Beijing – This Chinese Hengdian College will co-produce a film about Matteo Ricci (a 16th century Jesuit), directed by Paolo Bianchini and Paola Rota, which should begin shooting in spring 2016. The announcement was made by the producers themselves – Airaldo Piva, International Development Director of the Fiuggi Film Festival and Hengdian Europe CEO, and the two Italian directors – as part of a focus on Chinese cinema held within the 8th edition of the Fiuggi Film Festival. For the occasion, the short film Rock-Paper-Scissors had its European premiere, in cooperation with the Confucius Institute of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore- The film was shot by students of the Hengdian College of Film & TV and received the Fiuggi Film Festival Special Award, collected by screenwriter and co-director Zhang Xianfeng. (9colonne)
