The sixth generation of directors is basically ‘underground’ in China or no one watches it, so why can they win awards repeatedly at international film festivals?

There are hundreds of film festivals all over the world, no matter how big or small it is, it will take more than one per day a year.

Therefore, as long as the film is not bad, and you are not afraid of paying for the travel fee registration fee, you will always get the prize...

This is true. The three major European directors of "Intruder" have been registered, and only the Venetian Film Festival accepted him...

If the sixth generation regards it as a loose group, the overall style is still more artistic and film-oriented, and the taste is more common.

As for whether the thing is good or not, it is difficult to tell.

Even the three major groups are jury-based, so some freaks are inevitable.

For example, Wang Quanan won the "Reunion" award for Best Screenwriter in Berlin, and the script is really fucked...

In addition to basic artistry, there is also the operating system and power mechanism of international film festivals, which have the inherent needs of constantly exploring Chinese films.

It is an indisputable fact that the world film market has been dominated by Hollywood for many years. The significance of the European film festival is that it has established a system to protect the so-called "art film".

The basic foothold of this system is actually traditional European art films, but at the same time, since the 1960s and 1970s, it has also tried its best to win over emerging film countries from the Third World to maintain a balance with Hollywood!

You can say that this system is against Hollywood, but it also relies heavily on Hollywood, and the two sides are a very delicate complementary.

If divided by region, the movies that appear at European film festivals are always the following three categories: the most mainstream category is art films from Europe, followed by semi-Hollywood North American independent films, and then third-world films from Asia, Africa and Latin America, which are clear at a glance.

Generally speaking, small country art films often rely more on overseas markets than Hollywood blockbusters, while European film festivals are at a hub position in the global promotion network of small country art films.

Therefore, films from underdeveloped countries in the Third World can stand out from the fierce competition only by making themselves look more and more like traditional European art films. Perhaps it does not want to do this, or it does not realize it is, but the unparalleled voice that the European Film Festival has when building the classic palace of art films has turned these into subtle facts.

Therefore, after Chinese films no longer rely on overseas markets in later generations, many filmmakers no longer make European-style movies!

You took a photo, and no one praised you except for that little sucking person. Why bother?

The current changes in the film industry are obvious. Winning awards is certainly a good factor, but whether it is about the popularity of the market and whether it can make people spend money is the core.

If the director who wins the award cannot be recognized by the mainstream consciousness and the market box office, he will only provide the share of the award, and it will even be silent...

After all, the sixth generation of directors faced different times, and audiences had more choices to consume and had higher requirements for movie entertainment, which was somewhat inconsistent with the film industry's pursuit of artistic quality.

In the era of "Red Sorghum", the masses had no choice. If there was a movie that won an award, it would be regarded as a big deal.

Now I am not satisfied with watching the trailer. I went back to watching American and Korean dramas. Where can I have time to experience spiritual influence?

Therefore, the influence of winning awards is definitely not as good as in the past!

Not to mention art movies, commercial movies are the same. The box office of "Shaolin Temple" can be 100 million yuan for 5 cents per ticket, with more than 1 billion viewers, and there are no more...

Of course the movie is good, but who still goes to the theater to watch it 10 times and 20 times now?

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The six generations were released together, not only the industry was shocked, but even the entire film school class was discussing:

"I just liked Zhang Yuan's "Yanjing Badge" and "East Palace and West Palace" to decide to take the Film Academy. However, I was a little worried that if he was lifted from the ban, would he still make a good movie?"

"Don't worry, these people are very talented!"

"Yes, there is also Jia Zhangke's "Xiao Wu"..."

Students from the Film Academy, especially those in the director department, are very familiar with the sixth generation. There is no way to take the school exam...

"Boss, you don't seem to care at all?"

Chen Yu noticed that Zhang Junsheng was reading "The Red Chamber" and couldn't help asking questions.

“…What does it have to do with me?”

The only benefit of the sixth generation lifting the ban is that there is no need to listen to a group of people who shout that the "sixth generation" is all buried talents...

As it turns out, these guys who play New Wave really can't make commercial films well!

Not to mention the sixth generation, let’s talk about Tianzhuang, who is a great director in the hearts of many film critics!

"The Wolf Disaster", Inoue Yasushi's original work is definitely a rare top-notch story!

The team in front and behind the scenes is a top-notch team in Asia!

The investment is sufficient, and the producers do not make any mistakes in the filming itself!

In addition, this is a costume story in virtual time and space, and nothing is investigated.

But what did the audience see in the end?

It's a landscape film, but the scenery is not very beautiful; it's an erotic film, but the camera is still very pure; it's a feature film, but there's no plot; it's a literary film, okay, that's all I can say...

Commercial films are not that easy to shoot!

If commercial films were so easy to shoot, how could Japan, which had the world's second largest box office market, become the dumping place of Hollywood? The French government spent more than 200 million euros every year to support movies and TV, and Hollywood still occupies half of the French box office!

Commercial movies are not that simple!

"Dongyang Media will open eight movies next year, why is there no movement in your company?"

The original five movies, including Zhang Yuan's "Looking Beautiful", the handsome director's "Qinghong", and the Dynasty's "Summer in Jiangcheng"...

Eight works!

Dongyang Media is going to tell the world that they are still the bosses!

“…I’m not a charity person, so of course I want to make money by making movies…”

"hehe…"

Bi Datou, who has been following Zhang Junsheng, suddenly laughed...

"What's wrong?"

"Our Director Zhang said that the purpose of making movies is to make money!"

Bi Datou's voice was very loud, and immediately attracted the attention of the whole class...

Zhang Junsheng turned his head and looked at him, and asked back, "Is it to please humans?"

"Movies are art..."

"that is!"

Even if it is Zhang Junsheng, he cannot insult the movie...

The entire film academy looks down on commercial films!

They look down on Hollywood, they disdain Douban and IMDB rankings, read the French "Movie Manual" and the British "Visual and Audio" magazine, and read the "Standard Collection". The master genealogy in their hearts includes Orson Wells, Bergman, Bresson, Fellini, Godard, Yasujiro Ozu, Hou Xiaoxian, Ceylon...

Even the instructor of Zhang Junsheng and his class said in person: American movies are lively, but they are basically the same way. The more you watch them, the more you become, the more you become mentally retarded. I prefer Asian movies, European movies, and movies with personality styles.

Let me put it this way, the entire country's film criticism and education sectors look down on commercial films!

Therefore, Lao Mouzi caused such a big shock when filming "Hero" - almost two areas of counterattack were criticizing him!

Even though "Hero" won a box office success later, they still felt that the movie should not be like this...

Very speechless...

Zhang Junsheng has never looked down on art movies, and he even hopes to make an awesome literary movie!

However, art films should not be the mainstream of films, but in China, at least at this stage, art films are serious films!

Making commercial films is self-destructive. The biggest goal of directors, including students in the director department, is to make a movie that wins an award...

Looking at the excited faces of a group of people, Zhang Junsheng couldn't help feeling a little sad.

No wonder there was a gap in the film academy after the sixth generation. The audience stopped watching art films. You are still discussing, ‘I can decide my own works. No matter how poor I am, I will have to bear it, otherwise people’s beliefs will be lost. When Yu Dan said "The Analects of Confucius", it would be unpleasant to collapse once the beliefs are lost’!

Should movies return to the movie itself and the market? The question we need to seriously consider is whether the audience’s choice is right. If they all choose to give up on you, then what’s the point of supporting so-called art films?

At the very least, you made a movie and you felt good about it. You thought I was very awesome. What's the use?

The audience doesn't buy it!

Investors are unhappy because they can’t make money!

I don't understand what kind of psychology it is to promote art films...

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang. I picked it up and saw that it was An Shaoyang's phone.

"Uncle An, is there anything wrong?"

"A Chinese Ghost Story has passed the project approval review!"

"…There is a female ghost, but she can pass the trial?"

"A classic adaptation can be taken!"
Chapter completed!