The promise from organizers of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival is for a mix of the "old and the new" and to that end this year's program offers a look at emerging contemporary filmmakers ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai: Director Rolf de Heer on Joining Competition Jury, Seeking “New Worlds to Explore” in Cinema
Multi-award-winning Dutch-Australian director Rolf de Heer's films expand creative horizons in the ways he deals with character, narrative and dialogue. Heads were turned with the Venice Grand Jury ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Film Festival: 5 Chinese Movies Not to Miss
China's most prestigious film event has become a more domestic affair in recent years, but it's still the premier platform for discovering local gems, such as new features from directors Guan Hu and ... ( read original story ...)
Parallax Set Sales Slate for Shanghai Film Festival Pair
Chinese indie sales firm Parallax is handling rights on two features and a short that are playing at the Shanghai festival. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Selection ‘Requiem for a Tribe,’ From Hot Docs Winner Marjan Khosravi, Aims to Give a Voice to Nomadic Iranian Women
Iranian filmmaker Marjan Khosravi, winner of multiple awards for her shorts, is bowing her first feature-length film, “Requiem for a Tribe,” at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The film is in ... ( read original story ...)
Emerging Chinese Directors Lead Shanghai Festival’s Asian New Talents Section
Zeng Zhi, previously a commercials director, puts the focus of his debut feature "Friday, Funfair" on the struggles of a young woman who was abandoned by her husband and is left to take care of her ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Film Festival Jury Weighs in on Unique Process of Moviemaking: ‘Each Film Is a Rejection of the Previous One’
On the opening day of the Shanghai film festival the international jury weighed in on the unique process of moviemaking, scripts and performance. ( read original story ...)