Saturday, January 22, 2022

Blockbuster Chinese films at the 16th Spring Film Festival


As the year of the Tiger approaches, a blockbuster lineup of Chinese films roars at the big screen and online at the 16th Spring Film Festival this January 24-31, 2022.

Organized and presented by the Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies, Ateneo Celadon, and the Chinatown Museum, along with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Jesuit Communications Foundation Inc., Film Development Council of the Philippines, Red Carpet, and Shangri-La Plaza, this year's edition will feature a diverse selection of six films that are certified Chinese box office hits.

The films will be shown at the Red Carpet cinemas at the Shangri-La Plaza and will also be streamed online via Vimeo starting January 25, 2022.

Offering more insight into Chinese culture, there will be a couple of side events offered during the film festival. These include The Chinese Lion Dance: Myth, Magic, and Martial Arts with Mr. Gilbert Jacob Que happening on January 25, 2022, 2:00-3:00 PM and a Lantern Workshop with Dr. Ulysses Yu happening on January 28, 2022. Prizes can be won by watching online and answering trvia questions. Speaking of prizes, voting for the Digital Art Contest will go on until January 28, 2022 over at the Spring Film Festival Facebook page.

A Gala Night and also a Culminating Night are scheduled on January 24, 2022, 8:00-8:50 PM and January 29, 2022, 8:00-9:00 PM respectively.

Here are the films lined up for the 16th Spring Film Festival.

The Captain/中国机长 (2019)


Director: Andrew Lau
Cast: Zhang Hanyu, Oho Ou, Du Jiang, Yuan Quan, Zhang Tian'ai, Li Qin, Zhang Yamei, Yang Qiru

Passengers and crew aboard a Chinese airline start to panic when the windshield shatters shortly after takeoff. As the temperature plummets and people lose consciousness, the strong-willed captain does whatever he can to land the plane safely.

How Long Will I Love U/超时空同居 (2018)


Director: Lun Su
Cast: Jia Ying Lei, Li Ya Tong

A man and a woman living in the same apartment nearly 20 years apart wake one day to find that their timelines have merged, and they're in the same place and time.

Ne Zha/哪吒之魔童降世 (2019)


Director: Yu Yang
Cast: Lü Yanting, Joseph, Han Mo, Chen Hao, Lü Qi, Zhang Jiaming, Yang Wei

The Primus extracts a Mixed Yuan Bead into a spirit bead and a demon bead. The spirit bead can be reincarnated in human to help King Zhou establish a new dynasty, the demon bead will create a devil and harm human. Ne Zha is the one who should be spirit bead hero but he becomes a devil incarnate, because the spirit bead and the demon bead is switched.

Pegasus/飞驰人生 (2019)


Director: Han Han
Cast: Shen Teng, Huang Jingyu, Yin Zheng, Zhang Benyu, Yin Fang

After enduring a five-year suspension, a once-legendary race car driver returns to the track against a brand new generation of opponents.

Shadow/影 (2018)


Director: Yi-Mou Zhang
Cast: Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Kai, Wang Qianyuan, Hu Jun, Guan Xiaotong, Leo Wu, Wang Jingchun

To finally achieve victory over a rival kingdom, a brilliant general devises an intricate plan involving his wife, a look-alike, and two kings.

The Wandering Earth/流浪地球 (2019)


Director: Frant Gwo
Cast: Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing, Qu Jingjing

When the sun dies out, the people of Earth build giant thrusters to move the planet out of orbit and sail to a new star system. After 2,500 years, young people continue the fight for everyone's survival.

Here is the schedule of the screenings at the Red Carpet, Shangri-La Plaza.

January 25, 2022
12:00 PM The Wandering Earth
2.35 PM How Long Will I Love U
5:00 PM Pegasus

January 26, 2022
11:30 AM Shadow
2:00 PM The Captain
4:30 PM Ne Zha

January 27, 2022
11:50 AM Pegasus
2:20 PM Shadow
4:50 PM The Wandering Earth

January 28, 2022
12:20 PM The Captain
2:50 PM Ne Zha
5:20 PM How Long Will I Love U

January 29, 2022
11:45 AM How Long Will I Love U
2:15 PM The Wandering Earth
4:45 PM The Captain

January 30, 2022
12:20 PM Ne Zha
2:50 PM Pegasus
5:20 PM Shadow

January 31, 2022
11:45 AM Pegasus
2:15 PM How Long Will I Love U
4:45 PM Ne Zha

Here are the links and passwords for the online screenings at Vimeo.

The Captain
Password: SPRINGFILM2022_TheCaptain511

How Long Will I Love U
Password: SPRINGFILM2022_HowLong1515

Ne Zha
Password: SPRINGFILM2022_NeZha351

Pegasus
Password: SPRINGFILM2022_Pegasus022

Shadow
Password: SPRINGFILM2022_Shadow383

The Wandering Earth
Password: SPRINGFILM2022_Wander096

The 16th Spring Film Festival is presented by the Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies, Ateneo Celadon—the premier Chinese-Filipino organization of Ateneo, and the Chinatown Museum. Co-Presenters include the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Jesuit Communications Foundation Inc., Film Development Council of the Philippines, Red Carpet, and Shangri-La Plaza.

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