QIU Jiongjiong (born 1977) is an active contemporary artist and filmmaker in China. As an artist, his works have been exhibited all over the world. As a filmmaker, his experiments with cinematic language and aesthetics in documentary film-making have earned him a reputation as one of China's most important independent directors. His experimental/documentary feature MR. ZHANG BELIEVES (2015), premiered at Locarno Film Festival and has been screened internationally. A NEW OLD PLAY (2021) as his first fiction feature, won Special Jury Prize at Locarno, Firebird Award for Best Film and FIPRESCI Prize at HKIFF and Young Jury Award at Festival des 3 Continents among others.



邱炯炯,1977年生於中國四川樂山,中國當代藝術家與導演。 電影作品包括2部紀錄短片《彩排記》(2008)、《黄老老拍案》(2009),4部紀錄長片《大酒樓》(2007)、《姑奶奶》(2010)、《萱堂閑話錄》 (2011)、《癡》(2015)及1部劇情長片《椒麻堂會》(2021)。 生動的方言對白、極具舞台感的場景調度、漫畫式的人物刻畫等元素構成了邱炯炯獨特的電影語法。

邱炯炯的早期影片多次入選中國獨立影像年度展十大影片。 《癡》入圍洛迦諾影展、MoMA國際紀錄片雙週等國際影展。 首部劇情長片《椒麻堂會》獲得洛迦諾電影節評審團大獎、香港國際電影節火鳥大獎最佳影片以及FIPRESCI國際影評人聯盟獎、南特三大洲青年評審團獎等諸多獎項。



Director's

Filmography

The Moon Palace 大酒楼

2007, experimental, 104min

  • 2009 Yunnan Multi-culture Visual Festival: Spring Equinox, Kunming, China
  • 2008 The 5th China Independent Film Festival, Best 10 Films, Nanjing, China




Ode to Joy 彩排記

2008, documentary, 31min

  • 2010 The 6th China Independent Film Festival, Nanjing, China




A Portrait of Mr. Huang 黄老老拍案

2009, documentary, 40min

  • 2009 Yunnan Multi-culture Visual Festival: Spring Equinox, Kunming, China
  • 2008 The 5th China Independent Film Festival, Best 10 Films, Nanjing, China




Madame 姑奶奶

2010, documentary, 120min

  • 2011 The 5th Beijing Queer Film Festival, Beijing, China
  • 2010 The 7th China Independent Film Festival, Best 10 Films, Nanjing, China
  • 2010 Yunnan Multi-culture Visual Festival, Kunming, China
  • 2010 The 5th Beijing Independent Film Festival, Beijing, China
  • 2010 The 4th Chongqing Independent Film and Video Festival, Chongqing, China
  • 2010 DOChina Documentary Traveling Week, Chongqing, China




My Mother’s Rhapsody 萱堂閑話錄

2011, documentary, 106min

  • 2013 The 4th Chinese Independent Film Festival in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2013 Yunnan Multi-culture Visual Festival, Kunming, China
  • 2012 The 1st Phoenix Video Documentary Awards, Emerging Documentary Award
  • 2012 Festival Shadows: Cinéma Indépendent Chinois, Closing Film, Paris, France
  • 2012 Secret Love, The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2012 Reel China @ NYU 6th Biennial, New York, USA
  • 2012 I Will Be My Mirror: Panorama, CAFA Museum, Beijing, China
  • 2012 Chinese Independent Documentary: Free Screening and Post-screening Talk, Film Culture Centre, Hong Kong
  • 2011 The 8th China Independent Film Festival, Best 10 Films, Nanjing, China
  • 2011 The 6th Beijing Independent Film Festival, Beijing, China
  • 2011 The 5th Chongqing Independent Film and Video Festival, Opening Film, Chongqing, China
  • 2011 The 2nd Beijing New Youth Film Festival, Beijing, China




Mr. Zhang Believes

2015, fiction/documentary, 135min

  • 2015 The 68th Locarno International Film Festival, Signs of Life, Switzerland
  • 2015 The 26th Singapore International Film Festival, Focus: Between Visible and Invisible - Alternative Vision of Chinese Independent Documentary, Singapore
  • 2015 The 24th Filmfest Hamburg, Asia Express, Germany
  • 2015 The 35th Vancouver International Film Festival, Dragons & Tigers, Canada
  • 2015 The 5th Chinese Independent Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan
  • 2015 The 12th China Independent Film Festival, China
  • 2015 The 1st Qingdao Independent Film Festival, China
  • 2016 Doc Fortnight: MoMA's International Festival of Nonfiction Film, US
  • 2016 The 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Chinese Cinema Now, Hong Kong
  • 2016 The 3rd Derby Film Festival, Journey to China, UK
  • 2016 Shenzhen Fringe Film Festival, Auteur Section, China




A New Old Play 椒麻堂會

2021, fiction, 179min

  • 2021 The 74th Locarno Film Festival, Main Competition - Special Jury Prize, Switzerland
  • 2021 The 43rd Festival des 3 Continents, Main Competition - Young Jury Award, France
  • 2021 The 18th Golden Apricot International Film Festival, International Full Length Competition - Special Mention of International Full Length Competition, Armenia
  • 2021 The 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Nomination of Best Cinematography, Australia
  • 2021 The 26th Busan International Film Festival, A Window on Asian Cinema, South Korea
  • 2021 The 45th São Paulo International Film Festival, International Perspective, Brazil
  • 2021 The 14th CPH:PIX, The Human Touch, Denmark
  • 2021 The 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Current Waves, Estonia
  • 2021 The 32nd Singapore International Film Festival, Asian Competition, Singapore
  • 2021 The 16th Jogja - NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Main Competition, Indonesia
  • 2022 The 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Young Cinema Competition (Chinese Language) - Firebird Award (Best Film) and FIPRESCI Prize, Hong Kong
  • 2022 The 21th South Taiwan Film Festival - Best Feature Award
  • 2022 The 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam, Focus: Jiongjiong Qiu, The Netherlands
  • 2022 The 26th International Film Festival of Kerala, Official World Cinema, India
  • 2022 The 27th Vilnius International Film Festival, Critics’ Choice, Lithuania
  • 2022 FIRST LOOK, Museum of the Moving Image, U.S
  • 2022 The 24th Taipei Film Festival, Filmmaker in Focus: Qiu Jiongjiong, Taiwan
  • 2022 The 39th Munich International Film Festival, CineRebels Competition, Germany