The 2024 Qingchong Project Film Festival "Before Becoming a Director: Reality and Fiction of Movies" concluded successfully

The China Film Directors Association supports the CFDG China Youth Film Directors support Program (Youth Project) to help Chinese films build up the creative strength of young people, and co-founded the first Green Project Film Master Class and Film Festival in May 2022. On September 22, the 2024 Green Project "before becoming a Director-the reality and Fiction of the Film" theme Film Festival came to a successful conclusion.

The 2024 Project Film Festival explores the charm of film with a more open and comprehensive curatorial vision, bringing together senior filmmakers and young creators in the industry to discuss "reality and fiction of film" from different angles. share the inspiration and experience gained from research or creation, as well as your views on the narrative motif. In the dialectical unity of authenticity and fiction of the film, lead the new generation of filmmakers to open up the creative path of different dimensions, and continue to expand the boundary of the film.

Campus Film Master Class to explore the film creation space constructed by "reality and Fiction"

On September 19, the film master class "before becoming a director-reality and fiction of the film" was successfully held at the Beijing Film Academy. Jia Zhangke, president of the Chinese Film Directors Association, famous director, screenwriter, producer and green onion master, and Zhi Yuhe, a famous director, screenwriter, producer and green onion master, walked into the campus to conduct an open master class with green directors and students. The two green onion masters have known each other for 26 years since they met with their works in the 1990s. In this open class, they started with the realistic writing style and interacted with the students on the spot with the theme of "reality and Fiction of the Film". Share the attention to authenticity in film creation, and encourage the exploration of the boundaries of surreal expression.

This year's Green Project Film Master Class has announced four masters as the president of the Chinese Film Directors Association, famous director, screenwriter, and producer Jia Zhangke, and the famous director, screenwriter and producer is Zhi Yuhe. Zhang Aijia, a famous director, actor, screenwriter and producer, and Dai Jinhua, a film scholar, professor of Chinese literature at Peking University and doctoral supervisor, the follow-up Green Project Film Master Class will also continue to bring more exchange activities for young directors.

Green Film Festival: a review of master works, new directors show green energy

The film festival specially invited director, producer and initiator Li Shaohong, film producer, planner and director of the Green Project Wang Hongwei, film producer, curator and director of the Film Arts Research Center of Shanghai University, Marco Muller, director, screenwriter, producer and green onion master Yuhe, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and green onion master Zhang Aijia. Film scholar, Peking University Chinese Department professor, doctoral supervisor and master green onion Dai Jinhua, producer Zheng Jing, Liu Lei, Liu Xiaozhao, green onion director representatives Li Gan, long Lingyun, Gaopeng, Geng Zihan and many other people who are active in the film industry participated in this event. In the intergenerational dialogue, we will explore the opposition and integration of reality and fiction with the new generation of creators, and find a new solution to film creation from the collision of past experience and change.

At the theme forum "reality and Fiction of Film" on the first day of the film festival, Li Shaohong expressed the concern of many young creators about the topic of "reality and fiction of film". Wang Hongwei pointed out that the two concepts of documentary and feature film need to be taken seriously, and at the same time, realism and realistic themes should be distinguished. Marco Muller shares current creators' changing trends in reality, recording and imagination. It is Zhi Yuhe who takes his works as an example to share the psychological changes from documentaries to feature films. Zhang Aijia shared the unique experience of some unexpected real moments in filming. Dai Jinhua redefined "reality and fiction of film" from the perspective of literary criticism. Starting from their own works and creative experience, the six creators have brought thinking and discovery based on the Noumenon of film creation to young directors and fans, and encourage young people to record life and times with lens. use fiction and other techniques to explore the spiritual power of deeper realism.

At the Green Project Film Festival, the New Forces brought four films by green directors and four wonderful post-screening conversations. They are Li Gan, director of the third Green Project, long Lingyun, director of the fourth Green Project, Gao Peng, Old Gun, and Geng Zihan, Director of the Fifth Green Project. The green directors showed their achievements in the green project with a high-spirited attitude, and at the same time conveyed the young people's thinking about the current creation in the dialogue.

Li Gan, the director of "if one day I will leave you," talked about the origin of his creation. The film is based on his real experience, but in his creation, he has the help of masters like Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Aijia. The realistic foundation has carried on the fictional creation to the real character. In addition, the three leading actors Xie Chengze, Niu Chao and Qiu Tian also shared the stories of the shooting process of the film, as well as their understanding of the characters, including their interesting stories that happened on the set.

In the post-release exchange of "where to grow", executive producer Li Shaohong specifically pointed out that the work uses a multi-perspective narrative, which makes the whole story more three-dimensional and richer. Director long Lingyun said that the story was inspired by his own only-child generation's thinking and reflection on traditional ideas. As for the difficulties encountered in the shooting process, producer Liu Lei said that as long as it is a problem, it can be solved, and she also thanked the green onions for giving the newcomers such a good opportunity.

During the exchange after the release of "Old Gun", director Gaopeng shared the changes in making movies. "when you make a movie, you have to learn to be yourself. You have to face that problem and find what you want in the first place." Producer Liu Xiaozhao and Gao Peng met at the venture capital club of the Green Project. She mentioned the cooperation with young directors. As investors, they will look forward to the birth of more new content in terms of perspective, aesthetics and teamwork.

In the exchange of "Little White Boat", the creators all mentioned the special features of the film. Producer Zheng Jing thought that "the details in the script are compassionate". Director Geng Zihan said that the film did not have a particularly grand theme and esoteric expression, but more to show the feeling of youth. The two leading actors, Zhou Meijun and Huang Ziqi, talked about the relationship between the characters. they agreed and liked the same comment about the film: "I had a dream that was overexposed except you."

In addition, with the support of Chanel, the "Special screening" section of this year's Green Film Festival brings "one Man and a woman" directed by the famous French director Claude Claude Lelouch, which recreates the classic for fans, as well as a Chanel classic handbag advertising film inspired by Inez & Vinoodh, starring Chanel brand image ambassador, actor Penlope Cruz and actor Brad Pitt.

The Chinese Film Directors Association and Chanel will work with Chanel to help the special project before becoming a director, and the series of activities of "reality and Fiction of Film" before becoming a director in 2024 will continue to help Chinese film and young creators through rich forms such as film master classes, salons and campus open classes.