From late August to mid-September, the2024 "Maritime Guangdong Young Director Support Program" (Maritime Guangdong Program) will see its selected projects start production. Young filmmakers are heading to the Lingnan region to explore diverse creative projects.
In Sanshui District, Foshan City, young director Bi Shanyi discovered the key image for his story, a river that represents the growth of youth.In his film "The Rain Will Fall, The Pig Will Sink", a band formed by A Deng who failed the college entrance exam, and his fellow exam-failing classmates play the rhythms of rural life into a life anthem by this river. In Langtou Village in Huadu District, Guangzhou, Bi Shanyi also merges the film's rock band with local traditional culture, making this small-town youth story even more captivating and intriguing. A group of students from the Huadu Second Senior High School took part as well, experiencing acting in a film firsthand.
Also in Sanshui, Foshan, young director Hu Qiao began filming "The Third Goalkeeper", the only mobile film in the 2024 Maritime Guangdong Program. In this story, Hu Qiao aims to fulfill a man's football dream on the green field while exploring the secret to finding "possibility" in life's "impossibilities". He chose the Yunxiu Mountain Sports Stadium in Sanshui District, which hosts Foshan "La Liga", for its rich grassroots football atmosphere in Guangdong.
Filmed in Huanghua Town, Yingde, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, "Nature Town" tells a story of a girl's growth and healing. Set in a Guangdong tea town after the rainy season, every scene under the direction of young filmmakers Dai Xiaolu and Mu Ming seems to exude a subtle aroma of black tea.
Young director Zhang Yichuan's crew went to Taishan, Guangdong, to film "Oblivion". In the story, the heroine Linda, and her new friend, a local young man named Azu, embark on a nostalgic journey. Local delicacies, "furnace cake" (Chinese waffles) and "eel with rice", are highlights of their trip. The crew filmed on location at the first furnace cake shop in Taishan, Aunt Gui Furnace Cake Shop, with the shop owner, Old Xu, playing himself.
In "Hi, Marilyn", filmed in both Macao SAR and Shenzhen, director Zhang Di aims to capture the childhood memories of the South through the story of a boy named Wu Ziyan. In Macao SAR, the crew witnessed a rainbow after the rain on Hac Sa Beach. While in Shenzhen, they uncovered "treasures" filled with youthful memories in the attic of a grocery store. At Shenzhen Yangang Middle School in Yantian District, a group of middle school students who had never acted before joined the crew, spending an unforgettable day in front of the camera.
In Southern China, the stories of Maritime Guangdong continue to unfold.
Source | Lingnan on the Cloud
