Wednesday 05 February,

8:00 PM - Opening ceremony. 

8:30 PM - Opening film.

SNOW LEOPARD, 雪豹, by Pema Tseden, 2023 (running time 109’)

The last masterpiece of Tibetan film master Pema Tseden, who passed away last year. Set against the backdrop of majestic landscapes, an ecological tale about the fascination and mystery of an elusive creature that embodies Tibet's natural treasure, the snow leopard. Poetic and surprising.

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Thursday 06 February

7:00 PM

GROWING APART, 何处生长, by Long Lingyun, 2022 (running time 87’)

Winner of the Audience Award at the FánHuā Chinese Film Festival in Florence:

A touching family drama about the legacy of China’s one-child policy. The young Chen Fei discovers that he has a half-sister, born to a woman his father had left because she did not give him a son. A debut that gives hope to new generations of women.

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Friday 07 February

21:15 PM

TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE, 一匹白马的热梦,by Jiang Xiaoxuan, 2024 (running time 97’)

From the Mongolian prairies, a splendid film about the clash between tradition and modernity: Saina supports himself as a horseman in horse shows; He is separated from his urbanized wife and must decide whether to sell the family's sheep and horses. Will his son be able to speak Mongolian and learn to ride a horse?

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Saturday 08 February

8:00 PM

HUA HUN-A SOUL HAUNTED BY PAINTING, by Huang Shuqin, 1994 (running time 130')

Gong Li gives body to painter Pan Yuliang in one of her most radiant performances. Having escaped life in a brothel, Yuliang learns the
the art of painting and arrives at stardom in Paris. An exciting classic under the banner of female affirmation signed by director Huang Shuqin.

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Sunday 09 February

3:00 PM

INTO THE MORTAL WORLD, by Ding Zhong, 2024 (running time 118')

Gong Li gives body to painter Pan Yuliang in one of her most radiant performances. Having escaped life in a brothel, Yuliang learns the
the art of painting and arrives at stardom in Paris. An exciting classic under the banner of female affirmation signed by director Huang Shuqin.