Recently, the Organizing Committee of the "New Era International Film Festival • Golden Yanghua Award" issued a notice in Macao, announcing that 100 filmmakers who have made outstanding contributions to Chinese films will be publicly commended and 100 high-quality Chinese films will be selected.
Looking at the list, it is not difficult to find that there are 100 outstanding film workers, with a total of 13 screenwriters including Fang Xiayan, Tian Han, and Yang Hansheng; 37 directors including Xie Jin, Wu Yusen, and Guan Hu; 31 performing artists including Yu Lan, Yu Yang, and Wang Xingang; and 5 producers such as Jiang Zhiqiang, Yang Buting, Lin Jianyue, Shao Run-fu, and Zou Wenhuai, plus 14 industry figures such as Zhang Hong and Zhong Chengxiang.
Therefore, the seemingly huge number of people, subdivided into their own fields, the quota is very tight. For example, in the list of 31 outstanding actors, the youngest is Zhang Ziyi, born in 1979, the last award ceremony, lin Qingxia and Zhou Dongyu, who also appeared, have not been found this time, which shows how high the gold content of the list is, not powerful, it is difficult to occupy a place.
And under a closer look, you will find many small surprises, such as two generations of female partners Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi are on the list, which shows that Zhang Yimou's casting vision is still great.
And there is also a pair of close friends in this list, that is, Zhao Dan and Niu Ben. Although the difference between the two is 20 years, the friendship is not shallow. According to Niu Ben's description, when he accidentally bumped into the show business circle, it was director Xie Tian who slapped his understanding of acting, and Zhao Dan was a mentor and friend he met on this road.
In this list, the competition for the director group is also quite fierce, and the candidates are: Xie Jin, Xie Tieli, Yuan Naichen, Cui Wei, Shui Hua, Wang Jiayi, Su Li, Zheng Junli, Wang Yan, Cai Chusheng, Ling Zifeng, Yan Jizhou, Wu Tianming, Wu Yusen, Wu Siyuan, Wu Yigong, Li Jun, Ding Yinnan, Li Qiankuan, Xie Fei, Zheng Dongtian, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Huang Shuqin, Yin Li, Lin Chaoxian, Chen Li, Jia Zhangke, Wei Lian, Liu Weiqiang, Xu Ke, Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin, Song Jiangbo, Guan Hu.
In the comparison of 100 high-quality films, we found that the works of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige accounted for a considerable proportion, compared with other directors, there were only 1 or 2 on the list, and these two people were equally divided.
Chen Kaige's works on the list: "Farewell to the Overlord", "Wuji", "My Motherland and Me", "Chosin Lake", plus his own participation in "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", a total of 5 films. These works in Chen Kaige's directing career, can be regarded as a strong mark.
Among them, "Farewell to the Overlord", starring Gong Li, Zhang Guorong and Zhang Fengyi, definitely makes people who have seen it unforgettable, especially Cheng Dieyi, played by Zhang Guorong, dressed in green clothes, and a beautiful appearance, which has made fans enjoy it so far. Zhang Fengyi and Zhang Guorong, the Peking Opera singers, entangled in the sorrows and joys of half a century, also mixed with the hundreds of lives in the social background at that time, which made people sigh after watching. Perhaps because the narrative technique has aroused too much resonance from the public, the film won the Palme d'Or at the 46th Cannes International Film Festival.
And Chen Kaige's other work beyond his own cannot fail to mention the hit "Chosin Lake". Co-directed by Chen Kaige with Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian, this film tells a magnificent history in which combat troops turned the tide of the battlefield with their iron will and heroic and fearless fighting spirit in an extremely cold and harsh environment. Once the film was released, it attracted a boom in movie watching, and many people left tears of excitement after watching it, lamenting that today's happy life is not easy to come by, and finally the film became the first place in the total box office list of Chinese films with a box office of 5.77 billion.
Zhang Yimou's works on the list include "Red Sorghum", "Qiu Ju Fights a Lawsuit", "My Father and Mother", "No One Can Be Less", "Hero", "My Hometown and Me", and "On the Cliff". These works have also won numerous awards and praises for Zhang Dao.
Like the well-known "My Father and Mother", Zhang Ziyi, who is only 19 years old, single-handedly won the popularity, laying the foundation for her future position in the film industry and opening up her international popularity. In the film, Zhang Ziyi is dressed in a red cotton jacket, tied with twisted braids, and a simple face is hung with the momentum and tenacity of young people. The scene of her running on the grass and chasing her beloved aroused the desire of many people for a good relationship. The film also won many awards such as the Berlin Film Festival, the Golden Rooster Award, the Hundred Flowers Award, the Huabiao Award, and also won the first trophy in zhang Ziyi's life.
The latest work on the list, "On the Cliff", starring Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei, Qin Hailu, Zhu Yawen, Ni Dahong and many other powerful factions, has a tight story rhythm and an arresting plot, which is Zhang Yimou's latest work to launch an impact on the Academy Award for Best International Film.
There are many good works as the backing, and the two of them are well-deserved to win awards. However, looking at these hundred excellent films, it is not difficult to find that two of them won awards at the first New Era International Film Festival, but this time they fell out of the list. They are Feng Xiaogang and Zhou Xingchi.
Among the 100 high-quality films, Feng Xiaogang directed or starred in a total of 9 works, such as the well-known "Gathering Number" and "Tangshan Earthquake". The works starring or directed by Stephen Chow also account for a lot of them on the list, with a total of 6 films, and the well-known "Mermaid" and "Kung Fu" are among them.
Many fans speculate that the two failed to win awards for two consecutive years, which is estimated to have a lot to do with the fierce competition, after all, in the era of frequent good directors, if you want to be popular all the time, you also need more new works to support.
"New Era International Film Festival" has been held twice, more directors and film practitioners have participated, and a lot of publicity and momentum have been carried out for the international promotion of Chinese films, and have become an award with strong transparency and credibility, and in the future, with the help of the New Era International Film Festival, I believe it can help Chinese films get more smooth word-of-mouth output channels. For the list of 100 quality movies, which one makes you unforgettable? Welcome to share in the message area, thank you very much.