Belt and Road Film Week｜Lineups of Cinemas and Films for Yangtze River Delta Screening Announced

The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) will kick off on June 9, and this year, the Belt and Road Film Week will also feature the Yangtze River Delta Screening, to release selected recommendations by member institutions in countries along the Belt and Road route in cinemas in Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo and Hefei on June 10-11 and June 17-18, respectively. Audiences are welcome to experience both the charm of the film art at SIFF and the unique customs and culture of the countries along the Belt and Road route through the screen.

Cultures thrive and blossom through exchanges and mutual learning. This year's Yangtze River Delta Screening of the Belt and Road Film Week will serve as a conversation platform as always, to provide opportunities for films, filmmakers and fans to share and exchange ideas, and drive the high-quality integrated development of the art film distribution and screening market in the Yangtze River Delta region.

The Yangtze River Delta Screening will begin selling tickets online at 12:00 on June 3. Audiences in Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Hefei may purchase tickets via Taopiaopiao.

The following ticket channels are available for the Yangtze River Delta Screening of the Belt and Road Film Week:

Taopiaopiao App (recommended)

Alipay - Movie & Performance Mini-program

Taobao App - Taopiaopiao Mini-program

Partner screening cinemas of Yangtze River Delta Screening of the Belt and Road Film Week this year:

Cinemas and films featured in the Yangtze River Delta Screening:

A brief overview of the films to be screened in the Belt and Road Film Week:

The Klezmer Project

Year of production: 2023

Director : Leandro Koch / Paloma Schachmann

Country: Austria Argentina

A beautiful lie led the wedding photographer Leandro on a journey to discover "klezmer" music. This "fake" documentary project will take him across Eastern Europe in search of the last melodies of this Yiddish folk music.

My Brothers Dream Awake

Year of production: 2021

Director: Claudia Huaiquimilla

Country: Chile

Ángel and his brother Franco have been in a juvenile prison for a year. At this point, the arrival of a rebellious teenager seems to make an escape from prison possible. A riot is secretly brewing among the teenagers in order to regain their freedom.

Safe Place

Year of production: 2022

Director: Juraj Lerotić

Country: Croatia

Damir tries to end his life, but his brother and mother keep trying to stop him and divert his attention. Something unexpected changes the peaceful family life radically, as if they are going through a war invisible to the onlookers.

The film focuses on mental health themes and is the director's first feature film based on his own experiences. The director, who plays the lead role himself, has not only won the Pardo d’oro and Best New Director award in the Concorso Cineasti del presente section of the 75th Locarno Film Festival, but has also won Best Actor awards at several festivals in Locarno, Sarajevo and Beijing, etc.

Six Weeks

Year of production: 2022

Director: Noémi Veronika Szakonyi

Country: Hungary

Sophie, a high school girl and table tennis player, is pregnant. She lives with her alcoholic mother and her young sister in a living environment that is not conducive to a new baby. Moreover, she intends to continue practicing and competing professionally. Therefore, she wanted to give the baby up for adoption through social procedures. By law, she has six weeks to think over and can have the baby back if she changes her mind.

As she takes care of her sister and mother at home, her natural maternal nature awakens little by little in Sophie's heart, making her begin to question her decision. The film uses a subtle camera language to draw out the inner world of the main character, showing a rebellious and precocious young girl's understanding of love and responsibility. The director of this film began the study of film at the Beijing Film Academy.

Valeria is Getting Married

Year of production: 2022

Director: Michal Vinik

Country: Israel

Christina is married in Israel and lives happily ever after. Her younger sister, Valeria, is also set up in Israel to meet her fiancé, whom she met through an online matchmaker. However, in the short time they spend together, the two sisters begin to question their choices. The film's script is well-knit but full of tension while the plot twists and turns in a natural progression.

The Start

Year of production: 2022

Director: Yernar Nurgaliyev

Country: Kazakhstan

A pair of brothers, who have lost their parents and are dependent on each other, make their living by robbing goods, but are unexpectedly spotted by a track coach who comes to the countryside looking for and recruiting long-distance runners. Faced with tough training and unexpected trials, will the two be able to beat their tough rivals and succeed in the marathon?

Now all the theaters are ready

for a cinematic dialogue with you.

This summer,

we look forward to meeting you

at the Belt and Road Film Week!