牛津高中英语 ( 模块八 · 高二下学期 )
Reading Important film events around the world
Can you name some famous film festivals held around the world? Where are they held?
Cannes Film Festival France
Berlin International Film Festival Germany
Venice International Film Festival Italy
Toronto International Film Festival Canada
Tokyo International Film Festival Japan
Shanghai International Film Festival China
How many film festival representatives appeared on the show? At which festival are you not likely to find Hollywood films? six The Sundance Film Festival
Movie Magic is a weekly programme. The Venice Film Festival is the youngest film festival in the world.
The Sundance Film Festival includes those financed by Hollywood studios. Cannes can make films famous. Hollywood films are the majority at the Berlin Film Festival.
Toronto International Film Festival gives some bonus awards to Canadian films. Hanz represents the Shanghai International Film Festival.
WWWWhich film festival views film as a type of contemporary art? The Venice Film Festival.
How did the Sundance Film Festival come to be well known? In 1981, Robert Redford became its sponsor and changed the focus to independent films. Since then it has been well known.
Why was the Cannes Film Festival started? Because many people felt the Venice Film Festival was giving awards to only German and Italian films.
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 overlooked at other festivals have a real chance of winning in the Berlin Film Festival.
Which film festival gives out the Golden Cup Award? Shanghai International Film Festival.
Film festival Started in FeatureRepresentativesVenice oldest/contemporary art Sundance Cannes Berlin Toronto Shanghai Maria Bella 1978 independent Kathy Barnes 1939 large budget, well known actors/ directors Isabel Rose 1951most internationalHanz Muller nd largest/special award Mike Taylor 1993 youngest/ good reputation Xu Li 1932
Multiple choices: 1.Your film is made with small budget, you can’t go to ______. A. the Berlin IFF B. the Sundance FF C. the Cannes FF D. Venice FF 2. If your film is not financed by Hollywood, you are going to ________. A. the Toronto IFF B. the Shanghai IFF C. the Sundance FF D. the Venice FF
3. The Sundance FF belongs to _______. A. Germany B. Canada C. Italy D. US 4. Among the 6 film festivals, _________ have received criticism ( 批评 ) according to the passage. A. the Cannes B. the Cannes and the Venice FF C. the Academy Awards D. the Berlin IFF
5. Why was the Sundance FF not well known at the beginning? A because Robert Redford took it over. B because it was named the Utah at first C because of its improper focus. D both A and B 6. We can infer that ________. A the Cannes FF learnt a lesson from the Venice FF when it started. B the Sundance FF has become famous. C the Toronto FF is the 2nd largest FF. D Hollywood films are always with big budgets and well-known actors.
Review the article. Exercises on p52 D & E.