EAFF Seminar and Screening: The Loong’s Land – My China Story
理想国艺术电影节研讨放映会之《龙的故乡——我的中国故事》

Friday 7th February 2025
13:00-15:00 
Auditorium, The McClay Library

Organisers:

This 2025 Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival is joint event organised by

• Film, School of Arts, English and Languages
• The Language Centre at Queen’s
• China-Europe Youth Film Society

Chair and Speakers:

Tianpeng YAO (姚天鹏) is a PhD candidate in Film Studies at Queen’s University Belfast, with his research focus on the audio-visual representation of Eastern philosophical symbols. Before studying at Queen’s, he had directed films such as “Searching for Zen” and “Bicycle,” which was accepted in the Official Selection for the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival and won the first prize at the 10th International University Student Microfilm Festival, as well as the official selection of the 22nd Independent Days International Film Festival (Germany). Recently, his documentary film “The Road to Kung Fu” was awarded The Best Long Video Award in 2023 United Nations Chinese Language Day & The Third Chinese Language Video Festival.  

He is the founder of the China-Europe Youth Film Society, through which he has been committed to promoting cultural exchanges between Chinese and European young filmmakers.

Outline:

This Information Session will include the following elements: 

Welcome

Overview of The Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival

Award Ceremony

Film Festival Promotional Video Screening

• Belfast Street Interview about China 
• My Favourite Shop in Riyadh 
• Junayde’s Kungfu Dream 

The segment will also include a special guest screening of featured works.

Creator presentations:

Vincent Jiajie Wu, Wejdan Alawad, and Vikki Hanling Cao will share insights into their creative journeys, discuss the inspiration and cultural contexts behind their films, and reflect on their storytelling process.

Q&A

Roundtable Discussion: How to Facilitate Cross-Cultural Communication through Short Videos

Group photo