About the Producer
Wang Yang: Entered the film industry in 2006 through John Woo's Red Cliff, and later worked on several films directed by Tsui Hark and Leste Chen, gaining extensive experience in commercial, industrial-scale production. Has also worked long-term with several important Chinese auteur directors, whose films have won awards at Venice, Cannes and other festivals, building an established international reputation. Has lived in France since 2017, focusing on work by new directors, including Zou Jing's Lili Alone (Best Short Film, Cannes Critics' Week) and Zhou Jinghao's Murder of the Blooming Girls (Cannes Directors' Fortnight). Currently producing Zou Jing's debut feature Nameless Girl and Zhao Hao's Rain Falls on Qingshui. Marie Dubas: French producer and founder of the Paris production company Deuxième Ligne Films. Has long focused on developing and producing auteur films and international co-productions; selected works include Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Caméra d'Or, Cannes) and Viet and Nam (Un Certain Regard, Cannes). Several of her films have been selected for Cannes, Berlin, Venice and other international festivals, with a distinct auteur approach and a cross-cultural perspective. Qi Ai: Producer with a long-standing focus on young auteur cinema and stories about women. Lead producer credits include The Botanist (Grand Prix of the International Jury in the Generation competition at the Berlin International Film Festival; Best Director and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, among others; previously selected for the WIP Section of the Golden Rooster Films Project Market and supported by the Poly Pictures Art Film Support Program); As Expected (directed by Li Dongmei; selected for the main competition of International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Hidden Dragons competition of the Pingyao International Film Festival); and I'm the Happiest Baby in the World (directed by Lee Hong-chi; selected for a special screening at Venice International Film Critics' Week and the Window on Asian Cinema section of the Busan International Film Festival). Other producing credits include Love Is a Gun, Snow Cloud and Like, Joy, Love.
