After filming, Lin Ran only rested for one night.
After resting, he immediately started post-production the next day.
The Green Film Studio affiliated to Nortel had a post-production studio, so there was no need to rent it out.
As Lin Ran had a complete picture in her mind, the editing was very fast.
On the contrary, the background music brought Lin Ran more difficulties.
Lin Ran had no choice. He had never learned music before. Although he had watched this short film countless times in his previous life, he really could not remember what kind of background music was used.
Fortunately, Northern Film Academy didn't lack such talents, and Lin Ran had the strong support of Director Wang Rui.
As long as he had a need, the directing department would do their best to help him.
In the blink of an eye, another five days had passed.
"Phew, it's finally done."
Lin Ran looked at his phone. It was already four in the morning.
There were only 20 hours left before the deadline for the short film competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Lin Ran could not help but heave a long sigh of relief.
He rushed to film and produce 'The Tuner' at the fastest speed so that he could make it to the Cannes Film Festival.
Lin Ran attended the Cannes Film Festival not only to win an award, but also to sell the copyright.
The Cannes Film Festival was now one of the top film trading markets.
Many low-budget films couldn't make money in theaters, so they could only recoup their costs by selling their copyrights to other countries at film festivals.
For example, Jia Zhangke, who had always made literary films, had a strong artistic quality. His films were not commercial enough and could not get any box office.
However, by selling copyrights at the film festival, there was almost no loss. It was just that they earned more than they earned.
This was also why many people didn't understand why these artistic film directors were still able to film when the box office sales were clearly a flop.
'The Tuner' was a short film that was only 12 minutes long. It was impossible for it to be released to the cinema.
Therefore, Lin Ran targeted the Cannes Film Festival. At that time, movie buyers from all over the world would gather in Cannes.
If they were lucky enough to win a prize, they could even raise the price. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.
After taking a sip of water, Lin Ran rubbed his bloodshot eyes and immediately opened the Cannes Film Festival's official website to register. He uploaded the film and submitted it for the Best Short Film Award in the competition.
"Done!"
Seeing the notification that the application was successful, Lin Ran heaved a sigh of relief. He immediately felt fatigue engulf his entire body.
It was only four o'clock, so Lin Ran might as well lie on the table and take a nap.
"Lin Ran, did you stay up all night again?"
At some point, Lin Ran was woken up.
"Yes, I'm in a hurry."
Lin Ran rubbed her eyes. Seeing that it was already bright outside, she prepared to go back to her dormitory to sleep.
"In a hurry? Wasn't there still three months before graduation? There was no need to work so hard, right?”
The other party asked in confusion.
Lin Ran only smiled and did not explain.
At present, other than Wang Haiyi and Wang Rui, Lin Ran had not announced that The Tuner would be participating in the Cannes Film Festival.
Therefore, many people did not understand why he was trying so hard to catch up with the progress.
"Young people these days are impatient. Filming is a patient job. How can it be done in ten days to half a month?”
Looking at Lin Ran's back, this person shook his head and thought to himself in an unreasonable manner.
……
Lin Ran dragged her tired figure to the cafeteria for breakfast before returning to the dormitory.
He fell asleep after lying on the bed for less than a minute.
She slept until six o'clock in the afternoon before she was woken up by hunger.
"You're awake? You slept for a long time.”Li Yuxing said.
"I can't help it. I haven't had a good rest in the past month.”
Lin Ran smiled. Then, he saw that Wang Haiyi had sent him a few WeChat messages, asking if the application for the Cannes Film Festival had been successful.
After Lin Ran replied to WeChat, she got up and washed up before going to the cafeteria to replenish her energy.
After three days of recuperation, Lin Ran felt that his body had completely recovered.
Although he had completed his graduation work, Lin Ran did not idle around all day. Instead, he was preparing for his first cinema feature film.
……
Cannes, France.
As the Cannes Film Festival approached, the judges of this year's film festival gathered in this small seaside town.
The chief judge of this year's film festival was the famous new Zealand female director, Jane Campion.
The other seven judges were:
Leila Khatami, South Korean actress Jeon Du-Yeon, and William Dafoe, an American actor;
There were also Mexican director Gail Garcia Benal, Denmark director Nicholas Wendin Leverne, American director Sophia Coppola, and Chinese director Jia Zhangke.
After the small talk, everyone began to work. From the many films that had registered, they selected the shortlisted works.
There were five major awards in the competition section of the Cannes Film Festival: The Palme d'Or, the Jury Awards, the Jury Awards, the Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and the Best Short Film Award, also known as the Palme d'Or, which was also the Best Short Film Award that Lin Ran had submitted.
Other than that, there was also a focus section, such as the Film Cornerstone Award, the Golden Video Award, the Film Critic Association Award, and so on.
In addition, the Cannes Film Festival was the most successful and influential film festival among the three major film festivals in Europe, so there were many films registered.
"This kind of trash dares to declare for Best Film?”
"Another terrible movie!"
" You don't even know the basic composition!"
"Your acting skills are so bad, yet you still want to apply for the Best Actor Award?”
"Why are there so many bad movies this year?”
Very soon, the room was filled with a few directors 'dissatisfied curses.
Of course, because they had all achieved great success in the film industry, their standards were especially high.
Therefore, the rubbish that they were cursing might not necessarily be a bad movie in the outside world.
"Eh, this short film is interesting.”
One of the judges, Sofia Coppola's eyes finally lit up. She saw a film that interested her.
Upon hearing her surname, he knew that she was the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather, which was ranked in the top 10 in film history.
"Jia, take a look at this short film from your country.”
Sophia Coppola shouted at Jia Zhangke.
"A film from China?"
When Jia Zhangke heard this, he immediately ran over.
"Good film, but it's a pity that it's only a short film. It can be expanded into a long film!”
After reading it, Jia Zhangke praised.
"Yes, the director wasted a good idea.
However, it's understandable. I saw from the introduction that the director is a fourth-year student at the Film Academy.”
Sophia Coppola nodded in agreement.
"I didn't expect you to be my junior brother."
When he saw that Lin Ran was also from Northern Film Academy, Jia Zhangke was even happier.
"Sophia, Jia, what are you discussing?”
At this moment, the head of the judging panel, Jean Campion, walked over.
"Jane, we found a good short film of China. It was shot by a fourth-year student at the Film Academy.”
Sophia Coppola introduced with a smile.
"Let me see."
Hearing Sophia Coppola's words, Jane Campion was also interested.
"Jia, congratulations. Your country is going to produce another great director.”
Jane Campion congratulated him after reading it.
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