2012-05-19
Young Directors Win Pitch and Catch Project Awards
Two talented young directors won awards and supports for their films during the closing ceremony last night of this year\'s CFPC and Co-FPC Most Valuable Film Projects.
The Most Creative Project Award went to Qi Rui, director of Cry Me a Pond, and the Most Promising Project for Investment Award was won by Kit Hui for A Borrowed Life.
Each winner receives 100,000 RMB from Jaeger-LeCoultre, sponsor of the Pitch and Catch awards.
Renowned directors Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yibai, Hugh Hudson, and Billy August attended the awards ceremony.
Qi graduated from Beijing Film Academy, was selected for the Asian Film Academy by the Pusan International Film Festival in 2006 and won the AFA-Kodak Prize.
Cry Me A Pond tells the story of four 12-year-old girls who commit suicide after receiving love letters from bad boys. The film compares the girls\' lives and looks at the different choices they make. Adapted from a true story, it shows the varied attitudes when girls face the reality.
"I\'m a bit surprised," Qi said about his win. "The CFPC is a great platform for young filmmakers."
The director of A Borrowed Life, Hong Kong-born Kit Hui, has completed other films before, including Missing, A Rainy Day, and Fog.
Her winning film is about a man named Wu Jun, who has lived an ordinary life for 40 years until he learns he\'s not Chinese, but a Japanese war orphan adopted by Chinese parents. The film looks at the collateral damage of his discovery, the trauma of war and the question of identity.
"This is my first time to the Shanghai International Film Festival," said Hui. "Thanks to the SIFF for the opportunity."
Directors John Wu, Feng Xiaogang, Hugh Hudson and Billy August will work closely with some of this year\'s new filmmakers as art directors on their movies.
It is the fifth time the Shanghai International Film Festival has hosted the China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC) and Co-production Film Pitch and Catch (Co-FPC). This year a total of 33 projects from both competitions attracted 712 investors.
The Most Creative Project Award went to Qi Rui, director of Cry Me a Pond, and the Most Promising Project for Investment Award was won by Kit Hui for A Borrowed Life.
Each winner receives 100,000 RMB from Jaeger-LeCoultre, sponsor of the Pitch and Catch awards.
Renowned directors Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yibai, Hugh Hudson, and Billy August attended the awards ceremony.
Qi graduated from Beijing Film Academy, was selected for the Asian Film Academy by the Pusan International Film Festival in 2006 and won the AFA-Kodak Prize.
Cry Me A Pond tells the story of four 12-year-old girls who commit suicide after receiving love letters from bad boys. The film compares the girls\' lives and looks at the different choices they make. Adapted from a true story, it shows the varied attitudes when girls face the reality.
"I\'m a bit surprised," Qi said about his win. "The CFPC is a great platform for young filmmakers."
The director of A Borrowed Life, Hong Kong-born Kit Hui, has completed other films before, including Missing, A Rainy Day, and Fog.
Her winning film is about a man named Wu Jun, who has lived an ordinary life for 40 years until he learns he\'s not Chinese, but a Japanese war orphan adopted by Chinese parents. The film looks at the collateral damage of his discovery, the trauma of war and the question of identity.
"This is my first time to the Shanghai International Film Festival," said Hui. "Thanks to the SIFF for the opportunity."
Directors John Wu, Feng Xiaogang, Hugh Hudson and Billy August will work closely with some of this year\'s new filmmakers as art directors on their movies.
It is the fifth time the Shanghai International Film Festival has hosted the China Film Pitch and Catch (CFPC) and Co-production Film Pitch and Catch (Co-FPC). This year a total of 33 projects from both competitions attracted 712 investors.
By Anlan Li Pic by Qi Qi
Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism
