Top French director wants to see more Chinese films

1 week ago

Black Dog, from Chinese director Guan Hu, is a disarmingly funny addition to the man-meets-dog film canon

ABC

Black Dog begins, somewhat unusually, with an avalanche in the Gobi Desert. Fast facts about Black Dog What: In the lead-up to the 2008 Olympics, an ex-con tasked with rounding up stray dogs strikes an unlikely friendship with a black whippet Starring: Eddie Peng, Xin, Hu Xiaoguang Directed by: Guan Hu Where: In cinemas now Likely to make you feel: …

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2 months ago

A Journey Through the Mysteries of Chinese Cinema at BIFF 2024

China Daily

Two young Chinese filmmakers, Charles Hu and Du Jie, competed for the New Currents awards at BIFF 2024. Hu's As the River Goes By dealt with memories and a chance encounter at a school reunion caused a train driver to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of his father. Du's directorial debut, The Height of the Coconut Trees, explored the …

Entertainment Law Crime Global

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Iconic Japanese director shares his impression of Chinese directors

China Daily

By Xu Fan and Sun Meng | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-09-29 11:35 As one of the most renowned Japanese directors, Hirokazu Koreeda recently shared his impressions of Chinese directors and his filmmaking experiences with Chinese movie fans at an event organized by the China Film Director's Guide Young Director Support Program in Beijing. He said, "Since then, I have discovered …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundred Flowers confirms culture is hot ticket

China Daily

Zhang Yimou wins the Best Director in Chengdu on Sunday. CHINA DAILY Insider insights Aside from the award ceremony, a range of activities including themed forums and film screenings were held from Friday to Sunday as a platform for industry insiders to exchange ideas on the future of the Chinese film industry. Lu Shaoyang, president of the working committee of …

Film Chinese

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundred Flowers confirms culture is hot ticket

China Daily

Zhang Yimou wins the Best Director in Chengdu on Sunday. CHINA DAILY Insider insights Aside from the award ceremony, a range of activities including themed forums and film screenings were held from Friday to Sunday as a platform for industry insiders to exchange ideas on the future of the Chinese film industry. Lu Shaoyang, president of the working committee of …

Film Chinese

6 months ago

Befriending the Black Dog of fate

China Daily

Black Dog, which won Un Certain Regard's top award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, centers on the special bond between Erlang, a man released from a 10-year sentence on parole, played by actor Eddie Peng, and the titular canine. As A-list actor Eddie Peng sauntered through the streets of Cannes with the dog he adopted following the global premiere …

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6 months ago

Befriending the Black Dog of fate

China Daily

Black Dog, which won Un Certain Regard's top award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, centers on the special bond between Erlang, a man released from a 10-year sentence on parole, played by actor Eddie Peng, and the titular canine. As A-list actor Eddie Peng sauntered through the streets of Cannes with the dog he adopted following the global premiere …

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6 months ago

Befriending the Black Dog of fate

China Daily

Director Guan Hu, executive producer Liang Jing and Peng attend the Beijing premiere on June 12. He discovered that while these towns were once prosperous, boasting well-developed community facilities, such as hospitals and schools that were a legacy of China's industrial expansion in the 1950s and '60s, they now lay empty or nearly abandoned due to the decline of factory …

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6 months ago

Befriending the Black Dog of fate

China Daily

A scene from the film features Peng and the black dog. In the film, I see the black dog as not just an animal but as an individual like Erlang, fighting both loneliness and prejudice," he says. "Jia has a unique presence and seamlessly blends in among the group of rugged residents in the small northwestern town," Guan says. Liang, …

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6 months ago

Befriending the Black Dog of fate

China Daily

Black Dog, which won Un Certain Regard's top award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, centers on the special bond between Erlang, a man released from a 10-year sentence on parole, played by actor Eddie Peng, and the titular canine. As A-list actor Eddie Peng sauntered through the streets of Cannes with the dog he adopted following the global premiere …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Black Dog set for premiere

China Daily

Actor Eddie Peng attended the premiere of award-winning film Black Dog in Beijing on June 12. At the 77th Cannes International Film Festival, the stirring film Black Dog emerged as a standout, claiming top honors for China. During a recent promotional event in Beijing, actor Eddie Peng, expressing his gratitude for his involvement in the project, shared how the film …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Black Dog set for premiere

China Daily

Actor Eddie Peng attended the premiere of award-winning film Black Dog in Beijing on June 12. At the 77th Cannes International Film Festival, the stirring film Black Dog emerged as a standout, claiming top honors for China. During a recent promotional event in Beijing, actor Eddie Peng, expressing his gratitude for his involvement in the project, shared how the film …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Guan Hu's Black Dog triumphs at Cannes

China Daily

Director Guan Hu alongside cast and crew members, including actor Eddie Peng, and Xiaoxin, the dog, attended the Cannes Film Festival's award-presenting ceremony on May 25. Director Guan Hu's masterpiece, Black Dog, emerged victorious at the prestigious Un Certain Regard selection, clinching the coveted best film award and shining as the standout Chinese film at the recently concluded 77th Cannes …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Guan Hu's Black Dog triumphs at Cannes

China Daily

Director Guan Hu alongside cast and crew members, including actor Eddie Peng, and Xiaoxin, the dog, attended the Cannes Film Festival's award-presenting ceremony on May 25. Director Guan Hu's masterpiece, Black Dog, emerged victorious at the prestigious Un Certain Regard selection, clinching the coveted best film award and shining as the standout Chinese film at the recently concluded 77th Cannes …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes 2024: Kodi, star of ‘Dog on Trial’, takes home top dog prize

The Hindu

There was lots of tail-wagging and face-licking as Kodi, this year's winner of the Palm Dog, the canine equivalent of the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, went up to receive his red collar for the French comedy Dog on Trial on Friday. The Griffon mix was praised for his "breathtaking" performance as Cosmos, a guide dog for a visually impaired …

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7 months ago

The real stars of Cannes may be the dogs

Associated Press

CANNES, France — It’s been a dog’s life at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — or should that be the Canine Film Festival? It all started with Messi, from last year’s Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall” and the reigning Palm Dog champion. Contest creator Toby Rose is giving nothing away ahead of Friday’s ceremony, but said this year …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Theatrical spectacle reveals Dunhuang's cultural heritage

China Daily

Director Tian Qinxin, also the president of the National Theater of China, in Beijing on April 23. This ambitious new production boasts a stellar lineup of artists, including director Tian Qinxin, scriptwriter Jiang Wenliang, and songwriter Peter Kam. Notably, the production features the multifaceted singer-actor Zhang Yixing in the leading role of Chang Shuhong, a celebrated painter who, after returning …

China Beijing Dunhuang Director Tian Qinxin

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Theatrical spectacle reveals Dunhuang's cultural heritage

China Daily

Director Tian Qinxin, also the president of the National Theater of China, in Beijing on April 23. This ambitious new production boasts a stellar lineup of artists, including director Tian Qinxin, scriptwriter Jiang Wenliang, and songwriter Peter Kam. Notably, the production features the multifaceted singer-actor Zhang Yixing in the leading role of Chang Shuhong, a celebrated painter who, after returning …

China Beijing Dunhuang Director Tian Qinxin

8 months, 1 week ago

Jia Zhangke's new movie nominated for Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

China Daily

Poster of Caught by the Tides. Celebrated director Jia Zhangke, a pioneering figure in China's arthouse cinema, has achieved a remarkable feat as his latest directorial work, Caught by the Tides, has been shortlisted to compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or at the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival. The unveiling of the main competition section lineup by Cannes' organizers featured …

Film Director Cannes Jia Tides

8 months, 1 week ago

Jia Zhangke's new movie nominated for Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

China Daily

Poster of Caught by the Tides. Celebrated director Jia Zhangke, a pioneering figure in China's arthouse cinema, has achieved a remarkable feat as his latest directorial work, Caught by the Tides, has been shortlisted to compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or at the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival. The unveiling of the main competition section lineup by Cannes' organizers featured …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Review: Vicious ‘Dogman’ shows a director known for excess at his most unmuzzled

LA Times

At their best, Luc Besson’s films occupy a different plane. He’s ideally suited to the role of Douglas, who, as “Dogman” begins, has just been arrested in drag, decked out as Marilyn Monroe, complete with her pink, strapless gown and ravishing hairdo from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” The only things that mar his beauty are the bandages and bruises on his …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival

China Daily

Poster for the Golden Rooster film festival. The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, one of the country's most prestigious movie industry events, kicked off on Wednesday in the coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province, gathering many insiders and celebrities to discuss the prospects of the domestic film industry. The top attraction of the festival, the 36th …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival

China Daily

Poster for the Golden Rooster film festival. The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, one of the country's most prestigious movie industry events, kicked off on Wednesday in the coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province, gathering many insiders and celebrities to discuss the prospects of the domestic film industry. The top attraction of the festival, the 36th …

Festival Film China Industry Chinese Yin Chinese Filmmakers

1 year, 1 month ago

Filmmakers share insights into industry's development at festival

China Daily

Poster for the Golden Rooster film festival. The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, one of the country's most prestigious movie industry events, kicked off on Wednesday in the coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province, gathering many insiders and celebrities to discuss the prospects of the domestic film industry. The top attraction of the festival, the 36th …

Festival Film Industry Chinese Yin Chinese Filmmakers Share Insights

1 year, 4 months ago

Interview | Sri Simha Koduri’s ‘Ustaad’ is about a boy, his bike and his dreams, says director Phanideep

The Hindu

Sometime in 2014, when Phanideep gazed at the street from his balcony on the third floor of a residential colony in Hyderabad, he spotted a boy trying to fly a kite. He says about Ustaad, which is the name of a bike in the film, and stars Sri Simha Koduri, Kavya Kalyanram, Gautham Menon, Anu Haasan and Ravindra Vijay, “If …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Young foreign directors complete capital shoot in short time frame

China Daily

Beijing Pigeons, a short film directed by Joshua Luther Recido. Twelve young foreign filmmakers have collaborated with Chinese partners to complete 11 short movies and one documentary, conveying their distinctive understanding of the capital through the lens over a period of just 17 days, according to Beijing Normal University Their efforts resulted in Looking China — Beijing, which has attracted …

China Beijing

1 year, 7 months ago

French director desires collaboration with Chinese filmmakers

China Daily

Frederic Auburtin at the Beijing International Film Festival on April 24. It was a Chinese film shot in Yunnan three years ago that helped him develop close relationship with Chinese filmmakers and producers. Auburtin showed his interest in working with Chinese filmmakers because of their "incredible talent" and the "unique energy" they bring to the production. Auburtin explained at the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

French director desires collaboration with Chinese filmmakers

China Daily

Frederic Auburtin at the Beijing International Film Festival on April 24. It was a Chinese film shot in Yunnan three years ago that helped him develop close relationship with Chinese filmmakers and producers. Auburtin showed his interest in working with Chinese filmmakers because of their "incredible talent" and the "unique energy" they bring to the production. Auburtin explained at the …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Zhang Yimou plans to direct first online drama in over three decades

China Daily

Director Zhang Yimou and actor Zhang Yi are pictured during a sideline interview with reporters shortly before the award ceremony. With blockbusters Snipers and Full River Red in his repertoire, filmmaker Zhang Yimou won the Annual Outstanding Director award of the 2022-2023 M-Chart, an industrial honor organized by China Movie Channel, the country's most influential movie broadcaster. Zhang Yimou received …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Zhang Yimou plans to direct first online drama in over three decades

China Daily

Director Zhang Yimou and actor Zhang Yi are pictured during a sideline interview with reporters shortly before the award ceremony. With blockbusters Snipers and Full River Red in his repertoire, filmmaker Zhang Yimou won the Annual Outstanding Director award of the 2022-2023 M-Chart, an industrial honor organized by China Movie Channel, the country's most influential movie broadcaster. Zhang Yimou received …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Zhang Yimou plans to direct first online drama in over three decades

China Daily

Director Zhang Yimou and actor Zhang Yi are pictured during a sideline interview with reporters shortly before the award ceremony. With blockbusters Snipers and Full River Red in his repertoire, filmmaker Zhang Yimou won the Annual Outstanding Director award of the 2022-2023 M-Chart, an industrial honor organized by China Movie Channel, the country's most influential movie broadcaster. Zhang Yimou received …

Zhang Zhang Yi Zhang Yimou Director Award

1 year, 8 months ago

Zhang Yimou plans to direct first online drama in over three decades

China Daily

Director Zhang Yimou and actor Zhang Yi are pictured during a sideline interview with reporters shortly before the award ceremony. With blockbusters Snipers and Full River Red in his repertoire, filmmaker Zhang Yimou won the Annual Outstanding Director award of the 2022-2023 M-Chart, an industrial honor organized by China Movie Channel, the country's most influential movie broadcaster. Zhang Yimou received …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Foreign filmmakers to shoot documentaries in China's Chongqing

China Daily

This year's Looking China annual youth film project was launched on Monday in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, with eight young foreign directors invited to film the landscape and culture of the city. The young filmmakers, who are from the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany and Jamaica, will visit eight different districts and counties in Chongqing, recording the mountain city from …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Foreign filmmakers to shoot documentaries in China's Chongqing

China Daily

This year's Looking China annual youth film project was launched on Monday in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, with eight young foreign directors invited to film the landscape and culture of the city. The young filmmakers, who are from the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany and Jamaica, will visit eight different districts and counties in Chongqing, recording the mountain city from …

China Chongqing Foreign Film

2 years, 1 month ago

Director helps make a difference

China Daily

Director Jia Zhangke and Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel share their experience of a two-month-long project in which they discussed the art of cinema at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing on Nov 7. One of Jia's favorite moments was when he was editing a movie at the studio, Manuel suddenly quoted Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni and French film …

Jia

2 years, 1 month ago

Director helps make a difference

China Daily

Director Jia Zhangke and Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel share their experience of a two-month-long project in which they discussed the art of cinema at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing on Nov 7. One of Jia's favorite moments was when he was editing a movie at the studio, Manuel suddenly quoted Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni and French film …

Jia

2 years, 3 months ago

Chinese movies kick off Asian film festival

China Daily

Asian Pop-Up Cinema, a film festival showcasing diverse Asian cultures in the United States, kicked off its 15th season with a Chinese film on Sept 10 in packed Claudia Cassidy Theater at Chicago Cultural Center in downtown Chicago. The film is "a major breakthrough from most animated films produced in China that often narrate fantasy stories or revolve around themes …

Festival Chicago Chinese Film

2 years, 3 months ago

Chinese movies kick off Asian film festival

China Daily

Asian Pop-Up Cinema, a film festival showcasing diverse Asian cultures in the United States, kicked off its 15th season with a Chinese film on Sept 10 in packed Claudia Cassidy Theater at Chicago Cultural Center in downtown Chicago. The film is "a major breakthrough from most animated films produced in China that often narrate fantasy stories or revolve around themes …

Festival Film Chicago Chinese

2 years, 3 months ago

If you’re overdue for an intro to Jean-Luc Godard, here are 6 films to start with

LA Times

The iconoclast at the epicenter of the French New Wave and one of film’s most influential makers, Jean-Luc Godard, who died Tuesday at 91, leaves behind a colossal legacy of more than 100 feature films, shorts and documentaries. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Pierrot Le Fou.” Here are six features you can stream now to start your …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Annual project launched to raise recognition for young talent

China Daily

Young director Zhang Jiaoye presents the idea about her directorial work Pets' Paradise. For the first time in seven years, on July 8, China Film Director's Guild held an online venture capital forum for its annual 2022 CFDG Young Director Support Program, drawing over 1,000 industry insiders to watch livestreamed presentations from the 10 young winners. Li Shaohong, head of …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Annual project launched to raise recognition for young talent

China Daily

Young director Zhang Jiaoye presents the idea about her directorial work Pets' Paradise. For the first time in seven years, on July 8, China Film Director's Guild held an online venture capital forum for its annual 2022 CFDG Young Director Support Program, drawing over 1,000 industry insiders to watch livestreamed presentations from the 10 young winners. Li Shaohong, head of …

Film China Director

2 years, 6 months ago

Zhang Yimou’s work closes film festival in Copenhagen

China Daily

The poster of the closing ceremony of the 2022 Copenhagen Asian Film Festival. As the closing film of the 2022 Copenhagen Asian Film Festival, Chinese director Zhang Yimou's film Cliff Walkers premiered at the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 22. Director Zhang Yimou gives a speech in a short video at the premiere in Copenhagen, Denmark. From May …

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2 years, 8 months ago

China streamers scrub Keanu Reeves titles over his support for Tibet

LA Times

Actor Keanu Reeves may now be kaput in China, despite his past close collaboration with its film authorities and decades of mega-stardom spanning the length of the country’s engagement with Hollywood. Last Monday, China’s major streamers removed the vast majority of Reeves’ filmography from their sites and wiped search results related to his name in Chinese — the cumbersome transliteration …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Foreign films join race for China's top movie awards

China Daily

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 34th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, December 28, 2021. The China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday in the city of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, with foreign films joining the race for China's top film awards for the …

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2 years, 11 months ago

French film student focuses on Chongqing

China Daily

CHONGQING－Romain Auger, a French student studying in Southwest China's Chongqing, has recently received the highest award in the global short video contest China in My Eyes－Beautiful Countryside for his unique recording of rural villages. Flat roads, huge swathes of navel oranges and gorgeous local scenery, way beyond my expectations," the young man says. He often posts videos in Chinese on …

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3 years ago

Zhang Yimou spy thriller enters race for best international film Oscar

China Daily

Actor Zhang Yi in Cliff Walkers. LOS ANGELES -- Director Zhang Yimou's spy thriller Cliff Walkers is the Chinese mainland's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. Featuring a star-studded cast of China's leading talent, including Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei and Qin Hailu, Cliff Walkers, set in the 1930s in China's …

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3 years ago

Zhang Yimou spy thriller enters race for best international film Oscar

China Daily

Actor Zhang Yi in Cliff Walkers. LOS ANGELES -- Director Zhang Yimou's spy thriller Cliff Walkers is the Chinese mainland's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. Featuring a star-studded cast of China's leading talent, including Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei and Qin Hailu, Cliff Walkers, set in the 1930s in China's …

Film China Chinese Oscar Zhang Yi Cliff Walkers

3 years ago

Debate triggered over Asian stereotypes at the movies

China Daily

The movie's director, Destin Daniel Cretton, speaks at the special screening of the production in Los Angeles. Compared with some 30 years ago, when The Joy Luck Club was being made, Yang said the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians was "a true hallmark of change", and with the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, "we've just …

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