Chinese movies to premiere at Toronto film festival
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E-mail Xinhua, July 27, 2016
At least two Chinese movies including Feng Xiaogang's latest one will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which unveiled on Tuesday its initial lineup of films for this September's 41st edition.
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A poster for Feng Xiaogang's "I Am Not Madame Bovary." [Photo / China.org.cn] |
Announced at downtown Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox, Chinese filmmaker Feng Xiaogang's "I Am Not Madame Bovary" and Cheng Er's "The Wasted Times" are among the 19 galas and 49 special presentations titles for the first slate of the estimated 300-film lineup, mostly world or North American premieres.
"Revealing the first round of films offers a highly anticipated glimpse into the Festival's lineup this year," said Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF.
Handling believed that bold and adventuresome work by established and emerging filmmakers from all across the world will illuminate Toronto screens and red carpets over another remarkable 11 days this September.
"The global voices, transformative stories and diverse perspectives of these films capture the cinematic climate of today," said Cameron Bailey, artistic director of the film festival.
"New films featuring cinema's brightest talents promise to captivate and entertain the world's film community and audiences alike," said Bailey.
Starring Fan Bingbing, "I Am Not Madame Bovary" is a caustically comic contemporary fable about a cafe proprietor spending a decade petitioning the Chinese legal system after being swindled by her ex-husband.
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