Odagiri Joe appeared in the Mendoza master class of Pingyao Film Festival with his new film.

2019PYIFF Crouching Tiger Unit "The Story of a Boatman" Conference Director Odagiri Joe

1905 movie network news On October 14th, the third Pingyao Film Exhibition entered the fifth day, and Japanese filmmaker Odagiri Joe appeared in the Crouching Tiger unit with the latest director’s works, which set off a "Odagiri Joe craze" in Pingyao. Some Silence, Solay, the debut of director Xu Xiangyun, Best Director by Shanxi director Zhang Xian, Capricorn and Circus Tent were also premiered. The excellent films shown in each unit also continue to ignite the enthusiasm of fans. After the premiere of each film, audiences can stay in the public area of Pingyao Film Palace to discuss their own viewing experience.

On the same day, the famous Brazilian director Kleber Jr.MendozaHold a master class with the theme of "Gazing at Brazil" to talk about the relationship between his film creation and the real Brazilian society; The educational module "Pingyao Corner" of Pingyao Film Festival entered the "vancouver film school Day", and the teachers and students of the school had a lively exchange and sharing with the audience.

2019PYIFF Kleber Mendoza: Gazing at Brazil

Odagiri Joe detonated Pingyao with a new film.

On October 14th, Odagiri Joe, a popular Japanese actor, wrote and directed a new film, The Story of a Boatman, which premiered in China at Pingyao Film Festival. Odagiri Joe attended the "Daily Red Carpet", the press conference and the audience meeting after the film was shown, which extended the "Odagiri Joe fever" from afternoon to late at night. The Story of a Boatman, directed by Du Kefeng, tells the story of a boatman’s life changing day by day, and was shortlisted for the Venice Day unit of the 76th Venice International Film Festival.

Earlier, some Japanese media reported that Odagiri Joe was ill. Odagiri Joe responded to this at Pingyao International Film Festival: "It is true that I had some problems during the initial examination, but then I had a more precise examination, and there was no problem with my body." He admits that because of this, he began to sort out his life path, acting career trajectory and thinking about the future creative direction, which prompted him to finish the works he longed to express more urgently.

At the press conference, Odagiri Joe answered questions about actors and scene selection in the film, and shared his experience of getting acquainted with photographer Du Kefeng. "I chose a non-native photographer because I wanted to explore different aesthetic feelings and landscapes from a fresh perspective.

Japanese filmmaker Odagiri Joe started his acting career in 2000, and starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s works which were shortlisted for the Cannes International Film Festival in 2003. He has cooperated with many directors including Seijun Suzuki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Yu Liwei, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Lou Ye.

Master class of Kleber Mendoza begins.

On the afternoon of 14th, the famous Brazilian director Kleber Mendoza held a master class at Pingyao International Film Festival, telling how he gazed at the most authentic land of Brazil through the lens.

Kleber Mendoza shared his works and the opening paragraphs of his new works with the audience at the master class. The fragments show the real scenes of the blocks where he once lived. "I live in Brazil, which is a very beautiful and sometimes ugly country. There is tension, passion, violence and bloodshed in the historical background, which are the sources of creation," he said. Mendoza also pointed out that indescribable tension may be the characteristic of Brazil’s current society. He showed real neighborhoods in the film, just to discuss the tension between public space and private space. "The internal motivation in my three films is constantly upgrading, and it is closely connected with social networks and media. The film doesn’t want to just show violence, but also show compassion for the neighborhood. "

Kleber Mendoza

Kleber Mendoza was born as a film critic and film curator. His first feature film, The Sound between Houses, was selected for more than 100 film festivals around the world and won 32 awards in one fell swoop. The second feature film "Aquarius" was shortlisted in the main competition unit of Cannes Film Festival, and was listed as the best film by well-known media such as French Film Handbook and The New York Times Variety. This year, his latest work "Baclau" was once again shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Marco Muller, the host of this master class and artistic director of Pingyao International Film Festival, commented that Kleber Mendoza is "the most important Brazilian director since the birth of the new Brazilian film, and his feature film shows more realism than the documentary." Years of experience as a film critic has also given Mendoza more film training than ordinary people. "During this period, I watched a lot of movies that I wouldn’t normally go to, which has many benefits, just like discovering a new world, and it has actually become a personal exercise and a game," he said.

Some Silence and Solay are shown in Pingyao.

As a short-listed film of Crouching Tiger, the Czech film Some Silence directed by michal Hognell premiered in China at Pingyao Film Festival today. The film takes the real events of the "Twelve Tribes" cult that manipulated children as the prototype of the story. The director took three years from paying attention to relevant reports to investigation and then shooting. Finally, he "decided not to directly present the original appearance of the members of the cult tribe, but to build a community of them, taking the family as the entrance to reflect the events behind them." The scenery, colors and shooting methods of the film are quite unique. The director said at the press conference of Pingyao International Film Festival, "I hope to use a long-term perspective to show the time and space background of the characters and keep a certain distance from them, which is more conducive to reflecting the environment of the characters and rendering the emotions of the film." Through the contrast of sound effects and tones, this film has formed its own voice vocabulary. "Although it is called" Some Silence ",it should not be silent, especially when it comes to morality and ethics." Michal Hognell stressed.

"Some Silence" Director michal Hognell

The film Solay, the "Best Film Festival" unit, also premiered on the 14th, which was shortlisted for the Horizon Unit of the 76th Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. After the movie, several viewers praised it as their favorite work in recent days. The soundtrack in the film only appears at the beginning and end of the film and in a dance scene. For such a restrained setting, director Carlo Siloni has his own considerations: "The song at the beginning and end of the film is what I often listen to when writing a script. I didn’t want to add any soundtrack to the original film, but I think the feeling of this song is very good with the temperament of the story, so I used it in the film." Some viewers asked whether the director showed the intention of caring for young people on the edge in the film. Carlo Siloni responded: "I don’t have the energy to care for so many young people. I just want to care for these two characters. Most movies have a literary interpretation of loneliness, and I want to show the concreteness of loneliness in real life."

Carlo Siloni, director of Soleil, and Marco Muller, artistic director of the film festival.

Excellent Chinese works continue to ignite the enthusiasm of fans.

The unit film "Nineteen Years of Chasing the Murder", produced by Seimi Zhang and directed by Xu Xiangyun, tells the story that police officer Liu Yibo and the family of the deceased spent 19 years solving a serial murder case. Xu Xiangyun had previously written many scripts about crimes for the online drama Forensic Qin Ming and Ten Deaths. When he mentioned this creative opportunity, he said at the press conference of Pingyao International Film Festival: "I have been exposed to many case files when writing online dramas before, and I also learned about the stories and lives of some low-level policemen. This time I just want to show them as a group. I have always wanted to explore the relationship between works of art and real life. Based on my own ideas and my own experience in writing crime films, the two are combined and this work is made. "

Coming to Pingyao with the director’s debut, Xu Xiangyun felt it was a wonderful experience. "The atmosphere here is too relaxed. I come to the Film Palace to watch movies every day, and I have saved a bunch of tickets in my hand, almost forgetting that I brought the film to the exhibition. It is really very happy to watch movies with you every day." In addition, Xu Xiangyun also revealed that "Nineteen Years of Chasing the Murder" will land in domestic cinemas on November 22.

The main creation of "Nineteen Years of Chasing Murder"

On 14th, the unit film "Best Director from Shanxi" also made its world premiere. Director Zhang Xian and other creative directors attended and met after the screening. Some viewers commented on the film style as follows: "At first, it was thought to be a life film, then it developed into a comedy film, and finally it was found to be absurd." Zhang Xian responded by saying, "When filming, the story is absurd and extreme, and finally returns to the realistic color picture, in order to tell everyone that many things can be communicated with parents, rather than an absurd endless loop." Most of the film stars are non-professional actors. For example, the parents in the film are the neighbors of the director. When they act for the first time, they leave a vivid and vivid impression on the audience.

The best director crew

In addition, the educational module "One Corner of Pingyao" of Pingyao Film Festival entered "Shanghai vancouver film school Day" on the same day, and Alexander Kubak clichy, together with project representatives such as Fang Jiaqi, Liu Zheng, Zhao Tianyun and Zheng Changzhen, exchanged topics such as "Student Film Shooting from an International Perspective". Jiang Weimin, Executive Dean of Shanghai vancouver film school, specially attended the exchange activities and introduced the training mode and achievements of the school for film majors.