China’s First Frame Competition Expands Horizons for Women Filmmakers

'Frankenfish'

Director Linglingling admits to at first to being stunned when she realized her debut characteristic, Unknown Species, had been chosen for the First Body competitors at this yr’s FIRST Worldwide Movie Competition. In spite of everything, she says, the movie — a languid reflection on life as a contemporary single mom— was shot on a … Read more

Guan Hu on Releasing ‘Black Dog’ and ‘A Man and a Woman’ in the Same Year

Editing Studio Cutting Edge Films Keeps the Festival Hits Coming

Chinese language filmmaker Guan Hu has been on the transfer relentlessly in 2024. In Could, his tenth function as a director, Black Canine, gained the Cannes Movie Competition’s prestigious Un Sure Regard competitors, giving him the best worldwide honor of his profession up to now. A couple of weeks later he premiered one other completed … Read more

China’s FIRST International Film Festival Leaves Main Prize Vacant

China's FIRST International Film Festival Leaves Main Prize Vacant

Surprises are anticipated on the FIRST Worldwide Movie Competition, given its position as China’s main gathering for cutting-edge unbiased cinema. However nobody noticed Sunday evening coming. When it got here time to announce the pageant’s prime Greatest characteristic movie, the FIRST jury — led by Cannes Un Sure Regard winner Guan Hu (Black Canine) — left … Read more