39 short films shortlisted for the 8th pingyao international film festival
2024-09-06
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chinanews.com, taiyuan, september 4 (reporter hu jian) the organizing committee of the 8th pingyao international film festival announced the shortlist of short films on the 4th, and a total of 39 short films will be screened at this film festival. 13 short films selected by the short film program planning of the pingyao international film festival from around the world were shortlisted for the "hidden dragon short film" unit, and 25 short films selected by 10 universities were shortlisted for the education section "pingyao corner" unit. they will compete for the "fei mu honor best short film" and "best student short film" honors respectively.
in addition, "knocking on the fortress's door", written and directed by wang yitong and starring li xueqin, wang yitong, jiang qiming, kong dashan, wen shipei and li sixian, will be premiered world-wide at pingyao film palace as a special short film for pingyao night.
the film "cosmic exploration editorial department" written and starred by wang yitong won four awards including the "fei mu honor·best film" at the 5th pingyao international film festival. wang yitong is also well-known to the audience for this film. this year, he will return to pingyao as a director and bring the short film "knocking on the door of the fortress", which tells the story of a man who has suffered from school bullying and tries to ask entertainment stars for advice on how to become likable.
in this year's film festival, a total of 13 short films were shortlisted for the "hidden dragon short film" unit, covering multiple genres such as family, suspense, fantasy, etc. many short films have won honors and recognition at many domestic and foreign film festivals such as cannes, venice, berlin, locarno, etc. including "by the waterside" shortlisted for the 2024 cannes film festival short film main competition unit, "distant afternoon" shortlisted for the 2024 san sebastian international film festival open competition unit, etc.
"hidden dragon short film" is a short film exchange activity set up by the hidden dragon unit of the pingyao international film festival. the short film program planner of the film festival selects the outstanding chinese short films of the year from around the world, which will be screened and exchanged during the film festival, building a bridge between young filmmakers and the film industry.
"a corner of pingyao" is a permanent unit of the educational section of the pingyao international film festival. it invites teachers and student representatives from colleges and universities majoring in film and television arts to select outstanding student creations and high-quality short films to share at the pingyao international film festival, aiming to provide a platform for resource sharing and cultural exchange for the new generation of young filmmakers.
based on the previous 9 universities - beijing film academy, central academy of drama, communication university of china, shanghai university shanghai film academy, shanghai vancouver film school, shanxi media institute shanxi film academy, shanghai theatre academy, sichuan media institute and zhejiang media institute, this year's "pingyao corner" has added the hong kong baptist university school of film.
among the short films selected for this year's "pingyao corner", some short films have been recognized at domestic and international film festivals. for example, "exiled love" recommended by the beijing film academy was shortlisted for the 2024 cannes film festival cornerstone unit and the shanghai international film festival screening unit; "moonlit night" recommended by the shanghai vancouver film school was shortlisted for the best student short film at the asian international youth film festival; "a good day for swimming" selected by the shanghai theatre academy was shortlisted for the 2024 shanghai international film festival golden goblet award short film main competition unit.
the 8th pingyao international film festival will be held from september 24 to 30 at the pingyao film palace in the ancient city of pingyao, jinzhong city, shanxi province. (end)
(source: china news network)
