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Dogwoof Drops Trailer for Gavin Fitzgerald’s Hot Docs Premiere ‘Million Dollar Pigeons’ (EXCLUSIVE)
本周在Hot Docs举行的全球首映的“百万美元鸽子”跟随了来自远处和远处的鸽子大师，他们参加了地球上最有利可图的鸽子比赛。综艺节目已获得独家访问预告片，并与导演爱尔兰电影制片人加文·菲茨杰拉德（Gavin Fitzgerald）交谈。菲茨杰拉德（Fitzgerald）的第三张纪录片《菲茨杰拉德》（Fitzgerald不断增长的奖品钱包。 “百万美元鸽子”由萨曼莎·科尔（Samantha Corr）与Screen Ireland，Raidióteilifíséireann（RTé）和爱尔兰广播当局合作制作，与ZDF/Arte和NHK共同制作。 Dogwoof正在处理世界销售。菲茨杰拉德（Fitzgerald）在都柏林出生并长大，是“康纳·麦格雷戈（Conor McGregor）：臭名昭著”的董事（2017年），该公司遵循有争议的爱尔兰UFC战斗机，是有史以来最高票房的爱尔兰纪录片，也是“和”。（2019年），关于英国乐队高调分手后的前绿洲主持人利亚姆·加拉格尔（Liam Gallagher）的音乐之旅。虽然他的最新作品的主题并没有在众人瞩目的焦点上花费太多时间，但菲茨杰拉德（Fitzgerald）的旅程是令人惊讶的是，竞争性鸽子赛车的高风险世界揭示了近年来的现金涌入如何改变了这项运动。“所有这笔钱都带来了世界各地的分歧，”导演告诉《综艺》。 “您有人们认为这项运动的销售绝对是必要的。但是，有很多人认为这不是真正的鸽子赛车的意义。一年后，在中国的一次拍卖中，比利时培养冠军从当地发烧友那里获得了160万欧元（170万美元）。菲茨杰拉德说，许多长期业余爱好者说：“所有这些疯狂的钱。”“鸽子赛车是一种穷人的赛马，任何人都可以做。 [这笔钱]将这项鸿沟带入了这项运动。”他补充说。 “但是我认为他们都可以同意的一件事是他们都希望它成长。因此，作为导演，您从制作有关Conor McGregor和Liam Gallagher的纪录片到追随竞争性鸽子赛车的世界。帮助我们理解这一点。我想我可以看到一种趋势以及我与某些角色制作的电影类型。我只是想做一些不同的事情，然后浸入一个古怪的世界，这使我从偏移中真正着迷。我父亲向我介绍了第一鸽子。我和他说话，他是一个非常有趣的人。我与下一个人交谈，在您不知不觉中，我被吸引到了他们的世界中。我只是觉得它具有同时有趣，有趣和戏剧性的所有元素。我想制作让我兴奋的电影。而且我一直在努力做一些不同的事情。您是这个世界的新手，但是您很快就会发现，这是一项吸引从工人阶级的业余爱好者到千万富翁的运动。这让您感到惊讶吗？我认为与鸽子赛车有联系，尤其是在爱尔兰和英国，是这个家庭行业，是一项老人的运动，但这种形象正在改变。金钱是改变一切的因素。当我开始将脚趾浸入世界上时，世界上最昂贵的鸽子大约是300个。到我制作这部电影时，它已经上升了200万。因此，价格肯定是一种通货膨胀，其中很多来自中国。那里有很多富有的人保留鸽子，这影响了世界其他地方。因此，拍摄有关这项运动的电影似乎是一个非常激动人心的时刻，这是正在迅速改变的。四大洲的花边有一个非常全球的尺寸。这也是您期望的事情吗？您知道它将成为这么大的跨国制作吗？但是，当我听说南非的一场比赛称为“百万美元鸽子比赛”时，我的耳朵刺了。我只需要了解有关这个国际竞争概念的更多信息以及将国际社会融合在一起的大型货币竞赛。因此，我认为这使它成为一部更具国际吸引力的电影，拥有来自世界各地的最好的鸽子候选人。他们对这些比赛感到非常兴奋。这就像为他们赢得奥运会。但是随后制作电影，事情开始改变。我们正处于大流行中。叙述不断发展。因为您前往南非参加百万美元的鸽子比赛 - 同类活动中最长的事件 - 而且，没有任何东西，因此在那里发生了痛苦，使全球赛车社区脱颖而出。这影响了这部电影？我敢肯定您不会期望它。最初的概念是仅遵循这场比赛。但是我们去了[南非]的第一年是跑步25年后的最后一年。纪录片就是关于时机的。这很困难，因为我们不得不调动叙事，但我总是欢迎惊喜。显然，这很困难，因为我们在大流行中在各个国家拍摄。鸽子赛车行业令人兴奋的事情是您有很多竞争。因此，[百万美元的鸽子竞赛]可能已经统治了栖息地多年了，但是现在每个人都想要一项行动。世界各地都有国际货币竞赛。我们最终也专注于在泰国一个真正令人兴奋的人，这给了您鸽子运动的完全不同的一面，并显示了它的真正国际性。gging权，但我们遇到的是从截然不同的背景中遇到的权利，也分享了对这些鸟类的热爱。您能谈谈您遇到的这些角色，以及您认为将它们吸引到这项运动的内容吗？他们说您需要在大脑中有羽毛。这是您天生的东西。他们中的许多人会被父亲或祖父介绍给鸽子。在过去，每个人都曾经这样做。但是现在有很多干扰，因此试图让年轻人参与这项运动是一个挑战。没有人有时间在花园里和鸽子一起度过一整天。但是那些这样做的人只是对它的这种瘾，对此有爱。而且我认为激情只是试图繁殖他们认为是完美的鸟的东西。想出这些食谱和知识需要很多年，这是永无止境的。这是您只能通过做的东西。他们确实赢得了条纹。他们会死在自己的洛夫中TS。他们将把鸽子努力，直到他们再也无法走向他们。他们只是对自己的鸟和他们的工作有真正的爱。您似乎在电影制片人，与麦格雷戈和加拉格尔一起工作，然后朝着一个截然不同的方向前进。您在这些电影中看到某种统一吗？即使主题是如此不同，您是否会觉得自己带给每个人？我认为我只是对角色和对自己的工作充满热情的人着迷。我遵循的运动种类往往更加利基。郊区的东西。因此，我认为这也许就是凝胶（电影）的原因。我只是被吸引到世界上，当我在那里时，我喜欢探索它们。我仍在弄清楚，从一部电影到另一部电影的联系是什么。正如我认为史蒂夫·乔布斯（Steve Jobs）所说的那样，您只能连接回圆点。
“Million Dollar Pigeons,” which had its world premiere this week at Hot Docs, follows a colorful cast of pigeon masters from far and wide who compete in the most lucrative pigeon races on the planet. Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer, and speaks to the director, Irish filmmaker Gavin Fitzgerald.
The third documentary feature from Fitzgerald, the film enters the world of the passionate “pigeon fanciers” who put their reputations and livelihoods at stake in pursuit of ever-growing prize purses. “Million Dollar Pigeons” is produced by Samantha Corr for Venom Films, in association with Screen Ireland, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, in co-production with ZDF/ARTE and NHK. Dogwoof is handling world sales.
https://youtu.be/CbdlXe8JSyI
Born and raised in Dublin, Fitzgerald is the director of “Conor McGregor: Notorious” (2017), which followed the controversial Irish UFC fighter and was the highest grossing Irish documentary of all time, and “As It Was” (2019), about the former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher’s musical journey after the British band’s high-profile break-up.
While the subjects of his latest feature don’t spend quite as much time in the limelight, Fitzgerald’s journey into the surprisingly cutthroat, high-stakes world of competitive pigeon racing reveals how an influx of cash in recent years has transformed the sport.
“All this money brought a divide in the world,” the director told Variety. “You’ve got people that feel that the sale of million-dollar pigeons is absolutely necessary for the sport to grow. But there’s a lot of people that feel that that’s not what true pigeon racing is about.”
In 2019, a bird dubbed the “Lionel Messi of pigeon racing” sold for a then-record €1.25 million ($1.3 million); a year later, that was topped at an auction in China, where a Belgian-bred champion fetched €1.6 million ($1.7 million) from a local enthusiast. Many long-time hobbyists, said Fitzgerald, “feel priced out by all this crazy money.”
“Pigeon racing is meant to be a kind of poor man’s horse racing, something that anybody can do. brings this divide in the sport,” he added. “But I think the one thing they can all agree on is they all want it to grow. I hope the film will help that in some way.”
So as a director, you go from making documentaries about Conor McGregor and Liam Gallagher to following the world of competitive pigeon racing. Help us make sense of that.
I suppose I could see a trend happening and the type of films I was making with certain characters. I just wanted to do something different and dip into a quirky world that just really fascinated me from the offset. My father introduced me to the first pigeon fancier. I talked to him, and he was a very interesting guy. I talked to the next person, and before you know it, I was sucked into their world. I just felt that it had all the elements of something that was entertaining and fascinating and dramatic at the same time. I want to make films that get me excited. And I’m always trying to do something different.
You were new to this world going in, but you soon discover that this is a sport that attracts everything from working-class hobbyists to multimillionaires. Did that surprise you?
I think there’s an association with pigeon racing, especially in Ireland and the U.K., that it’s this cottage industry and it’s an old man’s sport, but that image is changing. And money is the one factor that’s changing everything. When I started to dip my toes into the world, the most expensive pigeon in the world was about 300 grand. And by the time I finished making the film, it had risen up to 2 million. So there’s definitely an inflation in prices, and a lot of it comes from China. There’s a lot of wealthy people out there that keep pigeons, and that affects the rest of the world. So it just seemed like a really exciting time to make a film about this sport, which is rapidly changing.
The film takes place on four continents and has a very global dimension. Was that also something that you were expecting going in? Did you know it was going to become this big multinational production?
I started off just filming pigeon fanciers in Ireland. But when I heard about a race in South Africa called the Million Dollar Pigeon Race, my ears prickled. I just needed to find out more about this international competition concept and these big money races that bring the international community together. So I thought that just makes it a much more internationally appealing film, to have the best pigeon fanciers from across the world. And they’re all so excited about these races. It’s like winning the Olympics for them. But then making the film, things started to change. We were in the midst of the pandemic. The narrative just kept evolving.
Right. Because you travel to South Africa to follow the Million Dollar Pigeon Race – the longest-running event of its kind – and, without giving anything away, something happens there that shakes the global racing community to its core. How much did that impact the film? I’m sure you weren’t expecting it.
The initial concept was to follow solely that race. But the first year we went was the last after running for 25 years. Documentary is all about timing. It was difficult because we had to pivot the narrative, but I always welcome surprises. It obviously made it difficult because we're shooting in various countries in a pandemic. The exciting thing in the pigeon racing industry is you’ve got a lot of competition. So may have ruled the roost for many years, but now everybody wants a piece of the action. There’s international money races across the world. We ended up focusing on a really new and exciting one in Thailand as well, which gave you a completely different side of the pigeon sport and shows just how truly international it is.
These ‘pigeon fanciers’ are competing for prize money and bragging rights, but the ones we meet, from very different backgrounds, also share a love for these birds. Can you talk a little bit about these characters you met, and what you think draws them to this sport?
They say you need to have a feather in your brain; it’s something that you’re born with. And a lot of them, they would have been introduced to pigeons from their father or their grandfather. In the old days, everybody used to do it. But now there's just so many distractions, so trying to get young people involved in the sport is a challenge. Nobody has the time to spend their whole day in the garden with the pigeons. But those who do, they just have this addiction to it and a love for it. And I think the passion just comes from trying to breed what they think is the perfect bird. It takes many, many years to come up with that recipe and knowledge, and it’s just never ending. It’s something that you can only learn by doing. And they really earn their stripes. They’ll die in their lofts. They’ll work on their pigeons until they cannot walk out to them anymore. They just have a true love for their birds and for what they do.
You appeared to be on this very specific career track as a filmmaker, working with McGregor and Gallagher, and then you moved in a very different direction. Do you see some sort of unity in these films? Is there something that you feel that you bring to each one, even though the subjects are so different?
I think I’m just fascinated by characters and people who are passionate about what they do. The kinds of sports that I follow, they tend to be a little more niche. Something on the outskirts. So I think that’s maybe what gels together. I just get sucked into worlds, and I love exploring them when I’m in there. I’m still figuring it out, what the connection is from one film to the next. As I think Steve Jobs said, you can only connect the dots looking back.
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