On July 11th, a short film screening event of the Maritime Guangdong Program was held atthe University of New South Wales(UNSW) in Sydney.Co-hosted by the Yangcheng Evening News Group and the University of New South Wales Chinese Student Association (UNSW CSA), the event was themed "Echoes from the South" and featured four works by young directors: "Migratory Bird", "Swimming Lesson", "How Can I Rid My Mind of Her", and "Oblivion".

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the sister‑city relationship between Guangzhou and Sydney. Over the past four decades, the two cities have deepened their cooperation in economy and trade, culture and tourism, science and education, and urban governance.

The four films, with a total runtime of about 80 minutes, are all primarily in Cantonese. Together, they offer a contemporary portrait of migration, separation, and the idea of home, turning the hometown dialect into an emotional bridge that spans mountains and seas.

Reflecting on her experience of watching these Chinese films overseas, He Xinyi, a media studies student at the university, observed that cultural identity becomes more tangible in moments like this. "Back home, so many things are just part of everyday life, so you don't really notice how they relate to you. But when you hear the dialects, and see the food, tea plantations, seaside towns and family relationships on screen here in Sydney, those ordinary details suddenly strike you as incredibly real."

Since its launch in 2023, the Maritime Guangdong Young Director Support Program has been committed to bringing Chinese‑language films by emerging talent to a global audience. To date, the program's films have screened in more than ten countries, including Malaysia, France, Japan, Russia, the United States, Poland, Thailand, Canada, South Korea, Croatia, and Singapore, and have attracted over 100,000 viewers in total.

Source:PEARL

“山海计划”展映活动走进悉尼

7月11日，由羊城晚报报业集团和澳大利亚悉尼新南威尔士大学中国学生学者联合会（UNSW CSA）共同举办的“山海计划”悉尼站短片展映活动在新南威尔士大学举行。本次展映以“南方的回声”为主题，放映了《家庭旅行》《游泳课》《海水泡的茶是什么味道》和《炉底糍就是华夫饼》四部青年导演短片。

今年正好是广州与悉尼缔结友好城市四十周年。四十年来，双方在经贸、文旅、科教、城市治理等领域的合作持续深化。

放映的四部作品总时长约80分钟，均以粤语为主要对白，共同勾勒出一幅关于迁徙、离别与归处的当代图景，让“乡音”成为跨越山海的情感纽带。

谈到在海外观看这些中国影像的感受，该校传媒专业学生何欣怡表示，文化身份在这样的时刻会变得更加具体，“在国内时，很多东西太日常了，反而不会特别意识到它们和自己有什么关系。但在悉尼看到方言、食物、茶园、海边小镇和家庭关系，会突然觉得这些平淡的细节特别真实。”

“向山海走去”青年导演创作扶持计划自2023年启动以来，始终致力于推动华语青年电影的国际传播。其作品已走过马来西亚、法国、日本、俄罗斯、美国、波兰、泰国、加拿大、韩国、克罗地亚、新加坡等十余个国家，观影人数超过10万人次。

文｜记者 孙唯 特约记者 戴思懿 实习生 罗思源
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翻译｜黄健新
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