The World (film) France's Lumen Films. It received additional financial support from the Shanghai Film Studio and several Japanese corporations including Bandai Visual and Tokyo FM, among others. The film premiered in competition at the 2004 Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2004, but failed to win the coveted Golden Lion, the festival's top award, which ultimately went to Mike Leigh's drama "Vera Drake", but which Jia would win two years later with "Still Life". "The World" also premiered in 2004 at the New York Film Festival and would go on to receive a limited release in New York City the following year
Cinema City (film festival) Cinema City (film festival) Cinema City is international film festival held annually in Novi Sad, Serbia. During those eight ways of the Festival, Novi Sad becomes a festival city, with abundant film, music and academic programmes. The programme concept of the Festival intends for three segments – Cinema City Films, PRO and Music, all of which are carried out across 10 city locations. The programme concept of the festival covers film, music, and academic programme, which take place at more than 10 locations in Novi Sad. Cinema City Films is the main part of the festival, screening over 100 independent