors, a few cameras, plus a screenwriter and a director, compared to industrial strength! ”

"Since then, Hong Kong films have gradually lost their local and Southeast Asian markets."

"Why did you throw it away?"

"I talked to Wang Jing and Huang Baiming about this, and they said it was because of the loss of the Taiwan market... But the Taiwan market is only liberalizing Hollywood films, and there is no such thing as not introducing Hong Kong films... Why do Taiwanese people suddenly stop watching Hong Kong movies?

The fundamental reason is: In the early 90s, Hollywood computer CG blockbusters represented by "Terminator 2" and "Jurassic Park" completely rose, not only Taiwanese audiences, but people all over the world loved to watch this kind of film! ”

"Hong Kong films have lost their most important buyers, the Taiwan market, as well as the entire East Asian and Southeast Asian film market, at this time, the mainland cinema market has not yet exploded, and the disc market is monopolized by various pirates... In addition, there is also the outflow of talents, the lack of talent, the trend of indiscriminate auctions, and so on..."

"Why do you say this? It's just weird, people always say that the decline of Hong Kong movies is because of the return... It's because CEPA signed... Could it be that without CEPA, Hong Kong films will be able to maintain the original situation? ”

(End of chapter)