Unit 4 Films and film events
an attractive or a moving plot a meaningful theme applied advanced technology a famous director popular actors or actresses with good skills magnificent scenes
Under the Hawthorn Tree
The Pursuit of Happiness
10,000 B C
The Water Horse : Legend of The Deep
The Golden Compass
Inception
The Warlords
Indiana Jones （）
Journey to the center of the earth
Mission Impossible
Sherlock Holmes
War Horse
How many kinds of award does the Oscar Award have? BEST FILM AWARD (最佳影片奖) 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 MUSIC AWARD (最佳音乐奖) BEST ART DIRECTION-SET DECORATION AWARD (最佳美工奖)
Reading Important film events around the world
Cannes Film Festival Berlin International Festival Sundance Film Festival Venice Film Festival Toronto International Film Festival Shanghai International Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival Tokyo International Film Festival France Germany the USA Italy Canada China England Japan
Fast reading Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A.
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.
Let’s read the passage more carefully again and try to answer the questions.
1. Which film festival views film as a type of contemporary art? The Venice Film Festival views film as a type of contemporary art.
2. How did the Sundance Film Festival come to be well known? In 1981, Robert Redford, who has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, became the sponsor of the festival and changed the focus to independent films made on very modest budgets. Since then it has become well known.
3. Why was the Cannes Film Festival started? Because many people felt 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 International Film Festival? Films, many of which are American, shown at the Cannes Film Festival are often made with large budgets and have well-known actors and directors, while films that are likely to be overlooked at Cannes have a real chance of winning at the Berlin Film Festival.
5. Which film festival gives out the Golden Cup Award? The Shanghai International Film Festival gives out the Golden Cup Award.
The oldest film festival; part of a large festival Fill in the table below with the correct information from the transcript. Film festival Started in Features Venice Film Festival 1932 The oldest film festival; part of a large festival Sundance Film Festival only includes small, independent films made on very modest budgets; boycotts all Hollywood films 1978
Film festival Started in Features Cannes Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival the largest festival in the world; films shown are often made with large budgets and have well-known actors and directors; shows a broad range of films from many different countries 1939 1951 gives awards to films from all over the globe
Film festival Started in Features Toronto International Film Festival Shanghai International Film Festival the second largest films festival in the world; gives some special awards to Canadian films 1976 the youngest film festival; has a good reputation worldwide 1993
Discussion Do you like films from a specific country? If so, which country and why? What is your favorite film? What do you like about it?