Mission Statement
In its 3rd edition, UK based independent film festival Odyssey: a Chinese cinema season celebrates “Global Sustainability” as its main theme this year, being the first of its kind to respond to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The festival has 5 main strands comprising both online & offline screenings. They include:
“JOURNEY”, “EQUALITY”, “BIODIVERSITY”, “ENVIRONMENT” and “URBAN DEVELOPMENT”.
60+ films, masterclasses, 10 discussion panels and exclusive Q&As. Odyssey is the biggest annual film festival in the UK, bridging curious audience with Greater China and overseas Chinese communities.
Volunteers
Curation Team
Katherine Zhiru Zhuang/Shengjun Zhang/Jason, Huachen Sun/Sara, Xuanshuo Li/Gia Lau/Jessica Shi/Joy, Xinru Lin/Yi Zhou/Amber Shi/Xiao Yi
Operations Team
Mingkuo Li/Zhiling Ye/Xingyan Liu/Yan Yan/Bichen Wang/Liqin Huang
Campaign Team
Kean Cao/Yudong Liu/Suki, Shuqi Yang/Issac, Wenlong Fan/Heather, Yijiao Dong/Olivia, Yujie Yang/Ketong Ou
Marketing Team
Shivani Awasthi/Charlie, Peiyu Wu/ Hui Cui/J. Heon/Cristina, Ning Yan/Oliver, Yuanhao Geng
Public Relations Team
Lou, Lujun Cai/ Nirvana, Lingbing Li/Qin Zhang/ Dana, Peiyi Wang/Cici, Yuan Feng/Annika Gu/Sam Hardy
Artistic Director
Dr Hiu Man Chan, Founder of UK-China Film Collab