Chinese Director Alvis Wong(Zongzheng Huang)’s Short Film Won The CIFF Award Hosted By Dhaka Festival

May 21, 2025

The Cinemaking International Film Festival (CIFF) Award Hosted By Dhaka Festival

(Isstories Editorial):- Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. May 20, 2025 (Issuewire.com) – Chinese young director Alvis Wong(Zongzheng Huang)’s narrative short film Homeward Journey, Temple & Criminal Case has won the Winner award at the Cinemaking International Film Festival (CIFF) https://digi.china.com/articles/20250422/202504221663705.html, a renowned South Asian film event organized by the Dhaka Festival and supported by the South Asian film institution Cinemaking. https://filmfreeway.com/cinemakingServing as a crucial platform for Asian cinematic cultural exchange, the festival recognized the film’s outstanding achievements.

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Content & Artistic Value

In its compact 10-minute runtime, the film follows a young man who returns home after eight years of estrangement to visit his ailing grandmother, only to become entangled in a rural criminal case. Through the intertwining of father-son conflicts and the imagery of traditional temples versus modern ethics, the work explores profound themes of intergenerational divides and social responsibility. Lead actors Zhang Zhongyi, Guo Xiaojian, and Xu Deyin delivered psychologically nuanced performances that vividly portray rural dilemmas, earning praise from the jury as “striking a remarkable balance between profound humanistic concern and genre storytelling.”

Creative Journey & Global Recognition

Since its completion, the film has gained international traction:

November 2024: Selected for Zuma International Film Festival

January 2025: Nominated for the Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival’s Academy Award

Its CIFF victory marks a breakthrough in transcending cultural boundaries to earn professional global acclaim.

Future Plans & Industry Impact

With this festival recognition, director Alvis Wong(Zongzheng Huang), who graduated from the Communication University of China for many years, said: “I hope this short film becomes a catalyst for audiences to reflect on family, tradition, and modernity.” As the first Chinese filmmaker to receive this honor at the Cinemaking Film Festival, Alvis Wong(Zongzheng Huang)’s creative approach offers a paradigm for emerging directors pursuing socially conscious storytelling while injecting new vitality into Sino-Bangladeshi film collaboration.