ECG2025
Date: 17 August 2025 (Sun)
Guest Speakers: Roan Feng-I, Fiona (Director of American Girl); Jing Wang (Producer of Land of Broken Hearts, Are You Lonesome Tonight? and more); Qian Yini (Producer of Drop Your Cat); Zhang Xin (Director of Gold Life); Wong Ka Ki (Director of I Heard That They Are Not Going To See Each Other Anymore); Nao Yoshigai (Director of Masayume); Lu Xiaohao (Director of Teoswa Sonata); Lu Hang (Producer ofTeoswa Sonata)
Moderator: Dr. Sonia Wong
Language: In Mandarin & English
The transition from short films to feature films presents significant challenges for new directors, including issues related to funding, the creative environment, and the film industry ecosystem.
Many film school graduates face pressure to quickly begin feature filmmaking. Fiona’s debut feature, American Girl, evolved from her short film Jie Jie, with just five days to develop an outline for submission to the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion.
Many debut works nominated for the Asian New Talent Award also originated from short film budgets or graduation projects. Some blend narrative and documentary elements, experimenting with improvisation to explore characters, while overcoming traditional funding constraints. Short films demand concise storytelling, while feature films offer more creative freedom to showcase personal style and ideas, albeit with higher stakes in funding and production time.
Ultimately, filmmakers navigate diverse ecosystems and funding models, maintaining their unique voices and creative independence. This journey allows them to craft meaningful works that can go far and inspire others.
日期：2025年8月17日（日）
嘉賓講者：阮鳳儀 (《美國女孩》導演) ；王婧 (《負負得正》、《熱帶往事》等電影製片) ；錢藝妮 (《扔你的貓》製片)；張歆 (《七分熟》導演)；黃嘉褀 (《傷心公園》導演)；吉開菜央 (《正夢》導演)、陸曉浩 (《夏日終曲》導演)、呂航(《夏日終曲》製片)
主持：黃鈺螢博士
語言：普通話及英文
許多新導演從短片邁向長片的過程中，都經歷過創作環境、電影產業生態與資金問題的多重挑戰。
要如何開拓多樣的創作路徑與突破方式？不少電影學院畢業的新導演都提到畢業後需要快速進入長片製作的焦慮與努力。譬如《美國女孩》作為Fiona的首部長片，其實是發展自先行短片《姊姊》。當時其實只有五天的時間完成大綱投去金馬創投的第一步，才有了後續的發展。
不少入圍亞洲新導演獎的第一部作品，其實都是從短片預算或畢業作品開始的。拍攝過程透過即興形式探索角色，混合劇情與紀錄片元素，突破了傳統資金與創作模式的限制。
此外，嘉賓們也探討了短片與長片的不同創作體驗。短片要求高度凝練，適合快速敘事；而長片提供了更多自由，能融入更多個人風格與想法。長片創作需要每個決定都堅定慎重，在資金與製作時間上壓力更大，但其創作空間和挑戰也更為豐富。
整體而言，從短片邁向長片的過程中，大家都漸漸摸索到在不同的生態與資金模式中找到自己的方法，並堅持個人風格與創作自由，最終完成了屬於自己的作品。期盼大家的作品能夠走得更遠！
