STEP INTO THE RIVER

Datos Técnicos / Technical Data

País de Producción / Country of Production: CHINA & FRANCIA - CHINA & FRANCE

Año Produccion / Year of Production: 2020

Duración / Running Time: 15′

Format / Format: DIGITAL

Pantalla / Screen Ratio: 16/9

Color / Color: COLOR - COLOUR

Gender / Gender: FICTION ANIMACIÓN - FICTION ANIMATION

Lugar de Rodaje / Shooting Place: CHINA & FRANCIA - CHINA & FRANCE

Versión Original / Original Version: CHINA - CHINESE

Subtítulos / Subtitles: INGLÉS & FRANCES - ENGLISH & FRENCH

Ficha Técnica / Specification Sheet

Productora / Production Company: LES VALSEURS

Director / Director: WEIJIA MA

Guión / Screenplay: WEIJIA MA

Sonido / Sound: WEIJIA MA

Montaje / Editing: JÉRÔME BRÉAU

Música / Music: PABLO PICO

Intérpretes / Cast

YIFEI CHEN

MINGEN ZHANG

GUIFEN ZHANG

Sinopsis / Synopsis

Lu y Wei son dos niñas que viven en un pueblo ubicado a orillas de un río donde algunas familias ahogan a niñas en el río para tener niños. Las dos chicas tienen un vínculo especial con este río. Juntos, encontrarán una fuerza mágica para superar los traumas del pasado.

Lu and Wei are two young girls living in a village nestled on the banks of a river where some families drown baby girls in the river in order to have boys. The two girls have a special bond with this river. Together, they will find a magical strength to overcome the traumas of the past.

Biofilmografia / Biofilmography

Weijia Ma es una artista de animación independiente, también profesora universitaria. Su cortometraje documental "MY QUARANTINE BEAR" ha ganado la Mención Especial en Vision du Réel: Su cortometraje de animación "STEP INTO THE RIVER" ha ganado el premio al Mejor Corto de Animación en el Festival Internacional de Cortos de Palm Springs, Tricky Realities en el festival de cine Tricky Women, Silver Premio Hugo en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Chicago y Premio del Público Silver Dove en DOK Leipzig.

Weijia Ma is an independent animation artist, also a college teacher. Her documentary short film “MY QUARANTINE BEAR” has won the Special Mention at Vision du Réel: Her animation short “STEP INTO THE RIVER” has won the Best Animation Short at Palm Springs International Shortfest, Tricky Realities award at Tricky Women film festival, Silver Hugo award at Chicago International Film Festival, and Silver Dove Audience Award at DOK Leipzig.

Premios / Awards

WINTER FILM AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (United States)
MEJOR CORTOMETRAJE DE ANIMACIÓN
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

SOO FILM FESTIVAL (United States)
PREMIO DEL PÚBLICO
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL THE UNPRECEDENTED CINEMA (Estonia)
MEJOR ANIMACIÓN
BEST ANIMATION

CONSTANTINE'S GOLD COIN (Serbia)
TERCER PREMIO AL MEJOR CORTOMETRAJE
THIRD PRIZE FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM

FEAR NO FILM FESTIVAL (United States)
GRAN PREMIO DEL JURADO
GRAND JURY FEARLESS FILMMAKER AWARD

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (United States)
PREMIO SILVER HUGO
SILVER HUGO AWARD

DOK LEIPZIG INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR DOCUMENTARY AND ANIMATED FILM (Germany)
PREMIO DE LA AUDIENCIA
AUDIENCE AWARD

TRICKY WOMEN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (Austria)
PREMIO REALIDADES
REALITIES AWARD

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