(Photography/Ermeng, Photography/Kakashi) On June 18, Wang Sicong attended the "Banana Curiosity Night" in Shanghai. He wanted to hold an annual program for new directors and screenwriters to realize their dreams and award prizes to the winners. "My film company has never thought of competing with the boss of the industry. The main purpose is not to make money, but to take out a little money to help the film market that I feel lacks infrastructure."
Wang Sicong wants to spend long-term to "raise" newcomers: help the underdeveloped film market
Banana Films has been spending time and energy on cultivating "people", as Wang Sicong said: "I hope that through my meager efforts, whether you are a professional or not, if you want to tell stories, if you want to be a screenwriter, if you want to be a director, if you dare to participate in our competition, I will directly reward everyone with money. Because I know that it is not easy to do any art, sometimes you want to be a screenwriter or a director, but in the early days, this job cannot support you. So I want everyone to not give up on their dreams and keep working hard. Anyway, I will do it every year."
As for the establishment of Banana Film, Wang Sicong said: "I never thought about competing with the boss of the industry when I started this film company. The main purpose is not to make money. Of course, it is good to make money. But at least for now, without the pressure of performance, we can take the money to do what we want. In fact, no one wants to do this job. Why don’t we do it if we can? I hope that I can not be too troubled by the industry and give a little money to help the film market that I feel lacks infrastructure." For the selected new directors and new screenwriters, in addition to giving high bonuses, Banana Film has also made a series of targeted plans.
Launched six new directors, the project invited senior bosses to escort
In order to discover China’s outstanding film screenwriters, Banana Film has also launched the "Banana New Screenwriters Dream Realization Project" to help the development of China’s film industry from the source. After more than eight months of selection, six high-quality screenwriters were finally selected from 3,000 participants. At the scene, Wang Sicong, Wei Xiangdong, Jiao Xiongping, Shuhuan and others presented awards to the outstanding screenwriters. Wang Yun with "I and my Hugh Grant" stand out from three thousand people won the first prize exclusive 1.50 million prize, Shen Dawei’s "mirror world", Guo Shuai’s "man to death is still young" won the second prize with 1.20 million dream bonus, Chai Churan with "I am a big star", Liu Xiaofeng with "genius screenwriter", Yin David with "movie watching you" won the third prize and won the 800,000 dream bonus.
Wei Xiangdong, referring to the development of outstanding directors discovered in the first banana new director excavation plan during this year, said: "We have opened a master elite class, recommended them to go to the big director crew to learn in real combat, and through internal grinding, some of them have already started to prepare their own projects."
In keeping with Banana’s promise that "when you are selected, you will have a place to play", six major projects directed by five new directors were officially announced on the spot. "Days of Living with the Villain" by Wen Nhat Hanh is a strategic cooperation with the NetEase literary platform, while "The God of Cooking" is a cooperation project with the iQIYI Yunteng Project. "Lily Cherry" was originally created and directed by Mao Yongsheng, the first winner of the new banana director’s digging project last year. "Me and My Hugh Grant" directed by Cui Rui is the work of the first winner of this year’s new screenwriting, and the cinematographer of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was specially invited to be the executive producer of the film. Qiu Xinda’s "I Am a Big Star" is also the work of this year’s winning screenwriter. Yao Bo’s "For N" was adapted from excellent literary works and collaborated with gold-medal screenwriter Yuan Yuan. Wei Xiangdong assured on the spot: "I want to tell all the screenwriters that all six of your scripts will be filmed, and at the same time, you will be accompanied by excellent senior industry professionals to escort these projects, which is like helping us get through the two veins of Ren and Governor in our creation."
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