Expert Juries for Golden Goblet Documentary and Animation Awards Discuss Their Craft

The juries for the Golden Goblet Award documentary film and animation film met with the press yesterday.　　

　　The juries for the Golden Goblet Award documentary film and animation film met with the press yesterday during the 2016 Shanghai International Film and TV Festival.

　　The documentary film jury panel president is Japanese documentary director and cinematographer Hara Kazuo who has directed five documentarie including the award-winning "The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On" in 1987,"Goodbye CP"(1972),"Extreme Private Eros: Love Song"(1974) and "A Dedicated Life"(1994).

　　"China is an ancient country with a long history, but documentary filmmaking is still young in China," Mr. Kazuo said."In Japan there are many fans of Chinese documentaries, and I hope to meet more young Chinese documentary filmmakers in Shanghai."

　　German filmmaker Lorenz Knauer has directed multiple award-winning documentaries in Europe and admitted he still finds documentary filmmaking one of the most exciting things to do. Knauer has filmed documentary projects in China in the past and now also works on projects with Chinese colleagues.“China is such a wonderfully rich country, culturally,” he said.“Now I’m working with Chinese colleagues, it’s a fascinating experience for me, bringing two different worlds together and creating something new.”

　　Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang emphasized that the definition of documentary is the interpretation of reality.

　　The animation jury president for this year’s Golden Goblet Award is director Georges Schwizgebel from Switzerland. He is joined by Chinese animation director Ding Liang and Japanese animation director, playwright and storyboard designer Shizuno Koubun.

　　Schwizgebel said he is aware that a lot of animation talents are emerging in China and it’s an honor to be judging animation films at the festival.

　　Ding produced the popular Chinese animation series "Boonie Bears" which has won multiple prizes both at home and abroad. He said the art of animation was a very unique expression which reflected people’s most sincere dreams. It has great influence on younger children so the values and ideology are crucial, he added.“The films must be worth watching as they are conveying ideas, and it’s also one of the criteria I use to review excellent works,” Ding said.