The Pingyao International Film Festival, India's new PIFFI event, and a Singapore-based Taiwanese cinema retrospective have announced upcoming schedules.
Key facts
- •The 10th Pingyao International Film Festival runs from September 24–30 in Shanxi Province.
- •The Fei Mu Best Film award at Pingyao includes a cash prize of RMB 1 million.
- •The inaugural People’s International Film Festival of India takes place in Bhopal from December 17–20.
- •The 'Treasured Legacy' series in Singapore features five restored Taiwanese Hokkien and Amoy-dialect films.
- •The Singapore retrospective includes the Southeast Asia premiere of 'Zhang Di Seeks A-Zu'.
The Pingyao International Film Festival has scheduled its 10th edition for September 24–30 at the Pingyao Festival Palace in Shanxi Province, China. Founded in 2017 by director Jia Zhangke, the festival features competitive awards for emerging filmmakers. Additionally, new film events have been announced in India and Singapore.
By the numbers
Pingyao Festival Details
The festival consists of four programs: Screening, Market, Cultivation, and Academics. The Screening slate includes the Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragons categories, which compete for the Roberto Rossellini and Fei Mu Awards. The Fei Mu Best Film prize includes a cash award of RMB 1 million ($140,000), while the Best Director award provides RMB 200,000 ($28,000).
Inaugural Indian Film Festival
The People’s International Film Festival of India (PIFFI) will hold its first event from December 17–20 at Rabindra Bhawan in Bhopal. Organized by the People’s Art, Culture and Education Foundation, the festival will feature competitive screenings of features, shorts, documentaries, and AI-assisted films. Anwar Jamal serves as festival director, with an advisory board that includes Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Sudhir Mishra.
Taiwanese Cinema Retrospective in Singapore
The Singapore Film Society, Asian Film Archive, and Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute are hosting 'Treasured Legacy: Celebrating 70 Years of Taiyupian' from September 4–6 at the Oldham Theatre. The event will showcase five newly restored classics in Taiwanese Hokkien and the Amoy dialect, including four Southeast Asia premieres.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Variety.
