Indie Chinese Cinema Week 2024

Curated by CiLENS

Cinema is the contemporary lingua franca, where scattered tongues of the world find common ground. We speak the language of the screen: classic lines become catchphrases, iconic soundtracks become the backdrop of collective memories, and cinematic moments convey emotions and shared experiences beyond words.

Indie Chinese Cinema Week (ICCW), now in its third edition, celebrates cinema as a uniting language - a medium that bridges social, cultural and linguistic divides. This year, ICCW presents a compelling lineup of documentaries, features, and shorts that explore the multifaceted realities of Sinophone communities through diverse linguistic expressions, cultural dissonances, and striking narrative textures.. We invite you to discover Chinese cinema as a convergence point where varied voices and perspectives merge to foster connection, empathy, and dialogue. (CL)

CiLENS is a Berlin-based non-profit film curation collective that engages audiences in an in-depth exploration of contemporary China and the Sinophone world. Through interdisciplinary events and thematic screenings, we foster transcultural dialogue and create spaces for meaningful connections.

TANG Xuedan (Echo) is a Berlin-based film curator and cultural producer. Embracing her interdisciplinary and passionate interests in cinema, feminism, intercultural dialogue, and socially engaged practices, she founded CiLENS and ICCW in 2022.

WANG Zifei is a curator at CiLENS e.V. and a PhD candidate at Heidelberg University, specializing in East Asian arts and visual culture, with a research focus on independent cinemas.

Curatorial support: GU Rui, HE Lin, Huang Shihan, Iris Hsu, LEI Zijing, LI Kaixin, LI Weiqi, LIU Chenqi