The 53 screening theaters were announced, and tickets for the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival will be released on June 7
450 films, about 1,600 screenings, and about 90 audience meetings... A reporter from Jiefang Daily and Shangguan News learned on May 31 that the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival had a total of 53 screening theaters, covering the entire city of Shanghai, including five cinemas. There are 47 theaters in 16 districts, including Xincheng, and 6 theaters in 5 cities in the Yangtze River Delta region. The 29th Shanghai TV Festival's "The Fragrance of Magnolia" offline screening and guided tour for the benefit of the people has been expanded from 18 last year to 20 screening locations.
Tickets for this film festival will be available on the designated ticketing platform Taopiao Piao at 12 noon on June 7. One hour after online ticket sales begin, offline ticket purchases will be available at each screening theater. Tickets for screenings in Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Hefei will be opened at 12 noon on June 8 at Taopiaopiao.
The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival will be held from June 14th to 23rd. There are 53 screening theaters in this film festival. The basic requirements of the screening theaters are stable equipment, technical qualifications, perfect services, rich experience, and convenient transportation. , including 8 new screening theaters including Lyceum Cinema, Jiushi·Shanghai Mall Theater, and SFC Shanghai Cinema.
The Shanghai International Film Festival has always had no shortage of screening theaters with rich cultural atmosphere. In addition to the newly renovated Shanghai Cinemas last year and the old Shanghai Grand Guangming Cinema, there are also Majestic Theater, Wanping Theater, FANCL Art Center, Hongqiao Art Center, etc. Home theater type cinema. This year, Shanghai Cathay Cinema and Poly International Cinema Shanghai Expo Store have also returned.
Among them, the most special one among the new theaters is the "93-year-old" Lyceum Theater. Lanxin Theater is one of the oldest Western-style theaters in modern Chinese history and can be regarded as the vane of the literary and artistic trend of old Shanghai. In 2020, the Lyceum Theater will undergo major renovations. In 2022, the Lyceum Theater will be renovated and the details of the old building will be authentically reproduced. The upgraded Lanxin Auditorium not only combines the fashionable elements of the modern retro wave, but also inherits the Romanesque architectural legacy of the 18th century. On the poster of this film festival, Grand Guangming Cinema, Shanghai Cinemas, Cathay Cinema, and Lyceum Theater appeared together, jointly lighting up the urban cultural star of the "City of Movies".
The Cathay Cinema located at No. 870 Huaihai Middle Road is a recurring landmark in the original "Flowers" and returned at the beginning of this year after an upgrade. The cinema has a typical ArtDeco style. After renovation, the marble floor retains the beige and brown splicing method, the mosaic material of the stairs remains as old as before, and the door frames decorated with film elements also convey a historical atmosphere. Hall 2, with 233 seats, is Cathay Pacific's largest cinema and will also be the place to screen films shown at this year's film festival.
During the film festival, the "Belt and Road" Film Week will continue to carry out the "Yangtze River Delta Screening", and the latest masterpieces from filmmakers from countries co-building the "Belt and Road" will be concentrated in 6 theaters in 5 cities: Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Hefei During the screening, movie fans in the Yangtze River Delta region can enjoy the "Belt and Road" light and shadow feast at their doorsteps.
This film festival received a total of films from 105 countries and regions to participate in the exhibition, and 2,224 works were registered to participate in the Golden Goblet Award selection. In the end, 50 works were shortlisted for the Golden Goblet Award main competition, Asian newcomers, documentaries, cartoons, and short films, including 38 world premieres, 6 international premieres, and 6 Asian premieres. The world premiere rate reached a new high. ; Among the 14 shortlisted films in the main competition unit, 12 have world premieres and 2 have international premieres; the 11 works shortlisted in the Asian Newcomer unit are all world premieres.
The 29th Shanghai TV Festival will be held from June 24th to 28th. "The Fragrance of Magnolia" Shanghai TV Festival program screening and offline screening and tour activities for the benefit of the people will continue to create a "TV Festival at your doorstep". Through the screening and screening of more than 50 films/collections of outstanding works submitted for the Magnolia Award, art can nourish your tentacles Accessible, let urban aesthetic education infiltrate every corner. This year, the number of screening points for offline screening and guided tours for the benefit of the people has been expanded from 18 last year to 20. The Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai Book City, and Shanghai Library East Building Auditorium are all on the list. Citizens can choose the cultural space at their doorstep to enjoy the sea. Excellent works at home and abroad, and face-to-face communication with film and television people from around the world.
It is reported that 40 domestic and overseas cartoons, overseas dramas, and documentaries that have applied for the Magnolia Award will be launched on prime time slots on local TV channels in Shanghai, and 10 domestic and overseas cartoons, overseas dramas, and documentaries that have applied for the Magnolia Award will be available on BesTV Online. Broadcast on the screening platform. Various professional cultural venues and institutional forces at all levels in the city will also make full use of their respective unique resource advantages to carry out five-day screenings to benefit the people during the TV Festival.
In terms of the selection of screening content for the benefit of the people, the Shanghai TV Festival has carefully designed eight units: Enjoying Childlike Fun, Trendy Chinese Comics, Life Power, Charm of Competition, Colorful World, Endless Exploration, Brilliant Planet, and Wonderful Journey, with a total of 33 films screened. Sign up for the Magnolia Award selection of cartoons, Chinese dramas, overseas dramas, and documentaries.
Among the film screenings, there are Chinese cartoons "The Bodyguard" and "Time Agent", domestic dramas "Jin Yong's Martial Arts World" and "China's Qinling Mountains: Memories of a Golden Monkey", "Hangzhou Asian Games Album - E-Sports in China" and " Documentaries such as "Always Watching the Crossing Where You Come"; outstanding works from the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain and other countries will also be screened offline.
"The Man Called Professor", which will be screened at the Shanghai Power Station of Art, is quite eye-catching. Director Giuseppe Tornatore has directed classic films such as "The Pianist", "Legend of Sicily" and "Cinema Paradiso" . During this TV festival, two 50-minute episodes of "The Man Called Professor" will be screened. This is also the first time the film has been screened in Asia. In addition, the "Shanghai TV Festival xBBCStudios: Endless Exploration" section is also a highlight of Huimin's film list, including "Earth Pulse III", "Dogs Love Reading", "Bluey", "Jurassic Adventure" and "Digital Detective" Eight BBC works including "Secret Number 9" will be screened together.
Compared with TV broadcasts and Internet broadcasts, offline screening activities for the benefit of the people allow excellent works from various countries to be screened in urban cultural spaces. While enhancing the cultural value of the venue, it will also enhance on-site exchanges between audiences, creators and professionals, and broaden the scope of TV works. social function. China Art Palace, Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum, Shanghai Bookstore, and Shangtu East Hall will hold 10 offline meetings, and the creators of many popular works will participate in pre-screening or post-screening tours.
This year's film and television festival also designed and launched a variety of cultural and creative products, planned "Film and Television Citywalk" online and offline activities, and promoted the integration and linkage of "culture, sports, business and travel exhibitions". Among them, the film festival will connect some theaters in the central city, and the TV festival will plan and design urban walking routes around the city's public spaces and cultural venues along the "one river and one river", using film and television culture to drive popularity and increase consumption.
