Ten top Chinese directors have signed on to give a joint donation of RMB1 million to support new Chinese works and directors at the Pingyao International Film Festival, marking a vote of confidence in the festival’s future as its leadership changes hands.
The helmers contributing to the fund are a who’s who list of leading Chinese directing talent, including: Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye, Diao Yinan, Ning Hao, Feng Xiaogang, Guan Hu, Chen Sicheng, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yibai (“The Longest Night in Shanghai”), and Cheng Er (“The Wasted Times”).
It will be awarded to one of the shortlisted works in the festival’s “Hidden Dragons” section, which is devoted to second or third films from new directors in the Chinese language. The prize is intended to be put toward Chinese distribution for the film and the development of the director’s next work.
In the past, the “Hidden Dragons...
The helmers contributing to the fund are a who’s who list of leading Chinese directing talent, including: Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye, Diao Yinan, Ning Hao, Feng Xiaogang, Guan Hu, Chen Sicheng, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yibai (“The Longest Night in Shanghai”), and Cheng Er (“The Wasted Times”).
It will be awarded to one of the shortlisted works in the festival’s “Hidden Dragons” section, which is devoted to second or third films from new directors in the Chinese language. The prize is intended to be put toward Chinese distribution for the film and the development of the director’s next work.
In the past, the “Hidden Dragons...
- 7/15/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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