The Best Director

""Becoming Julia"? Sony has already made a move, let's go with the price."

, "How about "A Good Woman"? It seems to have Oscar potential, Scarlett Johansson and Helen Hunter also have good box office appeal.", "I only know that I will regret not buying "Flying the Ocean" .”…

Although the forest season semester of each school is gradually starting, due to the arrival of the Toronto International Film Festival (PS), the area around the Greater Toronto Convention and Exhibition Center has attracted more attention than ever before. Media reporters and celebrities can be seen everywhere, "Globe and Mail" , "Toronto Star", "New York Times", "Los Angeles Times" and other well-known media gathered in the restaurant and coffee shop to conduct different interviews and photography, and the ten lives were lively.

This year's TFF has 328 films participating in the exhibition, which are divided into 16 units such as "Canadian Films, Presents, Masters, Midnight Madness, Special Introduction... But different from the three major European film festivals in Berlin, Cannes and Venice, TFF It doesn't focus on competition awards, it doesn't even have a jury, and there is only one "People's Choice Award" for the entire film festival. "City Story" has won this honor.

There is no award, but the filmmakers are more attracted to it. This is because TFF is famous for its large number of film screenings. There are art films, independent films, and good commercial films. The big screen, and then either make a lot of money, or get on the Oscar nomination list and podium; or rush off the assembly line after a week of preview. And there is no doubt that there must be good things hidden in the 328 movies!

In the end, which film to buy and which North American theaters to negotiate? This is a topic that businessmen are discussing. The opening film "Becoming Julia"... "A Good Woman" adapted from Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Admirer", Kevin-School "Flying the Ocean" written, directed and acted by Xixi... The People's Choice Award hit "Hotel Rwanda" is not for sale, and the producers United Artists 6 Lionsgate let it participate in the exhibition purely to increase fame.

""Crash", we must win it." It is already the second day of the opening, the September issue, and the 6th sequel of the "Special Introduction" unit film that has received the most attention, after watching "Crash" directed by Paul Haggis "After that, Jon Filtimer, a partner of Lionsgate Pictures, took a fancy to it.

"Crash" was produced by 6 small producers including Bullseye Films, b-movies, deJ movies, and a-dge movies with a joint investment of 10,000 US dollars. Entering the field of screenplays, there are currently unreleased scripts "Million Dollar Baby" and "Crash", the former is scheduled to be released on December 15 this year;

Although Paul Haggis's TV work is very famous, the excellent script of "Crash" also attracted various stars such as Matt Dillon and Thandie Newton to join. In order to participate in the show, Sandra Bullock even paid for the air ticket Go to the set. However, the original 10,000-cost budget, in order to save money, Haggis used his own house and car in some scenes, and has no business so far... These all show some of its embarrassing state.

It also gave Lionsgate a chance, is it a chance? First of all, it has great potential to impact the Oscars and other awards, and social issues such as racial discrimination are very good points to discuss. Don’t forget that "Million Dollar Baby" received a lot of praise in the test screening; if it can be nominated for an award , and even won, the global box office of "Crash" will not be less than 10,000, is that true? Thinking of this, in a corner of the coffee shop in the Convention and Exhibition Center, Jon Filtimer said in a calm tone, "Cinemas and DVDs are all exercised, let's start with a price of 10,000."

"Wan should not be able to take it, Miramax is also interested, and..." The coffee cup is steaming, but Tom Oldenburg has a serious face, not in the mood to drink coffee at all, and said: "Now I am afraid that Wang Yang will interest."

In recent years, Lionsgate has been under the pressure of the flames, and has repeatedly failed in the competition to buy films. Those who do not fail often have poor results. To avoid competing for bids, the non-stupid Flame Movie is very slick. When buying a film, it is false and true. Several "misses" have caused the opponent's hemorrhage. Hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a movie, no promotion, no screening, only dvd, etc., to increase the number of films for the film and television library; ", all of which makes it difficult to see where its gold mines lie.

Upon hearing 1g-ag, Jon-Filltimer's face changed, and he subconsciously took a deep breath: "If he's interested, that's... bad luck." Is it possible to block the flame movie? The purchasing team of the film, don't let them watch "Crash"? Having such a weird and naive idea, Jon-Filltimer laughed at himself, and then said sternly: "We can only watch the situation unfold, but this time, Tom, you know, my Great determination.

he drank. Coffee, there is such a hint of excitement on the middle-aged face: ""Crash" has a strong story, it is the kind of film that can be screened on a large scale in a week, and if the pre-publicity work is done well, it can become "Fahrenheit 9/11". "

"Fahrenheit 9/11" has been screened for 11 weeks and has received 110 million North American box office, which is close to 200 million worldwide. Tom Oldenburg nodded. His determination is also great. The success of "Fahrenheit 9/11" is enough to support them to explain this action to the board of directors. If old friends come, just wait and see!

"Yan, you are in Toronto to participate in the movie target now. I recommend you to watch "Crash", because its script is really good. If it is a good movie, you must not miss it!"

An excited voice came from Sydney, Australia on the mobile phone. Heath Ledger once held talks with the producer for the role of "Hanson" in "Crash", and later Hansen was played by Ryan Phillips. "No, we are just about to buy its exercise rights." Wang Yang put away his phone and dragged Jessica's hand next to him, and walked to a screening room in the convention center: "Let's go to see "Crash"!" Jessica blinked curiously: "Is Flame going to buy it?" Wang Yang nodded and said: "It was decided a long time ago."...

"Flame Films has joined the competition for the rights to "Crash", rumor has it that Wan has been fired." Xiao - Reuters.

"What!? Wan..." Hearing the news, Jon-Fiertimer frowned tightly. The old friend is still here, which is not surprising at all. How could the magic Yang not appear Crash potential? The good and the bad The good thing is that "Crash" is probably better than previous reviews; the bad thing is that it's hard to get into Lionsgate's library, and it's a million bucks! Jon-Filtimer came back to his senses, and couldn't help cursing: "Damn it! Don't go too far, kid..." Wan is almost the limit price of Lionsgate when the flame movie doesn't participate in the competition. Now the finish line of the Lionsgate is the starting line of the flames, which is troublesome.

Although they are indeed very determined, but the opponent is the madman Miracle Yang! And it's Miracle Yang who has just made a splash in the book world, he is in a hurry with the money in his hands now, right? Is this the way to lose "Crash"? Jon-Filltimer's scalp suddenly went numb, no way! "Crash" has absolutely amazing potential! He pondered for a while, then said to Oldenburg, "We mentioned Wan."

""Crash" has fierce competition for the right to exercise, and many well-known peddlers have launched a game."—mp "Toronto Star"

As soon as the asking price of Flame Movie Wan started, Lionsgate reported that now that it has the "Magic Yang Certification", Miramax can safely offer Wanwan, and Sony Classics is not far behind... and then Flame Movie The second quotation, ten thousand. "How much?", "What did Magic Yang say?" Seeing that Don Cheadle, who was in charge of communicating with the flame, hung up the phone blankly, the other producers Robert Moresco, Bob Gambu, Paul After a while, Don Cheadle gradually showed a happy smile: "He said that no matter what, the flame movie must do "Crash", Wan."

"He's a black hole!", "I'm so pissed off!" According to gossip media, Miramax's Weinstein brothers scolded Fan Yang angrily in the coffee shop after learning the latest price of the flame movie. A reporter nearby heard it clearly and took a photo.

It's no wonder the Weinstein brothers are so annoyed. Since their conflict with parent company Disney Michael Eisner has intensified, they have been holding their breath even though they are still able to produce "Chicago", "Cold Mountain" and "Kill Bill". These good films, but Disney curbed their plan to make the company bigger and shoot more big-production films; they also proposed to join the competition to acquire "Artisan Films", which was rejected by Disney, and finally the well-funded Flame Films Winning Lionsgate, they got the film and television library that has gradually made people saliva; before that, Disney also shot down Miramax's plan to invest in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy; just this year, Michael Eisner banned their production line The plan of "Fahrenheit 911", and then the Lions Gate had the last laugh...

Now! That's well over Disney's licensing price for Crash, meaning Miramax withdrew from the bidding. After the two Weinstein brothers cursed out of control, they also strengthened their determination to leave Disney completely and set up their own business!

In this way, Miracle Yang has another quack name, and the Weinstein brothers gave him the nickname "Black Hole". No one knows what its mass limit is, and no one knows how crazy he will be.

"Yang, you also know that the media likes to exaggerate. "Crash" is a very amazing movie. We are about to quit. At that time, I couldn't help but sigh, and it turned into a curse, haha! I hope you don't mind this matter Now that we have made up our mind to create another independent film company, we need to maintain a good relationship with independent film companies, because competitors can become partners at any time. The Weinstein brothers, who have always been very popular, know what to do and personally Call Wang Yang to explain.

Naturally, Wang Yang didn't care about such a small matter, and replied to the Weinstein brothers with a smile: "I understand, it's nothing, sometimes I do look like a black hole, when my wife cooks a table of delicacies."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, I'm really glad to meet you. I really like your films!" This year's Toronto Film Festival has come to its sixth day, and there will be dozens of participating films in September, including the Hong Kong film " effort". And Wang Yang took Jessica and the flame film team to the outside of the "Kung Fu" screening hall, and happily shook hands with Zhou Xingchi, who was dressed in a white Kung Fu suit. Jessica looked at him with a smile, and knew best that he really liked Stephen Zhou's movies, and he also took her to watch the DVDs of "God of Cookery" and "Shaolin Soccer".

"It's a pleasure to meet you! Thank you very much!" Zhou Xingchi laughed like he was catching the cards, and he was also very happy: "Mr. Wang, that's what I said. I like your movies very much. You did a great job."

After getting acquainted with each other one by one, Wang Yang seemed to be very familiar with each other, and asked a little bit: "Stephen, why don't you ask us to invest? Be honest!" He said a broken Cantonese, and said with a smile: "When will you next time?" Have a chance?" Zhou Xingchi was a little stunned: "Uh." Wang Yang said with a half seriousness and a joke: "I have always had an idea, if you and Jim Carrey are put in the same comedy, the two best and funniest Guy, what do you think?" Zhou Xingchi hesitantly uttered another um, and Wang Yang said again: "Think about it carefully! I have a plan."...

Although Miramax's "Shaolin Soccer" in North America this year only received 489,000 at the box office, "Kung Fu" is not without dealers, because Huayi Brothers, Beijing Film Studio, Participants such as Hui, and the main force Columbia, whose North American rights naturally fell into the hands of Sony Classics, Flame Movie asked about the possibility of Columbia transferring the rights, but was rejected: "It is absolutely impossible."

If Miramax asks, it's still possible; if Fire Movie asks, it's not possible.

"Just now, Lionsgate's bid has reached 10,000 yuan." From time to time, there were chuckles in the packed screening hall, and many local Chinese movie fans in Toronto came to support, and it seems that "Kung Fu" has the charm of making North American audiences laugh. On the big screen, the charter woman chased after Stephen Chow. Amidst the loud laughter, Max Langt whispered something to Wang Yang, who was laughing wildly regardless of his image, in the seat in the front row. Miramax quit. Companies such as Fox Searchlight, Focus, and Summit are still on the runway.

Now all the companies have almost agreed to Cheng Han when negotiating, and will give "Crash" strong publicity and large-scale screenings. In fact, without Cheng Han, producers such as Niuyan Gong are very at ease. Could it be that Wan bought it back and suppressed the warehouse? However, there are differences in the release time. Is it released at the end of this year and will impact the Oscars in 05; or will it be released next year and impact the Oscars in 06? Lionsgate favors next year; Flames this year.

It's not a tendency but a certainty. Wang Yang and Huoyan Films are so demanding to buy "Crash", the business is only second, and the most important thing is to arrange for it to be released this year, acting as a spoiler for the 77th Oscars in 5 years, and Not the 78th.

Because the path of "Hughes 2" to hit the Oscars is not clear, and winning multiple nominations is considered a victory, but Wang Yang is very aware of the "Best Picture" potential of "Crash".

Maybe "Crash" is too good; maybe the Academy judges are still afraid to award the best picture to a gay film, there is no "Crash" and "Munich", anyway, "Brokeback Mountain" in the 20th Olympus Card had an unfortunate outcome. But no matter what, Wang Yang hopes to make an attempt to change the track he has never seen; Zhifeng's "Firefly", whose life and death are unknown, he did not think so much, his only extravagant hope is that it will be a successful film, a classic Film.

"In addition, let's stop being wordy, hahahaha!!" Wang Yang burst out laughing suddenly as he was talking, and even Jessica looked at him eagerly, the smile was too exaggerated! But she couldn't laugh to that extent. After laughing, Wang Yang did not forget about "Crash", and said to Mark Srant: "But I think it's time to change our strategy! Buy it out at a high price, like Wan, Wan!" Mark Srant Shrugged knowingly.

"Is it a little too much?" Jessica also heard his words, and couldn't help but lean into his ear and asked curiously. The production cost of "Crash" was only ten thousand, and the ten thousand line fee was already a miraculously sky-high price. She knew that the normal situation should be around 10,000. It’s not that Jessica doubts the vision of him and the Flame Film Buying Department, but she’s a little emotional. After following him for a long time, she often sees “casual” throwing out tens of millions, so much so that she almost forgot about her mother from magazines and books. It is unimaginable that what a woman should have learned from there is the careful planning.

Wang Yang finally stopped laughing, shook his head and said, "No, it's very good, it's definitely worth the price, hahaha... I hope no one will offer 100 million yuan to compete with Huoyan!" Jessica's eyes were innocent She raised her eyebrows, as if she had messed up the account book at home: "I'm sure, no."

100 million? No one will follow even 10 million. After learning the news of the double plan of Flame Movie’s asking price of 10,000 dividends and 10,000 buyouts, Jon-Filtimer could only curse aggrievedly: "Black hole." Then he withdrew from the competition, determined to package and promote "Hotel Rwanda" "! He had already started to feel a little scared. Suddenly, Huoyan Films said it would not follow, and played a trick on everyone. Lionsgate needed to pay the film fee of 10,000 yuan.

And almost everyone thinks that the price offered by Flame is too high. "Crash" is widely acclaimed, but it is not the first in popularity at the TFF People's Choice Awards. People prefer "Hotel Rwanda" and "Becoming Julia". .

Fans of the mass media deliberated and came up with a more reasonable explanation, which is that Miracle Yang just made a lot of money in the film industry, and now he is Santa Claus ahead of schedule.

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