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The psychological thriller about a passionate film fan is both a thought on film art by Naderi and a conversation with the younger generation.
As Jury President of the Asian New Talent Award for this year\'s 赌博app, Amir Naderi is a passionate enthusiast for the cultivation of young filmmakers. He speaks highly of the award as an important platform for new talents to focus on the present and use their original creative powers to record every fleeting moment. He says everything today will be a precious past for tomorrow, and there are fortunes, lessons and positive energy to help new talents grow.
Daily News: What are your feelings about being Jury President of the Asian New Talent Award this year?
Amir Naderi: I feel charged with responsibility as Jury President. The award is specially set up for new filmmakers. If we make a mistake in the judging, we probably will deny a chance to new talents with the potential to develop. I will try my best to play and we have other excellent judges who I believe will also sincerely look for the best choice.
Daily News: What is the standard of a good director, especially important for fresh directors?
Amir Naderi: For me, originality is the most important. Nowadays we have good films everywhere because we get more chances to imitate each other than in the past as we quickly learn to use new technology. However, originality can bring audiences a brand new experience and a unique perception of a country or a kind of culture. In addition, filmmakers must be honest. There is no shortcut in filmmaking. You can learn from film masters, but be guided by the principles of honesty and originality.
Daily News: You watched plenty of films and kept in contact with many film critics before you became a director. Did they have any influence on you being a film director?
Amir Naderi: It is lucky for me that many outstanding film critics in my country. I have learnt a lot from them. We communicated with each other without wanting anything in return. I got to know their ideas about how they judge a film so it was like a free university education. Still, I want to point out that you needn\'t go to a film college if you want to make a film because life is the best classroom. Filmmakers should go to the streets, cafes and bars to get inspiration. Technology can be learnt, but life must be experienced by oneself.
Daily News: Your first film The Runner is very popular worldwide and once you got to America you shot Manhattan Trilogy and other works. How have you managed to express your ideas in different cultural backgrounds?
Amir Naderi: This is a good question. Of course I can make films easily in my own country because I am familiar with the culture and I know what kind of technology I need to get the image I want. But when I got to somewhere else, like New York, it took me long time to adapt to the change of environment. This adaption was both exciting and difficult of course. In trying to make films about different cultures that can be understood by audiences, I try to get an in-depth understanding of local culture, not just a translation of the script. My advice is to try to understand the lives of people in different occupations; try to open your mind. But the beginning is always difficult. The preparation time for my first film in New York was much longer than for Vegas: Based on A True Story made in Las Vegas. And it was much shorter when I went to Japan. Gradually you will find out how to merge into a different culture.
Daily News:What\'s the current state of Iranian films?
Amir Naderi: Many people ask me why Iranian films are so outstanding. But I want to say that Chinese films are excellent as well. Film is a new art form which absorbs nutrients from traditional arts such as architecture, poetry, writing and music. As for Iranian films, firstly we have an excellent basis for films in our traditional culture through poetry, architecture, literature and music. Compared to those traditional arts, film is a young art form and because of it that film can thrive. You may be surprised that 70 percent of Iranians are young people. They are active and enthusiastic to express their voices. It is them who contribute to Iranian films.
Daily News: You applied many film masters\' classic pictures to your movie Cut, and have you said in some interviews that young generations are losing their understanding of these masters?
Amir Naderi: I think this is not only a problem for young people. The masters made so many artistic works by searching for patterns and setting rules, all precious legacies left for us. But the situation now is that we can spend only one dollar to rent a DVD. Too easy access will only lead to stagnation of the mind. On the other hand, film is considered as a business, not an art. The speedy development of film technology makes people fascinate with visual wonders and we now forget the price the film masters have paid. I believe the new generation of directors have to get experience from the past, or they will have no future.
Daily News: How should we cope with the situation that young audiences prefer to commercial films?
Amir Naderi: It\'s easy to understand that audiences want entertainment, excitement and to see something they\'ve never seen before. But we are professional filmmakers and we should prevent young people from being corrupted by this trend for excessive entertainment. In this age, young people can get information from TV programs, newspapers and other media quickly and then they have to confront work pressures. It all seems to be part of commerce and thinking is depleted in the process. I hope they can realize that film is an art. We allow entertainment, but we don\'t allow the raiding of film art in the name of entertainment. I think the current situation of film is really bad. Though we have many brilliant filmmakers, space for development of independent films is reduced and we have fewer places to exhibit independent films. This situation is also obvious in a big city like New York. So nowadays we don\'t lack good films but lack screening platforms for good films. We have many young talents, but how to provide platforms for them? 赌博app provides the platform, the Asian New Talent Award for young filmmakers with potential. And this is one reason why I accepted the invitation to be Jury President this year.
Daily News:New directors are usually confronted by financial dilemmas. How do they deal with this kind of challenge?
Amir Naderi: I think shortage of funds should not be an excuse. If you want to express something, you will always find a way to deal with it, even if only with one camera. You can tell a story with 100 dollars and you also can tell the same story with only 1 dollars. The key is what you want to express, how to express it, who to express it. Money is important, but there must be a solution.
Daily News: Your points of view are a good source of inspiration for Chinese films, because we are searching for a way to tell our own story.
Amir Naderi: The collision of eastern and western cultures is continuing. Chinese films focused more on their own culture in the past and now feel more interested in western culture. I think young Chinese directors should tell more new things, how people\'s life is changing in the new environment in China. Artists should record the present because time is fleeting. We record every moment with cameras and those moments will be the precious past for tomorrow. They should sincerely focus on the present and tell audiences what today\'s China is like with no evasion, arrogance or narrow-mindedness.