Four days have passed since the 75th Cannes Film Festival. In addition to the latest works from all over the world, large and small storms are also constantly being staged inside and outside the theater.

"Three Thousand Years of Missing" held its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, and the creators took to the red carpet. IC diagram

Protesters storm 'Three Thousand Years of Missing' premiere red carpet
On May 20, local time, the director of the "Mad Max" series, George Miller's new work "Three Thousand Years of Longing" (Three Thousand Years of Longing) held its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, but unexpectedly encountered a surprise. What happened: During the red carpet ceremony, a female protester suddenly rushed in. She took off her clothes, revealed the Ukrainian flag painted on her body, and knelt down and shouted anti-war slogans. While the protester was quickly removed by security, it did surprise everyone on the red carpet, including George Miller and the film's stars Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba. .

Protesters storm the red carpet for the premiere of "Three Thousand Years of Missing".

Fortunately, this episode did not affect the normal screening of "Three Thousand Years of Missing", and the creator and audience still enjoyed this fantastic new work as scheduled. The film tells the story of a female scholar played by Swinton who bought a bottle in an Istanbul market, which contains the legendary wishing spirit with boundless mana. He replied that he had no extravagant wishes in his life...
"Three Thousand Years of Missing" is based on the short story collection "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" (The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye) by British writer A.S. Byatt. "Mad Max" is a completely opposite movie. The whole movie is dominated by indoor dialogue scenes. There are only two main characters. The whole process was shot locally in his hometown of Australia. It can be said that it is a standard work born in the era of epidemic. At the press conference, Miller also said that the film was made for the big screen, but his attitude towards the changes in film trends seemed quite young, and he couldn't tell that he was in his 80s. veteran.

Stills of "Three Thousand Years of Missing"

"In terms of sound effects and picture effects, "Three Thousand Years of Missing" is definitely best to watch in theaters. "Mad Max 4" was only 2K pictures back then, and this one is directly 4K pictures. Of course , I also know that the world is changing, and I believe that in terms of audience ratio, most people in the world will see this movie on a small screen, or even on a mobile phone. Or, even if the audience is sitting Watching in the cinema is also looking at the screen and at the same time on the phone. As a director who still insists on some old-fashioned views, I can certainly say that this may make me feel very uncomfortable. But in fact, I don’t think so. Because if you think about it, you will know. In fact, things in the world have always been like this. When the film was born, it also squeezed the space for radio and stage performances. Later, when TV appeared, the film felt that disaster was imminent, so it launched a wide screen, etc. Technology is used to fight, and we hope to seek innovation and change. Now that streaming media appears, it is another big change, but change is the mainstream, and change is the norm. What remains the same is everyone’s demand for stories.”
"As for how to tell stories, how to listen to stories, and how to read stories, in fact, history has always changed. For filmmakers, we have no other choice but to adapt to changes. Don't complain about how young people are looking at their phones. , Play Douyin, because that can only mean that the stories above are told faster, the rhythm is more effective, and it attracts them more. This is the reality, everyone has higher and higher requirements for picture speed, and movies can only keep up. Of course, I'm not saying that you can't make slow movies, but slow-paced pictures must have their purpose in storytelling, and you can't just be slow and slow."
"In the long run, if you still hope that the movie will have the most universal influence as in the past, it is simply unrealistic. The influence of the movie will definitely decline compared to the past, but the story will not. So every time you see people I find it funny to argue that superhero movies are movies or not. People who deny that they are movies are denying that we are going through a cultural evolution, and in fact, human culture is constantly evolving.”
"As for the so-called big screen experience, I personally think that there are two meanings. The first is the immersion in technology, which makes the big screen experience better than the small screen. However, this still needs to be guaranteed by a good story, as long as the story Well, even if you watch it on a mobile phone, you can still see the audience intoxicated. Another meaning is the feeling of being in the middle of a group of audiences, a group of strangers in the theater, which gives the theater a kind of almost sanctuary. It feels like you can't get it by watching TV at home. So as an old-school director, I'm very pleased to think that the first audience of "Three Thousand Years of Missing" will be able to see it in the cinemas in Cannes."

"Three Thousand Years of Missing" director George Miller. IC diagram

Cannes Douyin Short Film Competition Troubled by Jury President Resignation
Since directors in their 80s can keep pace with the times, how can Cannes be left behind? In order to show its attitude of keeping pace with the times, Cannes introduced Douyin as its official partner for the first time this year, and also launched the first Cannes Douyin Short Film Competition. The chairman of the five-member jury invited a Cambodian-born person. The famous director Pan Lide.
At the age of 58 this year, he can be said to be an old friend of Cannes. As early as 1994, he was shortlisted for the main competition unit with "People in the Rice Fields", and his subsequent works "One Night After the War" and "S21 Khmer Rouge Killing Machine" I have also been to Cannes. In 2013, the documentary "Incomplete Image" also won the "Un Certain Regard" award.
However, on May 19, Pan Lide suddenly took the initiative to inform The Hollywood Reporter that he had resigned as the chairman of the judging panel of the Douyin Short Film Competition, on the grounds that "there have always been differences on the issues of the independence and sovereignty of the jury. ". Later, in an interview with the local French media, Pan Lide further accused the organizer Douyin of excessively interfering with the independent work of the jury and giving various so-called "suggestions", hoping that the balance will be more inclined to those more famous creative teams.
"I must admit that in terms of works alone, these short films are very good. However, some of them were shot by professional teams at first sight, with large financial support, more than 20 extras, and even a special director of photography. The other type is that ordinary people pat their friends or something, but it is very poetic and has something to say. If I have to choose one of these two categories, I think the latter should be encouraged to win the award.” Pan Lide He explained, "So in the end I had no choice but to resign. Since it's a competition, and since the judges are set up, they have to make sure that they have complete freedom in making choices. But I regret that this This was not the case once."
For a while, Pan Reed's resignation quickly became big news at Cannes. However, only a few hours later, he announced that he was returning to the post of chairman of the jury, because Douyin had officially apologized to him and promised to respect the professional opinions of the judges 100%.

Pan Lide (second from left in the back row) and the winner of the Cannes Douyin Short Film Competition.

In the end, the results of this competition were released on the afternoon of May 20. I wonder if it was affected by the resignation of the chairman. The final winning result was a "double yolk egg" - a short film from Japan "Can Trees Be Cut?" " and the short film "Love at First Sight" from Slovenia won the top prize at the same time. And the head of Cannes, Fu Mao, who originally promised to attend the awards ceremony, did not show up in the end.
Ms. Malena Masur, head of Douyin Europe, who hosted the award ceremony, said that this year, a total of 44 countries and regions around the world participated in the Cannes Douyin Short Film Competition, with works ranging from 30 seconds to three minutes in length. "It's enough to prove that Douyin is also a high-quality platform for telling stories and expressing emotions."