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People's Republic of China

Qu Youjia

Filmmaker and photographer Qu Youjia graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and the Rhode Island School of Design. His debut short film Meijing (2017) won several awards including the Night Award at Signes de Nuit, Best Fiction Film at Chongqing Youth Film Festival, and Best Film at Stars Hollywood Festival. His second film Together Apart (2019) was awarded Best Short Film at FIRST Film Festival Xining and selected for the IFFR Bright Future Mid-length competition. His feature project Lava was selected for the Busan Asian Project Market and the Berlinale Co-Production Market. She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones (2024) is his first feature film. 

Accolades

Qu Youjia and Meng Xie and Xianjian Wu
Best Youth Film, 2024

Qu Youjia and Meng Xie and Xianjian Wu

Best Youth Film, 2024

Qu Youjia and Meng Xie and Xianjian Wu

She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones (Kai Shi De Qiang) (Kai Shi De Qiang)

On their first encounter, late bloomer Zhuang takes the blame for the theft of a starting gun by schoolmate and distance runner Meng. Just before…

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Films

She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones (Kai Shi De Qiang)

She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones (Kai Shi De Qiang) (Kai Shi De Qiang)

People's Republic of China

She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones (Kai Shi De Qiang) (Kai Shi De Qiang)

On their first encounter, late bloomer Zhuang takes the blame for the theft of a starting gun by schoolmate and distance runner Meng. Just before…

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