Jia Zhangke introduced the second Pingyao Film Festival, and Xú Zhēng talked about ＂Jianghu Children＂

1905 movie network news On May 16th, French local time, the promotion meeting of the 2nd Pingyao International Film Festival was held during the Cannes Film Festival. Director Jia Zhangke, actors Zhao Tao, Xú Zhēng, Huang Xiaoming and artistic director Marco Müller all made their appearances.

The theme of the second Pingyao Film Festival was established and the bonus amount was increased.

Jia Zhangke and Marco Müller announced the theme of the new film festival as — — Movies are back in the market. The reason for choosing this theme is to "let the audience experience the soil when the film was first produced, the connection between the film and the public and daily life, and let everyone return to the familiar market feeling in the setting and atmosphere of the film festival."

Like last year, this year’s film festival will continue to set up the premiere units of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Red Carpet, among which the highlight is the Chinese new generation unit. In addition, a special retrospective exhibition of Russian New Wave films will be held, which will be shown on the world’s first films directed in the 1960s and 1970s. All these films have been restored in 4K.

Most notably, the second Pingyao Film Festival increased the amount of prize money, and the best film will receive 20,000 US dollars, half of which will be given to the director and the other half to encourage China publishers. Marco Müller said that the film selection level will be higher than last year, and revealed that the film list will be released in mid-September.

Xú Zhēng didn’t read the whole script before talking about filming.

Xú Zhēng, one of the actors in Children of the Rivers and Lakes, plays the second man in Zhao Tao in the Three Gorges part of the film. When talking about appearing in this play, he said, "The director is just stimulating me. He doesn’t tell me who other people are playing, what their role is, or the whole story. He just said that you should behave well."

When asked about his feelings during filming, Xú Zhēng said, "I think it is particularly interesting. The first scene stood on the platform with Mr. Zhao Tao. When I saw the director, I had a feeling of crossing the times, like returning to Jia Zhangke’s previous works. It was wonderful."