China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 57 Awarding (Part 2)

In the end, the Grand Jury Prize was won by the American horror film "Gate 14". It can be seen that the director and producer of "Gate 14" were not too excited when they spoke on stage.

The Grand Jury Award, also known as the Silver Fir Award, is theoretically second only to the Golden Fir Award, but in fact it is not as good as the Best Director Award. It is a consolation award for losers in the competition.

The Best Director Award was presented to Sam Mendes, the chairman of the previous jury and winner of the Oscar for Best Director.

The old man made a fuss before the lottery: "The Orlando Film Festival has been held for so many times. I am very happy that more and more films from all continents and regions are coming here to be screened. Orlando is a window. Through

Through this window, movie fans and audiences in North America can be exposed to film works from different civilizations and cultures, and at the same time, more and more cutting-edge directors have entered the horizons of North American audiences and even world audiences through this window."

Sam Mendes looked up at where the creator of "Fatal Identity" was, then looked in the direction of Lee Jung Jae, and smiled: "Especially more and more Asian filmmakers, they have brought unique

Works of artistic value and expression not only mean that Asian genre films are becoming more and more mature, but also signify that cultural exchanges between East and West in film creation have taken root at the Orlando Film Festival."

Chen Jingxing was so frightened when he was watched by Sam Mendes. It is not a good thing to receive special attention and praise from the award presenter at the juncture of awarding the Best Director. His target is Golden Spruce.

After teasing the two Asian directors, Mr. Mendes did not continue to whet his appetite, but simply announced the winners: "The winner for Best Director is...Lee Jung Jae, "Moonlight Night"!"

Lee Jung Jae stood up with a smile on his face and walked towards the award podium. There was no look of disappointment on his face.

Chen Jingxing and others were also applauding. He was trying hard to suppress the excitement in his heart, because the TV cameras might still be looking at him, so he had to be reserved.

"Johnson-chen, congratulations to you, a young director from China!

Brother Chen Kai won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for "Farewell My Concubine" and did not win the Best Director Award. But for Chen Kai, the Palme d'Or was a bigger bonus than the Best Director award.

Thank you for your incredible work, Identity!”

At 10 a.m. Beijing time on January 6, we had dinner in a glass-walled office.

Not only the main creative actors of "Fatal Identity" were excited, but other surrounding filmmakers, media and audiences were also looking at Chen Jingxing and his party, and there were even flashing lights in Chen Jingxing's direction.

["Fatal Identity" won the Golden Spruce Award! 】

There has never been a precedent in the history of the Orlando Film Festival for Best Director and the Golden Spruce Award to be awarded to the same film. In everyone's eyes, it is obvious that the quality of "Moonlight Night" is not enough to make the jury make an exception. "14"

"No. 1" has won the "Silver Fir Award" again

, must have missed out on the Golden Spruce Award. Most of the people present have watched the film screenings in the past few days, especially the screenings of the main competition films, and they all have a feeling in their hearts that until now, "Fatal Identity" can win the Golden Spruce Award.

"The only threat left is "Shadow of the Wind".

Not only did the news of the award spread like a virus on the domestic Internet, but soon photos and videos of Chen Jingxing and several leading actors delivering acceptance speeches also appeared online.

The Orlando Film Festival has a short history. In the beginning, it was mainly a screening window for European and Latin films. Asian films did not participate in many exhibitions. In the past ten years, as the commercial value of the Orlando Fantasy Film Festival has become more and more important, and the selection of

After the trend began to shift to Asia, more and more Asian movies appeared in Orlando.

Even in world-renowned film festivals, the 22-year-old director who won the highest award is a record that no one can break!

Lee Jung Jae couldn't help but lean back, unable to hide the disappointment in his heart, but he immediately smiled and gave applause to the biggest winner tonight. Whether it was true or false, NBC's broadcast cameras would most likely be focused on him and "Wind of the Wind" at this moment.

From the creative team of "Shadow".

Sina's reporter stationed in Orlando immediately posted the edited text in the online text live broadcast room.

It can be said that there is not much suspense anymore.

"This is a truly thrilling thriller - one that makes your mind jump and makes you think. It perfectly integrates rare puzzles about the inner world of human consciousness into stunning plot twists

Among them, the audience may go to the cinema to watch him again and again, just to watch him again.

Experience the fun of combining thrillers and puzzles. The director relies on the ability of the characters to tell the story instead of using the excitement of action and violence. He cleverly weaves pieces of the puzzle together to make the entire movie creepy. 'Identity' is

This classic-style thriller gives

Identity in the 21st Century.”

In any case, this news has spread wildly on the Chinese Internet. Although the Golden Spruce Award is not awarded to individual directors or actors, in fact, the award itself includes praise for directors and even individual actors, because of the awarding logic of the film festival.

It's different from awards like Oscars.

Will the jury give "Shadow of the Wind" the highest award after Best Actor, or will it directly award it to "Fatal Identity"?

Perhaps the organizers of the film festival also knew that there was no suspense about Golden Spruce, so Paul Morris, the chairman of this year's jury, took the stage and immediately began to read out the award speech.

When Chen Jingxing's mind was still blank, he was drowned out by the applause and congratulations around him. Even the producer Zhang Tong, who always presented a calm and sophisticated image, laughed and hugged him.

This is why it is not uncommon for the best picture and best director to be awarded to the same movie at the Oscars, but the highest award and best director at the film festival are rarely repeated, because the award logic of the film festival is actually to award the shortlisted films.

The ranking, top prize, best director and jury prize are first, second and third.

The youngest Golden Spruce Award-winning director in the history of the Orlando Film Festival was born! And the record was refreshed from 33 to 22 years old.

In the history of Chinese films, there are only two works that have been shortlisted for the main competition in Orlando, namely "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Alien Space." However, except for "A Chinese Ghost Story" which won the Jury Prize, it has not won other heavyweight awards.

Awards, of course, this does not mean that there are no outstanding fantasy and science fiction-themed works in Chinese-language films, it is just a matter of timing and Orlando's selection of materials.

This principle is also true for Chen Jingxing. The Golden Spruce Award is actually the combination of Best Director and Best Film. The real Best Director and Jury Award are equivalent to the rewards for the second and third place.

The theater erupted with applause that broke the decibel record since the award ceremony. This is a treatment that only the Golden Spruce Award winner can enjoy.

The Golden Spruce Award is awarded to the entire film, so eight actors, including Luo Chen, were on the awards podium together with Chen Jingxing and Zhang Tong.

Tang Xin suddenly let out a scream. After realizing her gaffe, she quickly covered her mouth. She looked outside the glass wall. After realizing that no employee was disturbed by the sound she made, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the computer screen.

A picture news article posted by Sina is displayed on the computer.

Chen Jingxing held up a golden trophy like a spruce tree in one hand, with a cheerful smile on his face, and leaned toward the microphone as if he was saying something.

The face is so familiar, yet a little strange.

(End of chapter)