Every year in mid-April, the Cannes Film Festival would announce the shortlist.
The announcement of the shortlist this year was on April 17th. The exact time would be around six in the afternoon.
It was just five o'clock when Lin Ran was called to his office by Wang Haiyi to wait for the announcement of the shortlist.
"Lin Ran, are you confident in getting nominated?”
Wang Haiyi looked at Lin Ran expectantly.
"Hard to say."
Lin Ran shook his head. He wasn't sure either.
The Cannes Film Festival was a film festival with great global influence. There were too many films submitted every year.
According to media reports, more than 1800 movies had signed up this year.
Among them, there was definitely no lack of quality goods.
Besides, whether or not they could be nominated, other than their own quality, they also had to consider the judges 'taste.
"Sigh, that's true. You're still young. It doesn't matter even if you're not nominated.”
Wang Haiyi felt that he placed too much importance on the nomination and gave Lin Ran pressure instead, so he pretended to be relaxed and said.
However, Wang Haiyi refreshed his Weibo from time to time. It was obvious that he was not calm.
In this short film, he had put in a lot of effort, helping to contact actors, venues, equipment, and so on.
At the same time, as his first batch of students, Lin Ran was especially valued.
If 'The Tuner' could be nominated, it would be considered his achievement, and it would be of great help to his future job evaluation.
Time passed unknowingly as they chatted.
Finally, it was six o'clock.
Wang Haiyi immediately refreshed Weibo. There were no media reports.
Five minutes later, the page refreshed again, but there were still no media reports.
Ten minutes later, there was still no news.
"Why hasn't it been announced yet?"
Wang Haiyi said impatiently.
"Teacher Wang, don't worry…"
"It's out!"
Before Lin Ran could finish, Wang Haiyi refreshed the page and saw a report from Sina.com.
" Nominations for the 67th Cannes Film Festival announced. On April 17th, Beijing time,#Cannes International Film Festival #XiGil Jacob and Art Director Thierry Fremo announced this year's nominees.
There were more than 1800 films registered for this year's film festival, and more than 50 films were selected.
Our country's director Zhang Yimou's " Return " was nominated for the non-competition screening section, while Wang Chao's " Fantasia " was nominated for a special attention section.
Nortel Film Academy's Lin Ran's 'The Tuner' was nominated for the Best Short Film category, becoming the only Chinese film to be nominated for the Cannes competition.”
" Lin Ran, you're nominated!!!"
Wang Haiyi said excitedly when he saw that The Tuner was nominated and that it was the only Chinese film to be nominated for the Cannes competition.
Lin Ran waved his fist excitedly.
This was the Cannes Film Festival. Even if he was only nominated, it would greatly increase Lin Ran's status in the industry.
More importantly, he could earn a higher copyright fee!
Wang Haiyi immediately called Wang Rui to report the good news.
Weng ~~~
On Lin Ran's side, his phone kept vibrating, and his classmates and friends sent him congratulations.
"F * ck, f * ck, f * ck, Brother Ran is awesome!"
"Lin Zi, congratulations on being nominated for the Cannes competition. Remember to treat us.”
"Brother Ran, our 'The Tuner' has been nominated for the Cannes competition!”
“……”
There were so many messages that Lin Ran couldn't reply to them one by one.
In the end, he posted on his WeChat Moments: "Thank you for your blessings. It's only a nomination now, so it's not a big deal.”
Soon, a bunch of people liked it.
Then, Lin Ran logged into Weibo and prepared to see what was going on online.
As soon as it refreshed, the first Weibo post was from Nortel's official account:
"Congratulations to Lin Ran, a fourth-year student in the directing department of our school, for his graduation work,'The Tuner,' which has been nominated for the Best Short Film Unit. It has become the only Chinese film that has been nominated for the Cannes Competition Unit. I hope that Student Lin Ran will produce more good works in the future.”
"Thank you for the training of my alma mater. I will stop being impatient and not forget my original intentions.”
Lin Ran forwarded it.
As he continued browsing, he realized that it wasn't just the entertainment media. Many other media outlets had also reported on it, such as the Global Times, The Observer, and the financial network.
#67th Cannes Film Festival shortlist announced #This topic quickly became a trending topic.
Unfortunately, Lin Ran did not receive much attention and did not gain many fans.
Buzz ~~~
At this moment, he received another WeChat message.
Lin Ran opened it and saw that it was from Gulinza."Ah, Lin Ran, you're amazing. I just saw on Weibo that your work was nominated for the Cannes competition.”
"Hehe, I've always been so awesome!"
Lin Ran said proudly.
"Treat me to dinner tonight to celebrate."”
"Have you returned to school?"
"We're about to board the plane."
"Okay, send me a message when you arrive.”
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