Film Director Alvis Wong Zon Zen Invited to Attend FIDLab Cocktail Event at 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. May 9, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - Director Alvis Wong Zon Zen Invited to Attend FIDLab Cocktail Event at 2025 Cannes Film Festival

FIDLab, the project market platform under the FIDMarseille International Film Festival, has announced that Chinese director Alvis Wong (Wong Zon Zen) will attend its annual cocktail event on May 17, 2025, during the Cannes Film Festival, as a special guest from Asia. The event coincides with the launch of the 17th FIDLab edition, featuring Poland as the 2025 Focus Country. Highlights include the unveiling of Polands special collaboration program and the announcement of 11 global film projects selected for development.https://news.pedaily.cn/20250508/106877.shtml

A New Chapter in East-West Cinematic Dialogue

Since 2019, FIDLab has invited producer delegations to present projects in development at FIDMarseille, fostering cross-border collaborations. Following Bulgaria, Greece, Belgium, Portugal, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic, Poland has been chosen as this years Focus Country, partnering with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Polish Institute in Paris.

At the Cannes event, FIDLab will introduce three Polish producers joining its July session and reveal the 11 official 2025 FIDLab selectionsglobal projects driven by visionary filmmakers at various production stagesalongside two projects supported by the Joaquim Pinto Residency Award.

An East Asian Perspective from Director Alvis Wong

Director Alvis Wong, currently developing his film The Bride Price () , has drawn attention for his signature diasporic aesthetics and surreal narrative techniques, which resonate with the spirit of the New Wave movement. Renowned film scholar Jean-M. stated: Wongs deconstruction of identity politics through imagery offers a vital East Asian perspective to European arthouse cinema, serving as a key to fostering multicultural dialogue.

Expanding the Global Project Landscape

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The event will spotlight FIDLabs 2025 selections, including Wongs film The Bride Price, which explores the struggles of contemporary youth.

Strategic Moves Behind the Cocktail Event

As Europes leading incubator for documentaries and experimental films, FIDLab continues deepening ties with Asia:

2024: Signed a talent exchange pact with the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF).

2025: Launched the Pan-Asian Producers Workshop, with Mainland Chinese director Li Rans (Chronicles of the Yangtze) among the first six selected projects.

Alvis Wongs participation underscores the role of Chinese independent cinema in bridging Eurasian cultures. During the event, the Polish Film Institute will release the Central & Eastern Europe-Asia Co-Production Tax Incentive White Paper, offering policy guidance for Chinese producers.

Event Time: May 17, 2025, 17:00 CEST

About FIDMarseille

Founded in 1989 in Marseille, FIDMarseille is one of Europes oldest documentary film festivals. Its FIDLab unit focuses on discovering auteur films with cross-cultural DNA. In 2024, it received 4,021 submissions from 137 countries, with funding totaling 2.7 million.

Collaboration Between FIDMarseille/FIDLab and Chinese Cinema

• Festival Screenings

Sino-French Cultural Year Initiative: In 2024, to mark the 60th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic relations, Chinas National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) and Frances CNC signed a cooperation agreement prioritizing film festival collaborations. FIDMarseille previously screened experimental works like Xu Bings (Dragonfly Eyes).

Cannes Synergy: Through platforms like Cannes "China Night," FIDLab established project pipelines with the China Film Producers Association (CFPA). At the 2025 Cannes Marché du Film, Chinas joint exhibition showcased 180+ films, including Chronicles of the Yangtze, which gained European distributor interest via FIDLab.

• Talent Development

Animation Masterclass: Under a 2024 Sino-French agreement, FIDMarseille joined the Sino-French Animation Masterclass in 2025, co-developing VR narrative courses with Communication University of China. Participants included team members from (Deep Sea).

Producers Labs: At the 2025 Hong Kong FILMART, FIDLab and HKIFF launched the Pan-Asian Producers Lab, selecting projects like Mainland director Xin Yukuns crime thriller 2 (Wrath of Silence 2).

• Co-Production Support

Policy Coordination: Building on historic co-productions (e.g., 1958s The Kite), FIDLab partnered with China Film Co-Production Corporation in 2024 to advise on European workflows for projects like 2 (Wolf Totem 2).

Funding Ties: In 2025, FIDLab and the Shanghai International Film Festivals SIFF Project Market agreed to exchange annual top 10 projects. Chinese director Gu Xiaogangs (Qiantang Fish Pursuit) secured 300,000 from Frances Arte via this channel.

• Academic Collaborations

Film Restoration: FIDMarseilles Cinémathèque and the Beijing Film Academy began digitizing experimental films in 2023 under the Asia-Europe Experimental Film Archive Project, restoring 17 Chinese classics like (Crows and Sparrows, 1949) in 4K.

All collaborations operate under the Sino-French Cultural Agreement Framework. For updates, contact the French Embassys Cultural Office in China.