The Pingyao International Film Festival will conduct its 10th edition from Sept. 24–30 at the Pingyao Festival Palace in Shanxi Province. The event, established in 2017 by director Jia Zhangke, operates across four program areas: Screening, Market, Cultivation and Academics. The Screening component features three categories—Crouching Tigers for early-career international directors, Hidden Dragons for emerging Chinese-language filmmakers, and Galas presenting significant achievements and festival selections. Both Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragons participants compete for the Roberto Rossellini Awards and the Fei Mu Awards, with the top film prize valued at RMB1 million and the best director award at RMB200,000. The festival has previously presented debut works from directors including Chloé Zhao, Wei Shujun and Liu Jian.
A new festival platform is launching in India’s Madhya Pradesh state. The People’s International Film Festival of India (PIFFI) will take place Dec. 17–20 in Bhopal at Rabindra Bhawan. The four-day competitive event will present features, shorts, documentaries and AI-assisted films alongside educational programming including masterclasses, panel discussions and awards ceremonies. Filmmaker Anwar Jamal directs the festival, with critic Saibal Chatterjee managing programming. The advisory board features directors Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Sudhir Mishra alongside former Film and Television Institute of India director Tripurari Sharan.
A collaborative preservation and exhibition initiative will debut in Singapore. The Singapore Film Society, Asian Film Archive and Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute are organizing Treasured Legacy: Celebrating 70 Years of ‘Taiyupian,’ scheduled for Sept. 4–6 at the Oldham Theatre. The program represents the first location on an international touring series and will present five restored films in Taiwanese Hokkien and Amoy dialects, including regional premieres and restored archival materials. Programming will include a public discussion focused on Amoy-dialect cinema.
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