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HomeGolden Rooster Films Project MarketProject CollectionFertile Land

Fertile Land

Creative Statement

Ma Changhai takes Ma Liang home to handle Ma Ming's funeral. Trekking across the Gobi, he gradually comes to understand his elders' perseverance; in the end the desert shows signs of life, fulfilling the hope of a 'fertile land'.

Genre:

Drama, Mystery

Director:

Zhu Yu

Screenwriter:

Zhu Yu

Producer:

Zhang Shuye, Lei Yisong

Production Company:

N/A

About the Director

Member of the China Association of University Film and Television, the China Film and Television Cinematographers Society and the Shaanxi Film Association; vice chairman of the Shaanxi Art Photography Society, among other roles. Directed the documentary The Mountain That Makes Clouds, which won Best Director and Best Cinematography at the 18th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards and a Jury Prize at the 55th DOK Leipzig International Documentary and Animated Film Festival, among more than 20 awards and screenings. Directed the documentary Moon Companion, selected for the China Documentary Academy Awards and the FIRST documentary section, among others. Has worked as executive director and director of photography on more than ten documentaries broadcast on CCTV and other media.

About the Producer

Zhang Shuye: Producer and director. Associate professor and master's supervisor at Xi'an Academy of Drama, and visiting scholar at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Teaches, researches and practices film and television development, producing and creative work. Projects as executive producer have been selected for more than ten festivals in China and abroad. Lei Yisong: Director and producer. Executive officer for aesthetic education at Yibu Film, working to create and support work by new-generation filmmakers. Directed Winter Turns to Spring; produced Mama and Year After Year. Projects have been selected for more than ten major festivals in China and abroad, including Venice, Busan, Shanghai, Beijing and Pingyao.

About the Screenwriter

Member of the China Association of University Film and Television, the China Film and Television Cinematographers Society and the Shaanxi Film Association; vice chairman of the Shaanxi Art Photography Society, among other roles. Directed the documentary The Mountain That Makes Clouds, which won Best Director and Best Cinematography at the 18th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards and a Jury Prize at the 55th DOK Leipzig International Documentary and Animated Film Festival, among more than 20 awards and screenings. Directed the documentary Moon Companion, selected for the China Documentary Academy Awards and the FIRST documentary section, among others. Has worked as executive director and director of photography on more than ten documentaries broadcast on CCTV and other media.