BEIJING, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On
December 12th, 2019, Damp
Season, a joint production by iQIYI, Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI"
or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online
entertainment service in China,
has been shortlisted for the Bright Future program at the 49th
International Film Festival Rotterdam (the IFFR), which will take
place from January 22, 2019 to
February 2, 2020. Damp Season
will premiere globally in January
2020. This marks the third time for an iQIYI joint
production film to be recognized by an internationally renowned
film festival this year after the film Balloon was
shortlisted for the Venice International Festival and Dwelling
in The Fuchun Mountains shortlisted for the Cannes
International Festival. In 2018, iQIYI joint production The
Widowed Witch won the Tiger Award at the 47th
IFFR.
Produced by celebrated Tibetan film director Pema Tseden as well
as Geng Jun and directed by Gao
Ming, Damp Season tells a story of a complicated
relationship between a young couple, an independent girl and an
eccentric boy that set in the humid environment of Southern China. "There's already talk of the
'Southern Wave', with acclaimed films such as Long Days Journey into Night and Dwelling
in the Fuchun Mountains all having had sub-tropical areas of
China as its settings", as said by
panel of the 49th IFFR. Damp Season, director Gao
Ming's first feature film, won multiple awards from the FIRST Film
Festival and Beijing International Festival's Financing Forum.
"This recognition of Damp Season once again
demonstrates our continuous output of quality content, especially
our endeavors in art films," said Ya Ning, President of iQIYI
Pictures. "iQIYI will continue to produce and bring premium content
of all sorts to our audiences."
The IFFR is one of the most prestigious global film festivals in
Europe. Since its founding in
1972, it has maintained its focus on independent and experimental
filmmaking by showcasing emerging talents and established
auteurs. Highly acclaimed by the global film industry and
being just behind Berlin
International Film Festival in annual viewers, the IFFR has become
one of the most important film exhibitions and trading platforms
around the world.
iQIYI Pictures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NASDAQ-listed
online entertainment company iQIYI. In recent years, iQIYI has
produced a number of internationally-renowned high-quality films,
including The Widowed Witch, The Summer Is
Gone, The Pluto Moment and Balloon, and
restored heritage films such as Diary of a Nurse and The
Adventure of Sanmao the Waif, winning iQIYI numerous awards at
the Cannes International Film
Festival, the Golden Horse Awards and the IFFR.
About iQIYI, Inc.
iQIYI, Inc. is an innovative market-leading online entertainment
service in China. Its corporate
DNA combines creative talent with technology, fostering an
environment for continuous innovation and the production of
blockbuster content. iQIYI's platform features highly popular
original content, as well as a comprehensive library of other
professionally-produced content, partner-generated content and
user-generated content. The Company distinguishes itself in the
online entertainment industry by its leading technology platform
powered by advanced AI, big data analytics and other core
proprietary technologies. iQIYI attracts a massive user base with
tremendous user engagement, and has developed a diversified
monetization model including membership services, online
advertising services, content distribution, live broadcasting,
online games, IP licensing, online literature and e-commerce.
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