#109 How Chinese stories are going to the Cannes Festival

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Cannes Festival on Chinese cinema through interviews with key industry players.

Send us Fan Mail As the Cannes festival ends, we interviewed some key player regarding how the biggest film festival in the world impacts Chinese cinema. Featuring - Cao Liuying : Parallax Films - Sales Agent - Clément Magar : Fortissimo Films - General Manager - Qu Zhizheng : Director & Cinematographer To go further - Middle Earth episode #44 Does China still make indie films? Middle Earth is made by China Compass Productions and hosted by Aladin Farré. If you have a China-themed c...

People in this episode

Host: Aladin Farré

Guests: Cao Liuying, Clément Magar, Qu Zhizheng

Topics covered

• Chinese cinema
• Cannes Festival
• film industry
• interviews
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Cannes Festival
• Chinese cinema
• film industry
• interviews
• Cao Liuying
• Clément Magar
• Qu Zhizheng
• Parallax Films
• Fortissimo Films

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parallax Films, Fortissimo Films, China Compass Productions

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