Chairman of the Art Committee of Wave Film Week Official Announcement

The annual theme of 2024 Wave Movie week "Young Friends come to meet"

Youth is a force to start again, to always be curious and exploratory about the world.

One of the major goals of SeaWave Film week is to attract young talent for Chinese business genres. This year's campaign has opened seven tracks: annual drama short film, annual science fiction short film, annual love short film, annual comedy short film, annual suspense short film, annual documentary short film, and annual animated short film. It is expected to find more outstanding young directors and help them embark on a follow-up creative journey.

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Chen Kexin, chairman of the Arts Committee of the 2024 Wave Film week.

Inspiration at the beginning of creation, pragmatism is a necessary creative attitude. As a leading figure in current Chinese films, director Peter Chan stands at the lighthouse, leading the role of the relay with all the possibilities of young creators.

We believe that the various experiences and reflections in director Peter Chan's career will collide with the ideas of today's young creators and generate many wonderful sparks, and he will lead young creators to regain their former aspirations.

Peter Chan (Ho-sun CHAN) director and producer

Among the 17 works directed and nearly 40 supervised works, he has been nominated for more than 400 awards and won more than 230 awards.

The award-winning works include Sweet Honey (1996) and if. Love (2005), "application" (2007), "martial arts" (2011), "Chinese partner" (2013), "dear" (2014), "win the championship" (2020), etc. His works include "Damn it" (2002), "disciples" (2007), "October siege" (2009), "July and Ansheng" (2016), Junji Iwai "Hello, Zhihua" (2018). In 2024, director Peter Chan's new film "Sauce Garden" will be released.

Main works:

Whether it is the reunion of Li Qiao and Li Xiaojun many years later in "Sweet Honey", or "Dear" not only tells the story of "Crime and punishment", but also gives everyone's spiritual sustenance, or in "Chinese partner", showing many obstacles on the road to dream. He believes that no matter what kind of bloody reality or complex human nature behind, any problem can be solved.

Optimism and Light in predicament is one of his long-term creative motifs. Whether it is exploring interpersonal relationships or talking about the journey of the soul, he always tries to tear open an exit to warm in the dark reality.

The 2024 Wave Film week will focus on the six sections of "Wave Honor", "Wave Show", "Wave Industry", "Wave Salon", "Wave Life" and "Wave School", focusing on the integration of film art and modern lifestyle. Trying to create a seaside immersive shadowy paradise.

This year, the Wave Film week will also add "Life is everywhere on the set" sign-in activities, increase the number of outdoor screens, and focus on the discovery of outstanding young directors in the proposition unit of "A good Show."... We will continue the concept of deeply combining film art with life aesthetics, expand the traditional charm of film as a century-old medium, and look for more cutting-edge forces to make them shine in their respective subject areas.

In September, I look forward to seeing you at 2024 Wave Film week!