Chapter 149: Failed Expectations
The screening hall burst into very warm applause.
Obviously, the audience was moved by this short film.
Some of the audience left, while others stayed where they were. Like some of the audience in the previous show, they wanted to watch it again.
Li An's expression was a bit sad, and the story in the short film was a bit tragic, which made him deeply moved.
"Li, this short film is so good, about the little bird pursuing its dream. Ha, I love this story so much."
Li An nodded in agreement, "This is the work of a director from China, a minor college student. "
"Wow, this is even more amazing."
Chen Linfeng and the animation producers from Shenmei Factory stood next to the big screen and looked at the applauding audience below.
Although this is not the first wave of viewers, I still feel happy to see their response so enthusiastically and that I can’t get enough of it.
Freddy and Li An did not go out through the exit, but walked forward to find the film's creative team.
Li An saw Chen Linfeng and nodded in appreciation.
Freddy came over to praise and encourage him, but found that he seemed to have seen the young director before.
He asked hesitantly, "Perhaps a little presumptuous, are you Chen, the writer who wrote "Infinite World"?"
Freddy quickly added, "I am not familiar with Asian faces. I can’t tell clearly, so I apologize if I made a mistake.”
Chen Linfeng nodded. "Yes, it's me."
"Oh, that's really surprising."
Freddy was full of praise for "The Wingless Bird", calling it one of the best movies in recent history. Oh my god, the most impressive work I have ever seen.
And he expressed surprise at Chen Linfeng's age.
While speaking, his hands were still waving, reminding him of a certain accordion politician.
Chen Linfeng has long been accustomed to such exaggerated expressions from foreigners, and expresses his gratitude plainly.
Unexpectedly, Freddy didn't seem to be talking politely. He said seriously, "I think it deserves everything. There is no better short film than it this year."
He also said It was emphasized that the Venice Film Festival most welcomes emerging directors, and the Horizon section is specially designed to welcome young people.
After speaking, he winked at Chen Linfeng.
Even if I didn’t say it clearly, I will definitely give you my vote.
Hearing what the other party said, Chen Linfeng's smile became a little more sincere.
At this time, other audience members came around and wanted to communicate with the creative staff. Freddy said no more and left with Li An.
Chen Linfeng's short film only played for half a day, and word of mouth gradually spread. Many shows in a row were overcrowded.
Such a scene naturally involves the following media, and many reporters also rushed there after hearing the news.
At this time, Chen Linfeng's own reputation is very important.
A well-known writer turned director and actually made some achievements. This is a natural hot spot.
Reporters are most welcoming to such news, and have been looking for interviews with the parties involved.
Chen Linfeng does not reject anyone who comes.
This is the time to promote your work, and you must not be modest.
Chen Linfeng talked about his creative experience, thoughts and the moral of the film. He went over many of the contents several times and also made a special trip to introduce the production team of Shenmei Factory.
"Oh, it turns out that there really are birds without wings in the world."
"Did the wingless birds die in the end?"
"It only took half a day to come up with such a story. Is this genius? ?”
“Is the quality of students’ semester homework now so good?”
The reporters dug out a lot of interesting news and left with satisfaction.
On the second day, the film festival's program score gave Wingless Bird a high score of 3.2, attracting another wave of attention.
European media reports on the film festival also attracted the attention of many moviegoers who were not present. Of course, as far as short films are concerned, ratings don’t mean much.
The duration of short films is limited, and the overall requirements for the creative director are not very high. It is easier to polish the work for excellence, and the impression it gives to the audience will generally be relatively better.
What gets the most attention is the feature film.
Li An's "Brokeback Mountain" and American director George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" are big hits at this Venice Film Festival.
Relevant discussions in the media are also the most popular.
After being noisy like this for several days, Shi Xiaolong had returned home because his leave time had expired.
Media from China have been reporting on Chen Linfeng’s news in China these days.
New Internet media such as Sina and Sohu can transmit news back to China and publish it on portals on the same day.
News related to Chen Linfeng has always attracted an audience. Some people who did not originally pay attention to the Venice Film Festival began to pay attention to the relevant news.
Liu Qianqian often pays attention to domestic online public opinion. She has mentioned several times that the discussion of this year's film festival in domestic forums is much higher than before, which puts Chen Linfeng under a lot of pressure.
Fortunately, as the closing ceremony approached in the afternoon, the film festival staff called him early to remind him to attend the closing ceremony.
Chen Linfeng breathed a long sigh of relief.
Everyone who travels frequently should know that this means that there will be at least one prize when the time comes.
No matter what the prize is, as long as it doesn't come back empty-handed, you can accept it.
Domestic fans had high expectations for him, and Chen Linfeng did not want to disappoint in this regard.
For the Chinese Legion, Li An's "Brokeback Mountain", Guan Jinpeng's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", and Li Yu's "Beauty", which was originally shortlisted for the Horizon Unit, have all received notices to participate in the closing ceremony.
Including Chen Linfeng's "Wingless Bird", it means that four works related to Chinese people can win the award.
This is a rare event in the Chinese film and television industry in recent years.
The reporter from Sixth Princess opened the champagne at halftime and made an appointment with Chen Linfeng for an interview after winning the grand prize. In terms of the venue score, "Wingless Bird" was clearly in the lead.
How can this be done? They say that you will die if you are exposed to heat. You cannot set a flag for yourself no matter what.
This made him wave his hands repeatedly, saying that he might get a consolation prize and wait until the closing ceremony is over.
Relatives and friends can be invited to participate in the closing ceremony.
Chen Linfeng wanted to take Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang to go with him, but both of them refused.
That’s right, whoever is in the film and television industry doesn’t want to rely on their true ability to get in, and rely on friends to get in. It’s really not that kind of thing.
Because he had something hidden in his heart, Chen Linfeng walked past the red carpet of the closing ceremony without feeling anything.
In the location of the venue, people from China are basically in the same area.
The expressions on everyone's faces are quite relaxed. There is a guaranteed prize, at least the results are not bad.
At this time, everyone was no longer close to each other regardless of geographical location. While encouraging each other, they said with a forced smile that they did not have high requirements, and they would just get a consolation prize when the time comes.
In fact, everyone is eager to get the big prize in their hands.
The order of awards is based on the size of the awards, with the grand prizes basically left behind.
Of course, it is not entirely in order. A few slightly more important prizes will occasionally be given out in the middle to boost the audience's spirit and attract attention.
Everyone present was waiting for the prize to be distributed with an inexplicable mentality.
I want to win a prize quickly so that the dust has settled so that I don’t have to hang on all the time, but I also want to delay it a little bit and win a more important prize.
Li Yu's "Beauty" was the first to be confirmed and won the International Alliance Art Film Award, and then Guan Jinpeng's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" won the European Art Exchange Award.
After a while, it was the turn of the Best Short Film Award.
The award-winning guest on the stage slowly spit out a name,
"Small Station".
The prize I was looking forward to is gone.
Chen Linfeng felt a huge disappointment.
(End of this chapter)