Chapter 474 Opening Ceremony
Hearing this, Wang Shu felt a little dazed in his heart.
It turns out that four years have passed.
In 2004, he prepared "Buried Alive", signed up to participate in the Berlin International Film Festival in early 2005, and won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award.
Along the way, it’s already the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
In May of this year, I will be 23 years old.
And if we add in the time spent preparing for the first filming of "Buried Alive" in 2004, it has been five years.
If you add in the time spent squatting in the corner of the Beijing Film Studio before being reborn, it would be even longer.
In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed.
“It turns out it’s been 4 years, I thought it was yesterday.”
Facing the reporter's interview, Wang Shu responded with a smile, and then said, "Four years have passed, not much has changed."
"The Berlin Film Festival is still the same Berlin Film Festival it was back then, and I am still the same person it was. "
"Having said that, I still have to thank the Berlin Film Festival for awarding me the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award."
"Because of this award, I can. Better development.”
He said this sincerely.
Back then, if it hadn't been for the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, then he would probably have continued to hesitate and look for opportunities like Ning Hao.
When Ning Hao first debuted, he was also making art films, but he was always accompanying him. Later, he got the opportunity through the Supernova Director Project established by Liu Dehua and others, and then he got " Crazy Stone".
If Wang Shu fails to win the prize, he will be like him, whispering and looking for people to invest in his grandson.
“Haha, so the Berlin Film Festival is still your blessed place?” the reporter asked.
"You can say that." Wang Shu responded with a smile.
The reporter then exchanged a few words with Wang Shu and then asked, "Mr. Wang Shu, unfortunately you do not have any works to compete in the main competition unit of this Berlin Film Festival. However, as far as we know, Mr. Chen Kaige's "Plum Blossoms" "Lan Fang" was shortlisted for the main competition of this Berlin Film Festival. What do you think of this film? Do you think it will win the Golden Bear Award at this Berlin Film Festival? "
I heard the reporter mention it? Chen Kaige and "Mei Lanfang", the smile on Wang Shu's face did not diminish, saying: "Although "Mei Lanfang" is a Chinese film, I'm sorry, because I have been very busy with work and have a tight schedule, so I haven’t seen this movie.”
“So if you ask me what I think of this movie, or whether it will win an award, I don’t know.”
“Even. There is no basis for speculation.”
“However, Mr. Chen Kaige once won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and he must be very confident that “Mei Lanfang” will come to the Berlin Film Festival. .”
"I wish him good luck."
Seeing Wang Shu's tactful answer, and having already obtained a satisfactory answer, the reporter immediately asked: "What about you? Are you coming to Berlin this time? Is the film festival to promote "The Wolf of Wall Street"? "
"Yes!" Wang Shu responded noncommittally.
The reporter then asked: ""The Wolf of Wall Street" has been nominated for an Academy Award. Are you confident that you will win the Academy Award?"
Wang Shu answered modestly: " I naturally hope to win the award, but whether I can win the award ultimately depends on whether the judges like it.”
The reporters came from more than one family and one country. After this question, other reporters immediately asked questions.
After a while and answering many questions, Wang Shu was able to escape.
As many filmmakers entered the Film Palace, the opening red carpet of the Berlin Film Festival came to an end.
The red carpet is over and the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival will be held immediately.
It is also quite satisfactory and lacks surprises.
German TV star Kaitlin Porfi presided over the entire opening ceremony, only introducing the procedures one by one, using a mixture of German and English, and being so restrained that there was no sense of humor.
When Berlin Film Festival Chairman Dieter Koslic delivered his speech first, he particularly emphasized the impact of the global economic crisis on the film industry.
Hosting a film festival must not be extravagant and wasteful, but must also attract sufficient corporate sponsorship. At the same time, it must also promote the production of films that faithfully reflect real life.
The old director ridiculed his English proficiency when he got up and thanked the audience and sponsors for their support.
When Wang Shu heard this, the corners of his mouth curved.
Dieter's opening speech talked about the impact of the global economic crisis on the film industry, and also indicated that "The Wolf of Wall Street" may win the Academy Award.
As a work that responds to the occasion, winning awards is the general trend.
Furthermore, winning the award for "The Wolf of Wall Street" can also allow ordinary people around the world who have been affected by the financial crisis to find an outlet to vent their emotions.
If you can't win the prize, it will be counterproductive.
Now it is no longer the judges whether to award the award, but the general trend that forces them to award the award to "The Wolf of Wall Street". Subsequently, the German Minister of Culture's speech also mentioned this serious issue, and even linked it to this year's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Then, the interview when the jury was unveiled was somewhat formal. Wang Ying and others briefly reviewed her personal work style and her origins with the Berlin Film Festival.
What’s interesting is that the guests on the stage mentioned the Pope many times, because in the past two days, the German Prime Minister’s criticism of the Pope has been causing a stir in Germany.
A few days ago, the Vatican issued an unclear defense for the Nazi massacre of Jews, and was strongly pursued by the German government.
In his speech, Dieter Koslic, the chairman of the film festival, said ironically that it must reflect reality and not be like the Vatican. It can be seen that this matter has actually spread to the film festival, which indeed confirms "Berlin's theme" cannot do without politics".
After all the film clips of the competition units were played live, the host once again introduced the judges of other units and the main creators of "Transnational Bank".
Perhaps in response to Koslic's ridicule, the chairman of the jury, Swinton, also humorously showed off his German skills in his final speech, which attracted bursts of applause from the audience.
When Koslic announced the official start of the 59th Berlin Film Festival, it was already 20:40. Who can finally win the Golden Bear Award? Can Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" stand out from many strong contenders? The siege is broken out of the hand, and the result will be seen in 10 days.
Later, in an interview, the festival chairman Coster expressed that he was looking forward to the performance of "Mei Lanfang" and thanked Zhang Ziyi for serving as the award presenter the day after tomorrow.
When Teddy was asked if he had seen Chen Kaige's old film "Farewell My Concubine", he said that the judges should not talk about competition films, but wished Chen Kaige good luck.
However, Wang Shu knew that Chen Kaige's trip would be in vain this time.
As for Zhang Ziyi, she will attend the "Shooting Star 2009" award ceremony as a guest of honor.
After Wang Shu and Matt Damon walked into the Film Palace, they once again felt the dimming of the stars at this Berlin Film Festival.
As the first of the three major European film festivals to be held during the financial crisis, the 59th Berlin Film Festival opened in Berlin, Germany in the early morning of Beijing time.
Contrasting with the cold local weather was the red carpet of this film festival. There were even more media reporters surrounding the carpet than the big-name celebrities present.
The too dim starlight made the atmosphere at the scene freezing to freezing point, which also caused a big embarrassment to the organizers who had made great efforts to arrange the red carpet.
Compared with the Venice Film Festival, which is increasingly approaching Hollywood, the Berlin Film Festival has never promoted too many stars on its red carpet.
Therefore, the red carpet stars of this year's opening ceremony are still quite satisfactory. There are no big-name stars and there are many small-name stars.
Perhaps because there are so few big names this year, this year’s Berlin red carpet has become a show for small stars and fans.
Many local German celebrities came with their families to attend the opening ceremony. The couples did not shy away from the reporters' long shots, openly touching and kissing on the red carpet, showing off their affection.
There are also many local female stars who, in order to attract attention, wear large flowers on their heads, feathers on their bodies, and even pinch their noses and make faces in public, just to win more page space the next day.
An old German star with gray hair and wrinkles on his face could not even walk steadily, but he still insisted on coming to the opening ceremony and walked the red carpet alone, with a slightly lonely back. It's very sad.
The most impressive thing is a male fan who suddenly jumped into the venue. He was tall and dressed in tacky colored women's clothes. It really gave the bored entertainment journalists a shot in the arm. Stimulants cause flash lights to flash frequently.
Although the stars are dim, there are many flowers.
However, there are no big-name celebrities coming to the opening red carpet, and many people will come one after another for subsequent screenings.
February 6th.
"The Wolf of Wall Street" officially debuted at the Berlin Film Festival as a participating film.
At the press conference held in the afternoon, the venue was packed with people, and even the aisles and corridors were packed with people.
Other actors and crew such as Wang Shu, Matt Damon, and the widowed sister who came this morning came to the scene one after another, setting off the first climax since the opening of this Berlin Film Festival.
In the original timeline, the opening film of this Berlin Film Festival was "Life and Death Reading".
Although director Stephen Daldry, Kate Winslet, David Cross, and Ralph Fiennes did not attend yesterday's opening red carpet, they all arrived in Berlin today and participated in the film festival. press conference.
DiCaprio's little fan girl won the Best Actress Award at the upcoming Academy Awards for her role in "Life and Death".
Today, the Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture and Best Director have both been won by "The Wolf of Wall Street".
So, the first film to be exhibited after the opening became "The Wolf of Wall Street" directed by Wang Shu.
After the press conference, it will be followed by the premiere in Berlin.
It was another red carpet, and the scene was also crowded with reporters, and the flashlights kept flashing.
Wang Shu, Matt Damon and other men wore suits and leather shoes, while the widowed sister wore an evening dress.
As for Sister Shitou, she was only a supporting role in the movie and did not come.
Even if she comes, she will only serve as a foil for the heroine, the widowed sister, so naturally she will not come.
After the movie premiered, bursts of cheers and discussions broke out at the scene.
The appearance of "The Wolf of Wall Street" allowed people who have been affected by the global financial crisis in recent times to find a place to vent, so much so that there was quite a stir after the premiere.
(End of this chapter)