A row of hunky men suddenly appeared in the cinema and all took off their clothes! Director Scud leads a crowd of 50 filmmakers

Director Scud was invited to take part in the “Filmmaker Focus” section of the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam, which will feature a special screening of 10 films in his 17-year film career. In order to welcome this glorious moment, he invited 37 actors who have participated in his films to gather in Rotterdam for the first time. The conference confirmed that it broke the record in the history of the film festival and was a rare feat in international film festivals. He said emotionally: “It is my greatest achievement to bring glory to actors. It would be better if it can inspire other artists. I would say to everyone: Look at me! Just do it if you think of it, believe in yourself and do it to the end; then, even if no one is watching, God is watching.”

The 2024 Rotterdam Film Festival has arranged the “Focus on Filmmakers (FOCUS: SCUD)” section for director Scud, screening 10 of his films from 2008’s “City Without Baseball” and “Permanent Residence” to his new film”Plato vs Pasolini”, for 20 There will be a screening and a special “Talk: SCUD” Scud discussion. During the opening speech on the evening of the 25th, Chairman Vanja Kaludjercic spent five minutes introducing Scud, praising his unique images and artistic creations that must continue, and hoping that his retirement declaration was just a joke.
Because Scud had promised the actors to appear on the international stage, he paid for all the air tickets and accommodation expenses out of his own pocket this time, and invited the actors he had worked with to go to the Rotterdam Film Festival to attend the pre-screening and post-screening activities of their respective works. Before the screening of “Naked Nations – Tribe Hong Kong” on the evening of the 26th, Scud led 37 actors on stage to say hello, echoing the concept of the “Naked Tribe”. He took the lead in stripping off and letting all the hunky actors show off their upper body muscles, which aroused cheers from the audience.

Director Scud said: “I received the official notice in August, and I have been living in a dream since then. I have always thought, without this retrospective exhibition, would my death be less obscure? Looking back on my journey, it started to be completely I am a nobody, at least in the international film industry, but I have reached this point in more than ten years (established a studio in 2006, and filmed “City Without Baseball” in 2007). I started very late, but it is still okay to be paid tribute at the age of 56. I’m young.” He admitted that the biggest reason is persistence, “to do my pure art. In fact, if it had been anyone else, I would have given up after the first film failed miserably at the box office. My stubbornness has made me suffer throughout my life, but because of this, no one will go realm.”
The actors and the working team invited a total of 50 people. Scud said that many people were “extremely surprised” when they received the invitation, especially those who had only filmed one film more than ten years ago. They said they would never have imagined that today, some of them would come. Most of it is because of work.” It was a spectacle to gather everyone together, but the effort behind it was also very labor-intensive. He revealed that just booking air tickets and hotels was not easy, and when it was in the local area, it was also a problem to have meals together every day, because There are few restaurants in Rotterdam that can accommodate so many people at once. However, the best thing about the Rotterdam Film Festival is that there are many cinemas within walking distance. The whole city feels like it was designed for the film festival. I believe everyone will have a worthwhile experience.