THE OXYGENE STORY (2022)
A hybrid short film by Abhay Kumar. Supported by the Netherlands Film Fund. Logline: An AI program makes a film about Jean Michelle Jarre’s 1976 album ‘Oxygene’. However through an error of linking patterns, the program mixes the music documentary with the unfolding oxygen crisis in India.

A MARBLE TRAVELOGUE 石史诗 (2021)
A piece of white marble stone mined in Greece takes us on its Odyssey journey along the global consumption driven by the Chinese domestic market to investigate the current role of China as the “world buyer”. Director: Sean Wang. In co-production with ARTE G.E.I.E Producers: Jia Zhao […]
I AM SO SORRY (2021)
In the context of contemporary high-tech and totalitarianism, Pandora’s Box presents the predicament of global warming in terms of humanity’s choices about nuclear energy.
Director: Zhao Liang. In co-production with ZHAO’S IMAGE PRODUCTION LIMITED, LES FILMS D’ICI and ARTE FRANCE.
TIDYING UP WUHAN (2021)
In the aftermath of COVID-19, Xi Ka (29), a “Chinese Marie Kondo” unexpectedly dives into lives of grieving families in Wuhan.
Director: ZHOU Yijun; Co-director: WU Yue
BEE TOGETHER (2022)
A young beekeeper in China and his bees take us on a journey cross seasons and places, chasing nectars and dreams. In co-production with Tae Yamamoto (Japan). In collaboration with NHK Japan.
Director: Zhiqi Pan

DREAM OF THE SUPERBRIDGE 江桥梦 (2021)
In Wuhan, China, another mega-bridge across the Yangtze River is in construction. The story of Ma Wenjun, a former migrant worker who developed himself into an engineer. The story reflects that of many Chinese and their fate within an institutionalized system where no one can escape.
Director: Wang Yang
SMOG TOWN (2019)
China’s pollution crisis inspires an environmental regulator to write novels that go viral. We follow his journey. IDFA 2019 First Appearance Competition. Supported by IDFA Bertha Fund and NFF+IBF fund. https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/4af1d3c0-52f6-4044-8c39-7086f2138a4b/smog-director/idfa-bertha-fund
Director: Meng Han. In co-production with Vincent Du.
FOUR JOURNEYS (2021)
I was illegal because of China’s One Child Policy. After living in Holland for five years, I travel back home to revisit my illegal childhood and the guilt I feel towards my parents who paid such an expensive price for my delivery. While I’m trying to fix our broken relationship, they are pushing me to […]

INNER LANDSCAPE 内心风景 (2019)
Documentary film about Chinese modern music composer Guo Wenjing and Sichuan opera. Director: Frank Scheffer. Supported by Dutch Film Fund, Dutch Media Fund, Cobo Fund. Official programme at Holland Festival 2015 and IFFR2019. In coproduction with Selfmade Films and Pieter van Huystee films.
https://iffr.com/en/2019/films/inner-landscape

JOURNEY TO THE MORGENLAND (2022)
An art documentary film about the soul of arts in the context of war through the search journey of Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh. In co-production with Selfmade Films.
Director: Frank Scheffer
MAKING OF JINZI 金子拍中拍 (2017)
The Sichuan-opera JINZI is adapted from the famous novel ‘Wilderness’ by Cao Yun and has been played since 20 years by the same group of artists. In April 2017, Chongqing Opera Institute commissioned the theatre film of JINZI to an English production team.
Directors: Frank Scheffer & Jia Zhao
LADY OF THE HARBOUR 芳舟 (2017)
Logline: Suzanna is a strong Chinese woman living since 15 yeas in Greece. Since December 2015, she leads a group of Greek Chinese to help refugees, as atonement towards her past. IDFA2017 Dutch Competition. In collaboration with Knowledge Network Canada. Supported by AND of Busan International Film Festival.
Director: Sean Wang
THE CROW IS BEAUTIFUL 乌鸦是美丽的 (2016-2017)
Logline: What do we see if all pre-defined ‘isms’ in the Western art history are put away? A documentary film about the ironic Chinese painter He Duoling. In coproduction with Interakt.
Director: Frank Scheffer & Jia Zhao. Premiere at IDFA2017 Masters

FALLEN FLOWERS THICK LEAVE 落下花长满叶 (2016)
A documentary film about generations of Chinese women with sex equality as the start point.
Director: Laetitia Schoofs.
IDFA 2016 Dutch Competition. In co-production with Kobalt Production. Supported by KRO-NCRV, ARTE/ZDF and Netherlands Film Fund.
THE PERCEPTION (2016)
An art documentary film about Dutch painter Robert Zandvliet. A film about ‘looking’ and ‘seeing’. Premiered at IFFR2016. Winner of KNF award.https://iffr.com/en/2016/films/de-waarneming
Director: Frank Scheffer

HOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAGE (2012)
Documentary on John Cage celebrating his 100th birthday. Director: Frank Scheffer. Co-production with EuroArts Berlin Germany. Prize of the German Phonographic Critic Association.
www.amazon.com/How-Get-Out-Cage-Year/dp/B008DWFZQG
IMAGINE UTOPIA (2012)
IMAGINE UTOPIA (2012). Short documentary about some of the best traditional musicians from the Middle East, India, China and Japan gathered in Amsterdam to play together and exchange their cultural heritage. Directors: Caio Amon, Lukas van Woerkom, Frank Scheffer.

STEEL ROSE 铿锵玫瑰 (2016)
Documentary about two generation Chinese women in the competitive football world in China. Director: Yang Yang. In co-production with Serena Liu/Beijing Southern Clouds Communication and CICC, PR China.

MR HU AND THE TEMPLE 胡先生和庙 (2015)
The first Chinese temple will be built in the Netherlands. With a solemn nod the principal abbot of Temple Putuo the dream plan seems to take off smoothly, but it turns out to take a longer journey to be a real pilgrim. Dutch Competition at IDFA 2015. Supported by BOS.
Director: Yan Tien […]