![]() ![]() Lu also will be showing an early cut in Cannes of his long-gestating big-budget sci-fi thriller Bureau 749, which tells the story of a young man who is drawn into a mysterious, crime-fighting bureau just as a disaster is triggered by unknown creatures spreading across the globe. The partners will host a market screening on Sunday. ![]() “It was extremely difficult to make during the pandemic, but I approached it as an important historical document that can help bring the world together.” Fortissimo Films is selling the doc, which was produced by the state-backed Culture Investment Holdings and Lu’s company Chuan Films. “I believe this film is a moving story about the world coming together to celebrate sport and our common ties,” Lu says. ![]() He also shot athletes from across the globe both before and during these unique COVID Olympics. ![]() For the film, Lu was given unprecedented access to Beijing officials as they deliberated how to hold the Games amid China’s extremely strict COVID pandemic prevention protocols. He’ll arrive in Cannes with an early cut of Beijing 2022, the official documentary of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games that he directed with Chinese industry titan Zhang Yimou as executive producer. Former China Film Group Boss to Serve as Jury Head of Asian World Film Festival ![]()
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