The results of the "74th Cannes Film Festival" were announced. The Hong Kong fresh wave film "The Crow under Heaven" won the Best Short Film Award. It was also the first short film in Hong Kong to receive the award in Cannes.
Director Tang Yi appeared to accept the award.
"The Crow under the Sky" is a short film in this year's Fresh Wave Competition. It is organized by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. It selects local film creators aged 35 or below to provide financial support, arrange training and guidance for the production of a short film of no more than 30 minutes. , Aimed at fostering new talents in film.
Director Tang Yi graduated from the Department of Professional Accounting at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and then entered the New York University Film School for further studies.
Screenshot of the short film "The Crows Under Heaven"
According to the introduction of the competition, "The Crows Under Heaven" tells that a high school girl, Zhao Shengnan, was invited by her cousin to a mysterious party one day. Except for her cousin, all of them were middle-aged men with stinky copper and vulgarity. Wang Jianguo, a man with glasses.
Later, the two decided to leave the boring meal and embark on an unexpected journey to witness the lustful noise and see through the true nature of human nature.
The Crow under Heaven was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival poster earlier.