China’s 5th Hainan Island International Film Festival (Hiiff) welcomed an esteemed roster of global movie figures including jury head and Palme d’Or-winning auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan when it opened on Dec. 16, with local state media hailing the event for building new platforms for filmmakers to “communicate and collaborate.”
But the festival continues to be shadowed by accusations concerning a distinct lack of communication — and the non-payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money promised to young filmmakers at its past editions.
Chinese producer Yini Qian’s film Drop Your Cat won the festival’s 2020 Hainan Choice Award, which included a RMB1.5 million (about $212,000) production-support prize. But the filmmaker says only RMB225,000 ($32,000) was paid — and not until June 2021. Repeated attempts by Yini and her partners to follow up on the unpaid award have yielded nothing.
“From 2021 to 2022, the former festival organizer responded with acknowledgment of the debts,...
But the festival continues to be shadowed by accusations concerning a distinct lack of communication — and the non-payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money promised to young filmmakers at its past editions.
Chinese producer Yini Qian’s film Drop Your Cat won the festival’s 2020 Hainan Choice Award, which included a RMB1.5 million (about $212,000) production-support prize. But the filmmaker says only RMB225,000 ($32,000) was paid — and not until June 2021. Repeated attempts by Yini and her partners to follow up on the unpaid award have yielded nothing.
“From 2021 to 2022, the former festival organizer responded with acknowledgment of the debts,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Mathew Scott
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The marital drama is the second feature from Ziyang Zhou.
Berlin-based sales outfit Picture Tree International (Pti) has picked up international rights to Ziyang Zhou’s Wu Hai, ahead of its debut in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
The Chinese relationship drama marks the second feature of Inner Mongolia director Zhou after Old Beast, which won three awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival in 2017, including the Fipresci prize and best original screenplay for Zhou.
It is also the first Chinese production to be acquired by Pti and is receiving its world premiere on September 24 at San Sebastian’s 68th edition,...
Berlin-based sales outfit Picture Tree International (Pti) has picked up international rights to Ziyang Zhou’s Wu Hai, ahead of its debut in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
The Chinese relationship drama marks the second feature of Inner Mongolia director Zhou after Old Beast, which won three awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival in 2017, including the Fipresci prize and best original screenplay for Zhou.
It is also the first Chinese production to be acquired by Pti and is receiving its world premiere on September 24 at San Sebastian’s 68th edition,...
- 9/21/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Marriage drama selected to play in competition at San Sebastian.
Berlin-based sales outfit Picture Tree International (Pti) has picked up international rights to Ziyang Zhou’s Wu Hai, ahead of its debut in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
The Chinese relationship drama marks the second feature of Inner Mongolia director Zhou after Old Beast, which won three awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival in 2017, including the Fipresci prize and best original screenplay for Zhou.
It is also the first Chinese production to be acquired by Pti and is receiving its world premiere on September 24 at San Sebastian’s 68th edition,...
Berlin-based sales outfit Picture Tree International (Pti) has picked up international rights to Ziyang Zhou’s Wu Hai, ahead of its debut in competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
The Chinese relationship drama marks the second feature of Inner Mongolia director Zhou after Old Beast, which won three awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival in 2017, including the Fipresci prize and best original screenplay for Zhou.
It is also the first Chinese production to be acquired by Pti and is receiving its world premiere on September 24 at San Sebastian’s 68th edition,...
- 9/21/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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