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       Director’s Introduction:  Jianlin Pan was born from northwest region of China in 1969. He graduated from a university in Beijing with law degree, specialized in economic laws. He self-funded his film producing/directing career in his early 30’s, and produced and directed three feature films and two documentaries. Some of his films were in the finalist and rewarded from well-known film festivals such as Berlin International Film Festival, and Locarno Film Festival.  Unfortunately, none of his films obtained commercial release permit in China. He was broken, and returned to his hometown since 2008. He started to do business since then to make a living for his family and himself.  Film Synopsis: Pan is a single father, who raise two underage boys (Xiaoxiao and Lele) along.  Trying to compensate the lacking of maternal love for the two boys, Pan decorated the house with bright colors. He treats his boys with thoughtful kindness in dai...

    Director Profile: Ding Haoran: born in 2001.02.13, currently studying at Hebei University-Central Lancashire College of Media and Creativity, majoring in drama, film and television literature. He has directed the short documentary "Ask Wing Chun", which has won awards at several international film festivals, and directed the martial arts drama short film "The Soul Returns Home", "The Cause of Death of the Hedgehog" as the second work of his drama short film. Film synopsis: The kind-hearted Jon and his wife were slandered by netizens due to an accident. Lady Lucy died in the accident. Jon committed suicide due to cyber-violence. The girl they took in, Chen Anna, sought the help of journalist Paul in order to help them restore the truth.   Paul inadvertently angered Anna in the interview. Anna's emotional behavior plunged her into greater cyber-violence. Director's Statement: I hope to use Anna's experience to appeal to all online friends to ...

  Profile: Bachelor of Economics, East China University of Political Science and Law, 2014. Master of Political Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2016. EDBA candidate, Business Management at the University of Montpellier, 2020. Question 1: Avenger (复仇) is a film about a woman who takes revenge upon her sister’s murderers who could not be tried as adults for their crime due to their age. What drew you to this story, and why did you want to make this film? This film primarily explores "equal retaliation," or "lex talionis" in Latin. This kind of retribution is rarely seen in modern society, as people often turn to the judicial system to resolve conflicts. However, what happens when the law itself is flawed or the judicial system fails to deliver a fair judgment based on the law? At that point, the majority might accept their fate, but a few individuals may opt for "an eye for an eye" action to achieve what they perceive as justice. The lead charact...

  Profile: Director Deng bin, enlisted at the age of 17 ， since then, he has been engaged in news media and graphic photography ， In 2005, he joined the Economic Science Press as an editor ， Since the establishment of Kalman (Beijing) film and television culture media Co., Ltd. in 2008, Four episodes of documentary "looking for Cao Xueqin" were filmed in 2012 calendar year ， In 2015, he studied in the class of producer and director of Beijing Film Academy ， In 2016, the work "forgotten gift" won 5 domestic awards and 4 international awards ， In 2017, there were two domestic awards for shooting the micro film Qinglian ， In 2018, the public welfare micro film "memories of coffee" won the first prize in the integrity micro film competition of the people's Bank of China. From 2018 to 2021, he shot six episodes of documentary "hometown on the horizon" and was shortlisted for the 11th documentary Academy Award in 2021.   Question 1: Deng Bin. The d...

  Profile: Ding Haoran: Born on 2001.02.13, he is currently studying at Hebei University-Central Lancashire College of Media and Creativity, Film. Major Courses: Audio Production, Video Production, Documentary Creation, Narrative Film Creation, Film and Television Screenwriting, Film and Television Writing, Computer Cartography, etc., he has directed many films such as: Life Should Be Like This, Quietly Love You, Healthy Superman, etc. and has won a large number of awards in China. And he has composed music: Light up youth, join hands with the Winter Olympics, run to the future Has been reported by many well-known media in China.   Question 1: Ding Haoran, the director of ‘Ask Wing Chun’, has made films about a wide variety of subjects; Life Should Be Like This, Quietly Love You & Healthy Superman to name three. What made you want to make a film about Wing Chun Kung-Fu?   Ans: Because Wing Chun is a representative martial art among traditional Chinese martial arts, it...

  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...

  Profile: Wu Jiang, Male, Documentary Director, has been engaged in Documentary creation for 20 years, and has served as the International Documentary judge of China (Qinghai) World Mountain Documentary Festival. Wu jiang’s representative works are Deng Yingchao, Zheng He's Voyages to the West, the Nanjing Massacre，the Western Yinning and 23:11 (microfilm). Wu jiang has won the "Chinese Special Works" in Berlin International Short Film Festival, the “Best Documentary Award” of China TV Golden Eagle Award, the “Documentary Award” of China Television Star Award, the “Asian Production Award” of the Sichuan International “Golden Panda Award” TV Festival, the “International Peace Award” of Ukraine "Common Victory" International Film Festival, the "JADE KUNLUN Special Award” of World Mountain Documentary Festival. And the microfilm 23:11 was shortlisted for the 4th Macao International Movie Festival. Question 1:    “Pearl of the Good Earth” is a documentary abou...

  Profile: She graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a Ph. D. in statistics from the State University of New York, where She worked on Wall Street as a quantitative financial analyst, CFA certified financial analyst, and became an independent writer and director in 2013. Question 1:  “A Precious Heart” (你最珍贵) is a film about students in a Chinese university and the main character overcoming his own personal shortcomings so he can graduate and do something useful for society. What inspired this story? Answer: This film was inspired by an interview. I was then making a TV series about finance. I interviewed a very famous fund company in Beijing. By chance, I learned that this fund company was employing three interns. However, the applicants were over one thousand and they all came from the top three universities in Beijing. That means, the graduates who are not from the top three universities are not qualified for application at all. One thousand graduates from ...