The Venice International Film Festival is coming.
On August 29 this year, it will be held as scheduled.
Screenshot of the official website of the Venice International Film Festival
As the world's first film festival, the Venice Film Festival was born in 1932, which predates the Cannes Film Festival by 14 years and the Berlin Film Festival by 19 years. Together with the Berlin Film Festival in Germany and the Cannes Film Festival in France, it is known as the world's three major art film festivals and is known as the "father of international film festivals".
For film fans, it is a blessing in life to see the films shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival. This time, watch the film media to help you realize this wish.
On June 28th, the first "From Venice to China - Silk Road Tour" was officially launched at the China Film Archive in Beijing.
It was shortlisted for 6 Italian films at the 74th Venice International Film Festival and premiered in China for the first time. After screening in Beijing from June 28 to July 8, the film will be transferred to the Shanghai Film Museum from July 13 to July 22.
Six movies in this, put away no thanks:
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Director: Suzanne Nichiarelli
imdb/Douban: 6.9/7.4
Highlights: Independent women
Awards: Horizon Unit Award for Best Picture
Synopsis: In the 1960s, a different kind of female Nicole embarked on the road of independent creation in order to get rid of the aura of the underground velvet band.
The protagonist Nicole is in the bar
Director: Andre Palaolo
imdb/Douban: 6.2/6.7
What to watch: Self-examination
Awards: Main Competition Unit Golden Lion Nomination, Volpi Cup Best Actress
Synopsis: Starring actress Charlotte Lamplin, it tells the story of hannah, an elderly woman, who is estranged from her family after her husband's accidental imprisonment, because she believes that her husband is innocent, and falls into internal struggle.
Old woman Hannah
Director: The Manetti Brothers
imdb：6.7
Highlights: Gangster cabaret comedy
Awards: Nominated for the Golden Lion Award in the main competition unit
Synopsis: Donna, the heroine, is an avid fan of popcorn movies, and she decides to fake her husband Vincenzo. Vincenzo's two confidants needed to make sure no one found out that Vincenzo was not dead after being shot. A ridiculous story unfolds.
Donna and her husband
Director: Sebastiano Risso
What to watch: Illegal surrogacy
Synopsis: Vincent, who is over half a hundred years old, has a partner Maria who is 15 years younger than him. They are like glue like ordinary couples. However, Maria is very fragile, and soon the two men's secret lives are at risk of getting out of control.
Vincent and Maria
Director: Giovanni Totaro
What to watch: Escapism
Synopsis: Contrary to the title, the director focuses on Mondello Beach in Palermo in the summer. Every summer, people hide in beach huts and pretend that the economic crisis does not exist.
People on the beach
Director: Abel Ferrara
imdb：6.6
What to watch: Illegal immigration
Synopsis: The director interviews illegal immigrants, vagrants and artists around Piazza Vittorio in Rome, presenting a day in Rome's largest square in a surreal and neorealist way.
Footage from the interview
After watching the film list, let's return to the event site.
This event invited director Wang Xiaoshuai as a recommender.
Director Wang Xiaoshuai
As one of the sixth generation directors of the Chinese mainland, Wang Xiaoshuai's debut film [Winter and Spring Days] was selected by the British BBC as one of the 100 best films on the centenary of the birth of the film.
Looking into the distance at the young teacher couple
The film [Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle] won the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Award, [Qinghong] won the Jury Prize in the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival, and [left and right] won the Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Award for Best Screenplay.
In 2014, the film [Intruder] directed by Wang Xiaoshuai was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 71st Venice International Film Festival, fulfilling Wang Xiaoshuai's long-term wish.
[Intruder] poster
Wang Xiaoshuai believes that "the threshold of the Venice Film Festival is very high, the films that can be shortlisted are very excellent, and the six films screened at this event are wonderful." ”
He hopes that the "From Venice to China" campaign will bring more outstanding shortlisted films to China and let more audiences see them through the big screen. And such activities need the support of the audience and the support of the media.
In addition, young actor Zhang Yi served as the promotion ambassador of the event.
Actor Zhang Yi
As a powerful representative among young actors in the mainland, Zhang Yi has received more and more awards and word-of-mouth recognition in recent years with "Pursuer Also", "Mountain and River Deceased" and "Red Sea Operation".
As a promotion ambassador, Zhang Yi and Venice are even more related. In 2014, he took two films [Dear] and [Golden Age] to Venice for the premiere, which made Zhang Yi feel very honored.
He recommended the movie [Hannah] to fans and friends, and compared the event to a marathon, the torch was lit from the China Film Archive in Beijing, he hoped that this torch could be passed down on the Silk Road station by stop, burned to Venice, burned to the world.
Zhang Yi is exchanging ideas
In addition, Ettore Sequi, Italian Ambassador to China, Roberto Stabile, Ceo of the International Department of the Italian National Film Audio-Visual and Multimedia Industry Association, Franco Amadei, Cultural Counsellor of the Italian Embassy in China, Sun Xianghui, Director of the China Film Archive, Miao Xiaotian, General Manager of China Film Co-production Company, and Miki, publisher of "Watching Movies", also attended the event to witness the event" From Venice to China – The Silk Road Journey was officially opened.
The guests took a group photo to commemorate the occasion
"From Venice to China" is jointly organized by the Venice Film Biennale and the Italian National Film Audiovisual and Multimedia Industry Association, supported by the Italian Embassy, the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Italian Foreign Trade Association, and co-organized by the film media and promoted at the same time.
On June 28, at the launching ceremony of the China Film Archive, Mr. Xie Guoyi, Italian Ambassador to China, delivered a speech:
"Film is the common language of mankind, and we hope to take the film on display from China and pass through the cities on the Silk Road to Venice, Italy." In order to showcase the friendship between the two countries, we will also show Chinese films in Italy this September. We want to build a new Silk Road through film. ”
After watching the mixed cuts of the film, Mr. Roberto Stabile, head of the China Program of the Italian Foreign Trade Association and coordinator of the audiovisual platform, sincerely thanked Mr. Xie Guoyi, Italian Ambassador to China, Ms. Sun Xianghui, Director of the China Film Archive, Mr. Miao Xiaotian, General Manager of China Film Cooperative Production Company, as well as the Italian Embassy, the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Italian Foreign Trade Association.
He hopes that everyone can enjoy Italian films through this event, and he will also strive to bring Chinese films to Italy.
Afterwards, Sun Xianghui, director of the China Film Archive, delivered a speech:
"Italian cinema is an important part of the world's film culture, and films such as [The Pianist of the Sea] and [Cinema Paradiso] are loved by Chinese audiences, and China has also co-produced [the last emperor] with Italy."
Classic Italian film
At the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival, the Italian National Film Audiovisual and Multimedia Industry Association and the China Film Co-production Company jointly organized the "Focus on Italy - Italian-Chinese Filmmaker Dialogue" event.
Taking this opportunity, Mr. Xie Guoyi, Italian Ambassador to China, previewed the holding of the "From Venice to China - Silk Road Tour".
In the "From Venice to China" event, we will introduce the first "Making a Movie – Italian World Cinema Week" campaign initiated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
The launch ceremony officially began
Roberto Stabille, head of the China program of the Italian Foreign Trade Association and coordinator of the audiovisual platform, said:
"The event was held at the China Film Archive, especially thanks to the Venice Biennale, who not only provided the festival with a precious film collection, but also assisted us in holding the 'Focus on China' event every year. Today, 'Focus on China' has become a fixture of the Venice Film Festival, which will be held for the third edition from August 29 to September 1 this year. ”
With the strong support of the Venice Biennale and the Italian National Film Audiovisual and Multimedia Industry Association, the festival will bring the most important film works that represent Italy in the latest Venice Film Festival, and build a bridge of communication between Italian cinema and Chinese audiences.