The Cannes Film Festival takes place in mid-May each year, although nominees are usually announced a month in advance.
In other words, if the film wants to participate in the film festival, it must be submitted to the organizing committee of the film festival before mid-April, and the organizing committee will judge whether it can be shortlisted for the main competition unit.
The members of the organizing committee will also travel around the world to find good films to improve the quality of the films presented at the festival.
With Zhang Yimou's popularity and influence, there is no problem in being shortlisted for the main competition unit.
In China, there have always been rumors that he will participate in the Cannes Film Festival alive, but Zhang Yimou is extremely low-key and does not say anything.
Until the news came from France, he was on the list of nominees for this year's Cannes Film Festival.
People in the Chinese entertainment industry are watching the reaction of the General Administration and Zhang Yimou, the last time it was Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was banned from directing for eight years due to the illegal participation of the film he directed in the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan.
Will the General Administration be ruthless to Zhang Yimou this time?
No one expected that as soon as the news of Cannes came, Zhang Yimou submitted a sincere review letter to the General Administration.
Stating that he had no knowledge of this matter, it was a unilateral act of the investors of Hong Kong and the producers of Baodao, as a director, he had no control after the film was finished, and the investors could not stop the investors from participating in international film festivals in order to recover their costs.
Of course, he bears unshirkable responsibility for this matter and is willing to accept the punishment of the General Administration.
Subsequently, the SAMR banned its circulation and screening in the mainland film market on the grounds that it was still alive and illegally participating in international film festivals, and required relevant personnel to conduct a deep reflection and review.
This is the final punishment result, Zhang Yimou passed.
In fact, this incident is not the same as the Tian Zhuangxiang incident, which was entered in the name of a Japanese film at last year's Tokyo Film Festival, which led to the collective withdrawal of the Chinese delegation from the protest, which had serious international repercussions.
This is the main reason why Tian Zhuangzhi was severely punished.
Participating in the Cannes Film Festival alive is still in the name of Chinese films, Zhang Yimou's attitude of admitting mistakes is good, everyone has a step down, and they know each other, and things are much easier to solve.
If Zhang Yimou insists on going to France to participate in the film festival, it is clear that he is against the General Administration and has no room for maneuver, then he may not be very good in the future.
A mature person often knows how to compromise in order to live a better life.
Such a result made many people who watched the excitement feel very disappointed, the thunder was loud and the rain was small, which was equivalent to no punishment for a big director like Zhang Yimou.
Foreign investors do not value the domestic film market at all, and the gimmick of banning films can attract the attention of international film companies and win sympathy points from the judges of the Cannes Film Festival.
Western society is particularly interested in films that have been banned in China.
They feel that promoting this kind of film will reflect the fair and open social environment of the West, and Western filmmakers are willing to help these directors do justice and give this kind of film award, which is sympathetic points.
The premise is that your movie should be interesting and not too bad.
After the punishment of the General Administration came down, it became a banned film to live, and it was inconvenient for the news media to report it.
However, they found that on the list of nominees for the Cannes Film Festival, there is also a Chinese film, which is not in the main competition, but in the "Un Certain Regard" section.
This section focuses on the work of international new filmmakers, known for their unique aesthetics and novel and bizarre niche styles.
The more alternative and distinctive the film style, the easier it is to win awards, with the aim of encouraging innovation among young filmmakers.
This unit can't be compared with the main competition unit, but it is just a small supplement to the film festival.
This Huaguo film is called Beijing is very windy, it is a documentary, neither the director nor the actors are famous, and no one knows what this is a movie about.
Curious, reporters began to inquire about the ins and outs of the film.
They found out that this was just a student work of the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy, the producer was the Beijing Youth Film Studio, the producer was Zheng Dongtian, and the director was several students of the directing department.
The content of the filming was an interview on the streets of the capital, and the production cost of the entire film was less than 30,000 yuan.
It was such a crudely produced documentary, which was sent to the Cannes Film Festival and shortlisted for a kind of attention unit, and the Beijing Film Academy did not even plan to send people to Cannes, because the school did not have the budget for this funding.
For example, Ge You went to Cannes to participate in the film festival, and all the expenses were borne by the producer, and he did not have to spend his own money.
So what about this documentary Whether it's the Beijing Film Academy or the Beijing Youth Studio, you can't let the Cannes Film Festival pay for it.
The Cannes Film Festival takes a total of two weeks from the opening to the awards, even if you go to the last few days after you get stuck, the round-trip air ticket, plus food and accommodation in France, will not be able to run away for 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.
The cost of this film is less than 30,000 yuan, and there is no way to recoup the investment in theaters.
Besides, it was originally a student work, focusing on participation, and I didn't expect to win an award at an international film festival, and the school didn't pay much attention to it, although the organizing committee of the Cannes Film Festival sent an invitation letter, the film school was still unwilling to pay for the journey.
Anyway, you can know the news of the award in China, so why send someone over, in case you don't win the award, it's not a waste.
At this time, twenty or thirty thousand is not a small amount, and the funds of the film academy are also very tight, mainly because they do not pay enough attention to it.
"The school is really picky, in case you win an award, there is no one to receive the award."
Lin Xiaoling was dissatisfied, "A few of our students still want to raise money in the school and raise enough money to go to France, but no one is willing to donate money." ” After all, this is Xiaoling's first work, and it took a lot of effort and great expectations.
"What do you want to do, you go abroad and want others to donate money to you," Lin Zixuan cried and laughed.
"This is an honor, and it is also the honor of the school to win the award, those school leaders eat and drink all day long, and they have no money here, what a bunch of bureaucrats."
Lin Xiaoling complained.
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