Box Office Boom for China’s Women Directors Feeds New Parallax Films Pickups From Shao Yihui, Yin Lichuan and Yang Lina (EXCLUSIVE)

Three filmmakers at the forefront of China’s women-led cinema boom – Shao Yihui, Yang Lina and Yin Lichuan – have new titles on the slate of sales agent Parallax Films, which is shopping them to buyers at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan. In the short “Winning at Sleep,” Shao turns her […] Parallax Films boards Shao Yihui’s ‘Winning at Sleep,’ Yang Lina’s ‘It’s OK’ and Yin Lichuan’s ‘A Joke’ as Chinese women directors surge. Three filmmakers at the forefront of China’s women-led cinema boom – Shao Yihui, Yang Lina and Yin Lichuan – have new titles on the slate of sales agent Parallax Films, which is shopping them to buyers at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan.

In the short “Winning at Sleep,” Shao turns her satirical eye on meritocracy and the culture of constant competition. The story centers on an everyday girl who is handed an unlikely chance at glory through an unusual contest. “It’s OK” reteams Yang with Golden Horse winner Wen Qi (“Angels Wear White,” “The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful”). Wen plays a young teacher dealing with an urgent health crisis, all while managing the unspoken connection she shares with her traditional mother. The dramedy