The award for the "Asian Newcomer Unit" at the Shanghai Film Festival has been announced! Shanghai language film "Mei's Day and Night" won "Best Director" newcomer | Unit | Asia

On the evening of June 15th, the final awards for the "Asian Newcomer Unit" at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival were announced. Among them, "Sunday" from Uzbekistan won the "Best Picture" award; The director of "Run Away", Ashdan Seth, and the director of "May's Day and Night", Luo Dong, won the "Best Director" award; The "Best Actor" award goes to Yue Hao for his role in "Long Day", while the "Best Actress" belongs to Sorol Perovanni for her role in "Yi Ren Zi Qiang".

On the afternoon of the 13th, a film crew meeting was held for the Asian newcomer unit of the Golden Earl Awards at the Shanghai Film Festival, and 12 of the nominated film creators collectively appeared. The mature works of several new directors have received reviews from the judges that they are not like new directors. As the nominated films premiered one after another, their word-of-mouth quickly fermented.

The Uzbekistan film "Sunday" is created based on the living conditions of the elderly. "There is indeed a generation gap between the elderly and the young," said director Shokyl Holikov. "The collision of tradition and reality, the collision of young people and the elderly, is a global problem."

"Mei's Day and Night", which won the Best Director award, is a Shanghai language film produced by Zhou Xun and directed by Luo Dong, also focusing on the elderly population. The film tells the story of a Shanghai aunt who is over seventy years old and travels through most of Shanghai every day in search of love. Luo Dong is a native of Shanghai, and he is the one in charge of the official promotional video for this year's Shanghai Film Festival. In "Mei's Day and Night," Luo Dong blurs the boundaries between documentary and drama films. "I have been following this age group of elderly people for a long time, and as I grow up, my feelings for this generation become deeper, so I plan to shoot a story film about the spiritual life of this age group." Luo Dong interviewed various retired elderly people, such as painters and dancers, until he met Yu Mei, a seventy year old man. Her expressive power and desire for expression gave Luo Dong the motivation to capture the story.

The picture shows the post release meeting of "Mei's Day and Night", provided by the Film Festival

"Mei's Day and Night" is Luo Dong's second work after "New York and New York". He admitted, "Compared to the first film, the space and freedom to shoot this film are relatively large. From the beginning of creation to filming, and then to the later stages, the producers and supervisors have given me the greatest space, and I also acknowledge that I have made some progress."

The nominated films for the Asia New Unit not only have mature filming techniques, but also have novel themes. From a child's perspective, "Long Day" vividly presents a young boy's thoughts of good and evil. Director Wang Zichuan was also imaginative in his creative work. At first, he set a topic for writing an essay called "The Call of Time". Later, he wrote about a child seriously doing radio exercises. It is this seemingly ordinary scene that ultimately forms the current story. Yue Hao, a 10-year-old boy who plays a primary and secondary school student in the film, won the Best Actor award. His performance in the film, which he had no prior acting experience, was surprising. He described his collaboration with the director as a "groundbreaking fate.".

As the title suggests, the Iranian film "Iran's Self Strengthening", which won the "Best Actress" award, portrays the difficulties faced by Iranian women through poetic lens language. Director Rasul Kahani said, "Many countries in the world have their own difficulties. I hope the audience can understand the current situation of our society, compare it with their own country, and do some thinking."

For many years, the Shanghai International Film Festival has adhered to the positioning of "focusing on Asia, paying attention to Mandarin, and supporting newcomers". The Golden Earl Awards Asian Newcomer Unit has continuously explored new film directors, prompting a group of filmmakers to start from this platform, grow and mature, and ultimately win market and audience recognition.

Luo Dong, who comes from a photography background, has a deep connection with the Shanghai Film Festival. As early as 10 years ago, he participated in the project venture capital of the festival with the script for "New York and New York" and won an award, starting his career as a director. Returning to the familiar "arena" this time, Luo Dong bluntly stated "the significance is extraordinary", "The Shanghai Film Festival is very important to me, at least it has cultivated our generation of filmmakers." Since his teens, Luo Dong has come to the Shanghai Film Festival every year without hesitation to watch movies. "We can see different movies from all over the world, and the Shanghai Film Festival has taught us what good movies are and what kind of movies to make."

"The Asia New Unit has given us space to showcase different film styles and stories, which is a stage for Asian newcomers to showcase themselves." Majid Bazargan, the producer of the Iranian film "The Cause of Death", excitedly said, "The Shanghai Film Festival has given us hope and encouraged us to persevere on this path." This time, the film won the "Best Cinematography" award.

Attachment: List of Awards for Asian Newcomer Unit

Best Picture Award

Sunday

Producer country: Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan

Director: Shokir Kholikov

Best Director

1. "The Dead" AisultanSeit by Sultan Seth

Producer: Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Director: Aisultan Seit

2. "Mei's Day and Night" by Dong Luo

Producer country: China

Director: Luo Dong Dong Luo

Best Actor

Long Day: Yue Hao Hao Yue

Producer country: China

Director: Zichuan Wang

Best Actress

Sorour Peyrovani

Producer country: Iran

Director: Rasool Kahani

best screenplay

"Taking a Boat" by Xiaoyu Chen

Producer country: China

Director: Xiaoyu Chen

Best Photography

Davood Malek Hosseini

Producer country: Iran

Director: Ali Zanegar