Cinéphilia West and Cube Magic are delighted to host an event spread across four evenings, New Generation: Contemporary Independent Chinese Film. It is a showcase of some of the latest and most innovative and exciting films made by young generation Chinese filmmakers. In a series of four screenings: documentaries, animations, fictions and experimental videos, this event presents a new vision of contemporary China, under the themes of 'Absurdity and Reality', 'Lost in 'Now? - dream, memory and fantasy', 'Merging Fiction and Documentary?', and 'Searching for Identity '.

Most of the young film talents were born and grew up in post-socialist China, and they take a more personal and even first-person approach representing Chinese social reality. Among the showcased films, many are highlights from the Chongqing Independent Film and Video Festival, China.

The event will be presented by Independent Filmmaker and Programmer, Tianqi Yu and the London based Cube Magic which curates and programmes contemporary Chinese independent film and video works. Promoting international collaborations and exchange between China and abroad, Cube Magic represents emerging innovative young generation film/video makers, mostly born in post-socialist China.

When: From Thursday 27th to 30th May 2010 at 7:00pm

Where: Cinéphilia West, 171 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RS

Cost: £5 on the door / Free to Cinéphilia Club members

For further information about the event,
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New Generation Festival poster image by Lei Lei
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Selected Film Synopsis:

Scrape, dir. ZHU Yi, 30mins, colour, 4:3, 2008
A young independent female filmmaker intends to observe the lives of small street merchants in the commercial district of Nanjing. In fact, the film explores as much how difficult the filmmaker records responses from the urban management officers, as how difficult the small merchants run their business and play the ‘hide‐and‐seek’ with the officers. On the other hand, the urban officers also have their difficulties in ‘educating’ the naughty merchants who constantly violate city regulations. Everyone is in scrape, everyone is trying to do their job.

Mirror, dir. MA Xiang, 30mins, HDV, W&B, Mono, 16:9, 2007
The protagonist, Masai, gets to know a girl, on the internet, and they arrange to meet downtown. Because he feels so nervous about the date, he called his friend, to go with him. While waiting, the protagonist's eyes search everywhere for the girl. Many inexplicable things happen, and his behavior and speech become increasingly strange and erratic ...

The Little Sun, dir. QIU Liwei, 22mins, colour, Stereo, 16:9, 2007
The animation serials, "Little Sun" is adopted from the book written by famous Taiwan writer Linliang. "Little Sun" is Linliang's most popular prose collection, which has earned many literature awards. The writer records many "first times in his life" including getting married, establishing a family, having child and becoming a father of three little girls in Taiwan society.

Programme Details:

Thursday 27th May from 7:00pm
CONTEMPORARY INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARIES

The 7th Medical Ward
Dir. ZHANG Tianhui,
China, 2007, 44 mins

Three Small Animals
Dir, XUE Jianqiang,
China, 2008, 17 mins

Scrape
Dir. ZHU Yi,
China, 2008, 30 mins

Settled
Dir. SHAN Zuolong,
China, 2009, 30 mins



Friday 28th May from 7:00pm
ANIMATIONS

Magic Cube & Ping Pong
Dir. Lei Lei,
China, 2009, 4 mins

Black Pig White Pig
Dir. ZHANG Gong,
China, 2005, 5 mins

Pear or Alien
Dir. Lei Lei,
China, 2008, 4 mins

Min Gong
Dir. Gong Longfe,
China, 2008, 7 mins

The Face
Dir. Lei Lei,
China, 2007, 9 mins

Ms. Red
Dir. Zhang Gong,
China, 2009, 17 mins

The Soliloquist
Dir. YU Weicheng,
Taiwan, 2009, 6 mins

Give & Take
Dir. HE Zhiping,
Hong Kong, 2008, 4 mins

The Little Sun
Dir Qiu Liwei,
Taiwan, 2007, 22 mins



Saturday 29th May from 7:00pm
NARRATIVE SHORT FICTION

Condolences
Dir. YING Liang,
China, 2009, 19mins

Mirror
Dir. MA Xiang,
China, 2007, 30mins

And I knew
Dir. HUANG KAI,
China, 2004, 15mins

Spring of Yang Chun
Dir. YANG Pingdao,
China, 2006, 17mins

Closed Eyed; Wake Up
Dir. WONG Weihai,
China, 2009, 18mins

F.I.L.L. K.I.S.H.
Dir. LIN Zhele,
China, 2005, 10mins



Sunday 30th May from 7:00pm
EXPERIMENTAL

ME
Dir. CHEN Xuegang,
China, 2008, 1 min 34

Tremble
Dir. CHEN Xuegang,
China, 2007, 2 mins 20

Export
Dir. ZHOU Fei,
China, 2009, 3 mins

Untitled 3
Dir. LI Ning,
China, 2008, 14 mins 40

Unfinished 2
Dir. LI Ning, DV,
China, 2008, 16 mins

National Anthem
Dir. LI Wake,
China, 2009, 10 mins