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China’s Pingyao International Film Festival has officially named Lin Xudong as artistic director and revealed details of a fresh international film fund.
The announcement, made in Berlin during the European Film Market, also included the addition of seasoned film programmers Naoki Kamiya and Junko Fukatsu to the team. They will serve as programmers for foreign-language films, alongside existing team members Wu Jueren, the programmer for Chinese language films, and shorts programmer Song Jia.
Pyiff’s programme was previously overseen by former artistic director Marco Mueller from 2017 to 2021. Lin stepped in at that time and Mueller became chief consultant for the festival,...
The announcement, made in Berlin during the European Film Market, also included the addition of seasoned film programmers Naoki Kamiya and Junko Fukatsu to the team. They will serve as programmers for foreign-language films, alongside existing team members Wu Jueren, the programmer for Chinese language films, and shorts programmer Song Jia.
Pyiff’s programme was previously overseen by former artistic director Marco Mueller from 2017 to 2021. Lin stepped in at that time and Mueller became chief consultant for the festival,...
- 2/20/2024
- ScreenDaily
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China’s Pingyao International Film Festival has confirmed Lin Xudong as its new artistic director and revealed seasoned film programmers Kamiya Naoki and Fukatsu Junko as its programmers for foreign-language films.
The festival, founded by leading independent filmmaker Jia Zhangke, already counts Wu Jueren as its programmer for Chinese language films and Song Jia, as programmer for short films.
The announcements were made in Berlin on Sunday. At the same event the executive committee of Wings International was introduced as Jia, Tang Yan (chairman and CEO of Chinese social media firm Hello Group), Japanese film producer Ichiyama Shozo, Hong Kong film programmer Jacob Wong, and Casper Liang, CEO of Pingyao International Film Festival. The fund aims to support five foreign film projects of finished script each year.
Lin is a chronicler of the New Chinese Documentary Film movement and has hosted documentary film events in Beijing in 1997 and 2004, as well...
The festival, founded by leading independent filmmaker Jia Zhangke, already counts Wu Jueren as its programmer for Chinese language films and Song Jia, as programmer for short films.
The announcements were made in Berlin on Sunday. At the same event the executive committee of Wings International was introduced as Jia, Tang Yan (chairman and CEO of Chinese social media firm Hello Group), Japanese film producer Ichiyama Shozo, Hong Kong film programmer Jacob Wong, and Casper Liang, CEO of Pingyao International Film Festival. The fund aims to support five foreign film projects of finished script each year.
Lin is a chronicler of the New Chinese Documentary Film movement and has hosted documentary film events in Beijing in 1997 and 2004, as well...
- 2/20/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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IFFR has unveiled a new team after facing “difficult questions” about its future.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled a new team and structure ahead of its next edition, after facing “difficult questions” about its future.
As IFFR adjusts after two years in which the festival took place online during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been confirmed that six permanent roles were made redundant but several familiar faces remain.
Inke Van Loocke has been named head of IFFR Pro, which oversees industry activities at the festival, having worked at its co-production market CineMart for close to a decade – the...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled a new team and structure ahead of its next edition, after facing “difficult questions” about its future.
As IFFR adjusts after two years in which the festival took place online during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been confirmed that six permanent roles were made redundant but several familiar faces remain.
Inke Van Loocke has been named head of IFFR Pro, which oversees industry activities at the festival, having worked at its co-production market CineMart for close to a decade – the...
- 5/19/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
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The International Film Festival Rotterdam has appointed its new team line up and structure as the festival revamps.
The selection committee for features consists of former IFFR programmers Stefan Borsos (South and South-East Asia), Michelle Carey (English speaking territories), Evgeny Gusyatinskiy, Mercedes Martinez-Abarca, Olaf Möller, Lyse Nsengiyumva (Sub-Saharan Africa), Olivier Pierre (French speaking territories), and Delly Shirazi, former Shorts programmer Koen de Rooij, and new hires Rebecca Depas, and Kristína Aschenbrennerova.
The Shorts programme will be curated by the selection committee for shorts consisting of Rebecca De Pas, Cristina Kolozsvary-Kiss, Lyse Nsengiyumva, Ivan Ramljak, Koen de Rooij, and Leonie Woodfin.
Rotterdam dedicated programme “Rtm”, which aims to encourage Rotterdam film talent development, becomes...
The selection committee for features consists of former IFFR programmers Stefan Borsos (South and South-East Asia), Michelle Carey (English speaking territories), Evgeny Gusyatinskiy, Mercedes Martinez-Abarca, Olaf Möller, Lyse Nsengiyumva (Sub-Saharan Africa), Olivier Pierre (French speaking territories), and Delly Shirazi, former Shorts programmer Koen de Rooij, and new hires Rebecca Depas, and Kristína Aschenbrennerova.
The Shorts programme will be curated by the selection committee for shorts consisting of Rebecca De Pas, Cristina Kolozsvary-Kiss, Lyse Nsengiyumva, Ivan Ramljak, Koen de Rooij, and Leonie Woodfin.
Rotterdam dedicated programme “Rtm”, which aims to encourage Rotterdam film talent development, becomes...
- 5/19/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
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