7TH EDITION
27 FEBRUARY - 29 MARCH 2026
GHENT
Short Films
MY FRIEND SONGZHI 我的朋友颂芝
Xia Fan
2024 - Drama - 25 min - Mandarin - Subtitles: English
Twelve-year-old Xiao Ai seems to be the only one affected by the death of an elderly neighbor whom everyone called "Crazy Granny". In the abandoned apartment of the deceased, Xiao Ai begins to form a connection with her neighbor and uncover her past.
About the Director
Xia Fan is a London - based writer and director from China. She studied French Literature at Xiamen University a nd Film Studies at the University of Stirling before working in media marketing in London. She later completed an MA in Filmmaking at the London Film School, where she wrote and directed several short films and a documentary. She now works as a freelance filmmaker, drawn to poetic realism that blurs memory, imagination, and lived reality
MEMORIES OF ZHI 觉之
Li Mingxin
2024 - Drama - 23 min - Mandarin - Subtitles: English
Sixteen-year-old orphan Zhi, who volunteers at a Buddhist temple, is informed of his connection to a boy’s murder. Under police pressure, he begins to recount his encounter with the boy, and the truth gradually emerges.
DON’T KILL MY MEMORY 红色海洋
Zeng Liquan
2024 - Drama - 24 min - Mandarin - Subtitles: English
A 10-year-old girl of divorced parents glimpses the hidden complexities of the adult world while living with her father and his young girlfriend—unwittingly stepping into a harsh rite of passage.
DAVID 大韦
Kai Xue, Jiexie Hong
2024 - Animation - 8 min - Mandarin - Subtitles: English
In a small northeastern town, a lost childhood photo. The sound of a train whistle brings memories of running in sunflower fields. I believe another self exists, like Dawei and me.
SOLOS 独唱团
Yuan Zhong
2025 - Drama - 25 min - Mandarin - Subtitles: English
A fifth-grade boy, Sun Yue, is asked by his teacher to dress up as a girl and join the stage for a choir competition to balance the uneven gender ratio. Confronted with the intense gaze of the crowd, Sun Yue struggles with his decision.
A STRANGE BIRD 鹈鹕出走之后
Bu Jingwei
2025 - Drama - 17 min - Mandarin - Subtitles: English
In Chen Dian, China's bra manufacturing hub, an anonymous love poem becomes the talk of a lingerie factory, unearthing hidden emotions in 19-year-old worker Huang Fei. As whispers and suspicions swirl around him, Huang Fei finds his fate unexpectedly intertwined with that of a runaway pelican from the zoo. Both are out of place and under relentless scrutiny. To protect his secret, Huang Fei must take bold steps.