Cannes or Berlin?

For Wu Yuan, this question is like asking him, are you going to fight with "The Pianist" or fight with "Spirited Away" and "Scarlet Sunday" with bayonets!

Truth be told, both options are hell difficulty!

Although Wu Yuan is very confident in "The Undertaker", whether it is "The Pianist" or "Spirited Away", they are all classics among the classics.

"Spirited Away" is the pinnacle of RB anime films, and "The Pianist" is a vivid and vivid capture of the complex performance of human nature in war, contributing countless classic shots to world film history.

This year's Cannes and Berlin are both classic films.

As for Venice?

Venice would not open until the end of August and the beginning of September, and Wu Yuan did not want to encounter difficulties, and the first thing that came to mind was to retreat instead of rising to the occasion.

Seeing that Wu Yuan was pondering, Han Dong, who didn't know how fierce Cannes and Berlin were this year, frowned suspiciously: "If you haven't thought about it, I suggest going to Berlin." ”

"This year we have a lot of films going to Berlin."

"Feng Xiaogang's "Big Shot", Zhang Yimou's "Happy Time", Li Xin's "Flower Eyes", and Xu Anhua's "Man Forty" will all go to Berlin."

"And didn't you go to Berlin last year, and you won the best newcomer actor, which can be regarded as a descendant of Berlin, and it is better to go to Berlin for the first literary film."

Berlin?

muttering a sentence in his heart, Wu Yuan nodded subconsciously.

Berlin is also OK, not to mention many Chinese directors in the same industry, and Berlin's award system is also more suitable for "The Undertaker".

The Cannes Film Festival does not encourage the same film to win more than 2 awards, try to share the cake in the main competition unit, and a film can only win one award.

The Berlin Film Festival is much looser in this regard, and last year, when Wu Yuan participated, he won the Best Film Golden Bear's "Intimacy" and won the Best Actress.

"Love You Love Me" and "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" also won the Grand Jury Prize and Best Director, as well as Best New Actor/Actress.

Of course, Wu Yuan hopes that the best result of "The Undertaker" is that while he wins an award, he can also let Zhang Guorong win the actor and fulfill his dream!

If this happy ending is to be achieved, Berlin can still hope for it, and Cannes is simply not possible.

"Let's go to Berlin then." Wu Yuan nodded with a smile.

......

This year's deadline for entries is January 12th, which is a very tight deadline.

After Wu Yuan agreed, Han Dong immediately used the relationship of China Film to send the copy of "The Undertaker" to Berlin, and the whole process was still airlifted.

Wu Yuan is still very confident that he can be shortlisted, this movie seems to be very easy to make, but it really embodies a lot of his hard work!

Although he didn't dare to say that he could surpass the original version, Wu Yuan could proudly say that the final effect of "The Undertaker" directed by him was no worse than the original, and it can only be said that each has its own merits!

There's no reason you can't even be shortlisted for the main competition unit!

And it was exactly as he had guessed.

At the end of January, the shortlist of the Berlin International Film Festival was announced.

This year's Berlin International Film Festival has more than 300 films from all over the world participating, of which 23 films were shortlisted for the main competition unit.

The organizing committee has made a long list of shortlisted films.

As one of the three major international film festivals, the Berlinale has naturally attracted the attention of countless people, including many mainland film fans.

And when mainland fans, industry peers, and reporters carefully checked the shortlist as in previous years, they found a familiar and unfamiliar name in it.

“《Departures》——yuan wu（China）”

Just looking at the title, no one knows about this movie, but when they saw "Yuan Wu", keen domestic fans immediately thought of a Chinese director who became famous in Hollywood.

Wu Yuan!

A director who is familiar and unfamiliar to most domestic fans!

is familiar because of the overwhelming reports of "The Night the Comet Comed" back then, which still made many domestic fans remember this rookie director who won foreign film festival awards at the age of 18.

The strangeness is because after "The Night the Comet Commet", Wu Yuan went to Hollywood to make a movie, and his "Juno" was not released in China.

Although many domestic media have reported the North American and global box office of "Juno", domestic audiences who have not seen this movie are still a little unfamiliar with him.

Many fans know that this director is very powerful, and he can go to Hollywood to make movies, and he is a box office hit.

But if you want to ask them how powerful Wu Yuan is, what is the director's style, and how to use the lens language, they can't say it very well, not as down-to-earth and familiar as Feng Xiaogang.

But as soon as the news that Wu Yuan's new film was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival was announced, Wu Yuan's name could be said to be boiling immediately in the fan group.

At this stage, the influence of the three major international film festivals in Europe in China is not covered!

With the hard work of the fourth and fifth generations of directors, the influence of the three major European directors in China is now greater than that of Hollywood!

All mainland directors with a high status must have awards from the three major film festivals in order to be called a Chinese director!

Now that Wu Yuan has also been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin International Film Festival, this forced qualification and status are really different!

Reporters from all walks of life gathered in the capital with long guns and short cannons as soon as possible, wanting to find Wu Yuan and give him an exclusive interview report!

I don't know where Wu Yuan lives?

It's okay, go to the film school and block the door and you're done!

Who doesn't know that Wu Yuan is still a student at the film academy, and if he can't find him, go to his teacher!

Overnight, hundreds of media from all over the country gathered at the entrance of the film academy, but fortunately, most of the students are now going home for the holidays, otherwise it will affect the normal entry and exit of teachers and students!

But it's not a problem to have these reporters around outside!

It was also Xie Xiaojing, Hou Keming and other professors and directors of the directing department who had just learned that Wu Yuan had been shortlisted for the Berlin International Film Festival, so they had to persuade these media to leave with tears and laughter.

"Media friends, Wu Yuan is really not in school, he is now preparing for the Berlin International Film Festival, the school is already on vacation, so don't block the door."

"Director Xie, will Director Wu's new movie be released in China? When will it be released? A reporter shouted excitedly.

Xie Xiaojing patiently explained: "It should be released in China, and I don't know the specific release date." ”

"Then Director Xie, can you reveal what the theme of Director Wu's new movie is?"

"What's the story?"

"The English name of the movie is "Departures", does it mean to leave?"

Journalists seized the opportunity to ask questions.

Xie Xiaojing was also a little overwhelmed, so she had to reveal again: "The name of this movie in Chinese is "The Undertaker", as for the content of the movie, let's wait for everyone to go into the cinema to experience it after the release!" ”

"So where is Director Wu now? Would you like to be interviewed by us? ”

This day is the end of the conversation, Xie Xiaojing shook her head, quickly retreated, and after letting the security guard take over, she left the school gate without looking back, leaving the reporters alone to continue shouting in the cold wind.

As for where Wu Yuan is?

He was sitting in the headquarters building of China Film Group, sitting with Han Dong and drinking tea!

"I knew that this movie would be shortlisted for the main competition, and when I saw the script, I knew it!" Han Dong held the teacup in the palm of his hand to warm his hands, with a happy smile on his face.

"I have already arranged the air tickets, and the leading actors of the crew of "The Undertaker" all went to the red carpet together!"

"This year's Berlin Film Festival opened on February 6 and closed on the 17th.

"I plan to personally lead the team this time, and when the time comes, I will find a good Chinese restaurant in Berlin, and everyone will have a lively Spring Festival in a foreign country!"

Listening to Han Dong's chatter, Wu Yuan chuckled and nodded, having no opinion on his arrangement.

In terms of the experience of going abroad to participate in film festivals, ten Wu Yuan are not as rich as Han Dong alone!