Original Title: Movie News | World Premiere of Zhang Lu’s Film “The Long Confession”, the short film “Swimming Water” produced by Chen Chong landed in “A Corner of Pingyao”
The world premiere of Zhang Lu’s film “The Long Confession” Pingyao International Film Festival
On October 12, 2021, the opening film “The Long Confession” of the Fifth Pingyao International Film Festival will have its world premiere at this film festival.
“The Long Confession” is the first Chinese-language feature film shot by director Zhang Lu in ten years, starring Ni Ni, Zhang Luyi, and Xin Baiqing.The film tells the story of Lidong in his youth who once admired a woman named A Chuan.20After years of affectionate waiting, the two met again.The love that is deep in my heart is also going far away in this“she”The chasing of love in the township intensified.
Zhang Lu has directed films such as “Tang Poetry”, “Mong Chong” and “Gyeongju”. In 2000, Zhang Lu made a short film “11Years” began his career, the film was shortlistedThe short film competition at the Venice International Film Festival in 2001;The feature film debut “Tang Poetry” premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2003; his work “Mang Seed” won in 2005Cannes Film Critics WeekACIDAward, and won the New Wave Award at the 2005 Busan International Film Festival; “Border”Shortlisted for the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival competition. “Tumen River”Shortlisted for the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival “Cenozoic “Unit, and won a special mention award;“illusion”As 2016The opening film of the Busan International Film Festival was screened.
The short film “Swimming Water” supervised by Chen Chong landed in “A Corner of Pingyao”
On the evening of October 13, 2021, the special screening of “Swimming Water” and the opening event of the Fifth Pingyao International Film Festival “A Corner of Pingyao” will be held in the Cinema Palace.“Swimming” byDirected by young director Zhou Quan,Produced by the well-known actor Chen Chong, co-starring Chen Chong, Xu Wenshan, Sun Yang, and Zheng Yuzhi, the short film focuses on the growth of girls under the epidemic.Director Zhou Quan said,The creation of “Swimming Water” originated from characters. The short film uses a 1:1 frame to focus on the face of the person in order to create a sense of suffocation.
Zhou Quan won the highest award at the 13th Hong Kong Asian Film Investment Council in 2015 and the KNN Audience Award at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival in 2017 for his first feature film “Summer in West Little River”.
Jia Zhangke, Founder of Pingyao International Film Festival, Chief Consultant Marco·Mueller, director and screenwriter Li Ruijun, film studiesYang Yuanying and others attended this event. Jia Zhangke said,It is hoped that through the film exhibition, on the one hand, it will achieve cross-regional, cross-academic, and cross-professional communication, and on the other hand, it will build a bridge between student films and the industrial market.“A Corner of Pingyao” is a permanent unit of the education section of the Pingyao International Film Festival. In 2021, there are 24 “Invitation Group” short films and 13 “Open Group” short films in this unit.
“Swimming” poster
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