'Hainan Film Festival Makes Return With Marco Mueller as
Makes Return With Marco Mueller as
China’s Hainan
Island International Film Festival will return to operation early next month for a fourth
Marco Mueller,
former director of the Locarno, Venice and Rome film festivals is set as its new
Mueller is
now based in China and has previously advised Chinese festivals including those in Shanghai and
Its mission
is to “strengthen international film cultural exchanges and cooperation
The lineup
has not been announced, but it is expected to include more than 100 films organized across
Titles will
compete for Golden Coconut Awards in at least seven feature film categories, plus a best
Additionally, there
will be screenings in other parts of the island, branded as “Around the Island” and “
Separately, an
industry section will see a revival of the H!Action Project Market, the H!Market
A forum
or discussion section will be headed by Professor Yu Li
Topics include
women’s films, documentaries, developments in China’s children’s film industry, film creation and
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