When talking about mainland Chinese film directors, critics tend to use a six-generation system to categorize them and their work based on shared backgrounds. For some time now, there’s been debate about whether a new generation of directorial talent is emerging in such an easily identifiable way. But whether or not they slot into a clearly defined generational tag, it’s clear there are some very exciting young talents coming out of China right now. On the occasion of Chinese New Year 2022, we invite (not only) film fans for the screening of 8 Chinese short fiction films. Short films (called “micro-films”) have become very popular in China over the past couple of years. Or program shows that Chinese independent film is, amazingly, very much alive.

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