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Chinese Female Directors on the stage of 5th Bangkok International Film
Festival

by www.bangkokfilm.org
Updated: 2007-09-05 16:21

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The 5th Bangkok International Film Festival established since 2003 is a
relatively new festival.

Each year the festival showcases more than a 100 feature and short films
from over 41 countries and regions, representing some of the best and the
brightest in the current international cinema through its various program
sections. The festival focuses on the works by emerging filmmakers
through out Asia, and in particular those of the Southeast Asian region.

From China this year there are five entrees, ‘The Case’ directed by
Wang Fen, ‘The Park’ by Yin Lichuan, ‘Getting Home’ by Zhang
Yang, ‘My Aunt’s Postmodern Life of My Aunt’ by Ann Hui, ‘Pin
Guo’ by Li Yu. These five films are a far cry from the martial arts
costume films that are conventionally thought of to come from China. The
subject matter of this group are contemporary life as it is lived in
modern China.

Another remarkable fact is that apart from ‘Getting Home’, four out
of five of these films are made by women directors, two of which ‘The
Case’ and the ‘The Park’ are fist time directors. The uniqueness of
this has attracted press attention from not just Thailand but around the
world.

‘The Park’ tells the story of the attempts of a father to match-make
his daughter. Shot in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province the film
showcases a piece of city life previously unseen in Chinese films.
Audiences at the Film Festival were particularly moved by its emotional
resonance and showed their appreciation with applause following the
screening.

‘The Case’ is a Freudian physiological thriller set in the ancient
town of Lijiang. Music by Xia Ha is especially praised for the mix of
contemporary beats and ethnic minority tunes that underscores the story
with suspense and drama. The story of a middle-aged man’s fantasy and
desires turning to nightmare made some remark that it is the Chinese
‘American Beauty’.

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Chief Producer and Directors ?

Lola: Chief Producer

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Xiao Jiang

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Li Hong

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Yan Yan Mak

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Ismene Ting

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Cao Fei

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Yin Lichuan

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Wang Fen

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Yu Jiangying

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Li Guang

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Huang Ruxiang

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