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Cinephiles In Beijing Welcome A Festive Weekend
The important of being in Beijing if you are a cinephile in China: Young programmers present a showcase of independent films at year end in Beijing: over 20 films will be screened during this weekend.
These films include documentaries like Amitabha, Hua Shan Cross, Lao Zhao, Blobzangrgamytsho’s Home Affairs, Nan Xiao Jie, A Young Patriot, Road of No Return, New City, Rooms with Mao’s Images and Middle Kingdom; shorter films like Laughing to Die, A Visit, Father and the River, Golfville, Each Encounter Is Like A Departure, Marlina’s Gaze, Under the Sun, Senior Teacher, Sketches, and Their Sea; the Golden Horse winner Tharlo by Pema Tseden and a Hubert Bals funded film Li Wen at East Lake directed by the 2012 Vancouver Dragons and Tigers Award winner Li Luo.
For the cinephiles, it is like a mini festival. The only thing is the tickets are way less than demanded. The current regulation is: if it is a screening with fewer than 60 people, then no special permission is needed. So most of these screenings offer 60 tickets. That is why whenever there is such a showcase, the tickets are always taken in no time - one has to be alert and well-connected to secure a ticket. At least there is a way to watch these films.
The programmers declare: watch these films before you make a Top 10 Chinese films of 2015. Surprise screenings also include the recently Berlinale-selected What’s in the Darkness by Wang Yichun and a Locarno winner Kaili Blues by Bi Gan.
A few films premiered at Cannes 2015 like Lobster, Youth, Dheepan, Son of Saul, Mountains May Depart and The Brand New Testament will also be screened this weekend at China Film Archive in Beijing.
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