Filmsandfilmevents-Reading课件(

• Answers to Part D: • 1e • 5b 2a 6h 3g 4f 7d 8c
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Answers to part E: 1. award 2. director 3. reputation 4. countries 5. focus 6. minority 7. festival 8. contemporary
Now listen to the tape and try to fill in the table of Part C2.
Film Started Feature festival in Sundanc 1978 only includes small, e Film independent films, many Festival of which are made by amateur directors and stars amateur actors; boycotts all Hollywood films
• • • • • • • BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD (最佳表演奖) BEST DIRECTOR AWARD (最佳导演奖) BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD (最佳剧本奖) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD (最佳摄影奖) BEST SOUND AWARD (最佳音响奖) BEST SCORE AWARD (最佳音乐奖) BEST ART DIRECTION-SET DECORATION AWARD (最佳美工奖)
Module 8, Unit 4
Reading
Important film events around the world
What are the two pictures about?
How many kinds of award does the Oscar Award have? • BEST FILM AWARD (最佳影片奖)
• Besides the Oscar Award, there are many other film festivals both at home and abroad. • Let’s have a look and say out which country they are from.
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Fast reading for general ideas
Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A.
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How many film festival representatives appeared on the show? Six. Which film festivals are mentioned in the transcript? The Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival. At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood films? The Sundance Film Festival.
Exercises in class:
• • • • • Translate the following sentences. (1) 我们的政策是囊括所有高质量的电影，而 不在乎是谁制作了它们。 Our policy is to include high-quality films, regardless of who makes them. (2) 我们电影节的概念孕育于1978年，当时它 被称为犹他州美国电影节。 The idea for our festival was hatched back in 1978, when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival.
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Cannes Film Festival France Germany Berlin International Festival the USA Sundance Film Festival Italy Venice Film Festival Toronto International Film Festival Canada Shanghai International Film Festival China Edinburgh International Film Festival England Tokyo International Film Festival Japan
• 1. Our festival is part of a larger festival which celebrates contemporary art. We view film as a type of contemporary art. (P50) celebrate verb [I or T] 庆祝，祝贺 1) We always celebrate our wedding anniversary by going out to dinner. 2) If this plan works, we’ll celebrate in style (= in a special way).
(3) 考虑到我们电影节的历史，我们觉得不偏向某 一国家的电影是非常重要的。 Considering the history of our festival, we feel it is important not to favor films from any one country. (4) 尽管存在的时间短，我们的电影节却在全世界 享有很好的声誉。 Even though we have only existed a short time, our festival has a good reputation worldwide. (5) 许多演员和导演在制作不为公众所知的好电影。 Many actors and directors were making good films unknown to the public.
Toronto 1975 one of he main film Internatio festivals around the world; nal Film the second largest Festival festival in the world; gives some bonus awards to Canadian films Shanghai 1993 the youngest film festival; Internatio has a good reputation nal Film worldwide; the only Festival international festival in China
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Hale Waihona Puke 3. Why was the Cannes Film Festival started? Because many people feel the Venice Film Festival was giving awards to only German and Italian films. 4. What is the difference between the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival? Films shown at the Cannes Film Festival are often made with large budgets and have well-known actors and directors, while films from smaller countries have a real chance of winning in the Berlin Film Festival. 5. What is the Golden Cup Award? It is the highlight of the Shanghai international Film Festival.
contemporary adjective existing or happening now: 当代的，现代的 1) contemporary music/ literature/ art/ fashion 2) Although it was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.
Detailed reading for important information
Let’s read the passage more carefully again and try to answer the questions of Part C1.
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1. Which film festival’s representative views film as a type of contemporary art? The representative of the Venice Film Festival Maria views film as a type of contemporary art. 2. How did the Sundance Film Festival come to well known? In 1981, Robert Redford, who has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, took over the festival and changed the focus to saluting independent films. Since then it has been well known.
Discussion:
• (1) Do you like films from a specific country? If so, explain which country, and why. • (2) What is your favorite film? What do you like about it? • (3) What kind of film do you think is most likely to win the best film award at a film festival?
Cannes 1939 can make films famous; give Film awards to mostly American Festival films; films shown are often made with large budgets and have well-known actors and directors Berlin 1951 one of the most international Internati of all the film festivals; give onal awards to films from all over Film the globe Festival