As we all know, the Berlin International Film Festival, together with Cannes and Venice, is known as the world's three major film festivals, it has been founded since 1951 and is held in February every year.
In previous years, the Berlin International Film Festival was repeatedly restricted due to the epidemic. Now, it's back to its star-studded pinnacle — the festival's red carpet welcomed nearly 1,600 guests at its opening ceremony ten days ago.
The brightest of the stars is actor Kristen Stewart. She is the President of the Jury of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival and the youngest Chairperson of the Jury of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Even with 1,600 guests, the brightest moments of the festival's red carpet are still inseparable from Stewart's classic look.
On the night of the 16th, Stewart chose to wear a white long dress dress from Chanel's spring/summer 2023 haute couture series to attend the red carpet of the opening ceremony of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival and the premiere of the film "She Came to Me".
WITH FLORAL EMBROIDERY ON THE SHOULDER STRAPS AND WAIST, AND EMBROIDERED WITH LEAF AND DEER MOTIFS AT THE CHEST, THIS ROMANTIC DRESS IS PAIRED WITH A LAYERED SKIRT OF UGAN YARN, "I THINK IT'S LIGHT," STEWART TOLD VOGUE, "IT HAS PERFECT STRUCTURE AND FLEXIBILITY." And for me, the deer symbolizes freedom and tranquility. ”
For the afternoon press conference, she chose a tweed suit from the Chanel 2022/23 "Chanel-Dakar" Haute Craft Workshop series.
At the warm-up dinner the night before, she wore the embroidered tweed tweed suit from Chanel's Spring/Summer 2023 haute couture collection.
For the premiere of "Light of the White Tower" on the 18th, she chose a classic tweed suit that was all black.
From the neat shorts suit at the Oscars to the haute couture gown at the Cannes Film Festival, Stewart's most stunning red carpet looks are almost inseparable from Chanel.
"Chanel and I support each other, I call Chanel armor, my second skin. Virgin (Chanel's creative director) is an extremely valuable collaborator and my inspiration. She is full of art and humanity, and this is reflected in her work - it is film. ”
Speaking about how his presidency of the festival's jury is different from the past, Stewart laughs, "Talking about a film without 'promoting' it is like an 'indulgence.' ”
As the youngest jury member of this year's Berlin International Film Festival, Stewart received a lot of attention before the festival opened.
Although Stewart is mentioned, one may never be able to bypass the love-hate Bella of Twilight. "Twilight" made her famous, but she did not limit herself to her comfort zone, but constantly overturned and tried.
Working with countless famous directors such as Woody Allen and Cronenberg, she has won many international awards and nominations, including Academy Awards and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, and César Awards for Best Supporting Actress, and her progress in acting and creation has always attracted the attention of the film industry.
More than ten years of experience has long transformed Stewart from an "idol star" to a "professional actor and director" with a certain weight and voice in the industry.
And now the "youngest jury chairman" of the Berlin International Film Festival is a reaffirmation of her by the film industry.
Interestingly, at the festival's launch, when Stewart was asked by a reporter about some of her favorite international films, she said: "I don't watch movies. Honestly, I don't even want to spend time sitting here fumbling around for titles and filmmakers. ”
"I really don't have such a list."
Conversations with journalists are always funny, but from what she said in the judges' forum, you can immediately find the meaning of her presence on the jury. Just as she took off her high heels halfway down the red carpet, in short, this free-spirited style is very Stewart.
"Normally, the biggest awards should go to people who have done something new, different, pushing the limits forward. But some things, even though they may have been said before, are still valuable when someone speaks them in a completely new way. That's what we need to balance, not just looking for something new. Both should be the main topics we need to discuss. ”
Back in 2010, Stewart became associated with the Berlin International Film Festival, her first participation in the Berlin International Film Festival, as Jack Scott's "Welcome to the Lilleys," which went on to win the Best Actress Award at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival.
Subsequently, Stewart's works have been shortlisted for various sections of the Berlin International Film Festival, including the main competition unit, special screening unit, short film section, etc. "Personal Shopper", filmed in 2016, competed for the Golden Bear Award in the main competition unit and won the Best Director Award.
In 2017, she began her transition to directing, and her directorial debut short film Come Swim was screened in the Short Film section of the Berlin International Film Festival. With her unique aesthetic language, this short film shows the complex and long emotional journey of the heart, which received a good response during the screening at that time.
Yes, the participants and creators of the film, the jury president and the director of the festival, these different roles converge, giving Stewart a different perspective of the jury. The Berlin International Film Festival, which is constantly growing, requires such diverse and inclusive perspectives and voices, especially in encouraging the participation of women filmmakers and ethnic minority filmmakers.
So you'll see that Kristen Stewart leads the jury or a five-woman jury that shows the festival's focus on female creators for the first time, which means that more and more young female filmmakers have the opportunity to showcase their talents and creativity on the stage.
In Stewart's words in the interview, it's important to be a member of the jury to "mitigate some biases" and "accept new things."
"I think it's very important for us to do away with programmatic and fully embrace the new," she said, "and I think the diversity and breadth of perspectives in this year's competition film will provide some new elements, even if we don't like a certain film, it can be very good." ”
There is no conflict at all.
What will Stewart bring us in the near future?
She starred in two upcoming films, Love Lies Bleeding and Love Me.
Among them, "Blood Loves River" is the new work of "Sage Maud" director Ross Glass, which will focus on the highly competitive bodybuilding world. Interestingly, the protagonist is a female bodybuilder, and Stewart does not play the main role, but her lover.
This isn't Stewart's first time in such roles, as she has played sexual minorities in the films "Some Kind of Woman" and "JT Leroy." This open exploration of gender and sexual orientation is one of the themes that female filmmakers can more empathize with at present.
Not only that, she has been working to promote and improve the status of women in the film industry, calling for public attention to women's rights and gender equality.
For example, "The Chronology of Water" is her highly anticipated directorial work.
It is a film based on the memoir of the same name by Lydia Yunavic. Speaking about the film, Stewart seemed excited. "My only goal was to finish the script and find the right actor to interpret the role, and I would write the best female character – a character I would aspire to play but would never try."
She said that before she knew Lydia, she was in her blood, and when she met her, it was like starting a non-competitive match between the two.
It depends on the charisma of the character itself, and it depends on Stewart herself, and she has sympathy for all women.
SPEAKING ABOUT THE NEW FRONTIERS SHE'S OPENED, SHE TOLD VOGUE: "I'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR MY ROLE AS A FILMMAKER FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, AND WHEN YOU USE THE PRIVILEGE YOU HAVE TO EXTERNALIZE YOUR INNER LIFE AND SHOW PEOPLE WHAT YOU SEE FOR REAL, THEN PEOPLE CAN BECOME MORE CONNECTED." That's what I've always followed – for better or worse, I believe it reflects the truest moments of my life.
"I think all of us have a vital, desperate need to create something. When you start to really focus on the industry, it's easy to say, 'Oh my God, everything is falling apart!'" But there's no denying that there are important things that will never go away. ”
Writing; Moni
Editor: Sibe
Design: Xiao B