STORY: Chinese feature film awarded at Cairo Int'l Film Festival
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:36
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival 
2. SOUNDBITE (English): LIN JIANJIE, Director of the Chinese film Brief History of a Family
3. various of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival

STORYLINE:

Chinese film Brief History of a Family won the Network for the Promotion of the Asia Pacific Cinema Award as the best Asian feature film at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) concluded on Friday evening.
   
The film tells the story of a Chinese middle-class family and their son's mysterious friend, with a focus on the bonds between family members.
   
The jury statement said the film demonstrated a subtle exploration of emotions and the use of imagery and sound design. 

SOUNDBITE (English): LIN JIANJIE, Director of the Chinese film Brief History of a Family
"This is my first feature film, and this is also my first time in Cairo, in Egypt, and actually in Africa. It's a great experience here in the whole competition. All the competitions were the only feature-length Chinese language film. So that's very special and I'm very happy to win the award for best Asian film."
   
This year's CIFF saw a strong presence of Chinese films. A highlight of the event was the Chinese Cinema Week, during which seven Chinese features were screened. Among these was Decoded, directed by Chen Sicheng, who received the CIFF's Golden Pyramid honorary award.
   
During the ten-day festival, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the CIFF and the Beijing International Film Festival to boost cooperation between the two sides in relevant areas.
   
As for the main International Competition of the CIFF, the Romanian film The New Year That Never Came, directed by Bogdan Muresanu, won the top Golden Pyramid Award, while Russia's Postmarks and Brazil's Malu got the Silver Pyramid and the Bronze Pyramid, respectively.
   
Launched in 1976, the CIFF is one of the oldest film festivals in the Arab world, Africa, and the Middle East. This year's edition featured around 190 films from more than 70 countries and regions.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)