Festival 2009Horsemen

HORSEMEN CĂLĂREŢII
Documentary Specifications	Biography / Biografie
trailer not available HORSEMEN CĂLĂREŢII Ma Fu Nancy Muquing Wu China 2008 98 min. Director/ Editor: Nancy Muquing Wu Photography: Paul Bahoua Liu Producer: Pual Baohua Liu & Nancy Muqing Wu Address: Paul Bahoua Liu, 406/30-1, South, Lu Yan Lu, Guangzhou, 510095 China Tel. / Fax: 00862031839063 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it	NANCY MUQING WU Director, editor and sound director. M. A. in Film and TV Drama Editing. Associate Professor of Department of Digital Art and Design at Guangzhou Fine Art Academy, China (2004-2008). Regizor, editor şi regizor de sunet. Master în editare de film. Profesor asociat în cadrul Departamentului de Artă digitală şi Design de la Academia de Artă Guangzhou, China (2004-2008).

Synopsis / Sinopsis

For centuries, China’s Songpan County has benefited from the trade route to the Tibetan Plateau, accessible only on horseback. A lot has changed since China opened its doors to the rest of the world. Stimulated by the competition for survival, tourism has grown into an important business. We meet the inhabitants of Songpan, and find out about their concerns. Tourism can be a lucrative business, but due to an unfair distribution, wealth goes to the rich, while the poor find it more and more difficult to make a living. Besides farming, lumbering, forging metal objects, and producing hand-made things for sale, guiding tourists in horseback excursions on the old Tibetan route is an income source not to be neglected. Like in the old days, horses still play a key role for the people in Songpan.

De secole, locuitorii regiunii Songpan din China au beneficiat de avantajele rutei comerciale către Podişul Tibetan, accesibil doar călare. China şi-a deschis porţile către lume şi a început să se schimbe. Turismul a devenit o afacere profitabilă, din păcate doar pentru unii. Cei înstăriţi devin mai bogaţi, în timp ce săracilor nu le rămîne altceva de făcut decît să trăiască de pe o zi pe alta. O sursă de venit deloc neglijabilă, pe lângă agricultură, activităţi forestiere, prelucrarea metalului şi producţia de obiecte de artizanat pentru vânzare, este ghidarea turiştilor în excursii călare pe vechea rută spre Tibet. Ca în vremurile apuse, caii rămîn un element-cheie în viaţa locuitorilor din regiunea Songpan.

ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL 2009

Programming / Programare
Monday 26 - Hall A - 12h00 / Luni 26 - Sala A - 12h00
Sunday 01 - Hall A - 16h00 / Duminica 01 - Sala A - 16h00

Films in International Competition / Filme in Competitie - International
THE ABSENCE, Ricardo Greene, Chile/UK
A BLOOMING BUSINESS, Ton Van Zantvoort, The Netherlands
BRIDES OF ALLAH, Natalie Assouline, Israel
DONKEY IN LAHORE, Faramarz K-Rahber, Australia
GANDHI'S CHILDREN , David MacDougall, Australia
GEARING UP, Sheetal S. Agarwal, Hong Kong
GLORIOUS EXIT , Kevin Merz, Switzerland
HORSEMEN , Nancy Muquing Wu, China
THE LAST RITES OF THE HONORABLE MR. RAI , Jayasinhji Jhala, USA
MONTI MOMENTS:MEN'S MEMORIES IN THE HEART OF ROME,Michael Herzfeld,USA
NORTH-SOUTH.COM , Francois Ducat, Belgium
ROUGH CUT , Firouzeh Khosrovani, Iran
SWEETGRASS , Lucien Castaing, Taylor & Ilisa Barbash, USA
THE TALE OF NICOLAI & THE LAW OF RETURN , Ofek David, Israel

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

film screenings

AFF09 Film Program (.pdf)

Mo.26 | Tu.27 | We.28 | Th.29

Fr.30 | Sa.31 | Su.01

events

Mo.26 - Su.01

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