Lola has been a recognized name within China since the
launch of her New Film Project for Young Chinese Directors in 2001, and has
since devoted her time to helping young Chinese directors realize their
ambitions. This, her latest project, involves a new team of talented filmmakers
and a fresh take on the use of technology in the creative process. Lola believes
the YNFP is a bold venture with real potential not only to stimulate the Chinese
film industry, but also to encourage China's growing cultural dialogue with the
global community. Not surprisingly, in 2006 Variety Magazine named Lola as one
of China's Twenty Most Influential Female media personalities.
Quotation: "I hope to see the 'Yunnan New Film Project' series appealing to
the general public. While the films' direction is solely overseen by women, this
by no means confines their potential. Rather than approaching the narrative from
a particularly "female" perspective or exploring only female-oriented themes,
the works embrace a cornucopia of fascinating stories, delicate visuals and
elegant music, each suffused with distinct Chinese characteristics. Brimming
with the heart of humanism, their language is still one of popular narration. It
could be a comedy or a thriller, a love story or a musical, a women-oriented
film or a family movie… All exhibit the talents and individual charms of our
directors. These movies not only take place in the beautiful ancient cities of
Lijiang, Shangri-la, and the Xishuangbanna area, but also in Baoshan's once
gunpowder-ravaged Tengchong, and the divine one thousand year old tea garden
Lincang. Every single aspect of our films' maturation has made us ecstatic, full
of expectations and with a thrill in the heart, like a ten-months pregnant
mother!"
