36th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2020
11 November - 13 December 2020

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SP 05 China New Talents

For the third time, we are placing work created by young students from the empire of the sun in the focus. In collaboration with Shanghai-based producer and director Sido Yao Lu, we have selected an assortment of new short films from a host of submissions from numerous universities. Our aim was to capturThe the essence of China’s student film scene. The films reflect the troubles inherent in attempting to cope with a rapidly changing society and prove that a reborn China has long since become an international heavyweight in the cultural ring. The films come from Universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Lanzhou, Zuhai and Hong Kong.

11.11.20, 00:00h, online: interfilm.de/sooner (Nov 11 - 22)

China New Talents
China New Talents

Online at Sooner.de

Watch this progam (among others) at Sooner.de from 11 to 22 November for 7.95 Euro!

7 films
Si Fan

Si Fan

The River Will Carry Them

Keyi Zhang // China // 2020 // 12:55 min

Live Action

The geology researcher Bin discovers a river that leads him to his deceased love. When he tells his colleague about the place, they don’t believe the stretch of water exists at all. Lanzhou University – Lanzhou

Life is a Train.

Life is a Train.

Yichen Huo // China // 2019 // 05:58 min

Documentary, Experimental

This tribute to the director’s mother combines images taken from a moving train with snapshots of a hectic everyday life. Beijing Film Academy - Modern Creative College – Beijing

夏日高阁

夏日高阁

Summer Attic

Wenting Gao // China // 2020 // 14:40 min

Live Action

Sue comes to Shenzhen to demand compensation for her father’s fatal accident on a construction site. Alas, his former employer refuses to engage. University of Aereonautics and Astronautics – Nanjing

The Weak

The Weak

Qinting Wang // China // 2020 // 05:30 min

Live Action

Based on his students’ statements, a teacher, Mr. Lee, attempts to get to the bottom of an alleged case of bullying in his class. Communication University of China – Beijing

霜寒

霜寒

Frost

Zhuang Ma // China // 2018 // 16:10 min

Documentary

At three in the morning, he makes his rounds, beating on his gong. For six decades, Yu Jiajiu has been keeping the 600-year-old tradition of the night watchman alive in his village. Shanghai Normal University – Shanghai

Lens

Lens

Manting Huang // China // 2019 // 11:21 min

Live Action

A young jobseeker copies the pickpockets and steals a camera lens. When he goes to sell it, a photograph catches his eye, giving him another idea. Hong Kong Baptist University - Hong Kong

The Hunters in the Snow

The Hunters in the Snow

Binghan Lin / Chuer Qin // China // 2020 // 20:00 min

Live Action

On the snow-covered prairie of Xinjiang, Kazakh shepherds are stalked and photographed by groups of tourists on a daily basis. Nevertheless, a young professional photographer decides to try his luck too. Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University Untied College - City: Zhuhai