2025 SIFF PROJECT REPORT

OVERVIEW

Date: 2025.06.14-17 (4 days)

Submission: 534

Finalist:34 (5 fo “Genre Project”, 5 for “New Talent Project”, 9 for “Work in Progress Project”, 3 for “Co-Production Project”, 12 for Pre-Production Project)

Meeting: 636

SELECTION COMMITTEE

FIRST ROUND

GUAN Bo       Producer, Magic Hour Studio, iQIYI Inc.

LYU Shufan    Damai Entertainment film promote and distribute manager

YI Mai             Producer

Gilda ZHAO    Writer, Screenwriter

SECOND ROUND

FENG Yuanliang       Screenwriter

HUO Yaowu              General Manager of Damai Entertainment Content Originality Center

LEE Weichang           Vice President, Shanghai Literature & Art Publishing House

LI Fenghua                FunAge Pictures

LU Yun                      Producer

Rebecca LI                Producer

XIE Meng                  CEO & Producer, Rediance

Yunfei                        CEO & Producer, Turan Movie

ZHANG Huixia          CHINA FILM PRODUCTION Co,Ltd

*Alphabetical order by last name

COMMITTEE

WEN Muye

YING Luojia

Chan Mou Yin Anselm

LIST OF THE HONOURED

“Best Genre Project”

One project from the “Genre Project” finalists will be honored as “Best Genre Project” by the SIFF PROJECT jury panel to encourage the project team.

-Dog Bite Dog (Director: CAI Kunyu  Screenwriter: LIN Xiao / WANG Hanmo)

Comments:

Balancing thematic depth with commercial appeal, featuring prominent social relevance and characters that are both fully realized and groundbreaking.

“Annual Focus”

One project from the SIFF PROJECT finalists apart from those of “WIP Project” will be specially honored as “Annual Focus” by the SIFF PROJECT jury panel to encourage the project team.

- Heading South(Director: YUAN Yuan  Screenwriter: YUAN Yuan / Bolor HUANG, Producer: WANG Jing)

Comments:

The perspective of contemporary ethnic minority girls, depicting the collision between tradition and trends, has become the essence of modern New National Genre films.

“Best Talent Project”

One project from the “New Talent Project” finalists will be honored as “Best Talent Project” by the SIFF PROJECT jury panel to encourage the project team.

-A Perfect Life (Director: GUO Xiaodong  Screenwriter: XI Longfei)

Comments:

High completion, novel structure, rich emotions, and poetic elegance.

“Most Creative Project”

One project from the “Co-Production Project” and “Pre-Production Project” finalists will be honored as “Most Creative Project” by the SIFF PROJECT jury panel to encourage the project team.

-Wintertime in a Small Town (Director / Screenwriter: WU Chu / GAO Xiangyu Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei)

Comments:

The aesthetic experience is coherent, embodying the essence of contemporary intellectual cinema.

“Best WIP Project”

One project from the SIFF PROJECT “WIP Project” finalists will be honored as “Best WIP Project” by the SIFF PROJECT jury panel based on its originality and visual quality.

- Good Drink Pub (Director / Screenwriter: Emetjan Memet Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei  Producer: Derek ZHANG DOP: HE Xun)

Comments:

Refreshingly crisp, humorously vivid, textured and vibrant: a self-contained aesthetic.

“Jury’s Choice”

- Zoom in, Zoom out (Director / Screenwriter: DONG Jie Producer: CAO Shanshan Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei  DOP: LI Zhong)

A groundbreaking work — delivering an unprecedented viewing experience, sparking curiosity and anticipation for the unknown.

FunAge “Happy Together” Award

One project from non-WIP finalists selected by FunAge Pictures will receive RMB 150,000 in cash.

- -Dog Bite Dog (Director: CAI Kunyu  Screenwriter: LIN Xiao / WANG Hanmo)

Damai Entertainment Hina Support Project

The one selected from non-WIP finalists by Damai Entertainment will receive RMB 150,000 in cash.

- Find Your Way (Director：Sofia WANG  Screenwriter: Lilian ZHANG  Producer: Aubrey ZHENG)

Phenom Films Award

One project from "WIP Project" finalists selected by Phenom Films will receive a post-production technical assistance worthy of RMB 200,000.

- The Seed Will Sprout（Shanghai Daughter）(Director / Screenwriter: Agnis SHEN  Producer: XU Ruijing / LIAO Yong / Agins SHEN  DOP: PU Wei)

Mofei Pictures Creative Sound’s Choice

One project from “WIP Project” finalists selected by Mofei Pictures will receive a post-production sound package worthy of RMB 200,000.

- Good Drink Pub (Director/Screenwriter: Emetjan Memet Producer: Derek ZHANG Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei   DOP: HE Xun)

Image Forestt Award

Image Forestt will select one project from “WIP Project” and provide it with non cash value of 250,000 yuan for the post production color grading.

-The Story of Xiao Dong（Director/Screenwriter: ZHANG Haidong Producer: CHEN Kunyang / SUN Yu Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei DOP: YANG Kehan

Aputure Award

One project from non-WIP Project finalists selected by Aputure will receive the lighting equipment and other service support during film shooting worthy of no less than RMB 300,000.

-Wintertime in a Small Town (Director / Screenwriter: WU Chu / GAO Xiangyu Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei)

INBETWEEN Award

Each of the two projects from “WIP Project” finalists selected by INBETWEEN will receive poster and title design services package worthy of RMB 100,000.

- Zoom in, Zoom out (Director/Screenwriter: DONG Jie Producer: CAO Shanshan Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei  DOP: LI Zhong)

- Good Drink Pub (Director / Screenwriter: Emetjan Menmet  Executive Producer: WANG Hongwei  Producer: Derek ZHANG  DOP: HE Xun)

China Film Award

One project from non-WIP Project finalists selected by China Film Production will receive the rental support for shooting location worthy of RMB 300,000.

-Back to Basics（Director: TANG Jiaying Screenwriter: CHEN Mo/ TANG Jiaying Producer: Jing Chen）