Chinese writer and director Jing Zou’s feature film project A Girl Unknown has won the top prize at the Next Step initiative of Cannes Critics’ Week, aimed at supporting filmmakers as they make the move from short films to their first feature.
Inspired by the true phenomenon of generations of girls who were abandoned in China as a result of the country’s one-child policy, A Girl Unknown depicts a young Chinese woman from the age of six through to her thirties, living in three different families.
It is billed as an intimate coming-of-age story that explores existential pain, self-discovery, and how one learns to love. The film is produced by Wang Yang at Paris-based Memoria Films, which works between France and China.
Born in 1984, Zou is a Chinese director and writer based out of Shanghai and Los Angeles. She comes from a literature background, but she found her...
Inspired by the true phenomenon of generations of girls who were abandoned in China as a result of the country’s one-child policy, A Girl Unknown depicts a young Chinese woman from the age of six through to her thirties, living in three different families.
It is billed as an intimate coming-of-age story that explores existential pain, self-discovery, and how one learns to love. The film is produced by Wang Yang at Paris-based Memoria Films, which works between France and China.
Born in 1984, Zou is a Chinese director and writer based out of Shanghai and Los Angeles. She comes from a literature background, but she found her...
- 5/22/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Nans Laborde-Jourdàa whose short “Bolero” competed at Critics’ Week 2023 and claimed some major wins (we were at the ceremony see below), Chinese filmmaker Zou Jing who was a big winner in the section with Lili Alone and Andrea Slaviček who was selected for the upcoming Résidence of the Festival de Cannes are three of the ten filmmakers who’ll workshop their feature film projects a the tenth edition of the Next Step programme of Cannes’ Critics’ Week taking place as we speak. Laborde-Jourdàa brings Nous Brûlons (produced by Avenue B productions’ Caroline Bonmarchand), Jing arrives with coming-of-ager A Girl Unknown (produced by Memoria Films’ Wang Yang) and Slaviček will bring Luna On Two Planets.…...
- 12/11/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Icarus Films has taken North American rights to Youth (Spring), the newest feature from Venice prizer winner Wang Bing, which earlier this year became one of the first documentaries admitted to Cannes’ main competition in decades. A release date has not yet been disclosed.
Soon to screen at both the New York Film Festival and TIFF, the doc shot over the course of five years is set in Zhili, China, 120 miles from Shanghai. In this city dedicated to textile manufacturing, young workers come from rural regions crossed by the Yangtze River. They are in their early 20s, sharing dormitories and snacking in the corridors. They work tirelessly to be able one day to raise a child, buy a house, or set up their own workshop. Friendships and romantic affairs are made and unmade according to the seasons, financial difficulties, and family pressures.
The film from House on Fire, Gladys Glover Films,...
Soon to screen at both the New York Film Festival and TIFF, the doc shot over the course of five years is set in Zhili, China, 120 miles from Shanghai. In this city dedicated to textile manufacturing, young workers come from rural regions crossed by the Yangtze River. They are in their early 20s, sharing dormitories and snacking in the corridors. They work tirelessly to be able one day to raise a child, buy a house, or set up their own workshop. Friendships and romantic affairs are made and unmade according to the seasons, financial difficulties, and family pressures.
The film from House on Fire, Gladys Glover Films,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Event helps directors of shorts playing in the sidebar make their feature debuts.
Cannes’ Critics Week has wrapped the ninth edition of its Next Step programme which helps short film directors from its past festival selections make the leap between short and feature films.
This year’s crop of aspiring filmmakers included Portugese director Sofia Bost, Mexican filmmaker Jorge Sistos Moreno, British filmmaker Joseph Pierce, Greek filmmakers Evi Kalogiropoulou and Manolis Mavris, and Chinese directors Lin Tu and Hao Zhao.
The group headed to France from December 3-9 with their feature film projects, first at the Moulin d’Andé residence...
Cannes’ Critics Week has wrapped the ninth edition of its Next Step programme which helps short film directors from its past festival selections make the leap between short and feature films.
This year’s crop of aspiring filmmakers included Portugese director Sofia Bost, Mexican filmmaker Jorge Sistos Moreno, British filmmaker Joseph Pierce, Greek filmmakers Evi Kalogiropoulou and Manolis Mavris, and Chinese directors Lin Tu and Hao Zhao.
The group headed to France from December 3-9 with their feature film projects, first at the Moulin d’Andé residence...
- 12/10/2022
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Wang Yang’s feature debut will start shooting in New York this month.
Aaron Kwok and Chinese actress Miao Miao (Youth) will star in Tianying Media’s suspense drama June, which is scheduled to start shooting in New York in mid-May.
The film is the feature debut of China-born, New York-based filmmaker Wang Yang, inspired by her award-winning short film The Little Violinist.
Arri China is co-producing the film marking the first time the company has been involved in a Chinese production. The story follows an aspiring cellist growing up in New York’s Chinatown whose life is turned upside...
Aaron Kwok and Chinese actress Miao Miao (Youth) will star in Tianying Media’s suspense drama June, which is scheduled to start shooting in New York in mid-May.
The film is the feature debut of China-born, New York-based filmmaker Wang Yang, inspired by her award-winning short film The Little Violinist.
Arri China is co-producing the film marking the first time the company has been involved in a Chinese production. The story follows an aspiring cellist growing up in New York’s Chinatown whose life is turned upside...
- 5/9/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok and Chinese actress Miao Miao (“Youth”) will star in big-budget suspense drama “June.”
The film begins production in New York this month, and is the feature-length debut of U.S.-based Chinese director Wang Yang. Wang adapted the movie from her short film “The Little Violinist,” which has had an award-winning career.
“June” is the story of an aspiring cellist who grew up in New York’s Chinatown. Her life is turned upside-down when she discovers a secret about her loving father. With the strain of preparing for a life-changing music competition, combined with the trauma of searching through his mysterious past, her life as she knows it rapidly begins to unravel.
The project was announced on Wednesday evening at a glitzy event in Cannes.
The film is one of the first live-action features produced by Tianying Media, part of the Tianjin North group, which...
The film begins production in New York this month, and is the feature-length debut of U.S.-based Chinese director Wang Yang. Wang adapted the movie from her short film “The Little Violinist,” which has had an award-winning career.
“June” is the story of an aspiring cellist who grew up in New York’s Chinatown. Her life is turned upside-down when she discovers a secret about her loving father. With the strain of preparing for a life-changing music competition, combined with the trauma of searching through his mysterious past, her life as she knows it rapidly begins to unravel.
The project was announced on Wednesday evening at a glitzy event in Cannes.
The film is one of the first live-action features produced by Tianying Media, part of the Tianjin North group, which...
- 5/9/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok and rising Chinese actress Miao Miao swept into Cannes on Wednesday to reveal that they are set to co-star in the Chinese suspense drama June, the feature-length directorial debut of Wang Yang.
The film will be co-financed and produced by Tianying Media and Arri China. May Leung of music production and talent company Top Trend — Aaron Kwok’s manager for the past 25 years — will also produce. Kwok is a pillar of the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese entertainment landscape, while Miao Miao was one of the breakout stars of Feng Xiaogang's recent blockbuster Youth.
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The film will be co-financed and produced by Tianying Media and Arri China. May Leung of music production and talent company Top Trend — Aaron Kwok’s manager for the past 25 years — will also produce. Kwok is a pillar of the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese entertainment landscape, while Miao Miao was one of the breakout stars of Feng Xiaogang's recent blockbuster Youth.
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- 5/9/2018
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok and rising Chinese actress Miao Miao swept into Cannes on Wednesday to reveal that they are set to co-star in the Chinese suspense drama <em>June</em>, the feature-length directorial debut of Wang Yang.
The film will be co-financed and produced by Tianying Media and Arri China. May Leung of music production and talent company Top Trend — Aaron Kwok’s manager for the past 25 years — will also produce. Kwok is a pillar of the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese entertainment landscape, while Miao Miao was one of the breakout stars of Feng Xiaogang's ...
The film will be co-financed and produced by Tianying Media and Arri China. May Leung of music production and talent company Top Trend — Aaron Kwok’s manager for the past 25 years — will also produce. Kwok is a pillar of the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese entertainment landscape, while Miao Miao was one of the breakout stars of Feng Xiaogang's ...
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