{"id":5350,"date":"2025-06-17T14:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccdf.cnexdoc.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=5350"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:32:20","slug":"ccdf-16-ifg-5-finalists-of-the-preliminary-selection","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ccdf.cnexdoc.com\/en\/news\/5350\/","title":{"rendered":"CCDF-16\/ IFG-5 Finalists Of The Preliminary Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This year\u2019s CCDF and IFG (Investing for Good) open call received an enthusiastic response from creators worldwide, with a total of 160 submissions. Following thorough deliberation by five industry professionals, and with additional selections from the New Taipei City Documentary Award, In Moments Film Festival, Fresh Pitch, TAICCA\u2019s TCCF, and Doc Edge from New Zealand, 20 creative teams have been selected to participate in this year\u2019s international pitching forum.<\/span><\/p>\n

The selected projects explore a wide range of contemporary social and personal issues. From absurd yet all-too-real sham weddings that reveal the tensions between gender norms and family negotiations, to a blind martial arts champion navigating the weight of his gangster heritage in pursuit of personal freedom, these stories reflect individual struggles for identity and autonomy. Other projects examine the gap between borderlands and urban centers, the trauma and resilience of telecom fraud survivors, and moments of spiritual confrontation amid extreme mountain climbs\u2014all offering insight into the emotional and physical landscapes shaped by our times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several projects also explore artistic introspection, the uncovering of long-buried family secrets, and ethnographic storytelling from marginalised women\u2019s communities, illuminating the intersections of identity, history, and silence. Confronting ecological collapse and issues of animal welfare, many filmmakers direct their lenses towards the fragility of coexistence between humanity and nature\u2014preserving voices that might otherwise remain unheard.<\/span><\/p>\n

These 20 teams will take part in a series of online and in-person workshops from July to September, culminating in the CCDF-16 from September 26 to 28. There, they will showcase their projects to global buyers, festival programmers, funders, and industry decision-makers, aiming to secure international co-production, financing, and distribution opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now in its 16th edition, CCDF continues its mission to support honest and socially engaged documentary storytelling while amplifying voices from the Chinese-speaking world. These real-life, deeply rooted stories could become the next works that resonate across borders and inspire audiences worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

*CCDF-16 \/ IFG-5 Collaborative Invitation Projects:<\/span><\/p>\n

New Taipei City Documentary Award Selection:\u00a0
\n<\/span>A Place She Called Home
\n<\/span>In the Prison Cell, Giving a Peace Sign<\/span>
\n<\/span>Thunder & Rosy Clouds<\/span><\/p>\n

Fresh Pitch Selection: The Skater Girl
\n<\/span>In Moments Film Festival Selection: Ma, Let’s Fly
\n<\/span>TCCF Selection: The Myth
\n<\/span>Doc Edge Selection: TBC<\/span><\/p>\n

*This order is based on the stroke count of the first character of the original proposal\u2019s title.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\nCCDF\/IFG<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\nProducer<\/td>\nArea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFIGHTING for the Algal Reefs<\/td>\nCCDF<\/td>\n\u9673\u5c0f\u6a3a<\/td>\n\u9ec3\u90c1\u8339<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nThree Weddings, Three Pilgrimages<\/td>\nCCDF \/ IFG<\/td>\n\u624e\u897f\u9752\u670b<\/td>\nLobsang Sumbha<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nTzusy: A Journey Through Ballet<\/td>\nCCDF<\/td>\n\u694a\u5049\u65b0<\/td>\n\u6797\u65b0\u82ae<\/td>\nTaiwan, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nGoodbye, My Childhood<\/td>\nCCDF \/ IFG<\/td>\n\u4fde\u91d1\u541b<\/td>\n\u4fde\u91d1\u541b<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAll Fixed Up (working title)<\/td>\nCCDF \/ IFG<\/td>\nHao Zhou<\/td>\nJenny Wu Man<\/td>\nChina, U.S.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBy Way of Sky and Haven<\/td>\nCCDF<\/td>\n\u5f35\u61f7\u5b89<\/td>\n\u9ec3\u90c1\u8339<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nJohnny Tiger<\/td>\nCCDF<\/td>\nIan Kenji Barbour, Johnny Tai<\/td>\nHannah Donegan & Marc Serpa Francoeur<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBack on North Face<\/td>\nCCDF<\/td>\n\u738b\u4e00\u8a22<\/td>\n\u6c88\u9a0f<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nWanderer of the Nanyang<\/td>\nCCDF \/ IFG<\/td>\n\u738b\u79c0\u5cb3<\/td>\n\u738b\u79c0\u5cb3<\/td>\nChina, Cambodia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nHit the Road<\/td>\nCCDF<\/td>\n\u738b\u541b\u8339\u3001\u912d\u77f3\u591a<\/td>\n\u7c43\u6c9b\u96ef<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nWild Road<\/td>\nCCDF<\/td>\n\u9673\u5de7\u8587<\/td>\n\u66f9\u76db\u5f65<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nMidnight Pretenders<\/td>\nIFG<\/td>\n\u9418\u6960<\/td>\n\u9673\u701f\u7136<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nAlong the Way<\/td>\nIFG<\/td>\n\u5f35\u7167\u3001\u6d66\u701f\u6708<\/td>\n\u6f58\u5fd7\u6c38<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nA Place She Called Home
\nNew Taipei City Documentary Award Selection<\/td>\n		CCDF<\/td>\n\u9673\u5b8f\u2f00<\/td>\n\u2f45\u67cf\u2f08<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nThe Tree Behind the Zigzag Sign
\nNew Taipei City Documentary Award Selection<\/td>\n		CCDF<\/td>\n\u738b\u6a02\u884c<\/td>\n\u4efb\u786f\u8070\u3001\u9673\u5de7\u771f\u3001\u99ac\u66fc\u5bb9<\/td>\nHong Kong, Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nThunder & Rosy Clouds
\nNew Taipei City Documentary Award Selection<\/td>\n		CCDF<\/td>\n\u5085\u9038\u4f73<\/td>\n\u9ec3\u4ee4\u83ef<\/td>\nTaiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nThe Skater Girl
\nFresh Pitch Selection<\/td>\n		CCDF<\/td>\n\u9673\u8389\u8389<\/td>\n\u90ed\u975c<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nMa, Let’s Fly Together
\nIn Moments Film Festival Selection<\/td>\n		CCDF<\/td>\nYash Zhang<\/td>\nCamilla Hall<\/td>\nChina, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nThe Myth
\nTCCF Selection<\/td>\n		CCDF<\/td>\n\u8a31\u54f2\u5609<\/td>\n\u8d99\u4f73<\/td>\nTaiwan, Netherlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nThe Heartbreaker
\nDoc Edge \u9080\u8acb
\nDoc Edge Selection<\/td>\n		CCDF<\/td>\nNicola Fan, Richard Fowler<\/td>\nNicola Fan<\/td>\nChina, Hong Kong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5351,"template":"","class_list":["post-5350","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccdf.cnexdoc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/5350"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccdf.cnexdoc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccdf.cnexdoc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccdf.cnexdoc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccdf.cnexdoc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}