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Welcome to the biggest Chinese film festival in Europe in 2022: 60+ Films in 8 curated sections, 10 discussion panels, exclusive Q&As and 4 awards.

Wisdom Tooth 日光之下 (2019)

1h 44m • Drama • 2019

Xi Gu is about to lose her job because of her undocumented citizenship status.

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains 春江水暖 (2019)

2h 34m • Drama • 2019

One family’s destiny unravels according to the rhythms of nature, the changing seasons, the life of a river…

Spring Tide 春潮 (2019)

2h 8m • Drama • 2019

Three generations of women in modern China and their intertwined family drama.

The Deer’s Bell 鹿铃 (1982)

19m • Animation • 1982

A story about a deep connection built between a little girl and the young deer.

Discussion Panels

10 discussion panels to inspire UK-China film collaborations to be hosted at Odyssey: a Chinese cinema season between May and June.

Collections

My List

Festival Passes
Odyssey Full Festival Pass
50 films
Section Pass: An Exploration Sales
26 films
Section Pass: The Galaxy：Artists' Moving Image
5 films
Section Pass: Shanghai Animation Film Studio Retro
4 films
Section Pass: Women Through the Lens
5 films
Section Pass: Chinese Regional Cinema
4 films

Surprise Film
Surprise Film-The Legend of Sealed Book 4K 天书奇谭
1h 40m • Animation • 1983

Chinese Regional Cinema
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains 春江水暖
2h 34m • Drama • 2019
Wisdom Tooth 日光之下
1h 44m • Drama • 2019
Drifted in Life 流水无尽
1h 18m • Drama • 2021
Great Happiness 极乐点
2h 39m • Drama • 2020

Women Through the Lens
Wind 随风飘散
1h 37m • Drama • 2020
Love Conquers All 爱情征服一切
1h 30m • Drama, Romance • 2006
Spring Tide 春潮
2h 8m • Drama • 2019
Chang E 常娥
1h 22m • Feature • 2021
One Summer 一个夏天
1h 33m • Drama • 2015
Only You Alone  花这样红
1h 30m • Drama • 2020
A Girl From Hunan 湘女萧萧
1h 50m • Drama • 1984

Exclusive Q&As
Q&A with Fei Xie, director of A Girl From Hunan
Q&A with Zhouzhou, director of Only You Alone
Q&A with Ze Liu, director of Being Mortal
Q&A with Yujue Liang, director of War Story & 56-75 Decibel
Q&A with Yiru Chen, director of Handscape
Q&A with Tianyu Ma, director of 200 Cigarettes From Now
Q&A with Runxiao Luo, director of Hair Tie, Egg, Homework Books
Q&A with Qisheng Gao, Director of River of Salvation
Q&A with Lianlian Shen, director of Chang E
Q&A with Lanhua Ma, director of The Honor Among Thieves
Q&A with Haohao Yan, director of The Speech
Q&A with Fengrui Zhang, director of Christmas
Q&A with Dadren Wanggyal, director of Wind

Shanghai Animation Film Studio Retro
The Deer’s Bell 鹿铃
19m • Animation • 1982
The Nine-Colored Deer 九色鹿
24m • Animation • 1981
Little Carp Jumps Over the Dragon Gate 小鲤鱼跳龙门
18m • Animation • 1958
The Little Stream 小溪流
22m • Animation • 1962

Discussion Panels
Panel 9丨New business ideas and model for UK-China film collaboration
Panel 10丨New distribution strategies for Chinese films in the UK
Panel 1丨 TwinFlame: the reception of British cinema among a Chinese audience
Panel 2丨Virtual Production & potential impact on film co-production
Panel 3丨 Women’s practice in the contemporary Chinese film industry: female film programmers on the rise
Panel 4丨Potentials and Obstacles for British cinema showcase in China
Panel 5丨Chinese regional cinemas
Panel 6丨Global sustainability as a storytelling strategy for non-Hollywood films
Panel 7丨Future development of Chinese animation industry and international collaboration
Panel 8丨An investigation into current press coverages of Chinese-language films in the UK

Neo Horizon: The Audience Award
Mr. Zhao’s Second-hand Bookstore 赵老板的二手书店
8m • Documentary • 2020
Then She Went On Stage 罗南的演讲
17m • Drama • 2021
Summer Swing 夏日舞会
21m • Drama • 2020
Mother Tongue 母语
10m • Drama • 2019
Sarira 舍利
28m • Drama • 2021
Herstory 褶皱
21m • Experimental • 2021

An Exploration
Day is Done 下午过去了一半
24m • Drama • 2021
200 Cigarettes From Now 夏日美滋滋
45m • Drama, Comedy • 2020
Mountain 大山
20m • Drama • 2021
Christmas 冬冬的圣诞节
19m • Drama • 2021
Please Do Not Tell Her 请别告诉她
6m • Drama • 2021
Kid 小孩儿
6m • Animation • 2021
An Excessive Day 最后一天
26m • Drama • 2021
Marriage on the Border 南方姑娘
36m • Drama • 2021
The First Grade 一年级
30m • Documentary • 2021
Double Helix 生命之歌
26m • Science Fiction • 2021
Paper Airplane 纸飞机
20m • Drama • 2021
The Cuckoos 布谷鸟
26m • Drama • 2021
Handscape 夏青
19m • Drama • 2020
The Speech 黄真真的演讲
25m • Drama • 2020
Twilight Zone 明暗之间
39m • Documentary • 2020
Red Bean 红豆
10m • Sci-Fi • 2020
The Thorn Birds 荆棘鸟
9m • Animation • 2020
In the Dusk 长河落日
18m • Drama • 2020
Together Apart 三尺
52m • Drama • 2019
Mr. Strange 奇怪先生
15m • Fantasy • 2020
Bathhouse Drummer 澡堂鼓手
17m • Drama • 2019
Modern Babel 摩登超市
11m • Animation • 2019
The Secret 团线
20m • Drama • 2019
Spring Fever 春困
7m • Animation • 2018
New Year's Eve 小宇
22m • Drama • 2018
A Gentle Night 小城二月
15m • Drama • 2017
Birth Permit 不可造次
17m • Drama • 2017
Hair Tie, Egg, Homework Books 头绳，鸡蛋，作业本
15m • Drama • 2021
All the Crows in the World 天下乌鸦
14m • Drama, Dark Comedy • 2021

The Galaxy: Artists' Moving Image
56-75 Decibel 56-75分贝
4m • Experimental • 2021
Awake 夏至之后
3m • Experimental • 2020
War Story 战争故事
6m • Experimental • 2020
The Honor Among Thieves 宋四公大闹禁魂张
50m • Experimental • 2019
Catching Light 逐光
4m • Animation • 2016

The Emerging Waves (Ended)
Lan Yu 蓝宇 4K
1h 26m • Drama, Love • 2001
River of Salvation 一江春水
1h 44m • Love; Drama; Family; Crime • 2020
Being Mortal 来处是归途
1h 37m • Drama • 2020
The Ark 方舟
1h 36m • Documentary • 2020
Black Tide Coast 在黑潮汹涌的海岸
1h 39m • Drama • 2020
The Fourth Wall 第四面墙
1h 36m • Drama • 2019

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Azad on Business and Film
7m • Documentary • 2022