Bo’s only feature film before his death last year premieres in Berlinale Forum.
Beijing-based sales outfit Rediance has picked up international rights to Hu Bo’s An Elephant Sitting Still, which is receiving its world premiere here in Forum.
Hu Bo, who made his feature debut with the film, was tipped to become one of Chinese indie cinema’s leading lights, but took his own life last October after completing the film. The 29-year-old Beijing Film Academy graduate had also directed a couple of award-winning short films and published two novels.
Set over the course of one day, An Elephant Sitting Still follows three characters struggling with their daily lives who decide to escape to the Chinese city of Manzhouli, where they say an elephant simply sits and ignores the world.
Rediance has also picked up In Winter, directed by Zhang Dalei...
Beijing-based sales outfit Rediance has picked up international rights to Hu Bo’s An Elephant Sitting Still, which is receiving its world premiere here in Forum.
Hu Bo, who made his feature debut with the film, was tipped to become one of Chinese indie cinema’s leading lights, but took his own life last October after completing the film. The 29-year-old Beijing Film Academy graduate had also directed a couple of award-winning short films and published two novels.
Set over the course of one day, An Elephant Sitting Still follows three characters struggling with their daily lives who decide to escape to the Chinese city of Manzhouli, where they say an elephant simply sits and ignores the world.
Rediance has also picked up In Winter, directed by Zhang Dalei...
- 2/15/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
One of the best festivals during the first half of the year is The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s New Directors/New Films, which kicks off its 46th year this March, running from the 15th to the 26th. With last year’s line-up including some of the year’s best films, including Cameraperson, The Fits, Kaili Blues, Neon Bull, Weiner, and more, we can expect many more discoveries this year.
Opening with Patti Cake$ and closing with Person to Person, in between will be one of our favorite films from Sundance as the centerpiece, Beach Rats. Also among the line-up is a handful of other festival favorites, including The Dreamed Path, The Giant, Menashe, and Lady Macbeth.
“Authenticity is an elusive thing these days, and without it we risk ruin. This is particularly true in cinema,” says Rajendra Roy, the Celeste Bartos Chief...
Opening with Patti Cake$ and closing with Person to Person, in between will be one of our favorite films from Sundance as the centerpiece, Beach Rats. Also among the line-up is a handful of other festival favorites, including The Dreamed Path, The Giant, Menashe, and Lady Macbeth.
“Authenticity is an elusive thing these days, and without it we risk ruin. This is particularly true in cinema,” says Rajendra Roy, the Celeste Bartos Chief...
- 2/15/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center has today announces their complete lineup for the 46th annual New Directors/New Films (Nd/Nf), running March 15 – 26. Dedicated to the discovery of new works by emerging and dynamic filmmaking talent, this year’s festival will screen 29 features and nine short films. This year’s lineup boasts nine North American premieres, seven U.S. premieres, and two world premieres, with features and shorts from 32 countries across five continents.
The opening, centerpiece, and closing night selections showcase three exciting new voices in American independent cinema that all recently debuted at Sundance: Geremy Jasper’s “Patti Cake$” is the opening night pick, while Eliza Hittman’s “Beach Rats” is the centerpiece selection and Dustin Guy Defa will close the festival with “Person to Person.” Other standouts include “Menashe,” “My Happy Family,” “Quest” and “The Wound.”
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The opening, centerpiece, and closing night selections showcase three exciting new voices in American independent cinema that all recently debuted at Sundance: Geremy Jasper’s “Patti Cake$” is the opening night pick, while Eliza Hittman’s “Beach Rats” is the centerpiece selection and Dustin Guy Defa will close the festival with “Person to Person.” Other standouts include “Menashe,” “My Happy Family,” “Quest” and “The Wound.”
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- 2/15/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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