On the evening of June 14, the Shanghai Grand Theater was transformed into a palace of light and shadow art. Standing at the node of the 130th anniversary of world cinema and the 120th anniversary of the birth of Chinese cinema, every link of this year's Shanghai Film Festival paid tribute to history and the future with deep care, and built a stage for film and city to dance together. At the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Ceremony, many well-known domestic and foreign filmmakers gathered together, leaving glittering stars on the "Asia's No. 1 Red Carpet", witnessing this highlight moment in the film industry together, adding more brilliance to Shanghai, the "City of Film".
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The Golden Goblet Red Carpet, known as "Asia's No. 1 Red Carpet", is not a place of fame and fortune for celebrities to compete for their looks, but a bridge to introduce works to the audience. When the spotlights come on, the actors walk slowly in gorgeous costumes, and every frozen moment carries a respect for the art of film. From the profound philosophy of art films to the shocking audiovisual effects of commercial blockbusters, from the bold innovation of cutting-edge directors to the diverse charm of international masterpieces, all are on this red carpet of just a few hundred meters. Regardless of their "status", the filmmakers who walk on the red carpet with their works are the "hard currency".
The crew of "Jiangyuan Lane: Mystery" walked on the red carpet
The red carpet of this year's Golden Goblet Awards featured the crews of many films, including "The Unsolved Cases in Jiangyuan Lane", "Dongji Island", the "Nobody" series, "The Runaways", "For Example, Father and Son", and "The Long Night Is Over". Filmmakers such as Chen Kexin, Zhang Ziyi, Lei Jiayin, Wang Chuanjun, Mei Ting, Guan Hu, Fei Zhenxiang, Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei, Ni Ni, Rao Xiaozhi, Liang Lin, Chen Jianbin, Zhang Yu, Ren Suxi, Andy Lau, Wang Junkai, Yang Chaoyue, Guo Qilin, Qi Xi, Qiu Sheng, Song Yang, Wang Tong, Rao Xiaozhi, Qu Chuxiao, and others, together forming the glittering stars on this year's red carpet.
It can be said that from just one red carpet, we can see the good shows that will be staged in cinemas this summer. During the short time they stayed on the red carpet, the creators also used concise words to "wake" the audience's appetite in advance.
Zhu Yilong, the lead actor of "Eastern Island", said that this is the first time that the audience will see such a large number of underwater special effects shots in a domestic film, which is very exciting; the leading actress Ni Ni "revealed" that Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and other actors have trained their bodies to be very healthy for this movie, which is very beautiful; Feng Xiaogang summed up "Catching Spies" in one sentence as a story of "a spy who had been lurking for forty years and was forgotten by the organization", Lei Jiayin said that he read the script in one breath overnight, and couldn't wait to call the director at six in the morning to express his determination; Andy Lau sang "Love You for Ten Thousand Years" in the crew appearance session of "Nobody 2", and then traveled to the crew of "Lychees in Chang'an" to express his determination "I am a good person"; Rao Xiaozhi wished that "all the nameless people could turn bad luck into good luck and welcome their own lives, which is of great significance."
The crew of "Lychees in Chang'an"
In addition to the above crews, many other film crews, such as "Count to Three", "A Cloud Like You", "Adventure", "Life Meeting", "No More Backing Down", "Angry Tiger", "Luo Xiaohei War 2", "Liao Zhai: Lanruo Temple", "Little Monsters of Langlang Mountain", "Pig Man: The Counterattack of an Old Pig", "Runaway", "For example, Father and Son", "The End of the Night", "Against the Wind", "Cuihu", "Go to See the Sea", "Summer Fall", "Wind Passing by the Ear", "Water Travel East", "The Starting Gun", "A River of Spring Flows East", "Sleeping Idiot", "Carbon Copy", "The Girl at the End", "Regretfully at Dawn", etc., appeared one by one, most of which will be released in the summer of this year. These latest achievements carrying the hard work of the creators, facing the eyes of the world, collectively appeared on this red carpet, accumulating tremendous momentum for the future of Chinese films, waiting to write a new chapter on the big screen.
Looking back on the history of light and shadow, paying tribute to the original intention of film
On the evening of the 14th, the Golden Goblet Festival officially kicked off with a creative opening micro-film "City of Movies". The film vividly showed the deep connection between movies and the city of Shanghai from a unique perspective, from the early budding of movies to the booming film industry today. Accompanied by the graceful singing of the symphony chorus "Fisherman's Song·Silver Dream", every scene told the growth and transformation of movies in Shanghai, quickly bringing the audience into the charming world of movies.
At the ceremony that night, people recalled the moments of mutual achievement between Shanghai and film over the past century. The old movies retained their former glory and are still fashionable check-in spots in today's modern city. The thread of light and shadow over the past century was clearly visible as the virtual and the real were interwoven.
In a warm atmosphere, judges from the five categories of this year's Golden Goblet Awards, including the main competition, Asian Newcomers, Documentary, Animation, and Short Film, appeared one after another. This year's jury, led by the famous Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore, can be described as "dreamlike". As the "Bible" in the minds of countless movie fans, "Cinema Paradiso" is the "spiritual homeland" of generations of people who have fallen in love with movies. Coinciding with the 130th anniversary of the film, Tornatore and his "colleagues" also expressed their deep feelings for the film at the opening ceremony. Tornatore said, "Being able to exchange views with colleagues from various countries in such a dreamy atmosphere sends a signal of peace and coexistence. Salute to Shanghai, salute to peace, and the immortality of film."
Jury Chairman
Other judges of the jury also expressed their heartfelt thanks to the film and wrote a love letter to "film" together. Yang Lina said, "For me, film is a flowing river, flowing through the riverbed of women's lives, so that every "little me" can be recorded and treasured; Yongmei said, "Books are lights that illuminate the soul; movies are the mirrors that I gaze at life. In the long river of light and shadow narratives, I would like to be a ferryman of 'eternity'"; Huang Bo said, "Being an actor is happy and painful, being a director is painful and happy"; Ivan von der Leyen said, "For me, film is a whisper from the depths of reality. I capture them with my lens, weave them into "Sounds", and echo them in the world."
This year's judging panel
At the ceremony, actors Tony Leung, Kara Hui, Ni Ni, Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and other filmmakers made wonderful recommendations for many nominated films and highly anticipated new works. When talking about his new work "East Pole Island", Zhu Yilong said that this courageous film is like "a beacon, inspiring us to ride the wind and waves and keep moving forward. This is also the dream and strength we gain from the movie."
Zhu Yilong, Kara Hui, Wu Lei
In the singing of singer Jane Zhang, this love that transcends time and space leads all the audience to a "light and shadow appointment" that spans 120 years. On the big screen, the footprints of Chinese films over the past century are rolling, accompanied by familiar movie theme songs, from black and white to color, from yellowed film to 4K images, the light and shadow flow and interweave, and those faces frozen on the screen become a map of the spirit of Chinese films. Because of movies, time is eternal.
The crew of "Jiangyuan Lane: Mystery" kept the opening movie a secret and it will be screened all over the city
As this year's opening film, the creative team of "The Mystery of Jiangyuan Lane" brought the audience an "immersive live preview".
"This is Jiangyuan Lane. You may have heard of the story here, but do you know how the story began?" After Zhang Ziyi, who took the lead in appearing on stage, asked this question, the six leading actors including Yang Mi, Lei Jiayin, Wang Chuanjun, Mei Ting, and Li Xian successively raised suspense related to the movie, which aroused the audience's curiosity about the movie "Jiangyuan Lane: Unsolved Cases" to the peak.
Zhang Ziyi tells the story of Zhan Zhou
When talking about her fate with the city of Shanghai, Zhang Ziyi reviewed her roles from Jasmine to The Last Romance, as well as this time's Unsolved Cases in Sauce Garden Lane. "Every time I play a Shanghai woman, I can feel a special power. They may appear gentle and delicate on the surface, but they are resilient and stubborn in their bones." This time, she played the role of Zhan Zhou, who "once fell into the darkest abyss, but also encountered all the kind lights in Shanghai, which always opened its arms to the new world, and illuminated her path to rebirth." Zhang Ziyi said, "The Sauce Garden Lane not only tells this strange case in the Republic of China, but also brings hope and dawn to people. The real scene of the place where we filmed is on Zhapu Road. If you have the chance after watching the movie, you can check in and see the place where we once lived."
"The Mystery of Jiangyuan Lane" will be screened in hundreds of cinemas in Shanghai in the next two days
It is worth mentioning that the biggest difference between this year's opening film and previous years is that it is a film that invites the citizens of the entire city of Shanghai to "join in the celebration". To meet the viewing needs of the majority of movie fans, 120 and 130 theaters in the city will specially screen "Jiangyuan Lane: Unsolved Cases" on June 14 and 15 and 16 respectively, creating a warm atmosphere of "light and shadow all over the city, everyone can participate". In the next two days, the main creators will visit 13 theaters in Shanghai and interact with moviegoers at close range.
