A SUMMER'S END POEM

夏日句点        CHINA | 2024 | 15min

Project Title (Original Language): A Summer‘s End Poem

German title: Sommer, Ende

Project Type: Short

Genres: Drama, Children

Runtime: 15 minutes

Completion Date: Jan 1, 2024

Production Budget: 25,000 USD

Country of Origin: China, Switzerland & Malaysia

Production Company: Shanxian Media

Co-Production Company: Movie Sushi, eMuse Pictures

Country of Filming: China

Filming Locations: Chaozhou, Guangdong, China

Language: Chinese - Teochew

Shooting Format: 4K

Aspect Ratio: 1:1 to 16:9

Director: Lam Can-zhao

Writers: Lam Can-zhao, Yupeng He, Shutong Xu

Producer: Lam Can-zhao

Executive Producers: Yana Lekarska, Jeremiah Foo

Co-Producers: Tammy Tai, Jessica Shi

AP: Li Jingyang, Li Ying

Production Design: Li Ji

Cinematographer: Wenhua Pan

Sound: Wenhua Lai

Editor: Lam Can-zhao

Colorist: Weicong Chen

Music: Qingfeng Mu

Poster Designer: Sam Hui

Key Cast: Cai Jingbo

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2. 98th Academy Awards (Oscars): Best Live Action Short Film (Longlist)

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4. 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (FIAPF accredited)

5. 27th Guanajuato International Film Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying)

6. 21st Vienna Shorts (Academy Award® Qualifying)

7. 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (FIAPF accredited)

8. 17th Festival De Cine Global Santo Domingo: Best International Live-Action Film (FIAPF accredited)

9. 39th Valencia International Film Festival - Cinema Jove (FIAPF accredited)

10. 30th Sarajevo Film Festival (FIAPF accredited)

11. 22nd Tirana International Film Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying)

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14. 28th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Academy Award® Qualifying)

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16. 44th Hawai'i International Film Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying)

17. 41st Tehran International Short Film Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying)

18. 34th Aspen Shortsfest Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying)

19. 40th INTERFILM - International Short Film Festival Berlin (Academy Award® Qualifying)

20. 18th Beirut Shorts International Film Festival: Best Short Fiction Film (Academy Award® Qualifying)

21. 38th Leeds International Film Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying)

22. 34th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival: Special mention (Academy Award® Qualifying)

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24. 52nd Athens International Film + Video Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying)

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26. 61st Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Academy Award® Qualifying)

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