9th Maeya films

2012 San Diego International Children's Film Festival

       The 9th Maeya Chinese Family Films

2012

Director: Dan Bennett

Maeya Chinese Films

Executive director: Lynn Tang
Event Director: Emma Wang
Panel Director:Sherwood Jones
Media Director: Sam Ho
Director in China: Yu Tang
Logistcal: Jeff Liang

Speical Programs:

Panel: Produce Films with China
August 18, 2012
Time: 3:30-5:00PM,
AMN Healthecare center 
Free admission

The Award Ceremony 

Time:August 18, 6:30-9:30PM
Location:AMN Healthcare Theater

.Enjoy performances by our local artist and conversions with the Chinese film makers, stars and the producers.

.Served Hors d'oeuvre, catered food and drinks, free parking, shows and autographs with the stars.

.Formal attire recommended.
Invitation Only

Film Pitch and Catch
August 19, 2012;
10-11:30AM; 1-5PM

A face-to-face discussion, individual meetings for projects that searching investors, producers and distributors from China. Send your project summary and request to infor@maeya.org for obtain an appointment.

Agreement Signing Ceremony
August 19, 2012;
3-4:30PM; AMN Healthcare Center.

Maeya Film Extensions
1PM-4PM August 17, 2012, "The Reading Boy" film screening and Q&A at SCCCA / Irvine Chinese School. Address: 9 Truman, Irvine,CA 92620 Invitation Only

7PM, August 17, 2012, " Ready to Run" film screening and Q&A at San Diego State University; Invitation Only


Panel: Film Creativities in East & West
Dream Works Animation
August 20, 2012; Time: 12:00-2PM,
Address 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, Ca
Pass for request: Infor@maeya.org


Film Jury: (click to know who are they?)
Mr.Tim Swain
Mrs. Catherine Clinch
Mr. Sherwood Jones
Mr.John D.McMahon
Mr.Dimitris Savva
Mr. Karl Weiss
Mr.Bernard Clinch
Mrs. Sophia Zic
Mr. Dongfang Wang
Mr. Ron Shaw
Mr.Zeljhko Zic

Children Jury
Holly McGinnis
Steven Liu
Perry Chen
Thandi Easley
Amberlyn Rhoades

 

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Admission: FREE for public, 10:00AM-6:00PM August 18-19, 2012

Full-length family films from China, with English subtitles. Many of the filmmakers in attendance for Q&A.

Location: AMN Healthcare Theatre, Del Mar Heights; Address: 12400 High Bluff Drive; San Diego, CA 92130

To get to AMN Healthcare Theater, take the Del Mar Heights Road exit off Interstate 5, travel east to High Bluff Drive and make a right on High Bluff Drive.

For more festival information, send e-mail to infor@maeya.org or call (310) 266-8559 or Text (310)940-2598

 Saturday, August 18, 2012

10:00AM: Haohao's 3rd Visit to Strange City ( 74Min)
Director: Ranhao He
Screenwriter/Producer: Hong Ran
Animators: Ranhao He, Peng Li
Production Company: Beijing Hao Hao Tech Development Co
Synopsis: Haohao and his friends as a team, win the competition of "identify the wrong writing words" in Strange City. s and builds a new life.
Personal Appearance: Jishu Gao

11.20AM: Don't Cry Darling Child ( 96Min)
Director: Lingchen Kong
Synopsis: This movie is based a true story. Two young teachers use their specialties to educate and protect the orphans. While solve the students' problems, they built the trust and understanding ....
Personal Appearance: Shenglei Wang, Lingchen Kong, Yuan Li, Yongkuang Liang, Bili Nong


1:10PM: Spring along the Ying River ( 93Min)
Director: Jun Xie
Synopsis: Boy Jingxiu live with his grandma, the villagers are looking after him. He and his father made agreement for dad to send him to high school in person. After many things happened, he is growing up be a role model.
Personal Appearance: Daoxiang Yu


2:50PM: Happy Smile (20Min)
Director: Jingyao Luo
Synopsis: What is the real means of "Happy", the Happy smile is from a young girl who can go back school again, and the little boy and girl can join with their mom again....
Personal Appearance:Jingyao Luo, Tingni Peng


3:20PM:  Looking forward to Home( 90Min)
Director: Nan Yi
Synopsis:
Little boy Tongshuo loves his dad and sheep Beibei. One day, the police take the dad away and send him to his birth parents...

Personal Appearance: Miao Miao

 

 4:50PM: "Ready to Run" (84min);
Director: Tao Huang
Synopsis:Siji lost one foot, he never feel anything different with the others till the school is participating a " ready to run" competition....
Personal Appearance:Xianchang Huang; Yazhi Deng; Jian Wei

 

Special Screening: A film made by  CCTV Spring Festival martial art director: Mr.Fuyie Xie

7:40PM:Hero in Fenghuang (90Min)
Director: Fuyin Xie
Synopsis: There are two groups of youth living in a beautiful village. They are constantly having some funny conflict. One day, when the strong black evils take away all children from village, two groups united to fight with the evils, and then learn who the real Hero is.

 

Sunday, August 19, 2011

10:00AM:  Empty Train( 80Min)
Director: Yonggang Wei
Synopsis:
12 years old Yueyue and her 3 years old brother had been waiting for parents to come home for the New Years. 3 years passed, when ever the train passes by, she felt seeing them...


 

11:20AM:  Smile Face 15 (92Min)
Director: Dan Wang
Synopsis:
This film is from a 16 years old writer. How a group of 15 years old to know and understand their teacher, and how the young teacher to learn from them.

Personal Appearance: Jianzhong Chen, Weihong Sun

 

1:00PM: " Mild Happiness" (17min);
Director: Jinyao Luo
Synopsis:A street merchant controller, work hard, and try all the ways to be a family man, but life has always give him different responses, how does he get his happiness?
Personal Appearance: Jinyao Luo


1:20PM: The Reading Boy ( 90Min)
Director: Yanxuan Yuan
Synopsis: Nine year old Kaikai live with his grandpa and a dumb dog in a village, while his parents are working in the city. Kaikai read books to grandpa on a daily basis instead of watch TV. One day, the dog started to bark and grabbed Kaikai towards the grandpa's room.... .
Personal Appearance: Yanxuan Yuan, Xianming Meng, Jiaqi Li

 

3:00PM: "Happy Life" (20min);
Director: Jinyao Luo
Synopsis:A Yuan is a successful woman CEO, once a runaway bride from the country side, how she found her happiness in the city?
Personal Appearance: Jinyao Luo

 

3:20PM Notturno In the Fisher Boat (93Min)
Director: Xiaoguang Fang
Synopsis: Young mother Shulan and her husband worked hard as the owner of a big fish farm. After the big storm takes away her husband's life, she carries on the big duty to manage the farm by herself. A friend of her husband comes into her life, but face big resistant from all over the village....

 


4:55PM, "Busy For Nothing " ( 90min.) 

Director: Ligeng Tan
Synopsis: This is a family comedy. Mr.Bai is a small company CEO, work hard to keep his company alive and to save his marriage....


 

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