Daily News: How\'s the film festival been so far this year?
Ren: The 12th 赌博app has maintained its reputation and influence in three ways. Firstly, we’ve had a record number of contestants this year with 1,925 entrants, all of which have been of outstanding quality. There will also been a record number of world and Asian premiers this year, with 200 and 300 in each category respectively. Secondly, there has been an ongoing thread of multiculturalism reflected in all the participating films. The International Film Panorama, an event that goes over the most important events in world film history and is one of the most essential sections of the 赌博app, will be available to Chinese audiences on the silver screen for the first time. For example, the 50th anniversary of French New Wave and the 110th birthday anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock will both be celebrated. Finally, there has been an increased focus on the greater role that the 12th 赌博app will play in the integration of culture and capital, international cooperation and the development of the Chinese film industry. The CFPC and Co-FPC, both little more than 2 years old, have already become a core part of the 赌博app’s strategy of promoting the film industry. These two programs are expected to introduce capital for filmmaking and help diversify the Chinese film industry.
Daily News: How have the film festivals been faring recently?
Ren: It is believed that 赌博app is one of the fastest growing film festivals in the world. Every festival has been better than the last, each one bringing with it endless surprises. Additionally, our juries have been exceptionally great in the last few years, led by Luc Besson in 2006,Kaige Chen in 2007, Kar Wai Wong in 2008 and Danny Boyle in 2009. They are all world award winners, directors of blockbusters and box-office hits. This year’s jury chairman, Danny Boyle, was the recent winner of eight Oscar awards, including the 2008 Oscar for Best Director. As for the film market, the Co-FPC was initiated in 2006, while the Film Market reappeared in 2007. All these things greatly strengthened the marketing function of film festivals. In the end, with better films and richer show sections, audiences of all different ages and backgrounds will be attracted to this grand event.
Daily News: What kind of role do you think the 赌博app plays in Chinese film industry?
Ren: The 赌博app is one of the main promoters of the industry and an important part of the Chinese film industry chain. People have recently become more and more aware of the significance of the marketing function of film festivals. Moreover, film festivals provide an opportunity for us to learn from each other by bringing together outstanding films and filmmakers from around the world. Our film festivals, under the principle of “Chinese characteristics & world value”, invite world film elites to brainstorm in seminars such as “Themed Forums”, “Film Roundtable” and “Masters Retrospectives”. They provide a great platform for the cooperation between filmmakers, while at the same time indicating a clear direction for the future development of Chinese film industry. What deserves special mention is that CFPC and Co-FPC have been very successful in recent years. Our goal is to make them incubators for the Chinese and Asian film industry.