Documentary Salon | In-depth Industry Dialogue Casts Spotlight on Creation and Distribution that Benefit People
On June 16, the Documentary Distribution Salon and Venture Capital Salon of Open Screening of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) were held at INLET 8, Bingang Commercial Center, Hongkou District.
To further enrich the content of open screening, this year's Shanghai International Film Festival launched a special screening and guided tour of documentaries at the screening venue of INLET 8 with the theme of "Relationship between Land and People". The event screened many classic works of documentary masters such as Werner Herzog and Claude Lanzmann, and invited a group of directors, experts, scholars and the audience to have face-to-face exchanges and in-depth analysis and discussion on background, creative techniques, social values and other aspects, benefiting documentary fans a lot.
To further enrich the content of open screening, this year's Shanghai International Film Festival launched a special screening and guided tour of documentaries at the screening venue of INLET 8 with the theme of "Relationship between Land and People". The event screened many classic works of documentary masters such as Werner Herzog and Claude Lanzmann, and invited a group of directors, experts, scholars and the audience to have face-to-face exchanges and in-depth analysis and discussion on background, creative techniques, social values and other aspects, benefiting documentary fans a lot.
At the scene of the event, a Documentary Distribution Salon of open screening was first held. The film " Paths of the Soul "’s director Zhang Yang, distributor Zhang Tong, the film "22"’s director Guo Ke, "Like the Dyer's Hand"’s producer Shen Yi, the founder of Elemeet Wu Feiyue and other guests discussed topics such as documentary topic selection, creative shooting, and post-release, and expressed their views on how documentaries should balance the relationship between art and the market.
At the subsequent Documentary Venture Capital Industry Salon, Ye Yun, Gu Tao, and Yang Lina, who were selected for the project, shared the results of their respective works. When talking about the original intention of filming "The Grassland", Gu Tao said that artistic expression cannot be separated from life, love, and humanity. "In this ever-changing era, the grasslands and people on the grasslands are also changing, so, will people’s perceptions of survival, beliefs, ideals and love change too?" With this question, Gu Tao chose to walk into the grassland to experience the changed and the unchanged in this era.
Yang Lina is one of the juries for Golden Goblet Awards of documentary. When talking about the two identities of jury and creator, she said that these are precious learning opportunities. "For me, shooting a documentary is a process of nurturing myself. My nutrition comes from the documentary; as a jury, I am very happy to see that documentaries are becoming more and more prosperous, there are more and more practitioners, and the soil for documentaries is getting richer." She said that for her the most important thing is to always keep a heart connected with documentaries.
As a young documentary creator, Ye Yun shared how to overcome difficulties and gain the trust of the protagonist during the filming of "Look Love 2". At present, the three documentaries selected for the venture capital project have entered the production stage. Among them, Yang Lina’s "Leap of Faith" is expected to meet the audience on the big screen next year, and "The Grassland" and "Look Love 2" are planned to sign up for the Golden Goblet Awards of Documentary at the Shanghai International Film Festival next year.
Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism
