Cannes International Film Festival is the most influential and top international film festival in the world today.And this year, a 24-year-old college student from Hebei’s graduation work “Earth” was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival.According to @Qianjiang Evening News,On April 23, the 75th Cannes Film Festival announced the shortlist for the official short film competition and the film cornerstone competition. There are four Chinese short films shortlisted.
The shortlisted Chinese short films in the short film competition unit are “Broken Heart of the Sun” directed by Bi Gan and starring Tan Zhuo and Chen Yongzhong, and “A Cliff Rises by the Sea” directed by Chen Jianying and starring Yao Anna.
The two Chinese-language short films shortlisted in the cornerstone section of the film are the short film “Dier” directed by Li Jiahe and the short film “Kite” directed by Li Yingtong.
Li Jiahe, the director of “Earth”, is a college student who has just graduated from the Design Department of the Film and Television College of Hebei University of Science and Technology in 2021.
The movie synopsis is:An unexpected event forces the two protagonists to search for that obscure place, the place that belongs to their hearts.
It is reported that the film cost only 5,000 yuan to shoot for a team of 6 people.
Li Jiahe responded by saying: “I graduated from the Design Department of the Film and Television College of Hebei University of Science and Technology. I just graduated in 2021. (Film) was shortlisted for the cornerstone unit of the 75th Cannes International Film Festival. It feels incredible, just like a dream.”
