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To discover creative shooting talents for Chinese film, Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) will launch the first “SIFF SHOOTING 48H” in June this year. At that time, the competition will gather 8 selected participating teams in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lin-gang Special Area to present a shooting lab of Chinese film. From now on, the challenge will be open for registration across society. Creation teams meeting the relevant requirements can register on the official website of SIFF or by clicking “Read the full article” at the end.
Give full play in “48 hours”
“48-hour shooting” is a kind of creative shooting competition currently popular across the globe, which requires creators to complete the entire film production process from writing, on-site shooting to editing within 48 hours. Testing the creativity and teamwork ability of participants in a short time span, it offers a fresh new form for young filmmakers to challenge themselves and show individual ingenuity.
The 1st “SIFF SHOOTING 48H” will be now open for registration across society from now on. Each team to register shall comprise director, producer, the photography, lighting and art crews, as well as the principal cast. The director shall have at least one short film work produced already. Different from other professional shooting competitions, this “48H challenge” also welcomes the young majoring in film disciplines or aspiring to enter the film industry.
According to the arrangement of the competition system, the organizing committee will select 8 teams from the registered teams to enter the challenge. All selected participating teams must arrive in the Lin-gang Special Area on June 11 for pre-competition training and framing investigation on site. After that, the shooting scene and subject type will be determined by drawing lots for each team. The countdown of the challenge will start at 10 am on June 13. All entries must be shot and produced within 48 hours, and submitted to the competition organizing committee following the prescribed format and procedure.
SIFF will provide each participating team with RMB 20,000 as shooting and equipment support, and invite senior producers and directors in the industry as mentors for consultation. The final champion team will also receive an additional bonus of RMB 30,000 and be invited to the short film unit activities of this SIFF and the red carpet of the Golden Goblet Awards ceremony.
“Encounter” the Blossoming Power of Youth
Themed “Encounter” this year, the “SIFF SHOOTING 48H” aims to encouraging creators to capture subtle changes in the relationships between man and man, and man and society through shooting works to show their keen perception and expression of changes in the times. In addition, the competition also looks forward to creations paying tribute to the centennial of the founding of the CPC, and bringing out the power of youth to instill “Encounter” with more contemporary meanings and value.
The theme poster for this year's “SIFF SHOOTING 48H” is abstract and simple in overall style. The “framing gestures” in the upper left and lower right corners bring the film clock under spotlight visually, implying a race between shooting and time.
Young filmmakers are the major driving and leading force for the development of Chinese film in the future. In recent years, SIFF has been dedicated to discovering Chinese film talents, and exploring and completing the multistep new talent cultivation mechanism unremittingly. This “SIFF SHOOTING 48H” adopts a newer selection method to scout for more innovative and creative emerging film talents, and to bring new blood into the industry continuously.
The launch of this “SIFF SHOOTING 48H” is inseparable from the strong support from the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lin-gang Special Area Administration and China Railway Construction Corporation Limited. It will offer a chance for more young filmmakers to set foot on the Lin-gang Special Area, experience in person the vigor and vim of this land of promise, and record the steps of the times with the lens.