'Swimming Lesson' and 'Migratory Bird' win awards at 2024 Golden Rooster Film Festival
The 5th Golden Rooster Cross-Strait Youth Short Film Festivaland Hong Kong & Macao Youth Short Film Season: New Gulfstream Program, recently concluded in Xiamen, with two shorts from the "Maritime Guangdong" program standing out among hundreds of entries from new directors in the Greater Bay Area, earning prestigious awards and financial support. Among them,"Swimming Lesson," directed by Deng Lianghong from Shenzhen, won the Emerging Short Film Award, while "Migratory Bird," directed by Su Zelang from Hong Kong, received the Special Attention Short Film Award.
This year's New Gulfstream Program featured a prestigious panel of mentors and judges, including Ning Chang, Xunzimo Liu, Derek Kwok, Chia-Lu Chang, and Xiaoming Huang. After a rigorous selection process that included work collection, preliminary review, and final assessment, six outstanding films were awarded the grand prize of the New Gulfstream Program.
Among them, Deng Hongliang's "Swimming Lesson," from the 2023 "Maritime Guangdong" program, which garnered the Emerging Short Film Award, tells a poignant story of a father-son relationship navigating conflict and reconciliation, encapsulating a fable about "leaving" and "staying." The judges praised Deng for his heartfelt storytelling and exquisite visualpresentation that conveyed a young boy's longing for the unknown world and his deep attachment to family.
Recently, "Swimming Lesson" was also selected for the International Competition section of the 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival and world-premiered on October 20th.
Su Zelang's "Migratory Bird," also a film from the 2023 "Maritime Guangdong" program, has won the Special Attention Short Film Award. It features a story of a little bird unexpectedly entering a boy's home during a typhoon, after which the boy asks his mother and grandfather to help set the bird free. The judges commended Su for his delicate approach to exploring multiple themes of family, migration, and growth, highlighting the bonds and separations among family members. Ye Caide, President of Media Asia Entertainment (China), and Zheng Jianfeng, Senior Vice President, watched all six award-winning films and engaged in discussions with the young directors afterward. Ye expressed that these works showcase the fresh talents of filmmakers in the Greater Bay Area and reflect the profound insights and humanistic concerns that young directors have towards the realities of the world.
Source: Lingnan on the Cloud
山海计划短片《游泳课》《家庭旅行》夺奖金鸡短片季新湾流计划
第五届金鸡海峡两岸暨港澳青年短片季新湾流计划近日在厦门落下帷幕，两部山海计划短片从上百部大湾区新导演短片中脱颖而出，获得奖项荣誉与奖金扶持。其中，深圳导演邓亮宏的《游泳课》获得新锐短片奖，香港导演苏泽朗的《家庭旅行》获得特别关注短片奖。
本届新湾流短片季由张钧甯、刘循子墨、郭子健、张家鲁、黄晓明共同组成导师评审团。经历征集、初评、复审等多个阶段的选拔，最终有六部佳作获得新湾流计划的短片大奖。
其中，2023山海计划短片、邓宏亮执导的《游泳课》获得新锐短片奖。该片由山海计划青年导演邓亮宏执导，围绕一对父子从冲突到和解的过程，讲述一个关于“闯出去”和“留下来”的寓言。评审团认为，导演邓宏亮以深情的叙事和精湛的视觉，表达了一个少年对未知世界的渴望和对亲情的眷恋。
前不久，《游泳课》入围了第40届德黑兰国际短片电影节国际竞赛单元，并于10月20日举行了世界首映。
2023山海计划短片、苏泽朗执导的《家庭旅行》则获得了特别关注短片奖。该片讲述小鸟在台风天意外闯入小男孩的家，小男孩请求妈妈和外公一同送走鸟儿的故事。评审团认为，导演苏泽朗用细腻的手法讨论了家庭、迁徙、成长等多重主题，隐喻家庭成员间的牵绊与离别。寰亚传媒集团总裁叶采得、高级副总裁郑剑锋观看了六部获奖影片，并在映后与六位青年导演进行了交流。叶采得认为，这些作品展现了大湾区影视创作者的新力量，以及青年导演对现实世界的深刻洞察和人文关怀。
来源：羊城晚报
