Chapter 825 Best Actor + Final Grand Prize!
Ning Jing and Taohong chatted and laughed, livening up the Artistic Contribution Award was presented to the film "Carnivores", co-produced by France and Belgium.
As the day went on, awards were presented one after another.
The Best Live Action Short Film Award was given to the domestic short film "Sheep Carrying".
The Best Screenplay award went to Ala Jang Se.
Following the announcement by the three hosts, award presenters Qin Hailu and Yan Bingyan came on stage to present the Best Actor award, also known as the Movie Emperor award.
Xu Guangtou, who had been rather leisurely, sat up straight and tightened his clothes.
Qin Hailu and Yan Bingyan talked on the stage about the standards of a good man and a good actor.
The more Guangtou Xu listened, the more pressure he felt, as none of this had anything to do with him.
"The winner of the Best Actor Award at the 2018st Shanghai International Film Festival in 21 is Xu Zheng from "Dying to Survive"!"
Fortunately, I got the award.
Applause broke out at the scene. Guangtou Xu stood up happily and hurried onto the stage amid the applause.
"Thank you to the program team, thank you to all the judges, and thank you to the director. You have made me an international film emperor. I feel honored." Guangtou Xu took the trophy and expressed his gratitude jokingly along the way.
The three best actor awards are international best actor awards, and the best actor award at the Magic Film Festival is also an international best actor award.
Although Zhang Ziyi is a very famous international actress, she actually has not won an international film award. On the contrary, there were four actresses and two actresses of her generation, and Fan Xiaopang won several of them.
It’s just not one of the three major ones.
Guangtou Xu spared no effort to continue praising Chen An: "With Director Chen's guidance, it is worthwhile to win this award. I hope he can bring better works to everyone in the future."
After saying this, he raised the trophy and walked off the stage.
Returning to his seat, Chen An looked at him and smiled, "It's a good ending."
"I'm under a lot of pressure." Guangtou Xu pretended to wipe the non-existent sweat from his head.
For several awards in a row, others took the lead.
When awards were presented to foreign people, most of them didn't come, even the Best Actress award was always accepted by someone else.
"International award, go international." Zhang Songwen mentioned with a smile.
The entire crew laughed, and everyone looked over, probably thinking that it was because Xu Guangtou was very happy to win the award.
The award ceremony continued, and most of the awards were given to foreign films, making it worthy of being an international film festival.
To be honest, he has never even heard of any award-winning domestic films.
Of course, the projects that I have heard of were also sent to the three major ones. It has always been like this. The Magic Shadow Festival has fallen into a very strange circle.
At the end, there was only one grand prize left, and Jiang Wen, the chairman of the jury, walked onto the stage.
The speech lasted for a while before the winning film was announced.
"The winner of Best Film is Dying to Survive!"
The final award came out and the crew of "Dying to Survive" won the honor.
"Cheer up, smile a little, the camera will be here soon!"
"Of course, I understand!"
"Do you want to be more arrogant, more cheerful, or perform with some excitement?"
"Hahahaha!"
The ultimate goal was achieved, and Zhang Songwen's words successfully made the entire crew laugh.
Chen An and Han Jianu both went on stage and received the trophy and certificate one each, so they could also take the microphone to speak.
"I am honored to be the first mainland film to receive this honor in the history of the Magic Film Festival. It is also another great achievement for me."
"It's not easy to get a film released. After filming Parasite, the number of films I'm interested in filming is indeed decreasing as the media said. However, Dying to Survive is a rare subject that can arouse my interest."
As Chen An spoke, he lowered his head to weigh the trophy in his hand, smiled, and then raised his head to continue:
“Sometimes I wonder what the real meaning of movies is?”
"Because I think the impact he can bring should not be just entertainment. As a carrier that is based on reality but also detached from it, he should be able to reflect some real-life issues."
“So I think ‘Dying to Survive’ is probably what I think the meaning of movies exists!”
In a not-too-long speech, Chen An first made fun of the Magic Film Festival. It was indeed outrageous. Since the 1993st film festival started in 21, this was the first mainland film to win the Best Picture.
Before this, the only Chinese-language film was also a Taiwanese film.
The Magic Film Festival is truly an 'international' film festival, it's well done!
Applause broke out, and then Han Jianyu took the microphone and expressed her feelings.
Chen An turned his head to look at Jiang Wen, who happened to be looking over at him as well, and they smiled at each other.
'The King of Film Festivals! Chen An's new film "Dying to Survive" won the Best Film and Best Actor awards at the Shanghai International Film Festival! '
'Winning the Best Film Award at an international film festival again, Dying to Survive becomes the first mainland film to win the Golden Goblet Award at the Magic Film Festival! '
'Chen An: "Dying to Survive" is the meaning of the existence of movies! '
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News of film festivals held in the country spread quickly.
Before the interview was over, all kinds of news came out.
Chen An won the final prize again.
Both the film and the festival received equal amounts of exposure!
The news that Xu Guangtou won the Best Actor award was quite a big deal, and there were also many reports on the post-match interview.
"I don't want the trophy. This is your trophy, Uncle Chen." Han Jianu returned the trophy that she had been holding for a while.
Chen An took it with a smile: "I also wanted to leave you a souvenir. After all, it is an international film festival. I originally thought that I had a good chance of winning the Best Screenplay Award."
But even if Jiang Wen is the chairman of the jury, there will be no room for division of labor.
"When will our movie be released?"
Zhang Songwen asked casually.
Chen An: "I am quite confident about the film during the National Day holiday."
What's more, it will be endorsed by the country at that time. It is estimated that the announcement will be made after the word-of-mouth of the film has grown, which will expand the influence.
When several leading actors heard the news, they said they would free up their schedules to participate in the promotions.
After leaving the Magic City Theater, we found a place and had a meal with a group of people.
"Director Chen, Dying to Survive is about to be released, do you have any new projects?"
After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere became much more harmonious and everyone was having a great time joking around.
Everyone except Han Jianu drank until their faces were red.
Facing Guangtou Xu's question, Chen An raised his eyes and said, "Not yet. I've been shooting for more than 20 years and there's nothing I'm interested in."
There are still some good films on these subjects, but Chen An is not interested in them anymore.
At present, he lacks motivation and doesn’t know where to go after reaching the top.
Zhang Songwen echoed: "That's right, Director Chen has tried to shoot all kinds of subjects."
Everyone nodded in understanding that Chen An's involvement was indeed wide-ranging.
The film involved various themes such as literature, drama, science fiction, song and dance, suspense, and horror, so it was a great experience.
If I were to do it myself, it would be so exciting just thinking about it.
"After all, movies are not everything in life. Of course, you can just laugh it off as my complaints after I became successful."
Chen An raised the corner of his mouth. It was true that what he said was a bit pretentious, but it was true.
From trying my best in the beginning to achieving success and fame now, it has been more than 20 years in a daze, and I have really had a good time.
People had mixed feelings about his words.
Zhang Songwen, who was born in the same year, just made it recently, while Xu Guangtou, who is older than Chen An, is still struggling to make the transition from actor to director and then to producer.
Chen An is already at the top of the circle, both at home and abroad.
It is difficult to find a director in the entire international film industry who is more famous and successful than him!
(End of this chapter)
