The Sundance International Film Festival is not actually well-known in China, but it is indeed a film festival that has become more and more influential in recent years - because it mainly targets independent filmmakers and is one of the most influential independent film festivals in the world.

It ranked at the forefront of film festivals and achieved first place in a small area.

So as long as it is number one, everyone will pay attention to it.

But just paying attention is not enough.

Although Sundance aims to encourage low-cost, independently produced films, focusing on exploring genres that are completely different from Hollywood films, it is not following the path of "rebellion against Hollywood".

On the contrary, it is not only an important spiritual pillar of the independent film industry, but also many emerging Hollywood directors regard it as a springboard for directing mainstream commercial blockbusters. And the major Hollywood studios are looking for new talents, and the "Sundance Film Festival"

It is a human resources library not to be missed.

The reason is also very simple:

Don't make those Hollywood cliche movies, and then make something new. Hollywood people come here to pick and choose, and then take it back and inject fresh blood.

Doing so is obviously a good thing.

The founder is interested in enhancing the artistic vitality of American film diversity, while major studios want to get new and different ideas. In this way, Sundance has built a platform: newcomers come to sell independent film ideas, and major studios choose.

In this way, there is attention and there is a market.

A virtuous cycle, continuous development.

Let’s talk about “Winter’s Bone” again.

When this film comes to Sundance, it needs to find a high-quality distributor to build momentum - the film itself tells the story of the underclass in the United States, which is very suitable for this kind of local American film festival, and then find a distributor to focus on developing it together.

That's right.

I’m not looking forward to the box office or anything like that.

In other words, I'm not looking forward to it for the time being, because if this work is released directly, no matter how good the quality is, it probably won't have much box office. And if we find a good distributor, win the award, and then run a second round of screenings, sell the copyrights and so on...

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most.

It's very similar to the situation that Jia Zhangke and his friends experienced abroad.

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Compared with Lin Hao, who made his debut in one of the top three major European film festivals, this American film festival is not well-known to many domestic filmmakers, especially now that the flow of information is slowly becoming smoother. So for newcomers to the company, maybe they are

Never heard of this film festival.

But then again:

Regardless of whether he is a type A or not, it is a great thing for this group of newcomers to go out with him and see:

After all, not to mention what they can gain from this film festival in the end, let’s just say that this is a trip abroad at public expense, and it is a growth event. It is a rare benefit for newcomers in the film and television industry - Huayi, the largest film and television company in the mainland

, but there are no such collective projects.

Besides, wouldn't it be great if you don't have to train every day...

So at 6 p.m., a few people who had finished the course and looked tired after hearing the news were already happy before they even finished understanding it.

"It's finally confirmed. I've wanted to go to the film festival for a long time." Song Yi hasn't graduated yet, but she grew up listening to the rumors from her senior brothers and sisters in the Chinese Theater Academy. She is undoubtedly interested in various film festivals.

She longed for it. So when she heard this kind of news, she was the first to get excited.

Zheng Kai was calmer. After all, it was not just today that he learned about this: "When we were informed of preparations last time, I told you that we would definitely be able to go."

"That's not necessarily true. Didn't you almost get rejected?" Lei Datou interjected.

"Hey, who knows what's wrong with that guy? I'm so handsome and handsome, but you want to refuse me a visa?"

"Maybe I think you are like a freeloader and you went to get a green card."

"screw you..."

A group of people were chattering away, and the atmosphere was lively.

When they arrived at the company, this group of people transformed into quails one by one. They stood in the office obediently, waiting for Mr. Lin to come and lecture... Oh no, tell them what to pay attention to.

As for Lin Hao, he did keep them waiting for a long time.

He is in contact with Lionsgate in the United States about the release of "Terror Cruise": it will be released on February 26. After this trip to participate in the film festival, he stayed in the United States to continue promoting "Terror Cruise".

But what is easier than before is that since there are no big dramas scheduled this year, these tasks are the few film matters in the first half of the year.

In the afternoon, he was busy taking care of domestic affairs, and stayed busy until after seven o'clock before going over to chat with a few newcomers. He didn't say much else: safety first, the United States is not as good as China, so don't act alone; and then about life

There are dedicated people in charge, so don’t worry; in the end, this time I went just to gain experience, and for no other purpose, just relax.

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23rd, United States.

Park City, Utah.

The film festival opens on the 18th. Of course, Lin Hao and the others came here on the 23rd because "Winter's Bone" will be released on the 24th, so there is no need to come too early.

Of course, since the crew is all from the United States, it is natural that the opening ceremony on the 18th has already arrived. And after watching the opening ceremony, I came to a conclusion: that is, in this season, "Winter's Bone" would not have had a

A well-known producer seems completely inconspicuous.

Because this film festival has been said to be very popular in recent years, the one who attracted the most attention this time is Kristen Stewart, who has just become a hit in the United States with "Twilight".

Although Twilight Girl is now ridiculed for her poker face, facial paralysis, and poor acting skills, she is one of the few young movie stars who has participated in many independent movies. For example, this time, she has two movies, "The Runaways" and "Welcome to

The Learys".

This is considered highly productive.

It also successfully attracted most of the attention.

When it comes to the expectations of the works, there is also "Blue Valentine" by Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.

There are also many works by other well-known actors/directors.

As for "Winter's Bone" sandwiched in between...

If the audience only looks at the director and starring roles, they will only ask: Who is Debra Granik? Who are Jennifer Lawrence and John Harkes?

"So you are quite depressed these days." At the entrance of the hotel, Lin Hao led a group of newcomers to walk forward while talking to Debra.

"Not really."

Debra shrugged: "I learned a Chinese proverb, it's better to compare with the inferior than to compare with the superior..."

"Stop, stop, stop, please speak English, I really can't understand your Chinese." One of the most embarrassing things Lin Hao encountered abroad was that a group of foreigners had learned Chinese for a long time and then showed off in front of him.

But Lin Hao couldn't understand it at all.

"Okay, I just want to be a little more interesting. Then, I will tell you directly. The ticket sales are not bad, they are all sold out, but the attention is a little bit behind."

"You don't have to worry about attention. Film festivals are just a little bit better. As long as your film is of good quality, attention will come naturally."

"You have a point."

"Okay, let's go back and rest. It's already quite late."
Chapter completed!