A few days ago, the 8th Fan Spirit Award came to an end, and after the review of the 20 shortlisted films and heated discussions, the movies "Narrow Road Dust" and "This Woman" were finally selected as the "Chinese New Film Recommendation" of the 2022 and 2023 Fan Spirit Awards respectively.
After a one-year hiatus due to the epidemic, this year's Fan Film Spirit Awards will announce the best films of 2022 and 2023 at the same time, which is different from the selection mechanism of the film industry and the market, and strives to use the voices of fans and film critics to recommend and encourage the first or second films of young directors in the entire Chinese-speaking region in the past two years. A symbolic amount of 1,895 yuan will be given as a bonus for the Mystery Spirit Award.
The works shortlisted for the 2022 Fan Film Spirit Award "Chinese New Film Recommendation" include "The Nest", "Narrow Road Dust", etc., and finally "Narrow Road Dust" won. At the award ceremony, director Zhang Yang presented an award certificate to the representative of the film "Narrow Road Dust".
Film critic Daqi Hupi commented on the film in his award speech: ""Narrow Road Dust" is set in Hong Kong under the epidemic, telling the story of ordinary people trying to survive in the midst of economic turmoil and health crisis. ”
The works shortlisted for the "Chinese New Film Recommendation" at the 2023 Fan Film Spirit Awards include "East Forty Articles", "Mei's Day and Night", "Traveling Together in the Sea of People", "Night Falls", "This Woman", and the final movie "This Woman" won the event. At the scene, director Diao Yinan and producer Wang Hongwei jointly presented awards to the director of the movie "This Woman", Ah Lang, and the starring Li Yan.
Film critic Yu Xiaoyi wrote the award speech for him: "This Woman is a smart and charming film, with a natural layout and an ingenious design. The simple images of pseudo-documentaries show another possibility of filmmaking, in which the vivid and strong sense of women is even more unforgettable. ”
It is reported that since its establishment in 2015, the Fan Movie Spirit Award has been successfully held for seven sessions, and the awards were awarded to Bi Gan's "Roadside Picnic", Zhang Dalei's "August", Huang Xinyao's "Big Buddha Plath", Huo Meng's "Crossing the Zhao Pass", Huang Qilin's "Jindu", Wei Shujun's "Wild Horse Mane" and Kong Dashan's "Space Exploration Editorial Department".