“A long take, an ultimate form of art & vision, requires much exercise over long duration, and embodies artistic consistency”. Upholding the criteria for artistic expression and avant-garde vision, the first Art & Vision Certain Unit shortlisted 20 short films out of more than 300 entries through two rounds of review.

Here is the complete list of shortlisted entries for the first Art & Vision Certain Unit:

Art and cinema are complementary. The 14th BJIFF Art & Vision Certain Unit appoints Yu Jianhong, Vice President of Beijing Film Academy, professor and doctoral supervisor, as Distinguished Expert Jury, director Story Chen as Youth Promoter, actress Guan Xiaotong as Start Promoter, to jointly discuss and explore the way forward for commercial and arthouse short films.

 

 

Meanwhile, the jury of the unit was officially announced:

The jury consists of initiator Yin Chunying, publisher of the Wonderland. and ARTnews China, Tony Chan, director and screenwriter from Hong Kong, China, Xu Lei, director and screenwriter, Guo Xiaodong, Vice President of the China Film Performance Art Academy and actor, Deng Lu, cinematographer, and artist Wang Gongxin.

Initiator Yin Chunying

Senior media professional, CEO of JSTYLE, publisher of the Wonderland. and ARTnews China. The new media platform JSTYLE was launched in July 2016. Features including live streaming, e-commerce and video were added subsequently to the JSTYLE App. Currently, it has more than 8 million downloads and approximately 200,000 daily active users. She brought in Wonderland., an English magazine, and localized it in April 2020. The magazine has established one-of-its-kind reputation for youth fashion culture, music and trendy art over three years of continuous development. She created the Chinese version of ARTnews, a centennial art journal, in August 2023.

Jury Guo Xiaodong

Actor, Vice President of the China Film Performance Art Academy and Vice Chairman of the Actor and Actress Committee, China Television Artists Association, known for My Father, Blind Massage and Nuan among other works. In particular, Nuan he starred in won the Tokyo Grand Prix - The Governor of Tokyo Award at the 16th Tokyo International Film Festival and Outstanding Actor at the 10th Huabiao Film Awards. My Father was nominated for the 34th Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor.

Jury Wang Gongxin

Contemporary artist, honorary PhD at the State University of New York, USA. Nominee for the Olivier Award for Best Set Design in 2013. A pioneer and leading figure in video art in China, and one of the first Chinese artists that use digital special effects.

Jury Tony Chan

Director and screenwriter from Hong Kong, China. His debut film Combination Platter (1993), directed and written by him, was nominated for the Directors’ Fortnight at the Festival de Cannes and awarded the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival. He is known for Hot Summer Days, Love In Space, The Bravest, Ordinary Hero, Fall in Love Like a Star and Bride Wars.

Jury Xu Lei

Director and screenwriter from Chinese mainland. His debut short film From Taipei to Shenbei, directed and written by him, was shortlisted for the Excellent Short Film Screening at the Shanghai International Film Festival. He is known for The Great Director, Summer Detective and Green Wave (to be released theatrically).

Jury Deng Lu