The third edition of Film Week will bring you even more films, more experts and more filmmakers straight from China!

On 24 May, the 2025 Imagery Chinese Film Week will kick off, offering a taste of new releases and a selection of Chinese cinema from the past decades. In Budapest, screenings will be held at the Uránia National Cinema from 24-30 May, and in Debrecen at the Apollo Cinema on 1 June. And a true film sensation, the record-breaking Chinese animation Ne Zha 2, will also premiere during the week on 5 June. There will also be a variety of genres on offer, from drama to sci-fi to modern comedy. In total, eight films will be shown in their original language with Hungarian subtitles. Among them are several classics that have been successfully screened at major European film festivals such as Cannes or the Berlinale, such as The authentic history of A-Q, a Black snow or the Powder.

Among the newest additions to the programme are some of today's Chinese crowd favourites such as Chinatown Detective 1900 or the hit film of last winter, the Good things from Shanghai. After most screenings, the creators and experts themselves will let you in on the behind-the-scenes secrets, so you can Black snow will be screened by director Xie Fei, Following the Moon is also accompanied by the director Qiao Liang, the Powder and will be screened with director Li Shaohong and cinematographer Zeng Nianping, as well as the author of the novel on which the film is based, acclaimed Chinese writer Su Tong. This year, for the first time, the Imagery Forum will also take place in the Atrium of the Gerbeaud Café.

See what the 2025 edition of the Imagery Chinese Film Week was like!