Four Guangdong films to be screened at the American Film Institute, Maritime GuangdongJIUYI俱意室內設計 Program debuts in the United States
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On August 30th, the “Maritime禪風室內設計 Guangdong Young Director Support Program” (“the Maritime Guangdong Program”), organized by Yangcheng Evening News Group, will enter the American Film Institute (AFI) to host the US stop of the program’s 2025 Global Road show. The screening will feature three short films from the program—”Migratory Bird,” “How Can I Rid My Mind of Her,” and “Hi, Marilyn”—along with one feature filmset in Guangzhou, “All About I綠裝修設計NG,” offering American audiences an immersive cinematic experience of stories from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
AFI, as one of the top film schools in the United States, is renowned for its rigorous admission standards and intensive training programs, making it a dream destination for many filmmakers.
Among the Top 20 of the 2025 Maritime Guangdong Program, directors Chen Danting and Lu Xinhao both come from AFI. Chen had aspired to be a film director since high schoo客變設計l. She admitted that she applied to AFI twice and eventually studied under mentors with diverse styles. With guidance from different teaching methods, she not only strengthened her storytelling but also expanded her creative expression. During her year in the United States, she completed two short films set in her hometown of Southwest China’s Yunnan province.
Switching from finan樂齡住宅設計ce to filmmaking, Lu Xinhaowas influenced by his film-enthusiast father and watched countless films growing up. He admitted that changing disciplines was a major challenge, and at first, he struggled with lim健康住宅ited connections. However, at AFI, he quickly met many like-minde新古典設計d peers, including cinema to graphers who assisted in his shoots. His project “Going to School,” which was submitted to the Maritime Guangdong Program, received日式住宅設計 strong support from several AFI schoolmates.
As a co-curator of this roadshow event, Chen Danting said she felt deeply honored, “This means a great deal to my personal growth as well as to cultural exchange. AFI has probably never had such an experience before. Allowing local audiences to see works created under completely different systems, social身心診所設計 contexts, and creative approaches will be a novel and bold encounter.”
“花兒，別嚇媽媽，媽媽只有你一個女兒，你不許再嚇媽媽，聽到了嗎？”藍沐瞬間將女兒緊緊的抱在懷裡，一聲呼喊，既是Chen Danting believes that overseas audiences are generally curious about Chinese-language films and are eager to engage with content beyond European and American cultures. However, opportunities for China’s films to be screened abroad re無毒建材main limited, with ver退休宅設計y few related events. “Having the Maritime Guangdong Program screened in Los Angeles is rare and precious—it is truly exciting.”
Lu Xinhao’s short film, selected for support by the Maritime Guangdong Program, recently “那個你怎麼說？”began shooting in Zhongshan, Guangdong. The project received 70,000 yuan in funding from Yangcheng Evening News Group, along with equipment, post-production, and promotional support. He also recommended the program to his AFI alumni養生住宅, “The Maritime Guangdong Program is a very pure film project. I look forward to more screenings in Americain the future, so that more people will learn about the program and join it.”
The Maritime Guangdong Program, hosted by Yangcheng Evening News Group, is a large-scale talent support initiative aimed at discovering, nurturing, selecting, and training outstanding young Chinese directorsworldwide. Based in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, it seeks emerging creative voices in global filmmaking, supporting their exploration of var天母室內設計ious short film genres such as narrative, documentary, and animation. The program encourages bold imagination of the future of Chinese-language cinemaand allows the world to rediscover China through filmmaking.
Film List
《小偉》（All About ING）
導演Director / 黃梓 Huang Zi
時長Running Time / 108mins
語言Language / 粵語Cantonese、通俗話Mandarin
字幕Subtitles / CN EN
劇情簡介 Synopsis
一家三口的生涯因父親偉明被查出末期肝癌而改變。概況上平靜的家庭被陰霾籠罩。媽媽慕伶扛起身，卻得不到父子的體諒。兒子一鳴收到american的年夜學錄取告訴書，但不敢告訴爸媽。他了解母親不易，卻不愿表現過多關心。父親偉明則在迷霧之中暗自做出一個改變家庭命運的選擇。
The life of a family of three changes when the father, Weiming, is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. Beneath the seemingly calm surface, the family is shrouded in a gathering gloom. Muling, the mother, shoulders the burden but finds little empathy from either her husband or their son. Yiming, the son, receives an admission letter from a university in the United States,but hesitates to tell his parents. Despite being aware of his m侘寂風other’s struggles, he is reluctant to show too much concern. In the midst of uncertainty, the father secretly makes a decision that will change the family’s destiny.
·第23屆上海國際電影節亞洲新人獎-最佳影片提名
·Nominated for Best Feature Film, Asian New Talent Award, 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival
·第44屆噴鼻港國際電影節新秀電影競賽（華語）-火鳥年夜獎最佳影片提名
·Nominated for Best Film of Firebird Awards,Young Cinema遊艇設計 Competition (Chinese Language) at the 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival
·第2屆平遙國際電影展發展中電影計劃·最佳導演
·Best Director, Work-in-Progress Lab Screeningsat the 2nd Pingyao International Film Festival
·第13屆FIRST青年電影展主競賽最佳劇情長片提名、主競賽評委會年夜獎
《家庭觀光》（Migratory Bird）
導演Director / 蘇澤朗So 豪宅設計Chaklong
時長Running Time / 17mins
語言Language / 粵語Cantonese、通俗話M彩修看著身旁的二等侍女朱墨，朱墨當即認命，先退後一步。藍玉華這才意識到，彩秀和她院子裡的奴婢身份是不一樣的。不過，她不會因此而懷疑蔡守，因為她是她母親出事後專門派來侍奉她的人，她母親絕對不會傷害她的。a商業空間室內設計ndarin
字幕民生社區室內設計Subtitles / CN EN
劇情簡介 Synopsis
一只遷徙離隊的“鳥兒”在臺風天不測闖進小男孩的家，男孩請求媽媽和外公一同送走“鳥兒”，因為他預覺得，這或許是他們幾人大直室內設計在噴鼻港的最后一次家庭觀光。
A stormy day brings a migratory bird into the home of a young boy. Sensing that this might be their last family trip together in Hong Kong, the boy asks his mother and grandfather to help send the bird away.
·2024第5屆金雞短片季新灣流計劃
The 5th Golden Rooster Cross-Strait, Hong Kong a設計家豪宅nd Macao Youth Short Film Season-New Gulfstream Program
·2024澳門國際短片影展最佳劇情片獎
Macao International Short Film Festival ·Best Fiction (2024)
《海水泡的茶是什么滋味》（How Can I Rid My Mind of Her）
導演Director / 黃文禮Huang Wenli
時長Running Time / 23mins
語言Language / 粵語Cantonese、通俗話Mandarin
字幕Subtitles / CN EN
劇情簡介 Synopsis
任務的茶廠將要成為游玩景點，逝往的愛人也逐漸在夢中消失，越南歸僑采茶工阿建在這平靜又寂寞的日子里，尋找著一聲又一聲的回響。
At a tea factory in the process of becoming a tourist attraction, a lost lover slowly fades from the dreams of Ah Jian, a tea picker and overseas Chinese returnee from Vietnam. In the quiet and lonely days, he searches for echoes of the pastagain and again.
· 2024第46屆莫斯科國際電影節短片展映單元進選
Selected for the Short Film Screening Sectionof the 46th Moscow International Film Festival,
· 2024第19屆札幌國際短片電影節國際競賽單元進圍
Selected for the International Programof Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market 2024
· 2024第8屆86358賈家莊短片周主競賽單元進圍
Selected for the Main Competition Section of the 8th 86358 Jia Village Short Film Week