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  Profile of Kang Jiaxiang: Kang Jiaxiang  is   a Mongolian  Chinese d irector . In 2007 , his film   “ The Funeral of Grandpa Xia ”   was s elected in the Short Film section of the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival . In  2012 , his film   “ White Sheets ”  was   s elected for the Chinesisches Film Festival in Frankfurt . In 2020 , his feature film   Mother Chrysanthemuml   was s elected for the Vancouver Chinese Film Festival .   In  2020 , his film was nominated as  Best Asian Feature Film  and  the Best Asian Actress and the Best Producer , and the Best Director of NVIFF  as well. In 2020 , his film   was s elected for the Filmarte Festival - 5th Edition .   In 2021 , his short film   “ The Smell of Memory ”   was   n ominated as the Best Original Screenplay and the Best Cinematography in the East Europe International Film Festival 2020; His documentary Dragon B...

  Profile of Leon Zhao: Leon Zhao is a young Chinese director and scriptwriter, who was born in Shanxi in the 1980s, and now lives in Beijing. Leon began to learn oil painting when he was a little child, which laid a solid foundation for his accomplishment in fine arts. He once obtained a bachelor's degree of Multimedia Art Design at Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, and later further studied Directing at Beijing Film Academy. He also studied at Hollywood, the United States. Leon has been committed to producing ingenious, thought-provoking, and touching films that suit both refined and popular tastes. 1.  Leon Zhao, the director of “Run Shunzi!” was originally a painter. Other painters who became film directors include Fritz Lang, Ridley Scott and David Lynch. Do painters make good film directors and what about the world or art prepares one for film-making?   Frame is a very important element for film making. Painting can cultivate one ’ s sense of frame. D...

  Profile of the director: Director Xu Youshi (徐有时）is a photographer who’s work has always taken him to the edge of modern cinema, a media which he loves. He’s been writing scripts since 2018 and in 2020 he shot his first short film “My Beloved”. The following year he wrote and completed his first feature “Chenxiang”: he’s currently working on another short film. 1.  My Beloved is about “Left Behind Children”; the kids who are left in rural areas by parents who travel to China’s cities to find work. How serious a problem is this and what should be done to tackle this problem? A: There are many in China. At least there are a lot around me. The whole society is trying to care about these children. But they lack the love from their parents. Only their parents can solve this problem.   2.  There is an old saying that one should never work with either children or animals. Yet for Xu Youshi’s first short film you decided to work with both. What attracted you to want to mak...

  Profile of Sun Jianjiang: Sun Jianjiang, born in 1981, Han nationality. Graduated from Harbin textile and garment industry school in 2000 Serving as the art editor of 9:61: A Record of The Authors of DV Independent Video of the Post-80s Generation in China by Sanlian publishing house in 2004. Producing more than ten online films for the film Guoing.com and Joy.com in 2006 Filming drama columns for Heilongjiang satellite TV in 2009 Studying in the literature department of Beijing Film Academy in 2010 Engaged in film editing in Beijing, editing movie trailers and promotional films for 1942, American dreams in China, Personal tailor, Starry Starry Night, etc in 2011 1.  Low-End Population deals with the economic impact of Covid-19, especially on the working classes. It’s a brilliant film which presents a bleak image of the struggle of the “low-end population” to survive. What made you want to make this film? A: Because of Covid-19 , I, a filmmaker working in Tier 1 cities like ...