On the evening of December 12, the 8th Silk Road International Film Festival closed in Fuzhou. Huang Jianxin, chairman of the main competition unit of this year's "Golden Silk Road Award", and members of the jury, Mark Muller, Liu Zhenyun, Ren Dahua, Yu Nan, Rao Shuguang, Saba Mazloum, the finalists for the film "Island Keeper", "Hearing the Light", "Little Star at the Fingertips" and other cast members, as well as Chang Shilei, Di Maxi, Gong Beiyuan, Gong Jun, Guan Hu, Li Yuchun, Liang Jing, Meng Tingwei, Pan Binlong, YunZu'er, Su Xiaotong, Xie Keyin, Yan Danchen, Chen Zhuoxuan, Wang Yijin, Zhang Yifan, Yue Hong, Zhang Junning, Zhang Lanxin, Zhang Shaohan and other filmmakers 2. Musicians attended the closing ceremony. The "host group" of the movie channel, Lan Yu, Guo Wei, Yingling, Li Dan, Luo Man and Qiao Jun, gathered for the first time and co-hosted the event.
Eight years ago, the Silk Road International Film Festival came into being under the "Belt and Road" initiative, as a key project of the "Silk Road Film and Television Bridge Project", the film festival takes film as a link to promote cultural exchanges and cooperation between countries along the Silk Road, attracting the attention and participation of filmmakers from more and more countries and regions, while also making outstanding contributions to telling Chinese stories well and promoting Chinese films and culture to go global.
In the evening, the first Silk Road International Film Festival "Golden Silk Road Award" awards were announced one by one: "The Island Keeper" male and female protagonists Liu Ye and Gong Zhe won the honors of best actor and best actress; the french film "Little Mama" director Selyn Xi Amma was awarded the best director; the Polish-Irish co-production film "I Never Cry" won the best film award.
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It is reported that this year's film festival has attracted more than 500 films from 42 countries and regions to participate. After layers of selection, 22 films entered the final competition. In order to further enhance its authority, professionalism and influence, the 8th Silk Road International Film Festival also set up the "Golden Silk Road Award" for the first time.
Before the announcement of the awards that night, Huang Jianxin, chairman of the jury of the main competition unit, made a speech on behalf of the jury, saying that the five-day award process highlighted the importance of the Silk Road International Film Festival; "Different countries and cultures should continue to communicate and collide, and finally reach a consensus beyond national borders." With the participation of many outstanding filmmakers, the screening of many excellent works, and countless enthusiastic audiences, the Silk Road Film Festival makes the world feel the infinite charm of film art! ”
In the end, the actors Liu Ye and Gong Zhe, who starred in the film "Shoudao Man", won the honors of Best Actor and Best Actress at the "Golden Silk Road Award" respectively. The film "Shoudao People" tells the moving story of Wang Jicai and Wang Shihua who have guarded the border islands of the motherland for 32 years, and the performances of Liu Ye and Gong Zhe fully demonstrate that ordinary people stick to their posts and create extraordinary positive energy.
When Gong Zhe took the stage to receive the "Golden Silk Road Award", he burst into tears: "Thank you director Chen Li for using his family's feelings and presenting such a work that is both lifelike, ideological and artistic. Thank you to the archetypal figures Wang Jicai, Wang Shihua and his wife, every inch of the country, every inch of gold, 32 years of adhering to the motherland's coastal defense, fighting for the sky and the sea, no complaints and no regrets, thank you for your efforts, but also thank you for the thousands of soldiers and families stationed in coastal defense like you, let us have this prosperous and prosperous world. ”
Gong Zhe won the honor of Best Actress
Liu Ye, who failed to come to the scene, also shared his feelings about winning the award for the first time through the way of connection. "At this moment, I am very excited, thanks to the soul of this film, Director Chen Li, who took us to Kaishan Island to experience life, from the beginning of filming to the end of the year, we have experienced typhoons and other tests, but Wang Jicai's spirit has always encouraged us." It is also the deeds of Wang Jicai's eldest brother, and his spirit and deeds have touched everyone. At the same time, I would also like to thank Sister Shihua for giving us the courage and confidence to shoot "Island Keeper" well. ”
This year's "Golden Silk Road Awards" best director was won by Selene Sienma, who directed the French film "Little Mama". The Best Picture Award went to the Polish-Irish co-production of "I Never Cry". Director Peter Yare said in the connection that he has been working hard to make works of universal value, and winning the Golden Silk Road Award of the Silk Road Film Festival is the biggest recognition for him. Although the epidemic has brought many inconveniences to life, filmmakers around the world are still working hard to promote the sustainable development of films. He also looks forward to truly coming to China to meet you in the future. In addition, another Chinese-language film, "Crossing the Yalu River", won the "Golden Silk Road Award" for Best Visual Effects that night.
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At the 6th Silk Road International Film Festival held in Fuzhou in 2019, the "Belt and Road" Film Fund and the "Silk Road Industry Alliance" platform actively cooperated with countries and regions along the route, gathered consensus and joined forces, and promoted the landing of Belt and Road film industry projects. Nowadays, the Silk Road is fruitful, and many foreign filmmakers participating in the film festival have also sent sincere blessings and expectations for cooperation.
Hosting the Silk Road International Film Festival once again, Fuzhou continues to actively serve the "Belt and Road" cultural co-construction, inherit the spirit of the Silk Road, carry forward the Silk Road culture, and push Chinese films and culture to go global.
At the awards ceremony, Albert Mensa, the representative of the Chinese-Ghana co-production film "Ebola", made a special VCR to express his blessings and gratitude to the Silk Road International Film Festival and Chinese filmmakers; Xia Boyu, a "legless mountaineer" who once climbed Mount Everest, the world's highest peak on the South Silk Road, sent a message to Chinese films with the documentary "Endless Climbing", conveying the Chinese spirit, Chinese values and Chinese strength, and helping Chinese films move from the plateau to a higher peak.
In the evening, the movie channel "host group" Lan Yu, Guo Wei, Yingling, Li Dan, Roman and Qiaojun also made their debut at the Silk Road International Film Festival Awards Gala, using one record after another, a group of data, and a masterpiece reviewed the excellent results of Chinese films in 2021: This year, Chinese films once again achieved "the world's first in total box office", reaching the top of the world with the number of screens exceeding 80,000 pieces, and the new mainstream film "Changjin Lake" rewrote the box office record of Chinese film history with 5.75 billion. And the "Lunar New Year File" and the 2022 "Spring Festival File" that have been rekindled in popularity, dozens of new Chinese films will continue to write a new chapter in Chinese films.
At the end of the evening, under the witness of Wang Xiao, member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial CPC Committee and director of the Propaganda Department, the representative of the host city, and Zhang Yan, member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial CPC Committee and director of the Propaganda Department, Gong Jun, youth propaganda ambassador of the Eighth Silk Road International Film Festival, handed over the flag to Xi'an, the host city of the next film festival, and Jiang Yiyi, a young filmmaker, greeted the flag. Steady and far-reaching, the Silk Road is ready to set sail, hand in hand, people who love movies look forward to the reunion of the 2022 Xi'an Silk Road International Film Festival.
List of winners
Best Picture: "I Never Cry" (Poland/Ireland)
Best Director: Serene Sienma, "Little Mama" (France)
Best New Director: Tuhuazhi Aslani, "No Land to Rely on" (Iraq/Syria)
Best Actress: Gong Zhe, "Shoudao Man" (China)
Best Actor: Liu Ye, "Shoudao Man" (China)
Best Screenplay: Bruno Podaridez, Denis Podalidez, "Two Alfreds" (France)
Best Cinematography: Lennart Hilleg, The Magic Mountain (Netherlands/Poland)
Best Cinematic Visual Effects: Crossing the Yalu River (China)
Best Documentary: "Detective Uncle Sai" (Chile)
Best Animated Feature: The Diary of Anne Frank (Belgium/Luxembourg/France/Netherlands)