Hainan International Film Festival: CGTN speaks with award-winning director Wang Xiaoshuai
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And while acclaimed movie directors are gathering alongside budding filmmakers to exchange expertise and opinions at the Third Hainan International Film Festival, CGTN's Lu Sirui speaks with award-winning director Wang Xiaoshuai about the trends and preferences of China's movie industry.

WANG XIAOSHUAI Film Director "If our creators will express their perspectives, values, experiences, and personal lives, if they are shot well, of course, they would be on a higher level. They will naturally gain some attention from outside of China and be sent overseas.

Everyone talks about how cultural differences and the viewers' ability to accept them will affect a film. When we watch a foreign movie, although there are cultural differences, for example, they may drink coffee and use knives and forks, while we use chopsticks, but when a film shows true humanity, we can all relate. We can all feel emotion.

Chinese movies have been available overseas for so many years. In fact, they never stopped. It's just that some get more viewers while others don't."

WANG XIAOSHUAI Film Director "This is also very confusing to me. Everyone asks why high-quality films don't get the attention they deserve, and why the ones that look ridiculous always get more screenings and even bigger profits.

Perhaps people nowadays would rather not watch serious things. They want to see things that are more relaxed and funny. If you're lazy, I'm lazy too. We can be content being lazy together. If so, there would be no need to search for something meaningful and valuable."

WANG XIAOSHUAI Film Director "I am very fortunate to still be making movies. I will still make movies in the days to come. As long as I keep thinking about it, I will continue to shoot. But personally, I cannot resist changing with the times.

Festivals that have been around for years like the Cannes International Film Festival and Venice International Film festival, they've also been badly affected.

The internet has also had an impact on the movie industry and the form of film. This is a major trend. How can we face it? It's likely that the movies would fall apart. This is a difficult thing to say. There have been several interviews, where I've seen the interviewer and us filmmakers in tears. But I don't think every one of us will disappear as long as we persist and continue to shoot."