Chinese agent Parallax Films closed deals with buyers in Japan, the US and Berlinale titleRemembering Each Night for four titles.Japanese distribution Pandora has acquired The Cord Of Life
which marks Qiao’s feature directorial debut. It is part of China’s New Talent Yao Chen, executive producer of Bad Rabbit Pictures in China, is with the director in Cannes. To prevent her from becoming lost, he ties a rope to her, which acts as an umbilical chord that connects them. The film premiered last year in Tokyo International Film Festival’s Asian Future competition.In Cannes, China’s New Talents Going Global programme is organised by China Film Foundation’s Wu Tianming Film Fund for Young Talents and is hosted at the China Pavilion from May 16-27.Parallax has also sold recent Berlinale Forum title
Remembering Every Night
by Japanese director Yui Kiyohara to KimStim for the US. The film follows three women from different generations in a single day. It had its North American premiere last month at the New Directors/New Films Festival in New York. They have been acquired by Moviola and Cinemago respectively.
Parallax is also selling Long Lingyun’s Growing Apart, which is also at Cannes in the China’s New Talents Going Global programme, and Liu Siyi’s
Flaming Cloud, which has renowned director Li Shaohong and actress Yao from Bad Rabbit Pictures as executive producers.
