Award-winning movie highlights childhood friendship
By Xu Fan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-06-05 12:09
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Poetry of Kids, which won an honor at the 33rd Golden Rooster Awards' Pitch Projects, recently held a special screening and gathered industry insiders and experts to discuss children's movies — a niche genre in China's booming film industry.
Directed by Fang Gangliang, known for directing multiple acclaimed children's movies such as The Story of Xiaoyan, the film follows four fifth-grade primary school students who go to great lengths to help their classmate, a young boy returning to China from the United Kingdom, readjust to local life.
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Yan Shaofei, head of the Children's Film Working Committee of the China Film Association, commented that the film emphasizes the importance and lasting influence of friendships formed during childhood, creating a positive and inspiring movie for young audiences.
Huang Jun, president of the China Film Society for Children and Teenagers, said that this film sets a great example for children's movies by realistically portraying how Chinese children are growing up in an increasingly diverse and inclusive society.
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