1925 Double Happiness
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On the morning of the day when "Juno" landed in Toronto, Evan Bell and Danny Ball officially reached an agreement. Studio 11 won the North American distribution rights of the "Slumdog Millionaire" for a price of 6 million US dollars and 15% of the box office dividend.
From Berlin at the beginning of the year to Cannes in the middle of the year, and to the most recent Venice and Toronto, the transaction number of film distribution rights is nearly half less than last year. From this we can see that film companies around the world are watching carefully. The first year after the screenwriters' strike must be cautious, otherwise it will not be as simple as losing money, and it may more likely affect the plans for 2009 and even the next three years.
But Studio Eleven went the other way. From Venice to Toronto, Evan Bell never stopped in various film screenings, and eventually won the North American distribution rights of three works: "Bomb Disposal Force", "Rachel's Wedding" and "Slumdog Millionaire".
In fact, there are only three works, and this number is not too much. Whether it is a large company or a small company, the North American distribution rights for acquiring three works in a year cannot be considered as "many". But Studio 11 is different. This is the first time they took the initiative to take action at a film festival, and they won three works with one move, which is not small. What's more, as of now this year, Studio 11 has only only three works that it has produced and released by itself: "Singing and Dance 3", "Robot Walli" and "Mammy Mia".
In fact, even if Studio 11 will release all three works that have just completed the transaction this year, Studio 11 has only seven works released this year - plus "Juno", this number is half of the number of large film companies, and only two more than last year's number. This development pace can be said to be extremely cautious. But even so, Studio 11 still attracted everyone's attention. It seems that Studio 11 was not confused because of its honor as being among the seven major film companies last year, and is still continuing to develop steadily. This is enough to be taken seriously by everyone.
Following Catherine Bigelow, Jonathan Demi and Danny Ball also went to No. 10 Prince Street in New York. The three big guys released on the 11th are definitely not easy at the end of this year.
"Juno" officially landed at the Toronto Film Festival and was enthusiastically sought after by the organizing committee and local audiences. Putting aside Evan Bell's super popular popularity, just talking about the whole filming in Vancouver, Allen Page is a Canadian again, which has won the film from Toronto.
After the movie was released, it caused an absolute sensation. The "sensation" mentioned here is the real literal meaning. When the movie was played, the audience stood up together and contributed twenty-five minutes of applause, which lasted for a long time! This was the warmest reaction since "Brokeback Mountain". Toronto burst out. Although Toronto's audience has always been hospitality, and even the worst works will stand up and applaud to express their welcome, this is different. The twenty-five minutes of applause made the organizing committee "helpless", and the audience's questioning session and reporter interview session could not be carried out at all. The thunderous applause was called a tsunami, making all the words and praises dim.
Toronto audiences' pursuit of "Juno" even surpassed Venice. After all, it is Italy, and there is still a little difference between society, life and ideology in North America, and here is Canada. The audience resonated countless times with the message Evan Bell conveyed in the movie, including every detail of the lines. During the entire process of watching the movie, laughter kept coming, and even tears were filled with tears - although many people did not see any touching or sensational point in the movie, this is the charm of "Juno". In the bitter smile, all emotions were vented.
Since "Juno" has already been released in Venice, the number of reviews in Toronto is not too large. There are nine reviews in total, and all of them are well-received. It has pushed "Juno" to a new high. This is also the first "old works" that meet the audience in Cannes, Venice and other film festivals. The first work that has a reputation breakthrough in Toronto. "Juno" has received far higher treatment in Toronto than Venice, and has undoubtedly become the most popular work in Toronto this year.
"Everyone has a criterion of right and wrong in his heart, and the film makes everything vented well, which is the reason for its success." "The actors in the film brought sharp and sharp performances, and there were also highly credible dialogues and innovative content." "The most influential woman in Hollywood this year is this sixteen-year-old pregnant girl. She is sharp-tongued and has a mixture of extraordinary maturity and wisdom"...
Similar praises are overwhelming in Toronto, and the comments of the official Toronto Film Festival magazine also expressed their agreement. "Evan explored the infinite depth of our lives, divorced families, growth choices, and sense of responsibility through Juno's perspective... All these heavy and profound topics were integrated into the story by Evan in a light and exciting way. The sweetness of the movie watching process runs through the whole process, but after returning home and calm down, and savoring it carefully, the faint fragrance can be profound."
Unlike the scene in Venice before, "Juno" received positive reviews in Toronto, it immediately set off an infinite wavelength in the entire North America. After all, Toronto is the gateway to North America, and people are looking forward to Evan Bell's new work. Venice's comments can be used as reference, but they cannot be accurate. Toronto's positive reviews have truly entered the North American market, causing countless viewers to start asking about the release date of "Juno".
Regarding who is more popular in Toronto, "Juno" or "Slumdog Millionaire"? After "Juno" is released, the result will come out. Evan Bell's appeal is unparalleled. "Juno" beats "Slumdog Millionaire" with his strong strength. Not only has he become a darling in the professional media, but he has also won the love of countless audiences.
People can already foresee such a scenario: During the 2008 awards season, "Juno" and "Slumdog Millionaire" were the strongest competitors. Now, both works are released by Studio Eleven, which undoubtedly has become the hottest topic.
The 33rd Toronto Film Festival came to an end soon, and the only grand prize, People's Choice Award, was finally won by "Juno". In the audience's vote, "Juno" topped the list, and "slum millionaire" ranked second. The competition between the two has already formed.
After winning the Venice Golden Lion Award for Evan Bale, "Juno" won another game one after another, winning Evan Bale's first Toronto People's Choice Award in his life. At the same time, this is also the first People's Choice Award in the history of Studio 11. This power is indeed eye-catching. For Evan Bale, it can definitely be said to be a double happiness! Of course, if you successfully win the North American distribution rights of three movies, in the loneliness of the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival, Evan Bale, who is happy three times, can be called a proud spring breeze.
Think back to the period after the "Juno" was held, a Venetian Golden Lion Award, a Toronto People's Choice Award, not to mention that it has overwhelming praise among the 32 media outlets. After winning the first director's Grand Slam in his life, Evan Bale not only did not stand still, but also rose up again at a more powerful speed, which was jaw-dropping. I originally thought that Evan Bale had brought enough surprises, but I didn't expect that Evan Bale would always have a way to surprise people even more.
After the Toronto Film Festival ends, according to the usual situation, the awards season will begin. However, the situation this year is unpredictable, and no one can say that most of the awards season's participation seeds will wait until November. It can be imagined that in November, the art theaters in December are definitely in chaos; and the works released so far stand out are some strange works, and this year's awards season is indeed difficult to see clearly.
The two works that have swept the box office and reputation in the summer season, "Robot Walli" and "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight" are currently the first. Both of these works are from the perspective of comprehensive media ratings, professional film critics, or box office, popularity, and trends. But the former is an animation, and the latter is a commercial blockbuster of comics, which is not a common work for the best Oscars.
The two works that stand out among the four major film festivals are "Juno" and "Slumdog Millionaire". Neither of these works have been released in North America yet, so the overall situation is still unclear. However, the praise that is so amazing at the film festival also gave these two works the initiative, especially "Juno", which is both the Golden Lion Award and the People's Choice Award, which is definitely a precursor to the rebellion. But the problem is that the former is a pregnancy record of underage girls, and the latter is a Bollywood love drama, which is definitely not a work that the academic scholars like.
In this way, after the Toronto Film Festival, the future of the most popular works seemed to be covered with a fog. Even the "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight" which is known as the "Lord of the Rings 3" in 2008 is still unclear, which makes major film companies have to consider it again.
I originally thought that after three years of adjustment, everyone finally had some confidence in the direction of the awards season, but I never thought that a screenwriter strike made the stable situation chaotic again. At present, it seems that the whole situation will gradually become clear only after most of the awards season literary works are previewed in November. This year's awards season is different from the super melee of the previous year and the confusing last year. Instead, it is another confused situation.
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