The 61st annual Berlin Film Festival Outlook: Small scale change of internal force

"The new film festival is smaller than last year, but at the same time it became bolder, we unearthed more new works and started looking for a combination of 3D and art films," Dieter Kosrik, president of the Korean-Mexican film festival, said in a February 1 news conference to the global media. "9 days before the opening of the 61st session of the Berlin Film Festival, according to the Convention, the organizers of the film festival 1st in the German Federal Government Information Bureau Press briefing Hall."　　More than 400 reporters arrived early at the conference site, hoping to capture the new film festival unique. Some 400 films from 58 countries and regions will be exhibiting or participating this year, Kosrik said, with a "slight decrease" compared with the 60 anniversary of last year.　　But he stressed that the 61-Year-old Berlin Film Festival had already transcended the "digital hero" stage. When the arts meet 3D Kosrik said that the Berlin Film festival has never been so prominent as this year 3D technology in the application of the film, 22 finalists of the main competition unit film two are 3D movies.　　Bausch, a German film Master Wenders, who led the German new film movement under the canopy of Berlin, combined the unique lens language with 3D technology, showing the artistic life of the late German legendary dancer Bausch. Another 3D film called "The Story of the night," from the famous French animation director, the International Animation Film Association, former chairman of the Michel Ossello hand.　　It was the only animated film to be selected for the main competition unit and the first 3D movie to compete for the top prize bear in the history of the Berlin Film Festival.　　In the special screening module, the president of the last Berlin Film festival, the German director Virnes Herzok, will bring his 3D documentary "The Cave of Forgotten Dreams", which will allow viewers to visit the ancient caves of southern France to experience the secret and amazing prehistoric civilization in a new way.　　"These 3 videos are telling people that you can use 3D technology in art films," Kosrik said. For the new man to set up for the fledgling filmmakers, the Berlin Film Festival has always been generous applause. In 1988, Zhang Yimou's first work, "Red sorghum" won the Best Film Bonus Bear Award, became his personal important turning point, but also marked the fifth generation of Chinese directors to the world.　　This year, Kosrik said, the Berlin film festival has gone further in encouraging new works. In the film of the finalists of the 22 main competition units, the director's debut was as many as 5, with the British actor Lalf Fains directing and starring the Big General Kurulan (formerly the Coriolanus) is of great concern. Fains's "British Patient" and "Schindler's List" won an Oscar, and he himself was nominated for an Oscar for the two films. This time he will be Shakespeare's old age tragedy of the same name on the screen, trying to start his career transformation.　　At the Berlin Film Festival, his debut will be the world premiere. Another hopefulThe debut of the American director J.　　C. Chandor's "to the Sea ultimatum", about the 2008 financial crisis before the outbreak of an investment bank in a day of the story, showing the enormous benefits of human nature distortion and struggle to explore the real root of the financial crisis. Kosrik told Xinhua: "Last year the Berlin Film Festival was very large and some people even feared it was too big." Now we're back to the start, trying to find some different new directors and filmmakers. You know, if you are 61 years old this year, I think you will also choose to help a lot of new people.　　"What's wrong with Asian movies?"　　At the news conference, more than one German media asked the organizers this question: Why are there so few films in China and Asia this year? In previous years, Chinese film "group" participated in the Berlin Film Festival, but this year, there is no Chinese film into the main competition unit. From the list of films published by the organizers so far, only 3 films from mainland China have been found, namely, Zhang Yimou's "Love of Hawthorn Tree", a documentary showing the survival status of AIDS-infected people in China, "Together" and director Chen Kaige's "Orphan of Zhao".　　Among them, the first two films were shortlisted units and panorama units, "Zhao's orphan" only to participate in special screenings. The situation contrasts sharply with last year.　　At the 60th annual Berlin Film Festival, Zhang Yimou's "three Littleshenyang" and Quan's "reunion" two Chinese films competed in the Golden Bear Award, and the "reunion" also won the Silver Bear Award for the Best screenwriter Award. Even if the scope of the expansion to Asia, the situation does not seem optimistic: there is only a "love, Not Love" Korean film finalists the main competition unit.　　Last year, there were as many as 5 Asian films in the unit.　　To this phenomenon, Kosrik said in an interview with Xinhua news agency, Chinese film is only less than the past, the normal ups and downs, people can not have to "excessive interpretation." "The reduction has nothing to do with the Chinese film industry, it's just a special situation this year, and I think things will be different next year," he said. "We still have a very close relationship with Chinese movies and we miss our Chinese friends very much."　　Kosrik said that although there were fewer Asian films this year, the Berlin Film Festival still has a number of bright spots, such as the opening film to be screened on 10th, the "Earth Thunder", which has won 10 Oscar nominations. Asked why the American film opening, Kosrik said: "This is a hoist of the West, but its most eye-catching part is not tough and cowboy, but a father to avenge the girl." This is the typical Berlin film festival style. You know, we always like to highlight women and show feminism. "The 61st session of the Berlin Film Festival will be held from February 10 to 20th, divided into competitions, panoramic, short films, New Generation and the International Forum on Film and other modules." Last year, the Berlin Film festival a total of more than 280,000 tickets sold, coupled with reporters and guests to give tickets, a total of 300,000 people participated in the film screenings and forum activities, the world's largest audience of the film festival.