At 2:30 p.m. on October 27, the closing ceremony and commendation ceremony of the 6th Chongqing Youth Film Festival was successfully held at the Jiefangbei Cross-border Cinema Store, which ended the 8-day film and television feast.
This year's film festival received a total of 652 films from around the world that participated in the competition unit, and finally 40 short film films and 7 feature film films were shortlisted, competing for 14 recognition awards. During the 8-day film festival, the film festival organizing committee organized more than ten special activities, completed nearly 50 screenings, 77 films met with the audience, and more than 170 industry guests gathered in Chongqing.
Today, the jury members of the Film Festival, including Favored Film Ren qi, Juli filmmakers Tao Honghe Fang Li, Zhang Yang, Gao Zhisen, Cheng Qingsong Film Festival, and jointly presented 14 film honorary awards belonging to young filmmakers, and the awards are as follows:
Best Feature Film Award: "Spring River Plumbing", "Female Him"
Best Director Award: "Moth"
Jury Special Mention Award: "Inside and Outside the Door"
Best Feature Film: "Three Feet"
Best Animated Short Film: "Me and Vampire and a Dead Friend"
Best Documentary Short Film: "The Sun Is Shining"
Best Actor Award: "The Magician on the Roof" actor Zheng Renshuo / "Moth" actress Jeanie Lim
Best Screenplay Award: "Knowing Is Not a Blessing"
Best Cinematography Award: "Three Feet"
Best Editing Award: "Girl"
Webcast Short Film Award: "Me and the Magnet and a Dead Friend"
Best Artistic Contribution Award: "The Outlier"
Fuyao Project Special Recognition Award: "Wrong Father and Son"
Special Mention of the Organizing Committee Award: "After Dusk"
Zhang Hongbin, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Chongqing Municipal CPC Committee, Zou Yu, secretary of the Party Committee of Sichuan Foreign Chinese University, Gou Xinwen, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Sichuan Foreign Chinese University, Wu Yiou, researcher of the Film Bureau of the Chongqing Municipal Propaganda Department of the CPC, Yu Ji, honorary chairman of the Chongqing Filmmakers Association and professor of Southwest University, Fang Li, the final judge of the competition unit and famous film producer, Gao Zhisen, the final judge of the competition unit and famous film director, Zhang Yang, the final judge of the competition unit, the famous film screenwriter, Planning Cheng Qingsong, Competition Unit Final Jury Member and Famous Film Actor Tao Hong, Li Ruijun, Keynote Speaker of the Open Class of this Film Festival and Famous Film Director, Wen Qi, "Favored Filmmaker" and Young Film Actor of this Film Festival, Wang Zhenhua, Deputy Secretary-General of Chongqing Municipal Federation of Literature and Art, Director of the Department of Literary and Art Work, and Secretary-General of the Municipal Film Association, Ma Xuhua, Chairman of the Chongqing Film Producers Association, Ni Yingjun, General Secretary of the Party Branch of the School of Journalism and Communication of Sichuan University of Foreign Chinese, Liu Guoqiang and Guo Henan, Deputy Deans of the School of Journalism and Communication of Sichuan University of Foreign Chinese, Yan You, former vice chairman, secretary general and senior economist of Chongqing Filmmakers Association, Tang Zeqian, former vice chairman of Chongqing Filmmakers Association and professor of Chongqing University, Zhang Xin, former vice chairman of Chongqing Filmmakers Association and national first-class director, Zhou Li, deputy secretary general of Chongqing Filmmakers Association, Zhang Zhi, chairman of Chongqing Cross-border Film Industry, Yang He, chairman of Shanghai Zhizhong Culture Mai Mang Youth Exchange Platform, and Hu Xirui, marketing director of Chongqing Junbo Xinglingke Center, attended the closing ceremony and commendation ceremony.
Closing site review
At 2:30 p.m., the red carpet ceremony kicked off the closing ceremony and recognition ceremony. The directors of the films shortlisted in the "Short Film Competition" section of this year's film festival and some members of their teams have walked the red carpet. Subsequently, accompanied by five film festival judges Fang Li, Zhang Yang, Gao Zhisen, Cheng Qingsong and Juli filmmaker Tao Hong walked on the red carpet, the ceremony entered a climax, and finally favored the film Wen Qi's stunning appearance on the red carpet, causing cheers from the audience.
After the red carpet ceremony, the closing ceremony and recognition ceremony officially began. Gou Xinwen, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Sichuan Foreign Chinese University, first delivered a speech, he first reviewed the achievements of the film festival in the past six years with the support of the Municipal Propaganda Department, the Film Bureau, the Literary Association and various units, and counted the "Chongqing elements" that have emerged in the film market in recent years, and finally affirmed the contribution of the youth film platform represented by the Chongqing Youth Film Festival, and sent his own blessings.
Subsequently, the five final judges of the 6th Chongqing Youth Film Festival and the favored film Wenren Qi took the stage to deliver speeches. Filmmaker Fang Li said that the award was a process of "pain and happiness", "We have seen many works that are very happy, but at the same time very painful. Because our awards are very limited. Director Zhang Yang believes that this award may be the first time in life for many filmmakers on the scene, "This is a very good start." Even if it is a short film, it may be very important for future developments. ”
Director Gao Zhisen also affirmed the works of young filmmakers in this film festival, and he warned everyone as a senior in the industry, "We must shoot more, and shoot when we have the opportunity." The more you shoot, the better the experience of arming yourself, and the better the camera you have. ”
"Juli Filmmaker" Tao Hong talked about her feelings about being a "Juli Filmmaker" for the first time, for her, participating in this film festival is also an opportunity to "gather more excellent forces and discover more good new directors". In the judging, although she pays more attention to the performance of the actors, the strength of the film as a team, a good film depends more on the perfect cooperation of the production, script, actors and other departments.
Cheng Qingsong, the final judge, said that he was very happy to return to his hometown to be a judge at the 6th Chongqing Youth Film Festival. "It's a balancing process for me, it's a learning process because I see so many talented young directors. I'm also a creator personally, so I've benefited a lot. Thank you for coming to Chongqing and I hope the film festival is getting better and better. ”
Wen Qi, the much-talked-about "favored filmmaker", also explained her understanding of "favor", saying, "The word 'favor' is literal, that is, it is trusted by everyone, affirmed and liked by everyone, and it is a sense of responsibility for me." ”。 When the host mentioned her favorite movie roles, she laughed and said, "Every character to me is like a friend, like a confidant. So I like each of the characters", and said that if possible, I will try more challenging characters in the future.
At the end of the closing ceremony and commendation ceremony, Ding Zhong and Gan Jianyu, the initiators of the film festival, came to the scene to thank the judges, leaders, audiences and staff for their participation in the past eight days. Subsequently, after playing the video of volunteer work tidbits, all the guests and staff took a group photo in a burst of laughter and laughter, which drew a perfect end to the film festival.