2021-09-08

24th SIFFORUM

 

 

Due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements, the number of seats at this year’s SIFFORUM is limited. Online registration is required to gain admission and is only open to Shanghai International Film Festival badge holders. Please refer to the following article for registration details. Thank you for your cooperation. 

 

All forum sessions will be recorded live and broadcast online on a delayed basis to share high-quality film resources and the dynamics of the film industry with enthusiasts and industry practitioners. 

 

Broadcast platforms: Tencent Video, MIGU Video, BesTV, CCTV APP.

 

 

 

Opening Session: Chinese Film Industry Summit

 

Time: 10:00-12:00

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 cast a gloom over the global film market. The Chinese film industry had managed to resume work and production relatively early, achieving an annual nationwide box-office gross of 20.417 billion Chinese Yuan. The 10 highest-grossing films of the year were all domestic productions, accounting for 83.72% of the total box office.

 

Under the context of the pandemic as well as its necessary safety protocols, in an effort to achieve mutual growth and support among all stakeholders of the film industry, filmmakers work together to produce high-quality creative works while passing on the Chinese spirit and values and demonstrating China’s strength. At the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, how can the Chinese film industry expand creative themes, improve production quality, and create high-quality films in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China? How to maintain the vitality of the film market and fully unleash the potential of film consumption? How to enhance the narrative of Chinese films from an international perspective and convey the Chinese spirit and values? With the above questions in mind, this forum invites leading figures from domestic film companies to offer insights into the potential of China’s film industry.

 

Moderator: 

HUANGFU Yichuan | President of “China Film News” and President and Editor-in-Chief of “Contemporary Cinema” 

 

Guest Speakers: 

CHENG Wu | Vice President of Tencent and Chief Executive Officer of Tencent Pictures

FU Ruoqing | Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice-Chairman of China Film Group Corporation, Vice-Chairman and General Manager of China Film Co., Ltd.

WANG Changtian | Chairman of Enlight Media

WANG Jianer | Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shanghai Film Group Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Shanghai Film Co., Ltd.

YU Dong | Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Bona Film Group Ltd.

ZENG John | President of Wanda Cultural Industry Group and Wanda Film Group

 

SIFFORUM | Create Fine Works for the Era and Carry Forward the Chinese Spirit

 

 

SIFF YOUNG Forum: To Meet with the Talented

 

Time: 14:00-16:30

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

In recent years, many young filmmakers have produced outstanding film works with unique characteristics through professional filmmaking and narrative techniques. These works have gained the favor of and been recognized by various film festivals, film markets, and the general audience. Life is the source of creative works. Young filmmakers have started to express their very own ideas of society and life more and more through their films. However, with the rapid growth of Chinese film industry and increasing global communication, the market has required films to show diversity. How would the new generation of young filmmakers react when self-expression is in conflict with the demand of the film market? From the perspective of the industry, what are the measures to increase international competitiveness and communication of Chinese films, to provide more Chinese faces for global cinema, and to effectively tell Chinese stories with international expressions. In this forum, jury members and selected young filmmakers of the SIFF YOUNG will each discuss their creative process and plans for future filmmaking.

 

Moderator: 

LIANG Zhi | Actor

 

Guest Speakers: 

NING Hao | Recommender of SIFF YOUNG and Director

Natacha DEVILLERS | Recommender of SIFF YOUNG and Producer

SHEN Yang | Recommender of SIFF YOUNG, Producer, and Curator

WANG Hongwei | Recommender of SIFF YOUNG, Producer, and Screenwriter

HAN Shuai | Young Filmmaker, Director, and Screenwriter

LIANG Ming | Young Filmmaker, Director, Screenwriter, and Actor

RAO Xiaozhi | Young Filmmaker and Director

WANG Jing | Young Filmmaker and Director

 

SIFF YOUNG Forum|The Creative "Secret" of Outstanding Young Filmmakers-Bear in Mind the Original Aspiration and Be Loyal to Dreams

 

 

Marketing Strategy of Mainstream Cinema

 

Time: 10:00-12:00

Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

In recent years, mainstream cinema has obtained both critical and commercial success with market-oriented creative techniques, novel ways of expression, and impressive image visualization. Combining grand themes with ordinary characters, mainstream cinema has vividly demonstrated the spirit of the era through a contrast between the macro and the micro.

 

How should creators grasp the key to the literary and artistic expression of mainstream cinema to resonate with and remind the audience of our collective cultural memory through film aesthetics? How should we avoid the homogeneity of the subject matter and fully explore the potential of the mainstream topics to achieve diversity and quality? How can we retain both ideological cohesion and market appeal and find a way to commercialize mainstream films? This forum will focus on the above questions.

 

Moderator: 

HU Sherwood | Director, Professor, and Doctoral Advisor at Jiaotong University

 

Guest Speakers: 

LIANG Jing | Chairman of The Seventh Art Pictures, Actress, and Producer

LI Jun | Director of “Infinite Depth”

YI Li | Member of the CPPCC, Vice Chairman of China Film Association, Vice Chairman of China Film Directors’ Guild, and Class-I Director of China Film Group Corporation

ZHAO Ningyu | Professor at Beijing Film Academy, Doctoral Advisor, Screenwriter of “The Sacrifice” and “Glory and Dream”

ZHENG Dasheng | Director

 

SIFFORUM|The Mainstream Works Are Actively Embracing the Market, and the Spotlight Is Casted on the Little Man in The Grand Era

 

 

Virtuality and Reality: New Changes in Film Production

 

Time: 10:00-12:00

Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

Nowadays, digital technology has permeated film production in all aspects, and technological changes are improving the presentation of films and changing the traditional production concepts from all aspects. Affected by the global pandemic, transnational film and television cooperation now face new challenges, and conventional film production methods urgently require transformations. The newly emerging technologies might have become the ideal solution.

 

How do we apply technological advancements to film aesthetics? How do we realize remote collaboration of film production under the pandemic? What are the advantages of virtual production, and will these advantages become an industry trend in the future? Will the innovation of production technology affect the division of labor in the film industry? How do we enrich the talent pool and its cultivation to achieve sustainable development for film production? This forum shares the latest developments of the newly emerging technologies and discusses the future of film production.

 

Moderator: 

HE Xiaoqing | Executive Dean of Shanghai Film Academy, Shanghai University and Director of Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Motion Picture Special Effects

 

Guest Speakers:

Chris BREMBLE | Founder and CEO of Base Media, Screenwriter, Director, and Producer

CHANG Hongsong | Company Partner of The Film Industry (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. and Founder and Owner of Beijing Phenom Films Technology Co., Ltd.

Jan HEINZE | COO Asia and Executive Producer of PIXOMONDO

WONG Amp | Director of “White Snake” and “Green Snake”

MA Ping | Deputy General Manager of State Production Base of China Film Group, Deputy Director of High Technology Committee of China Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Member of the Committee for Science and Technology Communication and Film and Television Integration of China Association for Science and Technology, and Council Member of the Chinese Society of Cinematographers

 

SIFFORUM | "Virtual Production" Becomes Trendsetting, Creative Concept Needs Urgent Update

 

 

Golden Goblet MasterClass: In Conversation with Huang Jianxin

 

Time: 10:00-12:00

Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

Huang Jianxin is one of the representative figures of the “Fifth Generation”. He has won numerous prominent awards, including the Huabiao Awards, the Golden Rooster Awards, and the Hong Kong Film Awards, and is known as one of the most important directors in China among international film critics and the press. This year, Shanghai International Film Festival is honored to have Mr. Huang as the President of the Jury of the Golden Goblet Awards. Also, his newest feature “1921” will be released soon.

 

The film “1921” is a five-year production that brings together the efforts and creativity of hundreds of Chinese filmmakers. Taking an international angle, the film breaks the typical chronicle narrative strategy of mainstream films and tells the story of the 13 delegates gathering in Shanghai to hold the First National Congress of Communist Party of China from a whole new perspective. How should films portray the characters vividly and present splendid images? What kind of poetic or modern visual expressions are used? How can young actors accurately portray the founders of CPC in their youth? In this forum, Huang Jianxin, together with a few members of the cast, will tell the story of the making of “1921”.

 

Moderator: 

LIANG Andrew | Actor and TV Host

 

Guest Speakers:

HUANG Jianxin | Executive Producer and Director of “1921”

ZHENG Dasheng | Co-Director of “1921”

REN Ning | Producer of “1921”

CAO Yu | Director of Cinematography of “1921”

YU Xi | Screenwriter of “1921”

WANG Renjun | Lead Actor of “1921”

 

SIFFORUM | Huang Jianxin: Revisit to the Historical Scenes, Shoot the Era with Novelty, and Bring out the Vigor Unique to Youth

 

 

Yangtze River Delta Film Cooperation Forum

 

Time: 14:00-16:00

Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

The Yangtze River Delta film and television industry is open, international, and market-oriented, and it unites the advantages of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui to provide a solid foundation for the integrated development of the region. Yangtze River Delta Film Development Alliance, Yangtze River Delta Film Distribution Alliance, and Yangtze River Delta Film and Shooting Base Alliance have been established to build a framework for all-round cooperation among the three provinces and Shanghai.

 

How to achieve mutual resource sharing while keeping in mind the regional differences? Can regional integration facilitate the industrialization of Chinese cinema and, if so, what are the core aspects? With the above questions in mind, this forum invites representatives of film and television enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta to evaluate the co-achievements of film and television within the Yangtze River Delta and discuss how to achieve greater development of the film industry in the Yangtze River Delta through in-depth industrial cooperation.

 

Co-host: Yangtze River Delta Film Distribution Alliance

 

Moderator:

SHEN Yue | General Manager of Shanghai United Circuit Co., Ltd.

 

Guest Speakers:

FU Haifang | General Manager of Zhejiang Starlight Film and Television Co., Ltd., General Manager of Zhejiang Starlight Cinema Chain Co., Ltd., and Vice-Chairman and Secretary General of Zhejiang Film Projection Association

HUANG Bin | Deputy General Manager of Omnijoi Media Corporation Co., Ltd., General Manager of Omnijoi Cinema Development Co., Ltd., and Director of Jiangsu Film Artists Association

WANG Lawrence | CEO of Vista China Group

XIA Chunren | Member of China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association 

ZHANG Jianglin | Supervisor and Executive President of Suzhou Motion Picture Association

ZHENG Kaiyan | Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Ningbo Movies Co., Ltd., Member of Ningbo CPPCC Committee, Member of China Film Association, Council Member of Zhejiang Provincial Filmmakers Association, and President of Ningbo Film Association

 

SIFFORUM|Film Cooperation in Yangtze River Delta: Seek Coordinated Development and Foster Respective Strength

 

 

Reshape Imagination and Redefine the Future: New Thoughts on Chinese Sci-Fi Movies

 

Time: 10:00-12:00

Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

Science fiction is the imagination and reflection on the future under modern technology and civilization. It represents the aspiration, exploration, and reflection of mankind on the unknown. Science fiction is one of the most important film genres and represents the highest level of a country’s cinema in terms of technology, innovation, imagination, and industrialization. In 2019, “The Wandering Earth” marks the grand opening of an era for Chinese science fiction films. In August 2020, China Film Administration and China Association for Science and Technology issued “Several Opinions on Promoting the Development of Science Fiction Films” (referred to as “Science Fiction Ten Articles” for short). The document proposes to build science fiction films into an important growth point and a new driving force for the development of high-quality films.

 

How can Chinese science fiction films find their own unique characteristics? How do we build a scientific, aesthetic, and industrial system for Chinese science fiction films? With the above questions in mind, this forum invites Chinese filmmakers to have a conversation with representatives from the science and technology and science fiction communities to discuss the blueprint for Chinese science fiction films as well as the science and technology and cultural industry.

 

Co-organizers: 

China Science Writers Association

The Science and Film Exchange Professional Committee of China Science Writers Association 

Blue Planet Science Fiction Film Festival

Bladerunner Culture

 

Moderator: 

MA Heliang | Member of the Science and Film Exchange Professional Committee of China Science Writers Association

 

Guest Speakers:

CHANG Hongsong | Company Partner of The Film Industry (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. and Founder and Owner of Beijing Phenom Films Technology Co., Ltd.

CHEN Qiufan | Science Fiction Writer, Screenwriter, Translator, and Curator

DONG Runnian | Screenwriter and Director

GOU Lijun | Research Professor at the National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC), Chief Scientist of the Stellar-Mass Black Hole Research Group at NAOC, Professor of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Executive Editor-in-chief of China National Astronomy Magazine

HAN Song | Science Fiction Writer and Director of Science Fiction Committee of China Science Writers Association

LIN Yuzhi | Executive Deputy Director of the Science and Film Exchange Professional Committee of China Science Writers Association

LIU Hongtao | Chairman of Fun Age Pictures

WANG Hongwei | Vice President of China Film Director’s Guild, Associate Professor of the Department of Directing of Beijing Film Academy, and Director-General of CFDG Young Director Support Program

 

SIFFORUM | Science Fiction Movies: Tell the Story of China, and Dare to Imagine

 

 

 

SIFF MasterClass

 

Two years ago, we sent our first invitation of SIFF MasterClass to Apichatpong Weerasethakul, but he was unable to attend due to a conflict in schedule. Finally, this April, he accepted our invitation and proposed to invite a Chinese filmmaker to be the co-speaker. Immediately, Jia Zhang-ke became our first choice. In 2020, the two directors’ written dialogue in the Filmkrant magazine struck a chord with cinephiles worldwide. Jia was glad to attend and turn this proposal into reality.

 

In 2001, “No Man’s Land” stunned the 54th Cannes Film Festival, and the director Danis Tanović rose to international fame. The Bosnian director is known for his depictions of common people in wartime, and his detached and attentive film language has won him international acclaim. We look forward to having him share his new projects and present the condensed beauty of war films.

 

Regarding Chinese filmmakers, we have invited the martial artist, actor, and director Donnie Yen, who is a household name. He returns to Shanghai, bringing his new film “Raging Fire”. Yen’s 40-year-long exploration of martial arts has taken him around the world, with works such as the “Ip Man” franchise gaining huge domestic and international recognition. He has also set up Yen’s Stunt Team to pass on Chinese martial arts. This year, we are pleased to have this legendary martial artist share his stories.

 

As one of the greatest living Russian directors, Aleksandr Sokurov shocked the world with his 96-minute one-shot film “Russian Ark”. His works are not only technically exquisite, but also possess idiosyncratic philosophies of history, art, and life. We have also invited Marco Müller, an Italian producer and film critic who currently resides in Shanghai, to be the co-speaker. Müller has been the producer of two of Sokurov’s films. Through this event, we hope that Chinese film fans can acquire a more in-depth understanding of Sokurov and his works and also obtain a greater appreciation for the beauty of global cinema.

 

An old friend of ours, the Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako served as a Jury member of the Golden Goblet Award in 2016, where he met director Pema Tseden, who was also on the Jury. The two directors’ shared memories of the Festival made Pema Tseden the perfect co-speaker. Now that five years have passed, although separated by thousands of miles, they are still excited for their long-awaited reunion.

 

No man is an island. In the greeting videos, Apichatpong greets us in the jungle of Chiang Mai with the ambient sound of cicadas, while Sissako, who lives as far as western Africa, says, “We are connected by the passion and belief in cinema”. Never before have we so heartily experienced the destiny shared by filmmakers.

 

Cinema has given us the privilege to stand on the shoulders of giants and have a bird’s eye view of the world. 

 

 

 

SIFF MasterClass with Apichatpong Weerasethakul: 

In Conversation with Jia Zhang-ke

 

Time: 19:00-20:30

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a Thai director, screenwriter, and producer. He was born in Bangkok, Thailand in July 1970. As one of the contemporary Asian cinema masters, Apichatpong has won numerous international awards. After his feature film debut “Mysterious Object at Noon” (2000), he gained international recognition as an established filmmaker. His later works “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” (2010) and “Tropical Malady” (2004) won the Palme d’Or and Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival respectively. Apichatpong has shown a keen interest in exploring the dialectical symbiosis between nature and mankind, returning to nature through the expression of his characters’ most ardent desires.

Filmed in Colombia and starring Tilda Swinton, Apichatpong’s new film “Memoria” has just entered the Official Selection of the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

 

Co-speaker: Jia Zhang-ke

Jia Zhang-ke, born in 1970, is a native of Fenyang, Shanxi Province. He is an acclaimed Chinese director, producer, and writer. He graduated from the Literature Department of the Beijing Film Academy in 1997 and has been working as a film director since 1995. He currently resides in Beijing.

Jia Zhang-ke has participated in a large number of international cultural events and has become one of the most active film directors in Asia today. His films have been selected for competition at numerous international film festivals. His “Still Life” won the Golden Lion at Venice International Film Festival in 2006, and he won the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the French Republic in 2004. He was the President of the Jury of the Horizon section of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September 2011, the Jury of the 67th Cannes Film Festival in 2014. and the “Director’s Fortnight” section of the 68th Cannes Film Festival in 2015. In 2015, He received the Golden Coach Award of the “Directors’ Fortnight” at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese director to have received the award.

In 2021, the Shanxi Film Academy of the Communication University of Shanxi was established and Jia Zhang-ke serves as its head.

 

MasterClass|Dialogue between Apichatpong and Jia Zhangke: Through the lens, the "love and hatred" towards the hometown is expressed

 

 

SIFF MasterClass with Danis Tanović

 

Time: 16:30-18:00

Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

Danis Tanović is a director and screenwriter from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was born in February 1969. He won the Award for Best Screenplay at the 54th Cannes Film Festival for his first feature film “No Man’s Land” (2001), the Jury Grand Prix at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival for “An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker” (2013), and the Jury Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Prize for “Death in Sarajevo” (2016) at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2021, Tanović’s new film “Mediterranean Dreams” and “Invisible” will be released. 

 

MasterClass|Danis Tanovic: Good Movies Can Have a Great Impact on Society

 

 

SIFF MasterClass with Donnie Yen

 

Time: 14:00-15:30

Date: Monday, June 14, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

Since he exploded in the Hong Kong cinema scene in the kung fu film “Drunken Tai Chi”, Donnie has blazed a bright trail across the action genre. He has pioneered the depiction of Mixed Martial Arts moves in films such as “Tiger Cage 2”, “SPL/Kill Zone” and “Flashpoint”, while projects like “Iron Monkey”, “Bodyguards and Assassins”, “Wu Xia” and “Kung Fu Jungle” set a new standard for on-screen kung fu fighting.

 

Donnie even went on to play lead roles in three huge, high profile features: Star Wars standalone film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, the second one “XXX: Return of Xander Cage”, and the third movie was Disney’s epic “Mulan”, which gathered world class talent with a combination of eastern and western elements.

 

Meanwhile, Donnie is also an award-winning actor, action director and producer. Donnie enjoyed his greatest success to date when he played the lead role in the highly popular film “Ip Man”, which was hailed as the most influential martial arts genre film, and its sequel was an even bigger hit which ended up becoming a franchise series with a total of 4 continuous movies throughout the decade.

 

Moderator: 

WEI Junzi | Producer, Writer and Director

Wei Junzi worked in media before joining the film industry. In 2013, He landed his professional film job as a multifunctional coordinator. In 2019, Wei directed documentary “Kungfu Stuntmen: Never Say No”. He spent 2 years documenting and interviewing over 100 stuntmen.

 

MasterClass | Donnie Yen: Real Martial Art to Highlight Personal Charm

 

 

SIFF MasterClass with Aleksandr Sokurov: 

In Conversation with Marco Müller

 

Time: 19:00-20:30

Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

Aleksandr Sokurov, one of the most famous Russian directors, was born in 1951 into the family of a Soviet military officer. He graduated from the history department of Ural State University in 1974, and from the directing department of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1979.

In 1987, Sokurov’s debut feature film “The Lonely Voice of Man” won the Bronze Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. In the same year, his other feature film “Mournful Unconcern” was selected for the main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. Since then, he has been active in the international film circuit and has become a regular guest at major international film festivals.

In 1997, “Mother and Son” gained international acclaim and won the Silver St. George Award at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival; in 2002, the 96-minute one-shot film “Russian Ark” was selected for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2011, “Faust” won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival.

Sokolov’s works pursue the richness of cinematic language, and he expresses his philosophical thoughts on life, art, history, materialism, death and other themes masterfully through his unique aesthetics and imagery.

 

Co-speaker: Marco Müller

Marco Müller was born in Rome, Italy in 1953. He is a renowned film curator, filmmaker, film historian, and film critic. He has been involved in organizing film festivals since 1978. Müller held the position of Asian film advisor at the Venice Film Festival from 1981 to 1995. He was the director of the Pesaro (1982-1989), Rotterdam (1989-1991) and Locarno (1992-2000) film festivals, and the president of the Venice International Film Festival from 2004 to 2011.

In addition to serving as the director of several international film festivals, Marco Müller is also an internationally renowned film scholar. He has directed and written several documentaries on the history of cinema (especially Chinese cinema), and has written several books on world cinema. He is also a long-time contributor to several film magazines and media. As a producer, he has produced or co-produced 14 films including shorts and documentaries in China, Bosnia, Turkey, Iran, Russia and Central Asia, Brazil and Italy. His works have been recognized by international awards, including top awards at Cannes and Venice International Film Festival.

 

MasterClass|Aleksandr Sokurov: Film Is Like an "Innocent Boy"

 

 

SIFF MasterClass with Abderrahmane Sissako: 

In Conversation with Pema Tseden

 

Time: 16:30-18:00

Date: Friday, June 18, 2021

Venue: Jin Jue Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Shanghai

 

Abderrahmane Sissako is a Mauritanian director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He was born in October 1961 in the southeastern Mauritanian city of Kifa. He graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and has lived in France since the 1990s. His rich cross-linguistic and cross-cultural experiences have contributed to the rich humanity in his work.

He is the director of “Waiting for Happiness” (2002), which was screened at the 55th Cannes Film Festival in the “Un Certain Regard” section and won the FIPRESCI Prize. His recent film “Timbuktu” (2014) won seven awards, including Best Director at the 40th César Awards. As one of the most influential African filmmakers, Sissako’s works are known for their prose-like, realistic, and humanistic narratives, focusing on topics such as the the circumstance of contemporary Africa and globalization through his poetic cinema language. 

 

Pema Tseten Film director, screenwriter and writer. He has published a collection of novels including “Enticement”, “Holy Stone, Silently Knocking”, “Tharlo”, “Jinpa” and “Orgyan’s Teeth”. His works have been translated into multiple languages for overseas publication and distribution and won numerous literary awards. His major film works include “The Silent Holy Stone”, “The Search”, “Old Dog”, “The Sacred Arrow”, “Tharlo”, “Jinpa”, and recent work “Balloon”. His works have won dozens of domestic and international awards.

 

MasterClass | Pema Tseden: Tell the "Known" Story from an “Aloof” Perspective

 

 

- How to participate in SIFFORUM –

 

* SIFFORUM is only open to 2021 Shanghai International Film Festival badge holders. Online registrations are required to gain admission. 

 

Method I:

1. Scan the QR code below to log into the Shanghai International Film Festival WeChat Mini Program, or log into the official SIFF APP.

2. Go to “Forum Registration”, select the forum session you want to attend and click “Register”.

3. The registration will be completed when the verification is approved.

 

Method II:

1. Click on the link to go to the official registration page of Shanghai International Film Festival (https://login.siff.com/). Click on “Guest Center” on the top right corner and log into your account. 

2. Go to “Forum Registration”, select the forum session you want to attend and click “Register”.

3. The registration will be completed when the verification is approved.

*On the day of the forum, guests with successful registrations are required to wear masks and enter with the guest e-badge and the green code of Shanghai QR Code. 

*Please guarantee your attendance if your registration is successful. If you fail to attend two successful registrations, your subsequent registrations will be cancelled. 

 

          

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