Unlike other art directors who only have a movie every three to five years, Kim Ki-duk is a prolific art director and has a movie released almost every year or two.

"Empty Room" is Kim Ki-duk's return to Venice after three years.

On the 7th, "Empty Room" will be released.

Cheng Yuan was invited to attend the premiere.

This movie was famous in the original time and space, and Cheng Yu'an had no reason not to have seen it. Now that I have watched it again in person at the premiere, I feel even more profoundly.

The loneliness revealed from the beginning to the end of the film made Cheng Yuan very uncomfortable.

But "Empty Room" is undoubtedly a great movie. After the film was screened, the audience at the premiere gave Kim Ki-duk a five-minute round of applause.

How about European audiences being tolerant of art films?

The second day's program also gave a high score of 3.72, surpassing "Warm and Warm Inner Light".

There are also various film forums at the Venice Film Festival, and Cheng Yuan has also participated in them these days. Although he is not qualified to speak, he has heard a lot of fresh ideas and met a lot of people.

"Cahiers du Cinema" and "Sight and Sound" magazines interviewed Cheng Yu'an respectively in the next few days.

Both magazines gave very high praise to "The Light", saying that ""The Light" goes beyond what a new director can do. It is hard to imagine that its director is only 22 years old this year.

age."

This evaluation is not a low one, and Cheng Yu'an was a little embarrassed to praise him.

On September 13th, the closing ceremony of the film festival.

The entire crew of "The Light Within" and the six princesses' press team gathered together, anxiously waiting for something.

"Is there hope?" Jingwei would ask every two minutes.

"I don't know. Don't you wait for someone to notify you?"

"What's wrong with this? Venice's efficiency is really low."

Didi didi~~~~

The phone rang and Cheng Yuan picked up:

"Hello.

"well, thanks."

hang up the phone.

"How is it?" Mr. Zhou stared at Cheng Yu'an with wide eyes.

"Go and change clothes and get ready for the closing ceremony."

"Ah - I knew it, I knew it!"

Being invited to the closing ceremony means you will get a prize.

Cheng Yu'an and his party went to change clothes, and Jingwei immediately sent the report back to China.

"Warm and warm Neihanguang was invited to participate in the closing ceremony, and the award is a foregone conclusion"

"Coming, coming." The sixth princess acted quickly, and the manuscript was quickly processed and sent out.

Suddenly, the news spread that "Warm and Inner Light" would participate in the closing ceremony.

Anyone who understands knows that participating in the closing ceremony means winning an award, and "The Light Within" is a finalist in the main competition. It has been a long time since a Chinese-language film won the main competition award in Venice.

For a time, various online media and print media reprinted reports on the Six Princesses.

On the other side, Director Jia's "The World" crew did not receive any notice and were already packing their luggage to return to China.

There is not much to say about the red carpet. Cheng Yuan's female companion is Mr. Zhou. The two of them dressed up for the occasion. Mr. Zhou held Cheng Yuan's arm and walked slowly on the red carpet to watch.

"There are so many people!" Mr. Zhou was surprised. There were many more people at the closing ceremony than at the opening ceremony.

After 13 days of fermentation, Cheng Yuan is no longer a nobody in Venice, and gradually some foreign media are getting to know the crew of "The Light Within".

"G, what are your expectations for this closing ceremony?"

"I hope I can win a medium-sized prize, otherwise it will be difficult to do business when I go back." Cheng Yu'an joked.

"G, what do you think of "Empty Room"?" Cheng Yu'an, who is also a shortlisted Asian film, is often asked this question.

"'Empty Room' is a very good movie. I hope director Kim Ki-duk can gain something tonight."

The red carpet quickly ended and the crew entered the movie palace.

The closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival was very straightforward. The host came on stage to open the show and made a lot of remarks. Perhaps in order to liven up the serious atmosphere, the host also cueed the directors and actors in the audience from time to time.

"We are very happy to see a 22-year-old young director from China come to Venice. Venice is keen on giving opportunities to young directors. Welcome to Venice."

The camera showed Cheng Yu'an, who smiled at the camera.

The next step is to introduce the judges, nine judges, led by the chairman of the jury, John Berman.

Of the nine judges on the stage, two of them, Cheng Yuan, were familiar.

The 20-year-old widowed sister Johnson stood on the stage and was star-studded.

The other is Ms. Xu Feng, a Bay Island filmmaker, an investor in "Farewell My Concubine" and the future head of Tomson Group.

But Xu Feng's expression in the stands was not very good, and he forced a smile when facing the audience.

Cheng Yu'an remembered that Xu Feng's husband, the founder of Tomson Group, passed away in October 2004. It was strange that Xu Feng had such a good expression.

Only then will she actually take charge of Tomson Group.

Without further ado, let’s get back to the award ceremony.

After the introduction by the jury, the practical information begins directly!

First, the Lifetime Achievement Awards were awarded to Stanley Donan (80-year-old director and actor) and Manuel de Oliveira (96-year-old Portuguese director and editor).

The two old men walked onto the stage tremblingly, fearing that one of them would accidentally fall on the stage.

Next is the Horizon Unit, which is generally for young directors. In fact, generally speaking, Cheng Yuan is most suitable to compete in this unit.

The best film in the Horizon section went to the French film "Grandchildren".

Then enter the much-anticipated main competition unit to award awards.

Cheng Yuan knew that he would win the award, but he still felt nervous.

The first is the Special Jury Prize, which is only a consolation prize after the Golden Lion for Best Film.

It’s great to win this award.

In the audience, the crews of "Vera Drake" and "The Big Sleep" were heartbroken.

These two films were the fiercest in the competition, and everyone felt that these two films were the biggest favorites to compete for Best Picture.

Now, if one company wins the Special Jury Prize, it means the other company automatically wins the Golden Lion for Best Picture.

"The winner is "Sleep in the Deep Sea", congratulations." The presenter read out the name of "Sleep in the Deep Sea".

Alejandro Amamba was a little frustrated because he lost to "Vera Drake" after all.

But he couldn't show it off, so Amamba went on stage to receive the award and gave a very normal acceptance speech.

Then there was the Best Debut Film award, which went to Swiss director Greg Zeglinski's "Winter Without Fire."

Cheng Yuan was relieved. He was shortlisted for the Best Debut Film Award. When "The Light Within" appeared on the screen, he shouted in his heart: "Don't give it to me, don't give it to me, don't give it to me."

The Best First Novel Award has passed, and "The Light Within" has an increased chance of winning the award.

Next up is the award for Best Screenplay: "Good Night and Good Luck, congratulations to George Clooney."

Cheng Yu'an watched this movie and immediately felt that the jury had really disgusted the United States by awarding it the best screenplay.

The movie tells the story of the anti-communist Senator McCarthy in the United States, who collected information on communists in Congress against the background of the Cold War, carried out high-pressure attacks, and wanted to launch a large-scale anti-communist movement.

Columbia TV reporters discovered his conspiracy, used journalistic weapons to fight McCarthy, and finally brought him down.

The following Best Actor and Actor awards have little to do with "The Light Within", but both Zhou Gongzi and Zun Long received nominations. Being nominated is not a waste of time, and it is also a glorious achievement on the resume.

"It's okay, there will be opportunities in the future." Cheng Yu'an comforted the two actors Zhou Zun.
Chapter completed!