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A New Generation of Filmmakers Is Shaking Up the Chinese Film Industry
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Mathew Scott
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A new generation of Chinese filmmakers is shaking up the industry with their personal, innovative stories reflecting contemporary life in the country.
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- Jiang Xiaoxuan's debut feature 'To Kill a Mongolian Horse' is a poignant love letter to her Inner Mongolian homeland and the changing traditions of its people, winning her the Authors Under 40 Award at Venice.
- Young Chinese director Qiu Yang's debut 'Some Rain Must Fall', which won the special jury prize at Berlin, explores the chaos of an ordinary middle-class life, defying expectations that festival-praised films won't resonate with domestic audiences.
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Guan Hu, Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai, Diao Yinan, Jiang Xiaoxuan, Saina, Chen Yusha, Zhang Xuyu, Qiu Yang, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, CHANEL XBusan International Film Festival Asian Film Academy, FIRST International Film Festival, Black Dog, The Eight Hundred, To Kill a Mongolian Horse, Frankenfishby the River, Fishbone, Some Rain Must Fall