At 4:00 PM on April 18, 2018, an industry conversation hosted by the Film Marketing Department of the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee - “Inheritance of Craftsmanship: How the Chinese film market perfect the new-director supporting system, and establish a high-standard industrialized film mechanism”, will be held at the Report Hall 2/F, Beijing International Hotel.
As one of the important events in the Film Market of the Beijing International Film Festival, Industry Conversations is an important communication platform for the Beijing International Film Festival. It combines the latest industry trends each year, pays attention to hot topics, discusses the industry dynamics and is an observer and weather vane of the film industry.
At present of rapid development in the film market, the market has turned its attention to the searching and cultivation of young directors. Various programs for new directors have emerged. As a result, a group of new directors were born and became famous. After a few years of accumulation and preparation, what about the current situation of new directors in terms of their creation and living and the reflections on the pros and cons of the new directors supporting program? High-quality platform resources and new director talents have entered a two-way selection stage, with the injection of various professional forces and the cross-border integration of resources. So the focus should be how to establish a healthy and sound new directors supporting system for the Chinese film market, maintain the fresh blood of film creation, and continuously introduce the premium contents.
The Film Market of Beijing International Film Festival has been committed to creating a project pitch platform for Chinese-language films with international vision for many years, to encourage and support the talented young creators with dreams to inject fresh power into the Chinese-language genre films in constant and joint efforts. The Project Pitches for Film Market of the Beijing International Film Festival has been set up for six years and has brought aboutMy Beloved Bodyguard, The Seventy-Seven Days, Till the End of the World and other Chinese-language films. These films have been proven successful in the fierce competition in the Chinese film market, achieving both a good reputation and excellent box office results.
After many years of accumulation, the Film Market Department of the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee, through original planning and dialogues with experts in the industry, jointly discussed about the establishment and improvement of the new directors supporting system. The Industry Conversations specially invited Mr. Zhou Liming, the bilingual Chinese-English writer and famous film critic, as the guest host, and the five industry senior experts, namely, Mr. Chen Hongwei, Vice G.M. of Tencent Film and G.M. of Da Meng Film Studio, Ms. Dou Lili, G.M. of iQIYI Internet Film Development Center, Ms. Fu Jia, Vice G.M. of Taihe Entertainment Group, G.M. of Film and TV Planning Development Center, Director of “Fresh Green Scheme”, Mr. Wang Yibing, CEO of Dirty Monkey, Ms. Wu Yanyan, director of China Film Fund - Wutianming Film Fund for Young Talents, G.M. of Dong Fang Tianming Film and G.M. of Heaven Pictures. The five experts will make deep discussions of and share the pros and cons in searching and supporting young directors and creation talents in the current film and television industry, interpret the spirit of Chinese film’s inheritance of craftsmanship and look forward to the future of Chinese films.
How to make an ideal first step for young directors and creators in the fierce competition?
Becoming famous is just the start,
How can we fight till the end?
How can Chinese films protect the talent of young directors and creation talents?
Stay tuned,
Industry Conversations of the Beijing International Film Festival Film Market - “Inheritance of Craftsmanship: How the Chinese film market perfect the new-director supporting system, and establish a high-standard industrialized film mechanism”.