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2013 Golden Horse FPP25 – Uzala Love Song

Nov 20, 2025 CFM Pitch 0

The Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP) is a Mandarin language media investment platform designed to bring to fore collaborative opportunities between filmmakers and investors and distributors, and to link regional industry professionals back to the international film community. In the seven years since its establishment, the FPP has never lacked for dazzling examples of the successful, the innovative, and the artistic. Myriad Selected Projects from the past two years – Ilo Ilo, Touch of the Light, GF*BF, Cha-Cha for Twins, Starry Starry Night, Seediq Bale, Jump Ashin!, and The Fourth Portrait, to name but a few – have proven themselves darlings at film festivals around the world.

The 2013 Golden Horse FPP is held from November 19th through the 21st, where a gathering giants and forces of the film industry is certain to be a sight to behold.

FPP25 - Uzala Love Song

[Country] China

[Director] MA Nan

[Producer] WANG Li-Xue

[Production Company] Peking Sun and Moon Film Company

Director Ma Nan

A love story is to explore the choices of life. For various reasons, people often make choices against their will, and become accustomed to them. I really want to remind people of a forgotten truth: we only have one life. Why do you live with too many regrets? I hope this film could equip the audiences with courage to rush out from limits!

What strikes me most are the film’s characters. Master Lao Niu is originally a common elevator operator, while he is faithful to his “unrealistic” ideal, pursues his dream courageously despite others’ comments. His life thus becomes noble and great, and affects confused people around him such as Tan Xiaozhe. This is the power of faith!

Real life is dull, especially the modern city: fast-paced with high pressure. The spiritual dimension is numb and insensitive. Personally, I form an idea that a good film should provide the chance for audiences to appreciate life’s beauty and pureness within the short time in the theater. It is like the dew of rain washing the soul and it is just the nutrients they need to nourish their hearts.

Here, there are more opportunities to meet investors and distributors interested in our project. As a rookie, I can be affirmed and selected by the jury, I feel encouraged. In this high level platform of the Golden Horse FPP, I am looking forward to more professional advice to help me position the film’s style and precise future market.

Producer WANG Lixue

We plan to obtain more attention and support from film investors and distributors, meet partners interested in this project, promote the film operation as soon as possible, produce high-quality films and screen “Uzala Love Song” in the theater soon.

We aim to attract Chinese-speaking audiences and at the same time, we might shoot it transnationally, so our target audiences may also include overseas filmgoers. For this genre, it is positioned as a rom com, while in terms of the theme, it is a little serious, so it is likely to attend major film festivals and open up overseas markets.

The film is a product of dream. We wish that we are able to meet you, investors who are willing to build a dream with us. We have every confidence for “Uzala Love Song”, both in artistic quality, or commercial selling point. It has the potential to become an excellent work! Business risks and opportunities walk together: by cooperating with the professionals, we can be even more professional!

2013 Golden Horse FPP25 – Uzala Love Song

FPP25 - Uzala Love Song

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