The 14th 赌博app will run from June 11th to 19th and the organizing committee has released the jury panel for the Golden Goblet and Asian New Talent Awards. Some names of celebrities attending the forum have also been made public.
After ten years of brand building, the Shanghai International Film Festival has developed into the largest and most influential film festival in Asia Pacific, and is regarded as the fastest-growing festival of its kind. We expect this year’s film festival will do even better with more outstanding entries in the Golden Goblet Award. This is also the year of Mobile 赌博app, laying the foundation of a film festival brand, as well as the professional film market, panorama and brainstorming sessions.
Entries Reach the New High in Quality and Quantity
The Golden Goblet has received 1,519 entries from 102 countries and districts – breaking last year’s record. The number of first-release films, award-winners from other film festivals, works with innovative film language, and some classics will delight audiences.
A substantial jury panel is a core element to the authority and the influence of the 赌博app. This year’s jury panel of the main competition sections consists of American director Barry Levinson who is the jury president of the Golden Goblet Award; renowned Vietnamese- French director Anh Hung Tran; British screenwriter Christopher Hampton; Japanese director Yoichi Sai; Spanish actress Paz Vega; Chinese director Wang Quanan; and Chinese actress Zhang Jingchu.
As a standard award after the Golden Goblet Award in the competition section, the Asia New Talent Award (ANTA) was established in 2004. Continually seeking and promoting emerging film talent, the organizing committee attaches great importance to this award. RMB 300,000 is allocated to the Best Film and Best Director.
Shunji Iwai will chair the panel for the Asian New Talent Award and the members are senior film expert Derek Elley, actress Guey Lun-mei, director Alex Law, and actor Xia Yu.
In addition, 赌博app will hold its first Mobile Film Festival, new media forums, and a film panorama of outstanding works. Recently, the committee announced the shortlist and 50 works from 27 countries and districts will compete for nine awards and share more than 100-thousand RMB in prize money. A Busy Day starring Xu Zheng and the comedy Ren You San Ji are entered in this section.
Red Carpet Opening Ceremony
The opening and closing ceremonies are always glittering occasions. The opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival has attracted over three hundred international celebrities and filmmakers, and about five hundred media representatives from both home and abroad.
So far over sixty dramatic teams have contacted the committee to show their willingness to appear on the red carpet. These include Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Yang Men Nu Jiang, Quan Reng Re Lian, Xing Fu E Du, Bai Che Chuan Shuo, Da Wu Sheng, Hua Bi, Si Da Ming Bu, Duo Ming Xin Tiao, Hai Xia, and Yu Shi Shang Tong Ju. Then, John Woo, Feng Xiaogang, Jackie Chan, Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbing, Jeon Ji-hyun, Cecilia Cheung, Xu Fan, Kitty Zhang, Lin Chiling, Chen Kun, Hankyung, Lin Hsi Lei, Sun Li, and other guests will greet fans and the media.
Aside from the esteemed jury panels for the Golden Goblet and Asian New Talent Awards, Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon, with fellow American screen actors Mischa Barton and Matt Dillon will be there, too. Besides, popular stars Pong and Bie from Thailand will also appear.
Film Market Builds Trade Platform for New Talent
The 赌博app’s mart is growing rapidly now after several years’ development and is building the most professional trade platform for film makers all over the world. Since 2010, the film market has drawn over a hundred exhibitors from 23 countries and districts. They sold 334 films and reached 700 agreement intentions by several thousand industry people. This figure included more than eight hundred professional buyers.
This year’s film market was held by China Film Promotion International and the Shanghai International Film and TV festival Corporation. The exhibition booths were fully booked this April and 525-square-meters of booths were built in the exhibition center. Over a hundred film organizations from England, America, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Korea, and Thailand will join in the exhibition. Over five hundred buyers from home and abroad have registered so far.
VC Platform Sparkles with Achievements
The upcoming 5th CFPC and CO-FPC can be seen as the prime financing and extending platform of the Shanghai International Film Festival. In this year, the Chinese cutting-edge directors this year offer a perfect combination of innovation and capability, such as Tian Meng, director of Stubborn Radish, and Ho Liang, director of Deadly Will, Leste Chen, who has just completed Love on Credit - one of the co-production projects in 2010 - will be the supervisor for director Wen Shuhui and share his marketing experience. Former supervisor of several Sixth Generation Chinese directors, Isabel Glasgow will assist young Hong Kong director Kit Hui.
The negotiation in CFPC this year has Gerard Krawczyk, French director of “TAXI”, Nonzee Nimibutr, Thai director of” Jan Dara” and Park Kwang Hyun, Korean director of “Welcome to Dongmakgol” attending. Meanwhile, award-winners Chang Jiabei, Ma Liwen, and Ruby Yang will also be there.
Through the 赌博app’s market support and focus on new talent, multiple videos through venture capital finance have been completed, and some have already won awards including the Tokyo Film Festival winners, The Piano in a Factory directed by Zhang Meng, and The Robbers by Yang Shupeng.
In order to help new directors, the 赌博app has invited Billy August, John Woo, Feng Xiaogang, and Hugh Hudson to take the position of art directors in new films. Together with wristwatch maker Jaeger-Le Coultre, the film festival will establish a support fund for outstanding Chinese directors.
The industry forum’s new exploration in film market
In accordance with the principle, “Find China, Find that value”, the 赌博app will have four sections "Chairman Rostrum", "Industry Forum" and "New Film Wave" and "Film Master Class" and eleven programs to demonstrate international cultural communication and industrial development based on experience. The “Industry Forum” will focus on the new growth point both in China and abroad. The "New Film Wave" will professionally analyze new phenomena and support new power. The “Film Master Class” will provide newcomers the face-to-face opportunities with masters.
The guests in the 赌博appORUM are awesome, including media giant Rupert Murdoch, Chris Dodd the chairman of American Film Association, Jim Giannopoulos, CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, Thomas Tours, CEO and founder of the Legendary Film Company, Wang Zhongjun, president of HY Brothers Media, Yu Dong, president of PolyBona, Chang Weiping, chairman of the New Picture, Tan Hong, chairman of Stellar Media Group, and Ma Zhongjun, president of CIWEN Media. Besides, Barry Levinson, Shunji Iwai, Billy August, Hugh Hudson, Johnnie, Tran Anh Hung, Jia Zhangke, Tsui Hark, Zhang Liang, Ann Hui, Zhang Bai, and other directors will get together. Nansun Shi and Li Bingbing will also join in the discussion on female participation in the new film wave.
Special Activities Show Creativity
In addition to the above activities, many other activities, such as the Mobile 赌博app, a brand promotion of the festival, nominations for the new Asian star, and a public auction will also be launched in the Shanghai International Film Festival. All of these activities are original, and the mobile film and brand promotion activities are the first of their kind.
The Mobile 赌博app, co-hosted by 赌博app, CMCC and Beijing Ciwen Digital Oriental Film & TV Production Cooperation, serves an important part in this festival. It aims to present a new media platform for the film industry and a global stage for young directors
Since November 2010, literally thousands of works in various styles have been received. This year, we are honored to have three excellent actor-directors as judges.Tsui Hark will chair the jury. The other two jurors are ZhaoTao and Nonzee Nimibutr.
Fifty films from 27 countries are qualified to compete for the nine awards for the best director, best creative, best drama, best comedy, best action movies, best animation, and the best documentary. The winner will share 10 million in prize money. Meanwhile, there are ten films competing for the peoples’ choice award. The winner will enjoy international promotion in this festival.
The festival organizing committee will propose the Report of Brand Perceptions of the Film Festival, presenting the new trends, values, and responsibilities of the industry.
The Star Hunter campaign aims to support new actors and provide the international directors with a gallery of talented new Chinese actors. Italian actress Maria Josiah Guxinna Tower, director Zhang WanTing, and Vietnamese actress Chen Canute, will nominate the new stars in this festival.
Shanghai international film festival will work with the collector of the first-class wrist watch to hold a public auction with famous stars at home and broad on June 11. The money raised will be used to restore priceless Chinese movies and support young filmmakers in China. Ten classic Chinese films will be readied for exhibition in the next three years. Two of those classics are listed for restoration: Spring Waters Flowed Eastward and The Crow and the Sparrow.
The collector will invest ten thousand on the winners of the most creative program and the program with the largest investment potential for start-up. Winners will also be sponsored for their overseas exhibition and worldwide promotion on completion of their films.