Journalist and veteran media person Doon Lake Macao reports for you
Ranran photo of the award ceremony
December 20 is the 24th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. The much-watched "SAIC Volkswagen Weiran Night" Golden Flower Award Ceremony of the 4th New Era International Film Festival was held in the banquet hall on the second floor of Wynn Palace Macau. The famous movie star Wang Baoqiang, with his self-directed and self-starred theatrical film "In the Octagon Cage", won the three most popular awards of the night: the Most Potential Director Award at the 4th New Era International Film Festival, the Best Actor Award at the 4th New Era International Film Festival, and the Best Film Award at the 4th New Era International Film Festival.
It is noteworthy that the famous performing artist Siqin Gaowa won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Golden Yanghua Award at the 4th New Era International Film Festival.
Wang Baoqiang won three major awards alone with the movie "In the Octagon Cage" and became a hot star in Macau tonight.
Founded in 2019, the Golden Yanghua Award at the New Era International Film Festival is a film selection event held in Macao, China to promote the "Chinese Dream", which is jointly initiated and hosted by a number of mainstream media in Hong Kong and Macao, China, and provided strategic support by the China Entertainment Industry Research Institute, China Film Research Institute, and China Urban Research Institute. Since its inception for four years, the award has become a highly influential film award project in the mainland, Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries.
Reporter and senior media person Du Enhu was invited to the Golden Flower Award Ceremony of the 4th Macao New Era International Film Festival for an interview. At the scene, I saw Macao in the festival, full of joy. People celebrated the 24th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland in different ways. At this time, the Golden Flower Award Ceremony of the 4th New Era International Film Festival was held at Wynn Palace Macau, which has a great brand influence among many tourists in Asia. The scene is star-studded and star-studded. Wang Baoqiang, Gong Hanlin, Jin Zhu, Siqin Gaowa, Wen Jun, Gao Qunshu, Xiao Guiyun, Wen Yongshan, Hong Tianming, Lin Baoyi, Xu Weizhou, Ren Yinpeng, Jiang Peiyao, Jiang Yiyi, Wang Zhi, Xie Junhao, Zhao Xiaotang, Xie Miao, Jiang Peiyao and many other stars in the mainland and Hong Kong, as well as many well-known directors and screenwriters, gathered together and were beaming. Attend the award ceremony. In celebration of the 24th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, a festive atmosphere was added.
According to Mr. Wang Haige, a well-known cultural event planner and head of the organizer, the selection scope of the Golden Yanghua Award at the 4th New Era International Film Festival is domestic films that will be released nationwide from September 1, 2022 to December 1, 2023, including a small number of domestic online movies that premiered on domestic mainstream video websites. In the past year or so, excellent domestic films have been emerging, and a total of 68 films have been shortlisted for the screening list of nominated films.
After careful selection by the jury, 4 films including "In the Octagon Cage", "Bad Tongue Lawyer", "Warm" and "Disappearing Her" each received 5 nominations, leading the list of nominees by a small margin. Five films, including "Space Exploration Editorial Department", "I Love You!", "All or Nothing", "Changsha Nightlife" and "Man Jianghong", won 4 nominations each. Films such as "Solid as a Rock", "So Many Years" and "The Eighth Suspect" each received 3 nominations, as well as many films such as "Fengshen Part 1" and "The Wandering Earth 2" received 1 to 2 nominations.
It can be seen that the strength of the films that have been nominated for many nominations for this year's Golden Yanghua Awards is close, and no one has an absolute lead, and the competition for various awards, especially the best film, is extremely fierce.
It is interesting to note that the judges and experts have made a fair, fair and open selection. Wang Baoqiang's self-directed and self-starred movie "In the Octagon Cage" has won high praise.
The film "In the Octagon Cage" is the director's return work of Wang Baoqiang's six-year sharpening of his sword, based on real events, telling the story of children in the mountainous areas of Sichuan who change their fate through martial arts, focusing on the disadvantaged, which is of great practical significance, and won the Best Feature Film Award
Wang Baoqiang played the battlefield boss Xiang Tenghui in "In the Octagon Cage", and formed a fighting club in order to change the fate of children in the mountains, and he performed the kindness and persistence of this character well. won the Best Actor Award.
At the award ceremony, I saw Wang Baoqiang walking on the stage, and he was full of emotion when he held the trophy of the Best Actor Award at the 4th New Era International Film Festival. Wang Baoqiang said humorously: "Thank you Director Wang Baoqiang for letting me play the role of the leading actor in the movie "In the Octagon Cage". Gave me the opportunity to complete the character. ”
Wang Baoqiang thanked himself humorously, and as soon as his voice fell, it immediately attracted laughter from the audience......
Reporter and veteran media person Du Enhu interviewed Wang Baoqiang, who won the three major awards of the Golden Yanghua Award at the 4th New Era International Film Festival in Macao.
Wang Baoqiang was very excited, and he said: Today is the 24th birthday of Macao's return to the motherland. It is my first time to come to Macao to participate in the Golden Yang Flower Award Ceremony of the 4th New Era International Film Festival. I was very emotional. I see Macau, everywhere is infinitely beautiful. Resplendent. The people of Macao live and work in peace and contentment. I was fortunate enough to come to Macao for the first time and won three awards at the 4th New Era International Film Festival. The mood is very happy. Thank you for the blessings that Macau has brought me. I would also like to express my deep gratitude to the judges and teachers for their fair selection. In the future, I will be more modest and cautious, work harder to learn Xi, pay more attention to the pursuit of film art quality, and make more wonderful and applauded excellent movies for the national film audience.
After Wang Baoqiang was interviewed by reporter and senior media person Du Enhu, he also talked about the past when the movie "In the Octagon Cage" was filmed in many places in Sichuan two years ago. Wang Baoqiang said: "The film has achieved good box office and won three more awards in Macau. I am deeply grateful to the Sichuan audience for their strong support to "In the Octagon Cage". In the future, I will go to Sichuan to shoot films. ”
Note: This article is based on Toutiao's live interview news in Macao from 12 p.m. on December 20, 2023 to 1 a.m. on December 21, 2023.
Attached: The list of winners of the Golden Yanghua Award at the 4th New Era International Film Festival
