Beijing News (Reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On September 5, the 8th Pingyao International Film Festival announced the official screening list, from China, France, Portugal, Brazil, Uruguay, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Argentina, Colombia, Denmark , the United States and other 22 countries and regions were announced one by one. The official screening section of the Pingyao Film Festival brings together the latest film masterpieces from around the world. In this film festival, 44.7% of the films are world premieres; 50% of the films are international premieres; 73.7% of the films are Asian premieres; 89.5% of the films premiered in China; the premiere rate in mainland China was 100%.
Poster of the 8th Pingyao International Film Exhibition.
Among the shortlisted films for this year's Pingyao Film Festival, a total of 8 films are the first feature films of emerging directors. As Lin Xudong, the artistic director of the film festival, said: "The authors of the shortlisted films in this year's official screening unit include some masters who are currently in the international film industry, and more are newcomers who have recently emerged. Their works use keen observation and uninhibited techniques to complexly touch us. The ever-changing contemporary life is expressed in multiple dimensions. "
Official screening list of the 8th Pingyao International Film Festival.
The 8th Pingyao International Film Festival takes "This Handle of Soil" as its theme, echoing the theme of this year. The film festival first solemnly announced that it will hold a 40th anniversary tribute screening of " Yellow Earth " (restored version) to celebrate This classic directed by Chen Kaige marks the 40th anniversary of its release. "Nujiang" directed by Liu Juan, starring Wang Yanhui and Deng Enxi, and starring Wang Qiang , Lu Xingchen and Huang Tian, will have its world premiere as the opening film. "Knocking on the Door of the Fortress" directed by Wang Yitong and starring Li Xueqin, Wang Yitong, Jiang Qiming, Kong Dashan, Wang Yiyang, and Wen Shipei will be released for the first time as a special short film screening at Pingyao Night.
The "Hidden Dragon" section still brings together the most anticipated works of emerging Chinese directors of the year. In addition to the opening film "Nujiang", the shortlisted films also include: "Great Expectations" directed by Xu Lei and starring Wang Chuanjun, Xu Chaoying, Sun Yang and Zhang Zhanyi "; "Time Hotel" directed by Zhai Yixiang, starring Zhang Benyu and Wang Jiajia; "Little People" directed by Zhou Quan, starring Zhang Yu, Xin Baiqing, Liu Yan, and Jiang Zhuojun; ""Little"" produced by Chen Guo, directed by Xiao Guanhao, starring Ye Tong and Xie Junhao "The Shallow Years"; "Stars and Moon" directed by Tang Yongkang, shortlisted for the 2024 San Sebastian Film Festival's New Director Competition; "The Village·Music", the latest work of director Wang Lina of "First Farewell"; "Karst" directed by Yang Suiyi; "Wandering Woman" directed by Shen Tao; "Don't Take the Composition Seriously" directed by Ma Lanhua. In addition, two documentaries, "Wandering" director Zhu Xin's latest documentary "Under the Phoenix Mountain·Ci" and "Women's World" directed by Yang Yuanyuan, were shortlisted for the "Hidden Dragon" unit.
The "Premiere" section focuses on the works of important directors of the year. The films screened include: directed by Patricia Mazo, starring Isabelle Huppert and Aversia Elchi, the opening film of the 2024 Cannes Directors' Fortnight " "The Prisoner of Bordeaux"; "The Cursed" directed by Roberto Milevini, which won the Best Director Award in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival; "The Cursed" directed by Paola Cortlesi, which won the 69th Italian Film Awards The critically acclaimed film "There's Tomorrow" won six awards including the Davidson Award for Best New Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Young David Award and Audience Award; directed by Honas Trueva , "The Breakup Party" was shortlisted for the 2024 Cannes Directors' Fortnight; "My Sunshine" directed by Daishi Okuyama was shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. This unit will also screen two documentaries: the latest work " New Year " directed by Venice International Film Festival Best Screenplay Award winner Yang Fan; "Black Box Diary" directed by Shiori Ito and a finalist for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival World Documentary Unit .
The 8th Pingyao International Film Festival will be held from September 24th to 30th at the Pingyao Film Palace in the ancient city of Pingyao, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province.
Editor Wu Longzhen Proofreading Zhang Yanjun
