Canada China International Film Festival
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| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Awards received | , , Aubert Pallascio, , etc. |
| Awards | Best Director, Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Film, Best Short Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, etc. |
| Hosted by | Canada China Art-Tech and mDreams Pictures |
| No. of films | 85 |
| Language | English, French, Chinese |
| Website | www |
The Canada China International Film Festival (CCIFF) (Chinese: 中加国际电影节) is an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The film festival is hosted by Canada China Art-Tech (CCAT), a non-profit organization, and is coordinated by mDreams Pictures Inc. CCIFF promotes the exchange between the Chinese and Canadian film culture, fosters cooperation, and encourages communication between artists and filmmakers. The festival is a platform for innovation and creation by showcasing the latest entertainment technology.
Awards[]
| Awards | Year | Recipient |
| Best Actor Award | 2016 | Sasha Samar [1] |
| Best Actress Award | 2016 | Liuyuan Ding [2] |
| Best Supporting Actor Award | 2016 | Yixiang Li |
| Best Supporting Actress Award | 2016 | Yan Zhang |
| Best Director Award | 2016 | Zhen Ding
Yinann Ding |
| Best Film Award | 2016 | Best the Streets |
| Best Short Film Award | 2016 | Pain in Silence |
| Best Documentary Award | 2016 | Once Upon a Time in Bussière's Garden |
| People Choice Award | 2016 | The Promised One |
| Best Special Effect Award | 2016 | Brothers |
| Best Technology Award | 2016 | Lighting Up |
| Best Screenplay Award | 2016 | Last Shot |
| Best Cinematography Award | 2016 | Transmigration |
| Best Director Award | 2017 | Junjie Teng |
| Best Feature Film Award | 2017 | Seventy-seven Days |
| Best Documentary Film Award | 2017 | Un American Au Quebec |
| Best Short Film Award | 2017 | The Plateau |
| Best Actor Award | 2017 | Aubert Pallascio |
| Best Actress Award | 2017 | Yiyan Jiang [3] |
| Best Cinematography Award | 2017 | Final Battle in Town |
| Best Script Award | 2017 | Tursting Love |
| Best Special Effects Award | 2017 | Secrets of the Flowers |
| People's Choice Award | 2017 | Broken Badges |
| Best Technology Award | 2017 | The Plume |
| Best Supporting Actor Award | 2017 | Guorong Zhang |
| Best Supporting Actress Award | 2017 | Funglin Yao |
| Best TV Documentary Award | 2017 | The Century Silk Road |
| Best TV Series Award | 2017 | The First Half of My Life |
| Best Script Competition Award | 2017 | Jiangling Li |
| Best TV Series | 2018 | Michel Dallaire
Killer Seven |
| Best Cinematography | 2018 | Yuezi Ouyang
Feeling You |
| Best Special Effects | 2018 | Yang Lu
Sticks and Straw |
| Best Technology | 2018 | Wei He
Do Not Miss It 70 Years of National Film in Inner Mongolia |
| Best Documentary Film | 2018 | Thi Be Nguyen & Marie-Helene Panisset
Moonless Night |
| Best Script | 2018 | Yongjian Sun
Fake Tattoos |
| Best Short Film | 2018 | Mrs. Wang |
| Best Supporting Actress | 2018 | Xinyu Wang
The Master of Lion Dance |
| Best Supporting Actor | 2018 | Mingyi Yang
Lost in Apocalypse |
| Best Producer | 2018 | Wenshuang Xu
Tomorrow |
| People's Choice | 2018 | The Master of Lion Dance |
| Best Actress | 2018 | Dorothee Berryman
Background Check |
| Best Actor | 2018 | Matthew Knowles
Poppies |
| Best Director | 2018 | Marc-Andre Lavoie
Background Check |
| Best Film | 2018 | Zhang Yimou
Shadow |
| Best TV Series | 2019 | Xiao Jinghong
My Story for You ChenYang Ever Night |
| Best Cinematography | 2019 | Pengfei Shen
Beauty Valley |
| Best Special Effects | 2019 | Yue Xiao
Assassin on the String |
| Best Animation | 2019 | Li Luo
The King's Avatar: For the Glory |
| Best Documentary Film | 2019 | Qianya Xu
Her Offerings |
| Best Script | 2019 | Liu Yi
If Thoughts Can Kill |
| Best Short Film | 2019 | Jorge Camarotti
Kingship |
| Best New Talent | 2019 | Kyle Hu
Love in the Air |
| Best Producer | 2019 | Li Li
Enter the Forbidden City |
| People's Choice | 2019 | Apprenticeship |
| Best Actress | 2019 | Amber Goldfarb
Appiness |
| Best Actor | 2019 | Jinghan Ma
Enter the Forbidden City |
| Best Director | 2019 | Mei Hu
Enter the Forbidden City |
| Best Film | 2019 | The Hummingbird Project |
| Best Feature Film | 2020 | The Farewell |
| Best TV Series | 2020 | Realize Our Dream |
| Best Cinematography | 2020 | Back to Youth |
| Best Special Effects | 2020 | Yue Xiao
A Tour on the Mountain |
| Best Animation | 2020 | The Stone and the Sea |
| Best Documentary Film | 2020 | Tribe Over the Cloud |
| Best TV Documentary | 2020 | Hi China |
| Best Script | 2020 | The Melody of Silence |
| Best Short Film | 2020 | Through the Seasons |
| Best New Actor/Actress | 2020 | QiuQiu
Xi'An Blues |
| Best Producer | 2020 | Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Dearest Anita |
| People's Choice | 2020 | The Front Line |
| Best Actress | 2020 | Yan Liu
My Dear Liar |
| Best Actor | 2020 | Guillaume Tremblay
Wilcox |
| Best Director | 2020 | Tongdao Zhang
Post-00s |
Sections[]
Seven sections are included in the festival every year: the Opening Ceremony, Film Screening and Competition, Women's Voice in Film and Television, Entertainment Technology Summit & B2B, Master Class, Academic Seminar, and the Gala and Awards Ceremony.[4]
Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony of the Canada China International Film festival is held in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. Around 100 audiences and guests, including government officials, celebrities, directors and filmmakers from both Canada and China, attend the opening ceremony annually.
Film Screening and Competition
Film Screening is held for 3 consecutive days during the film festival. It screens 40 remarkable films with various genres of films and shows including features, documentaries, short films, animated films and other from Canada, China and beyond. Film competition section is one of the core programs in CCIFF. The Jury selects around 40 films in the Screening section from more than 100 submissions. About 30 films are selected to enter the final round of competition. The jury then determines 26 award winners at the final round as well as 4 TV awards.
Entertainment Technology Summit & B2B
The Entertainment Technology Forum is an important platform for technology exchanges and academic discussion in the film festival. The guests include executives and leaders from Cirque du Soleil, Disney, IBM, and Google. Like, Nasim Sedaghat (IBM Product Manager), Jacques Méthé (Chairman of Cirque du Soleil), Rajesh Sharma (Technical Director of Disney Animation Studios), and Paul Debevec (Senior Researcher from Google), etc.[5]
Development[]
In 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited China on September 2. He wanted to make a stronger and more stable long-term relationship with China. Bardish Chagger announced new tourism initiatives. In 2016, CCIFF held several events in the special section to celebrate the China-Canada year of People-To-People and Culture Exchanges, including a summit forum on audiovisual exchanges and communication, a master class and an industry tour.[6]
In 2017, CCIFF added TV Drama section to the Film Screening section. This year CCIFF celebrates Canada's 150th anniversary, Montreal's 375th anniversary, and the 70th anniversary of People's Liberation Army of China. A script competition is also included in the Canada China Co-production Project Pitch.[7]
From Sept.22-26, 2018, the 3rd CCIFF was held by Canada China Art-Tech and mDreams Pictures in Montreal, Quebec. The festival attracted more people thanks to the year of Canada-China tourism in 2018.[8] The aim of the international film festival is to promote the cultural exchanges between China and Canada, cooperation and communication are also want to be developed and encouraged by both countries. In addition, the newest innovations in entertainment technology will be shown by forum and technology exhibition.
The year 2019 was the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. On this occasion, the Canada China International Film Festival kicked off its 4th edition with the opening film "Enter the Forbidden City", directed by Mei Hu as well as other excellent Chinese world premieres during its screening program.
In 2020, the 5th CCIFF was adjusted due to the pandemic and was divided into two parts: The Entertainment Technology Summit and the Online Film Screening. From September 18th to December 18th, 2020, three forum activities were successfully held online. The screening component was held from April 1 to 30, 2021 where a total of 10 films from China, Canada and the United States were screened.
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External links[]
- Asian-Canadian culture in Montreal
- Chinese-Canadian culture
- Film festivals in Montreal
- Chinese Canadian organizations