A Gentle Night

A film by

China | 15' | 05/2017 | fiction

In a nameless Chinese city, a mother with her daughter missing, refuses to go gently into this good night.

Square Eyes - Cannes - Laurel 2018 Palme d'or
Square Eyes - TIFF2017
Square Eyes - Cannes - Laurel 2018 Palme d'or
Square Eyes - TIFF2017

Qiu Yang

Biography

QIU Yang was born and raised in Changzhou, China. He studied film directing at the Victorian College of the Arts in Australia.

His latest short film SHE RUNS has been selected to the competition at the Cannes 58th Critics’ Week. His previous works including A Gentle Night was awarded the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 70th Festival de Cannes. He became the first ever Chinese director to receive this award. In 2015, Under the Sun was selected for the 68th Festival de Cannes Cinéfondation Competition.

He is currently developing his first feature project, which was selected to the Cinéfondation Residence 2017 and was awarded the CNC Screenwriting Grant during the 70th Festival de Cannes.

Filmography

  • She Runs 2019 – short film
  • A Gentle Night 2017 – short film
  • Under the Sun 2015 – short film
Square Eyes - Director - Qiu Yang - Square Eyes

Crew

Director: QIU Yang
Screenplay: QIU Yang
Producer: QIU Yang, LI Yi
Associate Producer: HUANG Lu, Vincent WANG, ZHANG Zhaowei
Executive Producer: SHEN Yingda
Cinematographer: Constanze SCHMITT
Sound: MEI Zhu, Livia RUZIC, Mikko QUIZON
Editor: Carlo Francisco MANATAD
Production Designer: SHAN Yinghao
Cast: LI Shuxian

Festivals

  • Festival de Cannes, France (17 – 28 May, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
    Won: Palme D’or
  • Moscow International Film Festival, Russia (22 – 29 June, 2017)
    Out of Competition
  • Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia (3 – 20 August, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
  • Dokufest – International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo (4 – 12 August, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
  • Pluk De Nacht – Open Air Film Festival (16 – 26 August, 2017)
  • Concorto Film Festival, Italy (18 – 25 August, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • São Paulo International Short Films Festival, Brazil (23 August – 3 September, 2017)
    International program
  • Telluride Film Festival, United States (1 – 4 September, 2017)
    Official Selection: Filmmakers Of Tomorrow
  • Pancevo Film Festival, Serbia (6 – 10 September, 2017)
    Early Works Competition
  • Toronto International Film Festival, Canada (7 – 17 September, 2017)
    Official Shorts Selection Won: Honourable Mention
  • Pacific Meridian – International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries (9 – 15 September, 2017)
    Out-of-competition: In Short
  • Riga International Film Festival, Latvia (13 – 16 September)
    Short Riga International Short Film Competition SHORT RIGA
  • Batumi International Art-house Film Festival, Georgia (17 – 24 September, 2017)
    International Short Film Competition Won: Best Short Film Award
  • Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporáneo, Mexico (19 – 24 September, 2017)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Calgary International Film Festival, Canada (20 September – 1 October, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Athens International Film Festival, Greece (20 September – 1 October, 2017)
    Out of competition
  • El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt (22 – 29 September, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
  • Manaki Brothers – International Cinematographers Film Festival, Macedonia (23 – 30 September, 2017)
    Short Film Program
  • Reykjavík International Film Festival, Iceland (28 September – 8 October, 2017)
    International Shorts Competition
  • New York Film Festival, United States (28 September – 15 October, 2017)
    Official Selection Shorts
  • FESTCURTASBH – Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival, Brazil (29 September – 8 October)
    International Competition
  • Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia (5 – 8 October, 2017)
    Official Selection Won: Best Cinematography Award
  • Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Italy (6 – 15 October, 2017)
    International competition
  • Les Films De Cannes A Bucarest, Romania (13 – 22 October, 2017)
    Chinese Film Focus
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (14 – 21 October, 2017)
    International Competition Won: Best Short Film
  • Busan International Film Festival, Korea (12 – 21 October, 2017)
    Short Film Showcase
  • Chicago International Film Festival, United States (12 – 26 October, 2017)
    International Competition Won: Silver Hugo
  • Filmmaker Day, Italy (24 October, 2017)
  • Philadelphia Film Festival, United States (19 – 28 October, 2017)
    Official Competition Won: Best Short Film
  • QCinema International Film Festival, Philippines (19 – 28 October, 2017)
    International Short Film Showcase
  • International Best of Short Films Festival, France (25 – 29 October, 2017)
    Competition
  • Film Front – International Short Film Festival, Serbia (26 – 28 October, 2017)
    Official International Selection
  • Catholic Film Festival , Korea (26 – 29 October, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Dong Film Fest, Italy (27 – 29 October, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival, China (28 October – 4 November, 2017)
    Out of Competition
  • Geneva International Film Festival, Switzerland(3 – 11 November, 2017)
    International Shorts Competition
  • Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden (8 – 19 November, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
  • Denver Film Festival, United States (1 – 12 November, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan (3 – 24 November, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Sulmona International Film Festival, Italy (8 – 12 November, 2017)
    Official Selection Won: Best Cinematography
  • Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Brazil (8 – 15 November, 2017)
    International Competition
  • AFI Fest, United States (9 – 16 November, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • SOUQ Film Festival, Italy (10 – 12 November, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
  • Gijón International Film Festival, Spain (17 – 25 November, 2017)
    International Competition
  • Exground Filmfest, Germany (17 – 26 November, 2017)
    International Short Film Competition
  • International Bosphorus Film Festival, Turkey (17 – 26 November, 2017)
    International Short Fiction Competition
  • La Orquidea Film Festival, Ecuqador (21 November – 1 December, 2017)
    Out-of-Competition: International Shorts Showcase
  • IFF Sleepwalkers I PÖFF Shorts, Estonia (21 – 26 November, 2017)
    PÖFF Shorts International Competition
  • Crossing The Screen, United Kingdom (23 – 26 November, 2017)
    Competition
  • Festival Tous Courts, France (27 November – 2 December, 2017)
    International Short Film Competition
  • Whistler Film Festival, Canada (29 November – 3 December, 2017)
    International ShortWork Competition
  • Tenerife Shorts, Spain (30 November – 3 December, 2017)
    International Competition
  • Antarctic Short, Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Antarctic (1 – 7 December, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Verín International Short Film Festival, Spain (1 – 10 December, 2017)
    Offical Competition
  • Aguilar de Campoo International Film Festival, Spain (5 – 10 December, 2017)
    International Competition
  • THESS International Short Film Festival Thessaloniki, Greece (13 – 17 December, 2017)
    Official Selection Won: Cinematic Achievement Award
  • Pendance Film Festival, Canada (15 December, 2017)
  • London Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (12 – 21 January, 2018)
    International Shorts Competition
  • Küstendorf Film & Music Festival, Serbia (16 – 21 January, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Prague Short Film Festival, Poland (17 – 21, January 2018)
    International Competition
  • Sudan Independent Film Festival, Sudan (21 – 27 January, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Minimalen Short Film Festival, Norway (23 – 28, January 2018)
    International Competition
  • Cinemì Cinemà International Short Film Festival, Italy (2 February, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (2 – 8 February, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Medina Short Film Festival, Spain (9 – 17 March, 2017)
    Official Competition Won: First Prize
  • Miami Film Festival, United States (9 – 18 March, 2018)
    Out of Competition: Cinema & China
  • Kino Pavasaris – Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania (15 – 29 March, 2018)
    Out of competition: Short Night
  • Mecal International Short Film and Animation Festival, Spain (15 March – 1 April 2018)
    International Competition
  • International Film Festival for Children and Youth of Sousse, Tunesia (18 – 23 March, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (19 – 29 March, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong (19 March – 5 April, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Martovski Festival – Belgrade Documentary And Short Film Festival, Serbia (28 March – 1 April, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Cortisonici – International Film Festival, Italy (1 – 8 April, 2018)
    International Competition Won: Jury Award
  • Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival, Hungary (3 – 8 April, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Aspen ShortsFest, United States (3 – 8 April, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Cleveland International Film Festival, United States (4 – 15 April, 2018)
    Film Slam Program
  • Internationale Festival Zeichen der Nacht, Germany (7 – 9 April, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Rencontres Internationales Paris, France (10 – 15 April, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (11 – 15 April, 2018)
    Out-Of-Competition: International Highlights
  • Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, United States (12 – 18 April, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • MOOOV Film Festival, Belgium (17 – 29 April, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Fajr International Film Festival, Iran (19 – 27 April, 2018)
    Eastern Visa Section
  • Ankara International Film Festival, Turkey (19 – 29 April, 2018)
    Out of competition: Shorts without limits
  • International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland (21 – 29 April, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Busan International Short Film Festival, South-Korea (24 – 29 April, 2018)
    Out of competition: Curtain Call
  • Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Germany (25 – 29 April, 2018)
    Short Fiction Film Competition
  • Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine (25 – 29 April, 2018)
    Out of Competition: Festival Hits
  • IndieLisboa – Lisbon International Independent Film Festival, Portugal (26 April – 6 May, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Civitanova Film Festival, Italy (May, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Cefalù film festival, Italy (1 May – 31 December, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Maryland Film Fest, United States (2 – 6 May, 2018)
    Shorts Selection
  • Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, United States (3 – 12 May, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Underexposed Film Festival YC, United States (9 – 12 May, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Nashville Film Festival, United States (10 – 19 May, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival, United States (11 – 13 May, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Imagineindia – International Film Festival, Spain (17 – 31 May, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Seattle International Film Festival, United States (17 May – 10 June, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Il Varco Film Festival, Italy (26 – 27 May, 2018)
    Competition Won: Best Short Film
  • Fabriano Film Fest, Italy (1 – 3 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Internationale Festival Signs of the Night, Thailand (2 – 10 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival, Slovenia (6 – 10 June, 2018)
    Video on the Beach
  • Art Film Fest, Slovakia (15 – 23 June, 2018)
    International Competition of Short Films
  • FEST New Directors New Films Festival, Portugal (18 – 25 June, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Rencontres Internationales Berin, Germany (19 – 24 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest, United States (19 – 25 June, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Nantucket Film Festival, United States (20 – 25 June, 2018)
    Best Shorts of 2018
  • Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove, Spain (22 – 29 June, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Tracce Cinematografiche Film Festival, Italy (25 – 30 June, 2018)
  • Shorts International Film Festival, Italy (29 June – 7 July, 2018)
    Maremetraggio Section
  • Grec Summer Festival, Spain (2 – 31 July, 2018)
  • Bašta Fest, Serbia (5 – 8 July, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Tabor Film Festival, Croatia (5 – 8 July, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Festival Partie(s) de Campagne, France (12 – 15 July, 2018)
    International Section
  • Festival CourtsCourts, France (19 – 21 July, 2018)
    Competition
  • Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival , Greece (20 – 26 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Indie Street Film Festival, United States (21 – 25 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Toko Film Fest, Italy (28 – 29 July, 2018)
  • Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine (6 – 12 August, 2018)
    Out of competition
  • Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany (16 – 20 August, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • FeKK – Ljubljana Short Film Festival, Slovenia (20 – 25 August, 2018)
    Special program: East of Eden
  • Nancy International Film Festival, France (24 August – 2 September, 2018)
    Official Competition Won: Grand Prix
  • Wathann Film Festival, Myanmar (5 – 10 September, 2018)
    Signs of the Night selection
  • Bueu International Short Film Festival, Spain (7 – 15 September, 2018)
    International Section Won: Best Editing
  • Quebec City Film Festival, Canada (13 – 22 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary (14 – 23 Septenber, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Lychee Film Festival – Barcelona Chinese Film Festival, Spain (14 – 21 September, 2018)
  • Middle Coast Film Festival, United States (21 – 23 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival, United States (27 – 30 September, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Guam International Film Festival, United States (3 – 28 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Asiatica Film Fest, Italy (4 – 10 October, 2018)
  • Tacoma Film Festival, United States (4 – 11 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Festival Internationale Signes de Nuit, France (4 – 14 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Mikrofilm Short Festival, Spain (9 October, 2018)
  • BRNO 16 International Short Film Festival, Czech Republic (10 – 13 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Festival Internacional de Cine independiente de La Plata, Argentina (11 – 21 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Festival C’est Trop Court!, France (13 – 19 October, 2018)
    European Competition
  • Duhok International Film Festival, Iraq (20 – 27 October, 2018)
    Special program: Vision Section
  • Film.Spiele International Short Film Festival, Germany (20 – 21 October, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Festival du Cinéma International en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada (27 October, – 2 November, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Pentedattilo Film Festival, Italy (31 October – 4 November, 2018)
    Territory in Movement Competition
  • ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival, Romania (7 – 11 November, 2018)
    Competition
  • Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran (9 – 13 November, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Soria International Film Festival, Spain (11 – 25 November, 2018)
    Official Selection Won: Award for Best Cinematography
  • VGIK International Student Festival, Russia (12 – 16 November, 2018)
    Out of Competition: Short Films: Wide Opened Eyes
  • Court en Scène, France (12 – 18 November, 2018)
    Official Competition Won: Best Actress Award
  • PRINDIE – Princeton Independent Film Festival, United States (13 – 16 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • KFFK Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany (14 – 18 November, 2018)
    Best Of Festivals
  • Nachalo – International Debut and Student Film Festival, Russia (20 – 23 November, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Yerevan Short Film Festival, Armenia (29 November – 1 December, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • All Lights India International Film Festival, India (1 – 4 December, 2018)
    International Competition for Short Films
  • Asia Peace Film Festival, India (11 – 13 December, 2018)
    Competition
  • 39 Rooms Short Film Festival, United States (1 – 29 January, 2019)
  • Festival Du Cinema D’Auteur Chinois, France (1 – 10 March, 2019)
  • Fargo Film Festival, United States (19 – 23 March, 2019)
    Narrative Short Competition
  • Busan Intercity Film Festival, South-Korea (31 May – 3 June, 2019)
    Official Selection
  • Seminci – Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain (19 – 26 October, 2019)
    Retrospective Chinese Cinema 2010-2019

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