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  Profile: I have always had a strong interest in different art forms, and film is the art I am most fascinated with. After studying illustration and design at the Maryland Institute of Art, I decided to go on to study film at NYU. While studying at the Maryland Institute of Art, studying painting and art history helped me better understand the development of the image. Studying film at NYU not only helped me improve my filmmaking skills, but also allowed me to find the subject I wanted to express. I am pretty sure that I will make film a lifelong career, and I hope that through film I can speak for ordinary people, criticize society, and explore new film languages.   Question 1 : Ma’am Xiaoyi is a very hard-hitting film about domestic abuse. It’s a difficult subject to tackle in a film and you have made a moving and emotionally powerful film about the subject. What made you want to make a film about this topic? Answer:   Ma’am Xiaoyi  is adapted from my own real exp...

  Profile: Jia Zhao is a film and television writer and director. He is passionate about presenting the beauty of the ordinary. In all his works, he believes every moment is a reflection of life. We experience the sublimity of our ordinary life. His works are Battle Through The Heavens ( 斗破苍穹 ), 2021 TV series remake of Jin Yong’s Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ( 天龙八部 ), Music films Open The Door to The World ( 打开世界的门 ), Far From Honghe ( 红河的远方 ), and Reminiscence ( 花西子 ), TV series The Round Table ( 圆桌派 ), Heros of Chinese Characters ( 汉字英雄 ), Literature Heros ( 文学英雄 ). Documentary series Collecting Time ( 收藏时光 ), The Echo of Time ( 时间的回响 ), etc.   His works are internationally acclaimed and won the 2019 and 2020 Venice Film Festival “FILMING ITALY BEST MOVIE AWARD,” Best Music Short Film. 2019 Asian-American Film Festival Best Short Film Award, The 25th China International Advertising Festival Annual Media Enterprise Cooperation Case Award, Douban China's Best Cultural Program of...

  Director's Profile:  Guo Jin, born in 1962, learned music since childhood. He served as the director of operations of the China National Traditional Orchestra and the Working Committee of Typecast Actors of the China Film Association. Over the years, he has directed a few large-scale variety shows, stage plays and tourism performances. He planned to film the five-episode documentary “Exceed Samsara” starting from 2013 and completed the filming in 2016. The film was shortlisted in the semi-final section of the 2017 Guangzhou International Documentary Festival, China. The 100-episode documentary “Operas in China” planned since 2017 is being filmed. The documentary “Spring Festival in the Ancient Village” planned since 2018 has been put on record by the China Film Administration and is being submitted for approval. Question  1.  “Spring Festival in the Ancient Village” (古堡里的年) is a slice-of-life documentary about the rural community for Xiaoyi in Shanxi Province. It’s...