"Online Film Festival" held Free screening on the net New Corona May 30 17:50
Amidst the spread of new coronavirus infections, movie production and screenings are being delayed around the world, but 21 film festivals around the world, such as Cannes and Tokyo, have participated in the online movie festival, which is free to show on the Internet. It was
The online film festival was organized by an American filmmaker, founded by actors Robert De Niro and others, and a video-sharing site, YouTube.
It started at 8:00 pm on the 29th of Japan time and is one of the three major film festivals in the world.The Cannes Film Festival, which was postponed due to the effect of the new coronavirus, and 21 film festivals around the world, including the Tokyo International Film Festival, participated. Over 100 works will be shown in 10 days until the 8th of each month.
Many of the movies are new, and a short film made by director Koji Fukada, who won the Jury Prize in the “A Certain Viewpoint” category at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, was produced in about two weeks.
The film festival can be seen for free on a dedicated site, and you can donate through the site, and the profit will be used for WHO = support for the World Health Organization and measures for infection of the new coronavirus.
De Niro, who planned the film festival, said in an online conference that preceded the event, "I don't know what will happen to the world, but I thought that the only way to become one is to go online. I'm looking forward to seeing you. "
The address of the dedicated site for the online film festival is https://www.youtube.com/WeAreOne.
Fukada "A chance to experience new movies"
Director Koji Fukada, who made a short film for this film festival, said in an interview with NHK online that he decided to participate. “It was at this time that I thought the attempt at an online film festival was interesting. I think some people are losing the value of life because of the loss of work due to the effects of viruses and the inability to meet friends and lovers, but I think culture and art are the ones that help when the sense of values fluctuates. I hope this festival will be an opportunity to experience new movies and increase the number of people who like movies. "
Fukada said of his efforts to distribute movies on the Internet: "I think there will definitely be fewer people going to movie theaters, but I don't think there will be no movie theaters as the spread of television. I think that some people will go to the cinema because they are aware of the fun of the movie, and we have to think about a system for coexistence and co-prosperity, '' and should seek a new way of the movie industry. I pointed out.
Director Fukada's short film `` Yalta Meeting Online '' is a setting that the leaders of each country held an online meeting based on theatrical work that satirized the World War II post-war treatment, etc. Black humor is used to portray racial discrimination and conflicts between countries.
The shooting was actually done by the director and the three actors in different places using the system of the online conference, Fukada said, `` While I have to make a movie by remote work, It was a very suitable subject, and I thought it was an idea that I can do now. ”
He also touched on the issue of discrimination between races and nations around the world even with regard to the new coronavirus, saying, `` How should we face division and discrimination in the same global disaster as war? It could be an opportunity to think. "
New Corona has a big impact on the movie industry
In the movie industry, the spread of the new coronavirus has made a big impact, for example, the production of movies cannot be continued and movie theaters are closed.
The release of the movie has been postponed one after another, and the new "No Time to Die" of the "007" series was postponed from April to November, as well as "Black Widow" starring actor Scarlett Johansson. ", And the live-action version of the popular Disney movie" Mulan "has also been postponed.
The film festival is one of the three largest film festivals in the world.The Cannes Film Festival, which was scheduled in May, was postponed, and the Locarno International Film Festival, which is held in Switzerland every August, was canceled. . The Tokyo International Film Festival, which is scheduled to be held in October, will be canceled or postponed depending on the circumstances.
The decline in box office revenue is also serious, and according to research companies that analyze the international market, the box office revenue of each country from January to March fell by 97.4% in China from the same period last year. Including Korea, it decreased by 65.3% in South Korea and 47.3% in France.
Also, according to an international union made up of people who work in the movie industry, it is estimated that about 120,000 people had lost their jobs in Hollywood, USA in March.
Last month in Japan, movie-related people and related organizations signed a signature request for the government to make up for losses, and about 67,000 signatures were collected. It was crowdfunded to collect funds on the Internet to save the mini theater, and it means that more than 330 million yen was collected in about one month.
Under such circumstances, the movement to provide new ways to enjoy movies is spreading, and in the United States, "NBC Universal" has started a video distribution service that allows new movies to be viewed at home in April.
Jane Rosenthal, one of the organizers of this online film festival, said, "Online screenings are not a substitute for movie theaters, but the shape of the movie may change significantly from now on". It was