Chinanews.com, Putian, August 17 (Reporter Lin Chunyin) ""Mazu Go Home" won the award at the Vancouver International Chinese Film Festival, showing the world the common beliefs, common culture and the inseparable affection of the people on both sides of the strait. "The director Pu Jian told a reporter from Chinanews.com on the 16th.
The 9th Vancouver Chinese Film Festival (Vancouver Chinese Film Festival) closing ceremony and "Red Maple Leaf Award" awards ceremony was held in Vancouver on August 14th, Beijing time.
The movie "Mazu Go Home", written by Wang Hong, directed by Pu Jian, and starring Zhao Liang, Guan Dehui, and Ge Wenxi, stood out and won the most important "Best Picture", "Best Director" and "Best Actor" in one fell swoop "Three awards.
The poster of the movie "Mazu Going Home".
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The movie "Mazu Going Home" is adapted from the novelette "Letters from Taipei" by the famous Fujian writer Wang Hong. The plot is based on Fujian and Taiwan, closely following the theme of "going home". The film tells about two ordinary people in the Taiwan Strait. The incident of crossing the sea interprets the blood relationship that the people on both sides of the strait can hardly part with and the great charm of Mazu culture. It reflects the historical changes of the two sides of the strait from isolation to exchanges, from hostility to peaceful development, and is known as a "civilian with both individual and historical perspectives." epic".
The Vancouver International Chinese Film Festival is one of the five largest film festivals in the entire North American region. It is the third international Chinese film festival after the London Chinese Film Festival in the UK and the Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival in Australia.
As the first realistic story film that deeply displays Mazu's faith and culture, the organizing committee of this year's film festival specially commented: "This is a very heavy Chinese film."
Stills from the movie "Mazu Going Home".
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The chairman of the organizing committee, Christing Song, was deeply moved after watching the film. She thought: "This is a good movie that Chinese people all over the world should not miss."
"The award is an affirmation of our work and an encouragement to all filmmakers." Pu Jian, director of "Mazu Homecoming", said in an interview that nearly 1,900 Chinese-language films were registered for this Vancouver Chinese Film Festival and were shortlisted for each unit. 148 works.
The participating films of this festival are basically feature films of small and medium cost, expressing content of Chinese life, and emphasizing cultural expression, which are the characteristics of the Vancouver Chinese Film Festival.
Pu Jian said that the film festival attracted overseas attention to the film.
Mazu is universally recognized as the goddess of peace at sea and the patron saint of navigation. At first, Wang Hong’s original novel "Letters from Taipei" was serialized in overseas newspapers and was the first to become popular overseas; this time, "Mazu Homecoming" was also harvested overseas. There are three important awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.
Director Pu Jian (middle) is telling the actors about the drama.
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"Mazu Homecoming" has a positive response to the historical origins of cross-strait relations." Pu Jian said, "especially for overseas Chinese to learn about the common beliefs and common culture of the people on both sides of the strait, and that blood is thicker than water. Abandoned family affection."
Guan Dehui plays Lin Qiwei, a Taiwanese veteran who misses his family and longs to go home in "Mazu Going Home".
After learning that he won the best actor, Guan Dehui immediately shared his joy and thanks to the director and screenwriter.
He said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Wang Hong for creating such a touching work, and Director Pu Jian for his hard work."
Guan Dehui plays Lin Qiwei, a Taiwanese veteran who misses his family and longs to go home in "Mazu Going Home".
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There is no big production, big star, or big investment in "Mazu Going Home".
In the eyes of screenwriter Wang Hong, the reason why the movie moved people was "because it tells the story of the two little characters' desire to return home and reunion in the context of the big era."
The in-depth refinement, professional attitude and sincere expression of the main creatives on the subject's conception gave the film a unique artistic flavor, and also brought Mazu culture and Chinese emotions to the international stage.
"It's real and touching. It tells a unique story about Mazu's coming home." Zhong Chengxiang, former vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, secretary of the Secretariat, and chairman of the China Literature and Art Critics Association commented on "Mazu Going Home". Well, the character image is also touching, it's a good film.
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