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  Question: The film ‘Searching for Faith in Love’ has a young girl who is tired of her life with her family in a village and wishes to leave. Do many young people in China want to leave the countryside? Why do they want to leave and what problems does this cause? Answer: The young girl is a graduate from a top university who lives in the city. She comes to the countryside as a volunteering teacher. As she cannot bear the difficult living condition of the countryside, she wants to leave. In China, many young people growing up in the countryside want to broaden their horizon in the city and work hard to make a better living. On the contrary, many  kindhearted college students from the city like this young girl would like to be a volunteering teacher in the countryside.   Question :  The film also features a clash between generations. What kind of disagreements do young and older people have in China? Do you think that there are any specific reasons for these arguments...

  Profile of Xu Chunling (徐春玲): Xu Chunling, is a screenwriter, director and associate professor. Having taught film and television editing and directing in universities for 14 years, she has gained much experience guiding students to complete a number of award-winning short films. From June 2020 to May 2021, she wrote and directed her first children's film “Birthday Adventure”. The screenplay took two years to complete and she spent meticulous effort in shooting the film, constantly perfecting the details. The director uses rich visuals to tell the story of Lan’s search for her mother, and to express a child’s passion for life. It is not just a journey of family reunion, but it also reflects the anxiety and dilemmas every child and adult might face in their own life, and how one should face them. Intended for children originally,the film has something for people of all ages. Question:  There are several Chinese movies made in recent times about the issue of “Left Behind Child...

THE ALL ASIAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (AAIFF) ONLINE AWARD CEREMONY    The All Asian Independent Film Festival (AAIFF), has been launched to support independent filmmakers throughout Asia to display their unique ideas, to tell the stories deep down inside their hearts, and to inspire both audiences and other independent filmmakers. As the sister film festival of ECU - the European Independent Film Festival, which has been held in Paris for 14 years, the AAIFF has the ability to harness the rock-solid reputation of ECU as being one of the World's foremost independent film festivals and to help bring global attention to Asia's independent filmmakers. The festival's objective is to offer excellent opportunities for all the Asian independent filmmakers to find audiences for their films, to connect with peers, distributors and talent scouts - and importantly to provide them unforgettable film experience. AAIFF held its first edition, online, from 18th to 22nd November, 2020. I...