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Jenny S. Li

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Jenny S. Li

    ‘Final Payment,’ ‘Zoom In, Zoom Out’ Win Big at Pingyao; ‘Congo Boy’ Takes Rossellini Prize (opens the original)

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    Niu Niu’s “Final Payment” and Dong Jie’s “Zoom In, Zoom Out” each won two prizes at the 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival in China. “Final Payment,” from Shanxi-born Niu, won the Fei Mu Award for best film, along with best actor for Niu’s father, Niu Jianrong. “Zoom In, Zoom Out” took the Fei Mu jury award and the Cinephilia Critics’ Award. The best film prize carries RMB1 million ($149,000), split equally between the director, for the development of their ne

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jenny S. Li

    Jia Zhangke, Tian Qi’s Unknown Pleasures Lands Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream’ for China (opens the original)

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    Jia Zhangke‘s Unknown Pleasures Pictures has acquired China rights to Apichatpong Weerasethakul‘s “Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream,” co-founder Tian Qi has confirmed to Variety. The Chinese art-house distributor is also negotiating to acquire two titles from this year’s Cannes Film Festival. In June, it added Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur” and Marine Atlan’s “La Gradiva,” and in January it took Greater China rights to Rafael Manuel’s Sundance title “Filipiñana,” which Jia executive produced and whi

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jenny S. Li

    Lee Sinje Readies Feature Directing Debut ‘Wanita,’ Unveils ‘Dead Tide’ at Pingyao (opens the original)

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    Malaysian star Lee Sinje has two jobs at the 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival. She co-wrote and co-produced “Dead Tide,” which world premiered in the Hidden Dragons competition for Chinese-language films, and she sits on the jury for the Crouching Tigers international competition. Lee, who also acts on stage, returns to theater after the festival closes on Sept. 30 in Edward Lam’s musical “The Xue Baochai Moments,” adapted from “Dream of the Red Chamber.” It

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Jenny S. Li

    ‘Light Pillar’ Director Xu Zao Readies AI-Themed Follow-Up ‘Easy, My Friend’ (opens the original)

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    “Light Pillar,” the Berlinale Perspectives animated feature from first-time director Xu Zao, is competing in the Hidden Dragons section for Chinese-language films at the Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival. The film is still seeking distribution in China. The story follows Zha, who works at a dilapidated film studio in northern China and falls for a female player he meets in a virtual game. She invites him on a trip to the moon, but when Zha pays for it with money e

  5. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Jenny S. Li

    Jia Zhangke Readies Zhao Tao Road Movie ‘Mamma Dunhuang,’ Rules Out AI in Production (EXCLUSIVE) (opens the original)

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    Jia Zhangke will turn his attention to location scouting and production design for his next film, road movie “Mamma Dunhuang,” once the 10th Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival wraps on Sept. 30. As revealed by Variety, the film follows a woman who drives from Dunhuang, in western China near Central Asia, all the way to the sea. It is set to shoot in early winter. “I really love western China, and I go to Dunhuang quite often. Dunhuang was a vital transit hub on the

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