The 72nd Cannes Film Festival officially opened in France on May 14, Beijing time. Gong Li, Kunling, Wang Xueqi and other Chinese filmmakers stepped on the red carpet. So what are the short listed discourse films this time? Let's get to know.
This year, Chinese films have been shortlisted for many units in Cannes. Diao Yinan's "the party at the South Station" has been shortlisted for the main competition unit. It will compete with more than 20 other films for the highest prize, the Golden Palm Award, and become the only Chinese film in this unit this year.
In recent years, Hu Ge has made remarkable achievements in TV dramas, and has gained a good reputation in disguiser and Langya list. However, he has not been involved in movies. It was not until this year that he finally ushered in his film year.
Director Diao Yinan's film "fireworks in the daytime" won the Golden Bear Award and best actor award at the Berlin Film Festival. In fact, he has a close relationship with Cannes. In 2007, he was shortlisted for the first time in the "one concern" unit of Cannes International Film Festival with the film "night train", and his film "the end of the world tomorrow" was also shortlisted for "one concern".
Another shortlisted Chinese film is "six desires", which is the first film directed by actor Zu Feng as an independent director. In order to make the film well, Zu Feng made a lot of efforts and painstaking efforts, during which he pushed off many film and television invitation. His wife Liu Tianchi will also play in the film. This is the first time that the couple have cooperated on the big screen.
Also shortlisted for "a kind of concern" is the film "burning secret", directed by Zhao Deyin and written and acted by Wu Kexi, which tells the story of a country girl who goes to the city to pursue her dream.
In addition, director Gu Xiaogang's maiden work "warm spring river" in Cannes's parallel unit "film critic week" was selected as the closing film of "film critic week". This is the first time since the establishment of the unit that a Chinese film has been selected as the closing film.
Qiu Yang, winner of Cannes Golden Palm Award for short films in 2017, is shortlisted for the short film competition of film critic week, while Ma Nan's singing alive is shortlisted for the director's fortnight.
The film festival has just opened, but the Chinese language filmmakers are already shining. Recently, the Organizing Committee of Cannes announced that Gong Li won this year's "Yuedong she Ying" award. "Jump her movie" is one of the official activities of the festival. The award mainly recognizes outstanding people who have made important contributions to the film industry and provides support to talented young female film makers. As an old friend of Cannes, this is Gong Li's 18th visit to this seaside city.
Zhang Ziyi, the youngest female filmmaker since the founding of the Cannes masters, will be the first Asian filmmaker to be invited to the Cannes masters.
In addition, whether with works or brand invitation, a number of Chinese filmmakers will appear in Cannes this year. Yesterday, both Liu Tao and Jing Tian had their starting photos on Weibo, and Liu Tao even revealed that he was trying to lose weight in order to walk on the red carpet. Zhu Yilong, Li Yuchun, Guan Xiaotong, Xin Zhilei and others have confirmed that they will appear in Cannes.
It is reported that this Cannes Film Festival has a total of 21 shortlisted for the main competition unit, of which eight directors are shortlisted for the first time, which has injected a lot of fresh blood into Cannes.