Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival

About

Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival (PYIFF) was initiated by Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke and prestigious festival director Marco Müller.

With director Ang Lee's special authorization, PYIFF is named with a nod to his film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - the success of that remarkable film will urge us to be as vibrant and relevant as possible.

Our aims include a desire to see filmmakers and audiences receive the respect that they deserve. By supporting young directors' growth, we hope to inject new blood into the Chinese film industry. We would also like to see more communication and cooperation between Chinese and international filmmakers to provide more possibilities to the Chinese film industry.

Awards

• Rossellini Awards: Best Film, with a cash award of USD 20,000; Best Director, with a cash award of USD 10,000
• Fei Mu Awards: Best debut or second Chinese-language film with a cash award of RMB 120,000; Best Chinese Director of a debut or second Chinese-language film with a cash award of RMB 60,000; Best Actor; Best Actress
• Youth Jury Award
• Audience Awards

Rules

• The film must have been completed within 12 months prior to PYIFF (since 31 October 2018).
• The film must be a feature film with a running time of 60mins or longer. There is no restriction on subject/genre of the film.
• The film must be a feature film that has not been shown online before in any form.
• Films that choose to premiere internationally in PYIFF are preferred. In exceptional cases, films receiving their national premiere will also be considered. Any film that has previously participated in film related events or screenings of any form in China will not be accepted.

Screening Media Type: DCP (Digital Cinema Package)

Subtitles: English or Chinese

Premiere Requirements

National premiere required.