Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026

About this event

Since 1997, the Chinese Mainland Film Panorama has spanned 29 years, capturing the pulse of changing times while witnessing generations of filmmakers take root and flourish. Every great film begins with a spark of imagination. This year, under the theme “The Journey from Shorts to Features”, we spotlight Mainland filmmakers and their creative paths, with a special section tracing their journey from early short experiments to feature films. Opening film Nobody is an extension of the hit short of the same title from the Yao-Chinese Folktales. It follows a group of nameless little monsters on a humorous yet touching adventure that reflects the struggles and resilience of ordinary workers. Chongqing Hot Pot captures the essence of a confined-space setting that originated as a university assignment, while black comedy My Dear Liar reflects director Shen Ao’s experience gained through short film making. The Midsummer’s Voice, expanded from a 15-minute short about a young Peking Opera performer’s changing voice, explores adolescence, identity and uncertainty about the future. Escape from the 21st Century continues director Li Yang’s visually dynamic style through a game-like summer adventure. Set in Lhasa, Linka Linka offers a young perspective on memory and growing up. Internationally acclaimed Laughing to Die, developed from a short film of the same name, confronts rural ageing and traditional filial piety. A Long Shot returns to a factory community in the 1980s, following a retired sharpshooter caught in a changing era. Expanded from a 28-minute short, Like Winds, Like Weeds portrays a middle-aged woman searching for freedom away from home. The highly acclaimed Chinese animated feature The Legend of Hei II builds on its popular predecessor with its signature fresh, soothing visuals and dry humour, sending its characters on a new adventure filled with uncertainty and danger. Originally a graduation short film from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Into the Mortal

自1997年起，中國內地電影展已歷經廿九年寒暑，每一年記錄着時代的脈動，更見證着一代代電影人的萌芽與綻放。 我們深信，所有震撼人心的銀幕史詩，都始於最初那幾秒不甘平庸的閃念。今年我們將以「短片啟航，長片盛放」為題，完整呈現內地導演「從零到一」的創作心路，本屆影展特別加推「長短片單元」，冀令觀眾能親眼目睹創作者們千里之行始於足下的破局軌跡，鏡頭後摸索最初的熾熱與悸動。 開幕電影《浪浪山小妖怪》，由爆紅短片《中國奇譚之小妖怪的夏天》延伸而來，幾隻無名小妖組成「西天取經團」，踏上一場笑中有淚的冒險，道盡職場草根的生存法則與韌性；《火鍋英雄》延續導演楊慶在大學戲劇作業中的密閉空間敘事方式，引爆一場夾雜兄弟情、舊日戀情和黑幫衝突的荒誕風暴；黑色犯罪喜劇《受益人》展現了導演申奧從拍攝多套短片累積的扎實功力，用荒誕騙局勾勒底層人物的困頓與溫情；聚焦京劇少年變聲困惑的《倒倉》，從 15 分鐘短片發酵，折射出青春期關於性別認同與對未來的徬徨。 奇幻大作《從21世紀安全撤離》延續導演李陽一貫以來富視覺衝擊的風格，用遊戲化敘事勾勒一場永不結束的夏日大冒險；藏族女導演崗珍作品《一個夜晚與三個夏天》以現代拉薩的年輕視角，鋪陳一段關於記憶與成長的微妙蛻變。獲得國際影展肯定的《喜喪》，從同名短片深耕演化，以沉鬱的紀實力量直視農村老齡化與傳統孝道的巨大鴻溝。 《老槍》則將視線拉回80年代廠區，看退役神槍手如何在時代陣痛中迎來終極爆發；《蒼山》由 28 分鐘短片擴展而來，細膩呈現中年女性離鄉打工，在物是人非的環境下追尋心靈自由的時代鄉愁；口碑極佳，二維原創國產動畫標桿的《羅小黑戰記II》，延續了前作標誌性的清新治癒畫風與冷幽默，開啟了新一段充滿未知與危機的冒險之旅。 原為廣州美術學院的學生畢業短片《落凡塵》，經超過二千名動畫師的努力，嶄新的國風設計配合視覺特技，把「牛郎織女」的延伸故事構建成蕩氣迴腸的動畫大片；更有創下票房奇蹟，從備受讚譽的舞台小品蛻變為感人至深的喜劇長片《你好，李煥英》。 期望透過是次展映，向香港觀眾展現內地電影工作者最原汁原味的創作軌跡，也為兩地電影人搭建一座能彼此對話、煥發光影的舞台。