Opening film "Arctic"
The first Hainan Island International Film Festival will be held in Sanya, Hainan Province from December 9 to 16, 2018. Recently, the organizing committee exposed part of the film list, "Uncle Pull" Mads Mikkelson starring "North Pole" will be used as the opening film of this film festival, the first screening of Chinese mainland in Hainan. The screening also introduced hundreds of masterpieces at home and abroad, such as the palme d'Or best film "Square" and "Eva" starring Isabelle Hupel, reflecting the film festival's super high artistic standards and international specifications. The online ticket purchase channel of the exhibited films will be officially opened at 12:00 on December 7, 2018, and the audience can search for "Hainan International Film Festival" to buy movie tickets.
The Arctic
Uncle Ba's new film "Arctic" flutters his acting skills, and cannes' post-film works show a different kind of warmth
This year's screening activities include tianya international unit, cape international unit, pearl diving - China annual film unit, shell picking - global excellent film unit, Guoyun - Peking Opera film unit, Hainan New Force, immersive VR film unit, and silent voice - silent film live soundtrack unit a total of eight screening units. The screening introduced more than 100 masterpieces from more than 30 countries and regions at home and abroad, including the first Asian screening of many award-winning films at international film festivals, and invited dozens of film creators from all over the world to participate in the post-screening meeting.
Starting from Hainan's geographical advantages, the film festival has set up many ingenious units. Among them, the "Tianya International Unit" mainly selects Nordic, Russian and Canadian films in the polar regions, and the harsh living environment shapes the special psychological character of local people, which will bring a different viewing experience to Hainan audiences living in the tropics all year round.
In this unit, "Uncle Pull" Max Mikkelson presented a grand acting skill in the new film "The Arctic", presenting a gripping polar survival road, which will serve as the opening film of this film festival, and will be premiered at the opening ceremony of the film festival for Chinese mainland, and Uncle Ba himself will also meet the audience at the film festival.
The Little One
In addition, Swedish female director Amanda Knell's feature film debut "Sami's Blood" examines social prejudice and minority identity issues; Russian director Sergei Dvozfoy's decade-long new film, Samar Yeslya Mova's Cannes-sealed "Little Guy", will show the cold and warmth of a mother in the snow.
The Cape International Unit brings together multicultural island films from Japan, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Indian Peninsula and other cultures, and will present the audience with a map of the world's coastal films. Among them, Yang Yiheng, the best director of the 30th Tokyo Film Festival, will tell a poetic journey through "Archillo", and many island film works such as the Japanese film "Running to the Sea" and the Slovak film "Far Away" will bring extraordinary audiovisual experiences to film fans.
"Eva"
The Palme d'Or Best Picture Show master style, Yupel will bring "Eva" to the scene
Previously, the news of Isabelle Huppel's confirmation of attendance at this film festival has inspired thousands of film fans, and the immortal goddess will not only attend the closing red carpet and closing ceremony, appear in the film master class, but also bring her new masterpiece "Eva" in 2018, and communicate with fans in the post-screening meeting. A finalist for Best Picture at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film is based on James Hadley Chase's novel of the same name and tells the story of a Welsh writer who is seduced by a wealth-loving snake and scorpion woman.
In addition, the Vietnamese female film "Falling Red", which won wide acclaim at the Toronto Film Festival, will have its Chinese premiere in Hainan, directed by young Chinese female director Yang Mingming and shortlisted for the Best Debut Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the domestic animation film "Female He", which was nominated for the Best Animation at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival, Georgian female director Anna Ulushaze's debut film "Panic Mom", and the Japanese film "Night and Day", which was nominated for the Palme d'Or. They are also excellent female films that have attracted much attention in this film festival.
"Square"
The 70th Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Best Picture "Square" will also be featured at the festival, which tells the absurd experience of an art gallery curator whose spicy satirical art has caused a lot of topical effects and is a hit of the 2017 awards season. It is reported that the film's producer Philippe Bobay will also be present to communicate. In addition, South African director Jamel Quibica's new film "Sewing Winter Skin", Hong Kong film "Cuba Hua Dan", Polish film "Face", Finnish film master Kaurismäki's new work "The Other Side of Hope" and other exhibited works will show the customs and customs from different countries and regions in an artistic film language.
VR movies
The types of exhibited works are rich and diverse, and many new films have premiered worldwide
Among the many exhibited works, many creators also chose to pay attention to the "children's world". The documentary film "Plane Tree", co-directed by Chinese directors Mina and Su Qing, is one such work. The film focuses on the deaf school and depicts the growth and life of several special children with beautiful dreams. Films on the same subject include the Slovak work "Little Harbor" and the "Arctic Children's Short Film Collection" from Norway, Finland, Denmark and Belgium.
It is worth mentioning that the small and fresh classic "Blue Gate" starring Chen Bailin and Gui Lunmeng will also appear in the "special screening" link of this film festival; "Guoyun - Peking Opera Film Unit" will provide the majority of ticketers with many excellent Peking Opera movies such as "Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang", "Farewell to the King", "Orphan of Zhao"; in the "Immersive VR Film Unit", the domestic VR animation "Lieshan Clan", the VR documentary "Quiet Taoyuan", the VR art film "Angel Road" and so on; in the "Immersive VR Film Unit", the domestic VR animation "Lieshan Clan", the VR documentary "Tranquil Taoyuan", and the VR art film "Angel Road" Other works will also bring the audience an immersive virtual reality experience; the three classic silent films of "A String of Pearls", "Blood of Xionglu" and "Goddess" will be "recreated" in the "Silent Voice - Silent Film Live Soundtrack Unit", accompanied by the re-scoring and live performances of outstanding contemporary musicians, recreating the unique charm of the silent film era.
It is understood that the films in this year's film festival such as "Swan", "Crow", "Father and Son Road" and so on are all Asian premieres; in addition, many films have also chosen to open their global premieres in Hainan, including the latest works of two young Chinese directors, namely "Hequn Road" directed by Luo Hanxing and "Yantai Mountain" directed by Zhang Yi.
The film festival will be held from December 9 to December 16 in Sanya City, Hainan Province, Taobao tickets will be officially opened online ticket purchase channel at 12:00 on December 7, 2018, welcome fans to inquire about the relevant ticket purchase information, choose their favorite film ticket purchase to watch, in this charming place in Hainan to go to a film art feast.