BEIJING, Beijing, April 15 (Reporter Zhang Xi) On the evening of the 15th, the opening ceremony of the 8th Beijing International Film Festival was held in Beijing. For the first time, the top three directors in the box office list of domestic films were on the same stage. Among them, Jason Wu, director of Wolf Warriors 2, said that China filmmakers are working hard to be craftsmen, and China audiences are increasingly supporting domestic films. He said frankly, "As long as the audience likes it, it is worthwhile to suffer again."
This year, the Beijing International Film Festival continues the seven main activities of the Tiantan Award, the opening ceremony, Beijing screening, Beijing planning theme forum, film market, film carnival, closing ceremony and award ceremony.
As the chairman of the International Jury of the Tiantan Award, Wong Kar-wai, a well-known director, said that although judging a movie can be very subjective, different people have their own tastes, but good movies must have one thing in common regardless of the theme and length, that is, the concentration and persistence of the creators.
Wong Kar-wai mentioned on the stage that when he was drinking soybean milk in a shop recently, he saw the words "I am willing to grind for you all my life" written at the bottom of the bowl, and he was deeply touched. In his view, although grinding beans and making movies are two different things, spirit and temperament are closely related. "I remember the famous director Mr. Yasujirō Ozu once commented on his creative process. He said that he just opened a tofu shop and only sold tofu. So I believe that only through this purity can an excellent work be achieved, so I value this purity. "
At the opening ceremony, for the first time, the three directors who won the first place and the third place in China box office were on the same stage. As the third-place director of Detective Chinatown 2, Chen Sicheng said with emotion that at first, a cinema manager pointed out that the film’s 123-minute length was too long, and suggested that it would be more beneficial to arrange the film if it was cut to 90 minutes. "But I hope to put ‘ Tang Tan ’ As a brand, the audience’s word of mouth is far more important than the box office, so I persisted. "
Lin Chaoxian, the director, said that no matter whether it’s "operation mekong" or the box office hit Operation Red Sea, such war movies are very tiring to shoot, but he likes them very much. "I like this kind of movies that make people excited and have positive energy.".
Jason Wu, the director who won the box office title with the film Wolf Warriors 2 last year, is also impressed on the stage today. "I was still very uneasy when I recommended Wolf Warriors 2 at the Beijing Film Festival last year. The film took three years from preparation to shooting, and finally presented 4,077 shots, which won 159 million people’s views. This shows that China filmmakers are trying to be craftsmen, while China audiences are increasingly supporting domestic films. As long as the audience likes it, they will suffer again.
Later, the three directors also looked forward to China’s films in ten years. Lin Chaoxian thought that there would be more and more realistic films, Chen Sicheng hoped that more foreign audiences would see China’s films, and Wu Jing bluntly said, "We need to study hard and exercise hard in this decade, and Do not forget your initiative mind will serve China’s films for another ten years."
It is worth mentioning that the shortlist of the Tiantan Award of this year’s Beijing International Film Festival was also announced at the opening ceremony. After five rounds of screening, 15 films from 19 countries and regions were shortlisted, including two China films such as Eighteen Cave Village in Operation Red Sea, and 13 overseas films such as Dark Wind, End of Journey in Britain and Scorching Summer in Iran. (End)