Dukar Tserang is the best known as one of the most influential score composers and sound guys of the Tibetan cinema scene, with a dozen credits to his name, including the work on Pema Tseden’s “Jinpa” (2018). For Dukar, “A Song for You” is a step towards the unknown waters of filmmaking and directing, so it should not raise many eyebrows that he has picked up a topic that concerns his primary field. The film premiered at Pingyao International Film Festival last year, and was also screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival and the virtual June edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam, where we caught it in Harbour programme. The names of its producer (Jia Zhangke) and executive producer (Pema Tseden) should secure it more festival bookings in the near future.
Only the Winds is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The story follows Ngawang (Damtin Tserang), a young folk...
Only the Winds is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The story follows Ngawang (Damtin Tserang), a young folk...
- 6/9/2021
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Event will include the launch of the festival’s newest and largest programme, Harbour.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled the first titles for its summer event, which has shifted to a hybrid format due as the pandemic continues.
The celebration of the festival’s 50th anniversary was due to run as a physical series of screenings and events from June 2-6, complementing the online-only edition of IFFR that took place in February.
It will now be presented as a hybrid event, with a film programme that will be available online in the Netherlands and physically in Rotterdam, as...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled the first titles for its summer event, which has shifted to a hybrid format due as the pandemic continues.
The celebration of the festival’s 50th anniversary was due to run as a physical series of screenings and events from June 2-6, complementing the online-only edition of IFFR that took place in February.
It will now be presented as a hybrid event, with a film programme that will be available online in the Netherlands and physically in Rotterdam, as...
- 4/15/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The Pingyao International Film Festival, founded by Chinese helmer Jia Zhangke and former Venice head Marco Muller, has released its full lineup of global and local films. The selections in the two main sections focus on first or second features.
The festival is set to take place from Oct. 10-19 in the ancient city of Pingyao in central Shanxi province, not far from Jia’s own hometown. Few foreigners will be present, as China continues to maintain travel and quarantine restrictions for those entering the country, despite lifting some measures.
A dozen films are set to compete in the international “Crouching Tigers” section. They include a number of titles that first bowed at Venice: “Residue,” from American director Merawi Gerima, which debuted to a special mention earlier this month in the independent Venice Days section before being picked up by Ava DuVernay’s film company and released on Netflix; “The Book of Vision,...
The festival is set to take place from Oct. 10-19 in the ancient city of Pingyao in central Shanxi province, not far from Jia’s own hometown. Few foreigners will be present, as China continues to maintain travel and quarantine restrictions for those entering the country, despite lifting some measures.
A dozen films are set to compete in the international “Crouching Tigers” section. They include a number of titles that first bowed at Venice: “Residue,” from American director Merawi Gerima, which debuted to a special mention earlier this month in the independent Venice Days section before being picked up by Ava DuVernay’s film company and released on Netflix; “The Book of Vision,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The festival will open with Sun Hong’s This Is Life, while Zhang Yang’s So Far So Close will screen as the Special Presentation.
Pingyao International Film Festival (Pyiff) has unveiled the full line-up for its fourth edition (October 10-19), which like many Asian festivals during the Covid-19 pandemic is taking place as a physical event without international guests.
The festival’s opening film and Special Presentation are both world premieres of Chinese productions – Sun Hong’s This Is Life will open the festival, while Zhang Yang’s So Far So Close will screen as the Special Presentation title...
Pingyao International Film Festival (Pyiff) has unveiled the full line-up for its fourth edition (October 10-19), which like many Asian festivals during the Covid-19 pandemic is taking place as a physical event without international guests.
The festival’s opening film and Special Presentation are both world premieres of Chinese productions – Sun Hong’s This Is Life will open the festival, while Zhang Yang’s So Far So Close will screen as the Special Presentation title...
- 10/1/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Pema Tseden was the first Tibetan graduate of the Beijing Film Academy and his feature debut was a definite sample of the impressive productions that were about to follow, with “The Silent Holy Stones” netting him newcomer awards from Golden Rooster, Busan and Shanghai, among others.
“The Silent Holy Stones” is screening at
Festival des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul
The story takes place in the Guwa region, where our protagonist, “Little Lama”, is assigned to attend to the seven-year-old Living Buddha (tulku) of a mountain monastery. The two boys train and play together, but their real fun is watching TV, the only channel and the only Vcd available to them. During Tibetan New Year’s celebration, Little Lama returns to his home village, where his brother, who works in Lhasa, has also bought a TV, along with VCDs of the popular Chinese television series Journey to the West, and...
“The Silent Holy Stones” is screening at
Festival des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul
The story takes place in the Guwa region, where our protagonist, “Little Lama”, is assigned to attend to the seven-year-old Living Buddha (tulku) of a mountain monastery. The two boys train and play together, but their real fun is watching TV, the only channel and the only Vcd available to them. During Tibetan New Year’s celebration, Little Lama returns to his home village, where his brother, who works in Lhasa, has also bought a TV, along with VCDs of the popular Chinese television series Journey to the West, and...
- 2/18/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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