How many of the 200 films of last year’s film festival ended up as PPT？
Special feature of 1905 film network At this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival, many media have clearly noticed that various "so-and-so night" activities are decreasing. Compared with the scene of three or four film companies competing to release films in the past night, from the Bund to Hongqiao, only a few established or powerful companies such as China Film, Shanghai Film, Bona, Wentou, Beijing Culture and Dadi continue to release films and announce their plans for the coming year.
The Shanghai Film Festival in the past few years is another scene. Around 2015, during the 10-day Shanghai Film Festival, hundreds of film companies were established, and the number of films could not wait to catch up with thousands. Not only new companies, but also established companies have painted "big cakes", making the guests and guests happy.Now, four years later, most of them are still in the PPT stage.
By 2018 (last year), the number of films released by film and television companies had dropped to about 200. There are probably less than 100 projects concentrated in the hands of companies such as Wanda, Huayi and Shangying. It’s just that how many of these 100 films were finally released, it still needs to be counted to see what happened to last year’s film list.
Shanghai Film Group: Some projects are cooled, and most of them are animated.
As the host of Shanghai International Film Festival, it is normal for Shanghai Film Group to release the film list during the film festival. A few years ago, the number of new films released by Shanghai Film Group was quite large, and their main creations were quite heavy, such as Wong Kar-wai’s "The Code of Famen Temple" by Tsui Hark, directed by Cao Baoping and starring Chen Daoming, etc., but now there is no further news.
By 2018, the film list of Shanghai Film Group will be relatively calm. It is a cooperation with Tencent Pictures. It was released in June and will be released in the summer.
There is a shadow of Huayi behind it. One of the two films appeared in the main competition unit of the Shanghai Film Festival that year, and the other just went to Cannes to participate in the competition, and both were released in 2018.
The special feature of the film list is the emergence of repair projects — — Director Xie Jin produced a dubbing version of Shanghai dialect; Classic cartoons have also been restored. Although these two films have been restored, there is no specific national release time at present.
As for other animation projects, they have been released; The combination of "Ten Lengs" has not heard the wind yet. And there is no new news for the time being.
WANDA CINEMAS: The degree of completion is quite high
Last year, Wanda Pictures released a list of 19 films. Xiao Dianjun counted, and as many as 14 films have been released+filmed. It’s just a project controlled by Wanda, and the popularity is very limited.
It’s already on. Combining word-of-mouth and box office, the best performance is probably the "fast brother" with a small one.
Fortunately, Wanda still has Legendary Pictures’s move, and its performance in China is also good.
On the other hand, the unreleased films in Wanda’s film list are still progressing well. Simon west’s "Star Craft" has been launched, starring Zhang Hanyu, Jiang Wu and Celina Jade, and it is currently scheduled for 2020.Also set the file early next year’s New Year’s Day.It will be shown this summer.
Legendary Pictures’s part of the film list has already been filmed. It has also been taken over by Villeneuve, and Zhang zhen, "Sweet Tea" and other stars have confirmed their joining.At present, Wanda’s film list last year has been digested almost, and its overall performance is quite excellent. On the evening of June 19th, Wanda also released the latest film list in Shanghai. In addition to the silent witness and liberated films to be released this year, the sequels of big IP such as Ghost Blowing Lights and Searching for Dragons have also aroused many expectations.
Huayi Brothers: There are a lot of unknowns.
Although Huayi is deeply mired in the mud, the plans for 20 new films released last year are actually almost consumed, and most of them have been realized. Just compared with other companies, Huayi also counted the films it invested overseas. These films have been released overseas, but it is still unknown whether they will be released in China.
At present, 20 films have been released, completed and at least 16 are being filmed. However, the six films released have to be described as "bleak", and the highest box office is Tsui Hark’s Di Renjie 3: The Four Kings. However, compared with the large amount of investment, the box office of 600 million may be just a drop in the bucket.
Several films invested by Huayi overseas were also released last year. However, whether these films are or look more like films that filmmakers like, it is a bit difficult to sell them in China, not to mention whether there is any intention to introduce them to China.
As for other projects, the more gratifying news is that "Yin Yang Shi" has been renamed and finished this year; It has long been completed with back-to-back shooting, but according to the quality of the latter, Huayi estimates that there are other considerations; Y?jir? Takita’s also finished at the end of last year.
As for Yu-sheng Tian’s works that are not named in the film list, let’s just say that they will be released immediately. After all, there is also Huayi Investment. Lu chuan’s is also being filmed.as forLeste ChenofCycleAlthough it has been reported before.JohnnyJoin, the news of starting in May, butChen ZhengTao himself said that the launch of "Cycle" has been postponed.
Lechuang Entertainment: "Dare to Dream"
From 2018 to now, Lechuang has been waiting for a movie that can save himself, but all the films released are dumb. Zhang Yimou has only 600 million, and its reputation is worrying. But last year, Le Chuang still released 28 film projects.
It can only be said that Lechuang is still a "bold dream" company, with not only many films, but also emphasis on serialization. Not only the condor heroes and the legendary swordsman series, but also Kuafu Day by Day should be made into a series of movies.In the end, how much of this film list will eventually be realized, and how many of the 22 series in 28 projects can wait for the first one to start, let us wait and see.
Earth Movie: Last year’s movie is also this year’s.
Last year, Dadi Film announced a total of eight projects, and two films were released: and.Five more films appeared on this year’s film list:And Mirror Man.Then disappear from this year’s film list.
Only two films were released, Asura was very tragic, and there was no news after three days of release. The theme of "Junior" is small and it is difficult to attract more audiences. It can be said that it will take a long time for the earth to move upstream of the film industry.As for five films, such as Sweet Potato and Rice, judging from this year’s film list, they have all been completed and are now waiting for the release opportunity.
This year, the distribution resources of Dadi movies are tilting towards When the Wind Comes Again — — One is the selected film of Cannes Film Critics Week this year; One is an epic film co-produced by Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Aaron Kwok.Nowadays, there is no shortage of cinemas and distribution, only mature directors and good projects. Probably train young directors and bind themPhilip YungIt is the next game of this company that started from the cinema.
At present, fewer and fewer companies dare to do PPT during the film festival, and the market is becoming more and more calm. However, it is not a bad thing to wash the sand in big waves, and what remains is mostly good projects that are really worth shooting. As the saying goes, you don’t know who is swimming naked until the tide recedes.