Pitch and Catch Gets Down to Business

One of the prime financing and development platforms to promote rising Chinese filmmakers, the China Film Pitch & Catch (CFPC), opened for business with presentations yesterday at Shanghai Exhibition Center.

It is the 5th CFPC hosted by Shanghai International Film Festival.

Directors and producers presented their projects to the jury and buyers and answered questions.

Amy\'s Fantastic Journey is a romantic comedy that looks at a young girl\'s romantic adventures in three dreams set against the backdrop of younger generation social problems.
"It reflects my concerns, thoughts, and advice for the younger generation." director Wang Yilin said.

Cry Me a Pond was adapted from the true story of the group suicides of a party of girls in China\'s Anhui Province. The film will tell the stories of two sisters as it examines young girls\' attitudes towards life\'s realities and the choices they make.

"We\'ll use the characters to push the story forward, not too complicated but also not too blunt." director Qi Rui said.

A lot of projects submitted to CFPC over the past five years were successfully released, including Mr. Tree and The Piano in a Factory which are nominated this year for Golden Goblet Awards and China Movie Channel Media Awards.

A new feature of this year\'s CFPC-announced at Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year-is that acclaimed directors John Wu, Feng Xiaogang, and Billy August (Denmark) will work closely with new filmmakers as art directors for their films.

This year\'s jury president is Zhang Yibai, a renowned Chinese director and producer. He is joined by jury members E. Bennett Walsh, executive producer of Quentin Tarantino\'s Kill Bill volumes 1 and 2, Carrie Wong and Lorna Tee.

A total of eight films were submitted to CFPC this year. The CFPC and Co-FPC\'s Most Valuable Film Projects will be announced at the closing ceremony on June 15.