Zhou Quan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

Zhou Quan (Chinese: 周全; pinyin: Zhōu Quán; born 16 Nov 1987) is a Chinese filmmaker. His directorial debut End of Summer won KNN Award at 22nd Busan International Film Festival.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Zhou Quan was born and raised in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China. He moved to Melbourne, Australia in high school as an exchange student between Shaoxing No. 1 High School and Balwyn High School. After he graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Communication (Media) in 2011, he enrolled in the American Film Institute and acquired his Master of Fine Arts in Directing in 2013.

Career

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Zhou Quan's AFI thesis film Woman In Fragments (2014),[4] starring Akemi Look and Elizabeth Sung, and with an original soundtrack composed by Josh Winiberg, screened at international film festivals at Montreal, Hawaii, CAAMFest, Urbanworld, etc. It won Air Canada Short Film Award at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival and Best Narrative Short at Austin Asian American Film Festival.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Zhou participated in Taipei Golden Horse Film Academy led by Hou Hsiao-Hsien in 2014 and Berlinale Talents of Berlin International Film Festival in 2015. [11][12][13]

In March 2015, Zhou presented his debut feature film project End of Summer (fka That Summer) at 13th Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum[14][15] and won the top HAF Award.[16] The project was invited back to participate in HAF's Work-In-Progress Lab in 2017.[17][18]

End of Summer (2017), received its World Premiere at New Currents Competition of 22nd Busan International Film Festival, and went on to screen at international film festivals of Rome, Minsk, Pingyao, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, New York Asian Film Festival, etc. The film stars Zhang Songwen, Tan Zhuo, Ku Pao-ming, Dong Qing and Rong Zishan; There are some notable filmmakers participated in this film, including executive producers Terence Chang and Liao Ching-Sung, producers Jacqueline W. Liu and Yuyu Yang, editor Kong Jinlei, composer Lim Giong, and sound designer He Wei.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

On December 3, 2017, Zhou was awarded "The New Film Director of the Year" at Tencent Video Awards.[27]

In August, 2019, Zhou signed with CAA China.[28]

In 2020, Zhou directed a fashion short film Le Vrai Ou for Vogue China starring Zhou Xun and Wang Yibo.[29]

In 2021, Zhou's narrative short film, Breathe, starring Audrey Hui, Joan Chen and Sunny Sun, executive produced by Joan Chen, opened the Pingyao Corner section of the 5th Pingyao International Film Festival.[30]

In 2023, Zhou reunited with Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan on the iQiyi original series Lost in the Shadows.[31]

Critical reception

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Director Tian Zhuangzhuang describes End of Summer as "lively recreated the immatureness, purity, sincerity and pain of childhood which we all once experienced yet fading."[32]

IndieWire Senior Film Critic David Ehrlich listed End of Summer as one of 7 Must-See Movies at the 2018 New York Asian Film Festival and acclaimed the film "offers a gentler approach to many of the major concerns that grip contemporary Chinese cinema."[33]

References

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  1. ^ Frater, Patrick (2017-08-31). "Busan Festival Unveils First Competition Titles". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  2. ^ "Chinese Film 'End of Summer' Enters Busan International Film Festival". China Film Insider. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. ^ 업체명. "WWW.BIFF.KRㅣ12-21 October, 2017". biff.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. ^ Zhou, Quan (2014-04-13), Woman in Fragments, Akemi Look, Elizabeth Sung, Maya Massar, retrieved 2018-01-02
  5. ^ "The 45th Student Film Festival August 23 to 27, 2014 | World Film Festival". www.ffm-montreal.org. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  6. ^ "HIFF | Hawaii International Film Festival". Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  7. ^ Woman In Fragments, retrieved 2018-01-02
  8. ^ "2014 Awards Announced | Austin Asian American Film Festival | Dec 7 - 10, 2017". www.aaafilmfest.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  9. ^ "Reel Asian Film Festival 2014 Awards Announced! – Reel Asian International Film Festival". www.reelasian.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  10. ^ "Urbanworld Film Festival 2014: Narrative Shorts Program 6 & Addicted Panel Red Carpet". www.geekwithmak.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  11. ^ 台北金馬影展 [Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival]. www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  12. ^ 電影學院國際化陣容 文學改編全新挑戰. www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  13. ^ Talents, Berlinale. "Imprint". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  14. ^ "Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum Announces 30 Projects". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  15. ^ "HAF 2015 line-up includes Chang, Bober, Kawase projects". Screen. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  16. ^ Lau, Shirley (2015-03-25). "HK FilMart: 'Lazy Hazy Crazy' and 'That Summer' Win Top HAF Prizes". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  17. ^ "HAF launches Work-in-Progress Lab". Screen. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  18. ^ Chow, Vivienne (2017-03-12). "FilMart: Works in Progress Get New Strand Within HAF". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  19. ^ Zhou, Quan (2017-10-14), End of Summer, Zhuo Tan, Zishan Rong, Pao-Ming Ku, retrieved 2018-01-03
  20. ^ 업체명. "WWW.BIFF.KRㅣ12-21 October, 2017". biff.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  21. ^ "End of Summer | ROME FILM FEST". filmguide.romacinemafest.org. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  22. ^ "End of Summer". listapad.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  23. ^ "Quan Zhou - End of Summer #PYIFF - Fred English Channel". Fred English Channel. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  24. ^ "HKAFF | 西小河的夏天 End of Summer". Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  25. ^ "End of Summer". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  26. ^ "New York Asian Film Festival". www.subwaycinema.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  27. ^ Team, Tencent VFE. 周全获得“年度新锐电影导演”荣誉（2017星光大赏荣耀盛典）_2017腾讯视频星光大赏颁奖集锦_1080P在线观看_腾讯视频. v.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  28. ^ 这里是. "青年导演周全签约CAA，以赤子之心描摹人生百态". WeChat Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  29. ^ "Official Weibo page of Le Vrai Ou (2020)". www.weibo.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  30. ^ "影讯｜张律电影《漫长的告白》全球首映 陈冲监制短片《游水》登陆"平遥一角"_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  31. ^ Kan bu jian ying zi de shao nian (Drama, Mystery), Yusi Chen, Zishan Rong, Songwen Zhang, iQIYI Pictures, 2024-06-06, retrieved 2024-07-14{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  32. ^ "江浙版"八月"《西小河的夏天》首映 田壮壮评价：酸甜苦辣都是梦想的滋味 – Mtime时光网". news.mtime.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  33. ^ Ehrlich, David (2018-06-28). "7 Must-See Movies at the 2018 New York Asian Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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