{"id":43073,"date":"2025-06-14T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffartfilm.com\/?p=43073"},"modified":"2025-06-20T22:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:25:24","slug":"sunlight-through-clouds-contemporary-chinese-cinema-at-iff-art-film-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffartfilm.com\/en\/blog\/news\/2025\/06\/sunlight-through-clouds-contemporary-chinese-cinema-at-iff-art-film-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunlight Through Clouds: Contemporary Chinese Cinema at IFF Art Film 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"564\">This year\u2019s IFF Art Film introduces a new curated section dedicated to contemporary Chinese cinema. The program <em data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"364\">Sunlight Through Clouds: Contemporary Chinese Cinema<\/em> presents a selection of works that capture the voice of a young generation of filmmakers exploring the space between tradition and modernity, rural and urban life, and the personal and social realms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"1390\">Curators of the program\u2014Chinese-American film theorist <strong>Ting Wang<\/strong> and long-time festival programmer <strong>Thom Palmen<\/strong>\u2014comment: <em>\u201cIn recent years, the cinema of China has emerged like a rising tide, leaving its mark on film festivals across the globe. This year\u2019s selection at IFF Art Film offers only a fleeting glimpse\u2014a whisper\u2014of the vast, ever-evolving landscape of Chinese filmmaking. From a country many times the size of Slovakia comes a cinematic voice that echoes far beyond its borders, brimming with energy, ambition, and vision.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"1390\">They invite all Art Film visitors: <em>\u201cJoin us in discovering a collection of feature and short films created by a new generation of storytellers. Their films speak with fresh voices\u2014bold, intimate, and searching\u2014capturing the essence of a changing world and a cinema unafraid to dream.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1414\"><strong data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1414\">Feature Films<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1414\">Directed by Zhonghua Zhang, <em data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1487\">Home by the River<\/em> explores the fate of two troubled children at a rural Chinese school. The children are seated at a &#8220;special bench,&#8221; isolating them from their classmates. Their reintegration is sparked by the arrival of Fenti, a future teacher searching for inspiration for her thesis. Her patience and kind approach contrast with the rigid traditions of the Chinese education system, giving the children hope of fitting in and completing the school year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Home by the River_TRAILER\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1082955641?h=ea22fa2188&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"2479\">Visually striking, <em data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2006\">To Kill a Mongolian Horse<\/em> premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where director Xiaoxuan Jiang won Best Director and Best Screenplay in the under-40 section. Set in the Mongolia\u2013China borderlands, the story follows horseman Saina as he navigates daily pastoral routines, nighttime performances for tourists, his father&#8217;s debts, and personal dissonance between steppe traditions and urban pressures. The film blends western elements with social drama, drawing comparisons to the works of Chlo\u00e9 Zhao.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"To Kill a Mongolian Horse by Xiaoxuan Jiang (2024, Malaysia, Hong Kong, USA, Korea, Japan)\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6NyTla0G2ms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2481\" data-end=\"2943\">Directed by Jifeng Li, poetic drama <em>A Branch to Roost<\/em>\u00a0tells the intimate story of Zhi Fang, an elderly woman living alone in the countryside. After losing her husband and son and receiving a terminal diagnosis, she contemplates where she should be laid to rest. She dismantles her ancestral tomb and carries the ashes to the city, seeking a final resting place with long-term care. This final act unexpectedly brings new meaning to her twilight years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Branch to Roost_TRAILER\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1085776586?h=5813fd6eae&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"960\" height=\"544\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2950\" data-end=\"2965\"><strong data-start=\"2950\" data-end=\"2965\">Short Films<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"3217\">Directed by Jiahao Guo, <em data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3012\">People<\/em> is an experimental meditation in black and white on the inner conflict between right and wrong. It questions the illusion of freedom and rationality, presenting a satirical view of morbid values and love.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"People_TRAILER\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1082956105?h=0ac12f76e3&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3219\" data-end=\"3540\">Directed by Hao Zhang, <em data-start=\"3277\" data-end=\"3307\">Whispers Among the Mountains<\/em> follows two women who journey into the mountains during the \u201capocalyptic\u201d year of 2012 to find a shaman and hear voices of the past. The film boldly employs a dreamlike, meditative atmosphere where time, light, and reality dissolve.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whispers Among the Mountains_TRAILER\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1082956037?h=8eb8861845&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3542\" data-end=\"3763\">In <em data-start=\"3561\" data-end=\"3572\">Look Away<\/em>, American-Chinese director Yizhi Shi tells the story of six-year-old Lele, who copes with domestic turmoil through her drawings. As she grows older, her fantasy loses its power over reality.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Look Away_TRAILER\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1085583542?h=210e6247e8&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1220\" height=\"735\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"4004\">Directed by Yan Zhang, <em data-start=\"3818\" data-end=\"3843\">The Flavour of the Moon<\/em> follows ten-year-old Dexian, left with his grandmother and older brother, as he waits for his parents&#8217; return. A letter from the postman brings unexpected news.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4011\" data-end=\"4180\"><em data-start=\"4011\" data-end=\"4036\">Sunlight Through Clouds<\/em> offers a unique cross-section of works by emerging Chinese filmmakers, sensitively reflecting both social transformation and personal dilemmas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"6248\"><strong>The 31st edition of IFF ART FILM is made possible with the support of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"6248\"><strong data-start=\"4255\" data-end=\"4268\">Organizer<\/strong>: ART FILM FEST s.r.o.;<br data-start=\"4291\" data-end=\"4294\" \/><strong data-start=\"4294\" data-end=\"4311\">Co-organizers<\/strong>: Mesto Ko\u0161ice, K13 \u2013 Ko\u0161ick\u00e9 kult\u00farne centr\u00e1, Visit Ko\u0161ice, ART FILM FEST, n.o., LGM, s.r.o., FORLIVE;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"6248\"><strong data-start=\"4417\" data-end=\"4438\">Financial Support<\/strong>: Audiovizu\u00e1lny fond, Nad\u00e1cia SPP<br data-start=\"4471\" data-end=\"4474\" \/><strong data-start=\"4474\" data-end=\"4492\">Co-financed by<\/strong>: Ko\u0161ick\u00fd samospr\u00e1vny kraj, Terra Incognita Program<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"6248\"><strong data-start=\"4546\" data-end=\"4563\">Main Partners<\/strong>: TIPOS, Slovensk\u00e1 elektriza\u010dn\u00e1 prenosov\u00e1 s\u00fastava, a.s., CODES Brand House<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"6248\"><strong data-start=\"4640\" data-end=\"4663\">Main Media Partners<\/strong>: TV JOJ, Pravda, Eurotelev\u00edzia<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"6248\"><strong data-start=\"4697\" data-end=\"4719\">Automotive Partner<\/strong>: Moris Slovakia<br data-start=\"4735\" data-end=\"4738\" \/><strong data-start=\"4738\" data-end=\"4762\">Advertising Partners<\/strong>: Best Press, U. 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