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

Director: Frank Scheffer. 

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.

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

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 Ali Wang

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

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.

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

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). 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.

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.

Director: Yan Tien Yuen. 

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.

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