On December 1, the day after tomorrow, the second Hainan Island International Film Festival will be held in the beautiful Sanya.
Although this is only a new film festival that has just been held twice, its ambition and energy, as well as its expectations for the future, make people have to look at the newborn of this Chinese film festival.
In particular, recently, I have been paying attention to their official release of the film list, and I have seen a lot of surprises and surprises in it.
If you just have time, you can really consider going to that warm Sanya and participating in the Hainan Island International Film Festival. In that case, most of the best movies of the year, especially the unpopular ones, may be swept away by you.
This is where the real surprise comes in!
Or, you can also join me to see which films Hainan has chosen to screen or compete this year. After watching it, you will know why I called this year's Hainan Island Film Festival a surprise.
The highlight of the hainan island international film festival screening list lies first of all in the novelty and wonder. They didn't put more emphasis on classic re-screenings, as Beijing and Shanghai did. Instead, it focuses more on new films in 2019, and collects unpopular masterpieces from various film festivals around the world, giving fans more unique choices.
For example, the Hainan Island Film Festival has a unit called the "End of the World" screening unit.
The official introduction to this unit is as follows:
And the films they chose are indeed some international films that we didn't have the opportunity to see in Beijing and Shanghai before.
In particular, "Hot Air Balloon Pilot" and "Baby Boy" are both premiere films.
Among them, "Hot Air Balloon Aviator" comes from the Oscar-winning film emperor, and everyone loves "Little Freckles" Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.
This is also another collaboration between the two after "The Theory of Everything".
The film tells the story of a hot air balloon pilot and meteorological scientist flying through a hot air balloon in search of the mysteries of the sky in 1862. On this heroic journey, they flew at world records, but were forced to wage an epic and harsh struggle to survive.
And another premiere of the new film, also from everyone is very familiar with the old friend, that is, Shea LaBeouf, his new film "Baby Boy" will also debut in Hainan, the film Douban score of 7.9 points, only two hundred people have seen, is also a proper unpopular film.
The film is an autobiographical film written by Shea LaBeouf, in which he plays "his" father. The film has been screened in Sundance and won a special jury prize in the feature film category, and it is also a standalone film that needs a lot of attention this year.
At the same time, in this year's "End of the World" unit, there are many other film festival masterpieces screened.
For example, the winner of the Jury Heart Award in the attention unit of the Cannes Film Festival, "Brother's Lover"
Berlin Film Festival New Generation Children's Section Best Film "Lonely Colony"
In addition, there are "The Story of the Three Sisters", which has been shortlisted for the main competition section of this year's Berlin Film Festival, and "Victory of the World", winner of the Venice Film Festival.
Also shortlisted for Venice's "Very Mayor", the opening film of the Venice Horizon unit "Pelican's Blood". These are some of the best films that everyone usually has no chance to see on the big screen, but they have their own points of view.
In Cannes, there is also "Adam", which was shortlisted for a kind of attention unit, "Heroes Don't Die", which was well received in Film Critics Week, and a special honor award for the attention unit, from Bruno Dumont's new film "Joan of Arc".
In fact, this section also includes the Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Rome Film Festival, San Bastian Film Festival, South by Southwest Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and many other international film festival nominations or exhibitions, and the selection is also very diverse and rich.
And this is only the title of the "End of the World" section of the Hainan Island International Film Festival.
The above "End of the World" unit is more focused on the European and American films of the International Film Festival, and the next "PearlIng and Shellfish Picking" unit is the Asian masterpieces of 2019 that are concerned, of which there are also many noteworthy ones.
For example, a film from Japan has "Silent Film Narrator", which I have been looking forward to.
The film has previously appeared at the Busan Film Festival, and japan will not be released until December 13, and audiences in Hainan can watch the film in advance. Film director Zhou Fang Masayuki has made such masterpieces as "Talk About Love Dancing", and the new film is co-starring Narita Ling and Kuroshima Yui, which is a tribute to silent film.
In addition, the cameo lineup of this film is also very strong, and there are definitely enough surprises.
In addition, a small film called "Big Dragon Set" can actually be paid attention to,
It is said to be a very surprising Japanese indie comedy.
In terms of Korean films, the new film "Our Homeland" directed by Yin Jia'en can also pay close attention to it.
Her last movie, "Our World", is a high-scoring movie of Douban, and this one, focusing on three little girls, because they are disappointed in their families, leave home and form their own families. It feels like a social and touching film, like this, be sure to pay attention to it.
There are also new films from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Iraq, India, Thailand and other Asian countries, many of which have also appeared at international film festivals. If you like Asian movies, be sure not to miss this unit too!
Of course, if you like to watch dramas or warm and touching departments, you can also pay attention to the "Warm Winter Sun" unit, which selects ten films that focus on the theme of family and friendship, which is very suitable for relaxation.
For example, Douban's high-scoring film "Final Fantasy 14: Father of Light Theater Edition" with a high score of 8.2 focuses on the father-son relationship.
"Summer of Little Nicholas" from Spain is a lighthearted and fun family film.
In this unit, there are also Indian films "Letters I Can't Understand", Vietnamese films "Mother's Happiness", Japanese movies "Physiological Sauce", "Yuya Street Story", etc., all of which are warm-hearted works, in fact, they can also be paid attention to.
Friends who like documentaries also have a unit dedicated to documentaries, dedicated to everyone. The "Ukiyo Picture" section focuses on the best documentary films from around the world this year.
For example, excellent documentaries from festivals such as Tribeca, South by Southwest, Rotterdam and many other film festivals. Among them, there is another one that is very noteworthy, that is, "Memoirs: Alien Origin Story".
Because this year is the 40th anniversary of the release of the movie "Alien", Alexander O.Phillip's dedication to deciphering the origin of aliens. Starting with the most original ideas and sketches, as well as Dan O'Bannon's original 29-page script, explore the many influences of Zodlowski, parasitism, Greek and Egyptian mythology, and underground comics. The film has rich content and profound discussion, and is a feast that science fiction movie fans cannot miss.
Even, if you want to pay attention to unpopular experimental films, this year's Hainan Island even has a "nother way" unit, which focuses on unpopular experimental films, bringing six films such as "Bait" and "The Island in the Middle of the River", which is also quite unique and very niche.
In addition, it is not without classic movies. For example, this year, there are many master classes in Hainan, including Guan Jinpeng, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Asha Farhati and so on. Among them, Kurosawa Kiyoshi will also bring four of his works to be screened together.
In addition to his new film "The End of the Journey, The Beginning of the World".
In addition, it also includes 2008's "Tokyo Sonata", 2015's "Shore Journey", and 2016's "Darkroom Secret", and audiences who like japanese films and directors directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa must also pay attention to this unit.
In addition, in fact, audiences who pay attention to Chinese films can also pay attention to this year's Hainan Island Film Festival, because the new Chinese director unit they announced before is also quite a lot of surprises.
Among them, "Ram and Gabe", which participated in the San Sebastian International Film Festival, was also screened at the Pingyao Film Festival before and received a lot of praise, and its director Song Taijia is also a very good Tibetan director.
There is also "Youth and the Sea", which was shortlisted for the New Wave section of the Busan International Film Festival and also screened in Pingyao, in this film, you can also see some new changes in the new directors of contemporary Chinese.
"The Poet," which was shortlisted for last year's Tokyo International Film Festival, starred Zhu Yawen and Song Jia. And "Metro to Spring", which was also shortlisted for this year's Busan film new wave, was joined by Ren Suxi and others. I believe that there are several stars joining, which will also bring more attention to the film.
What also needs to be paid attention to is that Li Yunbo's "Nameless Maniac", which is co-starred by Zhang Xiaochen, Liu Yongxi, Sui Yongliang, Shangbai, etc., is also a new director's work that I am more concerned about this year. Because, Li Yunbo is the cloud that many people are familiar with, that is, the uncle of the cloud in the "Movie Public Hi Class" that year.
His new film is also a suspenseful costume martial arts story, and the specific quality will also be unveiled in Hainan!
In the final announced competition unit, the film also has several highlights worth paying attention to. For example, in the Chinese film section, we saw "Balloon" directed by Wan Ma Tse-dan, and the film was also shortlisted for the horizon unit of the previous Venice Film Festival and the Pingyao Film Festival.
Today, douban scores 7.8 points, still maintaining the consistent level of director Wan Ma Tse-dan.
In addition, "Singing Alive", which has been shortlisted for the Cannes Directors Bi-Weekly Section and won the Best Film at the Asia New Awards at the Shanghai Film Festival, the opera film "The Legend of the White Snake and Love" and "The First Parting", will also participate in the competition unit.
However, after all, the competition film I am concerned about should still be the new film "Shadow" co-starring Ayano Tsuyoshi and Matsuda Ryuhei.
The film's Japanese release date is waiting for Valentine's Day next year. The adaptation of the wasagawa Award-winning novel, with a strong behind-the-scenes cast, is an emotional story full of suspense. The previous trailer was very attractive, and I was especially looking forward to the performance of this film, well, "In the Shadows". Moreover, Matsuda Ryuhei, Ayano Tsuyoshi, and the director will also go to Hainan Oh, very surprised!
In addition, the opening film of the Cannes director's bi-weekly unit "Deerskin" and the main competition unit of "La Gomera" can also be paid attention to, which are very interesting films.
Moreover, even if you don't want to buy tickets, just passing through Sanya, in fact, there are very special beach screening units waiting for you. This unit combines the unique environmental advantages of Sanya, Hainan, and does free classic movie screenings for everyone on beautiful beaches. For example, "The Shawshank Redemption", "500 Days with Shamo", Varda's "Short-Horned Affair", Chaplin's "Gold Rush", Fred Astaire and other films.
In short, as long as you look at and carefully study the list of hainan films this year, you can really dig up a lot of treasures, and I sincerely recommend it.
Very much recommended, especially recommended, truly recommended!
Hainan Island International Film Festival a few days ago also officially opened tickets, interested, remember to grab tickets Oh, in Sanya, avoid the cold, for a year of film life, do a warm ending.