BLIND SHAFT by first time young Chinese director Li Yang took the
top narrative feature Sunday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New
York City.
TOGETHER, by veteran Chinese director Chen Kaige, won the
Audience Award for Best Feature, along with KEEPING TIME: THE LIFE,
MUSIC & PHOTOGRAPHS OF MILT HINTON. Chen Kaige is also one of the
five members of the Narrative Feature Jury. Other Chinese language
films shown at the festival includes:
CHICKEN POETS (China - mainland), CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002 (Hong
Kong, China - mainland), THE EYE (Hong Kong, Thailand), and
SHAOLIN SOCCER (Hong Kong).
Related Report:
Chinese BLIND SHAFT Tops at Tribeca Fest (The Hollywood
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BLIND SHAFT / MANG JING
Directed by
Li Yang, starring Li Yixiang, Wang Shuangbao, Wang Baoqiang.
Two men are living on killing people. Each time they recommended
someone to be a miner, then kill their victim under cover of a
mining accident to claim compensation from the mine owner as the
victim's relatives. They feel completely senseless about human life,
but when a young boy is about to become their next victim, one of the
killers starts to feel uneasy. He struggled between pity and greed
and lost his own life while trying to save the boy's
life.
Based on award winning novel Shen Mu (Sacred Wood) by Liu Qingbang,
the film is the feature film début for director Li Yang.
Other Awards:
The Silver Berlin Bear
for An Artistic Contribution (53rd
Berlin International Film Festival
- Feb. 2003)
Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best
Actor (Wang Baoqiang), Audience Award for Best Feature
(5th Dover
Asian Film Festival, France - March 2003)
Best Cinematography (Buenos
Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema -
April 2003)
Silver Firebird for Young Cinema (Hong
Kong International Film Festival - April 2003)
TOGETHER / HE NI
ZAI YI QI
Directed by Chen Kaige, starring: Chen Hong, Tang Yun, Liu Peiqi,
Wang Zhiwen, Cheng Qian, Chen Kaige.
Born in an ordinary working
class family, young boy Xiao Chun (Tang Yun) has developed violin talent. To
search for the best violin teacher, his father (Liu Peiqi) takes him to Beijing.
While lives in the big city, Xiao Chun formed a very unusual bound
with Li Li, a nightclub girl lives next door. Inspired by a true story,
this is the first movie made by Chen Kaige and his wife Chen Hong, who
is also the female lead.
Other Awards:
Best Director, Best Actor (Liu Peiqi) (San
Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain - Sep. 2002)
