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Chapter 150 A Special "Reward"

On the evening the awards ceremony concludes, an official celebratory dinner will be held at the Grand Hyatt Berlin in Potsdamer Platz.

The festival chairman, Moritz, will personally host the dinner, which is a core event for industry resource networking, and will be attended by all award-winning creators, jury members, official distributors, and media representatives.

However, before that, all the award-winning films will be given a brief media interview.

Of course, today is a bit special. The media interviews were not canceled, but—the guests coming out of the hall almost immediately knew about Moritz's remarks after the red carpet ceremony.

This is going to be interesting.

Especially in the area where "In the Name of the Father" was being interviewed, the media reporters were so crowded that there was hardly any room to stand.

Director Jim Sheridan looked so gloomy it was almost dripping with gloom.

He now understood why Moritz had called the Jury Prize a special award.

This is truly special.

If you don't know the inside story, that's fine. To win the Golden Bear, you need not only talent, but luck is even more important than talent. At most, you can only blame your bad luck. This year's jury members are all idiots for not choosing your film.

The judging panel initially wanted a tie, since "In the Name of the Father" and "Old Boy" had tied after so many rounds.

Even after the awards ceremony began, the winner was still undecided.

This would be a sure thing at any film festival, a double win!

Little did I know that someone didn't want me to win the award!

The golden bear flew away just like that!

Driven by the persistence of a foolish woman, it flew away without warning!

The golden bear that should have belonged to Jim Sheridan has flown away!

Jim Sheridan doesn't mind sharing the Golden Bear with "Oldboy" at all. There's nothing wrong with a tie; a tie is still a Golden Bear!

What's the point of a jury award?

Even if—even if it ultimately lost to "Oldboy," "In the Name of the Father" should have won the second-place Special Jury Prize—but because the two films were locked in a stalemate, even until the awards ceremony was almost over, what kind of Special Jury Prize was there?

Giving a jury prize is an exception made by the film festival president and the jury president.

"That's utter garbage!"

After learning the inside story, Jim Sheridan didn't even wait for the media to ask questions. He went to the exclusive interview area for "In the Name of the Father" and launched his attack without hesitation.

"I didn't even know that a judge could have so much power. She ruined a wonderful film festival and even brought shame to the festival and the jury!"

This is selfishness! This is breaking the rules of the film festival and disrupting the judging order for personal gain. I can't even imagine what kind of chaos some judges at the Berlin Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Cannes Film Festival will cause if they follow suit.

—With such a terrible start, I believe "In the Name of the Father" will not be the last victim.

Jim Sheridan rambled on for over twenty minutes, leaving the media reporters no chance to get a word in edgewise. In the end, no reporter managed to interview him. After placing "In the Name of the Father" in the position of a victim, he turned and left.

He had initially decided not to attend the official celebration banquet that evening before the awards ceremony was over, but after learning the details, he changed his mind and decided to attend.

He wanted to find Xu Feng and ask her personally why she did this. Didn't she feel ashamed for doing this?

Unfortunately, Jim Sheridan was destined to be disappointed.

Xu Feng used being unwell as an excuse not to attend the celebration banquet.

In fact, not only Jim Sheridan wanted to find her and get some answers, but the media also wanted to find her; being able to interview her would be big news.

But no one could find Xu Feng.

As soon as the awards ceremony ended, she took a taxi to the airport alone and left overnight.

Xu Feng knew very well that if she stayed in Berlin, it would definitely cause her a lot of trouble. This was actually advice given to her by her teacher, Hu Jinquan, and she adopted it without hesitation.

Although the celebration banquet has officially partnered publishers and is a core occasion for industry resource matching, it is definitely not a suitable occasion to discuss specific cooperation.

Typically, distributors will have a brief chat with the director or producer of a film at the celebration party, exchanging contact information, agreeing on a time and place, and then discussing specific details of the collaboration.

As the winner of the Golden Bear at this year's Berlin Film Festival, "Oldboy" is undoubtedly the most anticipated film.

Especially those who have seen "Old Boys" know that this movie is different from traditional art films. It has a smooth pace and is neither dragging nor boring.

The three-minute, one-shot corridor fight scene, which was praised by the audience, further amplified the attention it received.

Movies are most afraid of having a mundane and boring plot, while distributors love sensationalism and gimmicks. As long as there are sensationalism and gimmicks, they can seize on one point and exaggerate it—no, I mean, they promote the movie.

Therefore, Qin Keqing received "olive branches" from almost all the publishers at the celebration banquet.

However, Qin Keqing had already promised Pierre-Lissent that he would entrust Pierre-Lissent with negotiating the European distribution rights, allowing him to earn some "brokerage" fees. Even "friendship" needs to be maintained through mutual benefit.

As for the North American distribution rights, Qin Keqing still prefers to hand them over to Sony Classics, not by selling the copyright, but by guaranteeing a minimum release.

However, this still needs to be discussed.

The treatment of Golden Bear films is still different.

Furthermore, Qin Keqing also needs to discuss with the distributors whether it's possible to get the film submitted to the Golden Globes and Oscars.

For a Golden Bear-winning film to go to the Oscars and win, it definitely depends on the operations, the distributor's level of attention, and the negotiations. But if it's just a nomination, it's not that difficult.

After the celebration banquet ended, Qin Keqing had just returned to her room and washed up when she heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it? What's up?"

Qin Keqing did not open the door easily. During the Berlin Film Festival, security in Berlin was strengthened, especially around the hotels where film crews stayed and the Palace of Cinema, which were key patrol areas.

The film festival has just ended, so it should be safe, especially the hotel where the film crew stayed.

However, it's so late, it's better to be careful. What if someone is unhappy that "Old Boys" won the Golden Bear and does something crazy?

"Director Qin, it's me, Xu Jinglei."

Xu Jinglei paused for a moment, then continued, "I need to talk to you about something."

The door opened.

Xu Jinglei crawled inside without any hesitation.

"Jinglei, what's wrong?"

"No, put your clothes on quickly."

"Jinglei, you need to think this through. I—sigh—"

Before long, the cold of Berlin seemed unable to stop the heat in the room from rising.

Half an hour later, Qin Keqing looked at the bed sheet and felt a bit of a toothache.

This thing—it needs some different resources to even things out.

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