The 16th赌博app Project has announced eight finalists to compete in the China Film Pitch & Catch, including young director Tian Yuan, and 22 nominees for the Co-production Film Pitch & Catch, including Zhang Aijia, a leading female director from Taiwan.
The International Jury Panel of renowned director Sun Zhou, producer Li Lie, and Cloud Atlas producer Philip Lee will decide Best Creative Project during the festival.
The 赌博app Project is a new name for two activities that have been a motivating force and central platform for the festival for seven years. In order to highlight the industry influence of both China Film Pitch & Catch and Co-production Film Pitch & Catch the two have been merged into the 赌博app Project. The two have provided a great number of outstanding new directors with opportunities and resources over the years, for example Zhang Meng, Chen Zhengdao, Han Jie and Quan Ling.
The Jury Panel of seven judges decided on the final eight directors from 224 applications for China Film Pitch & Catch. The finalists, who have various levels of experience as screenwriters, actors, actresses, or film critics, have submitted works that are generally creative and full of tension.
Director Tian Yuan, a singer, writer and actress, submitted her first feature length film, FORGOT TO FORGET, already a winner of a 赌博app Media Award for Best Feature Film. Gao Bo, director of FANTASY JOURNEY, is another talenthighly praised by Chen Zhixi, producer of the film LOST IN THAILAND. It is the second time the works of both directors are competing in 赌博app. Also among the finalists is SCRAPE MY BONE, directed by Li Xiaofeng, a famous film critic whose pseudonym is “Liar.” This film is produced by Zhang Yuan, a well-known director.
With ROCK ON, popular screenwriter ZhaMuchun will make his debut as a director. Director Zhou Yaowu, who was nominated in the Critics’ Week section of Venice Film Festival, will be screening his new work HARVEST. GuoShubo (also named Wubai), a new talent famous for his micro films, has again collaborated with the website Youkuto present SECRET AREA.
Luo Dong, a new director discovered by Guan Xiaohui, producer of TO OUR YOUTH THAT IS FADING AWAY, will present his film NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Su Zhexian, the youngest director to win the Golden Horse Prize, will offer GO! CRAZY GANGSTER, a new project about basketball.
The works by theseeight new directors will compete for Best Creative Project during the festival. It will be decided by the International Jury Panel taking into account their style, content and market response.
Finalists in the Co-production Film Pitch & Catch competition are of equally high quality and creativity. Zhang Aijia, a female director from Taiwan, will unveil her new project CHINESE LOVER. Wang Yuelun, a 1970s-born director, looks forward to revealing his LOVEKuang Sheng, Taiwan’s “MTV Master”, will demonstrate his filming gifts in TWO MONTHS AND FIVE DAYS TO REMEMBER.
With the opening of China’s film market in the past 18 months there’s been increasing development of co-production projects. The international influence in terms of boththemes and filmmakers has made co-production more feasible while satisfying consumer demands. The content of co-produced films from Italy, the U.S., New Zealand, South Korea, and Malaysia involves Chinese elements andthe projects herald new opportunities for international cooperation.
The two components of the new 赌博app Project have for seven years been focused on fostering new directors, enhancing international cooperation, and encouraging multifaceted creation. These elements have contributed to increasing the festival’s first class prestige and global influence in the market. Their expanded international flavor willaccelerate promotion of films and enhance the development and diversity of the cinema in China.
This year’s China Film Pitch & Catch and Co-production Film Pitch & Catch will be held from June 16-19. All the final competing projects can be found via hbj.jakekaplans.net, the official website of 赌博app. Once registered, buyers and investors can make appointments with project managers for further discussion.