The High Life wins big at HKIFF

The High Life wins big at HKIFF

The Lantern Films production The High Life, directed by Zhao Dayong, took away two of the eight awards given at last night's Awards Gala for the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival....Read More

Lining Up for Ghost Town

Lining Up for Ghost Town

The Lantern Films production Ghost Town has finished its one-week run at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The film was well received by critics and the general public alike....Read More

Four Stars for Ghost Town at MoMA

Four Stars for Ghost Town at MoMA

At Time Out New York, David Fear awards the Lantern Films production Ghost Town four stars as it begins its one-week run at MoMa:...Read More

Village Voice on Ghost Town

Village Voice on Ghost Town

At the Village Voice, Nick Pinkerton writes about the Lantern Films production Ghost Town ahead of its one-week run at the Museum of Modern Art in New York....Read More

Fleshing Out Life in Remote China

Fleshing Out Life in Remote China

A.O. Scott of the New York Times reviews the Lantern Films documentary Ghost Town on the eve of a full week of screenings at the Museum of Modern Art....Read More

Ghost Town to screen at Trondheim

Ghost Town to screen at Trondheim

GHOST TOWN will screen at Norway's Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival on March 13 and 16. The premier film festival for the city of Trondheim, Kosmorama has been held since 2005....Read More

The High Life to premier at HKIFF

The High Life to premier at HKIFF

Zhao Dayong's narrative feature debut, THE HIGH LIFE, will premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at the UA Citiplaza in Taikoo Shing. The film, which will be in putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles, will also screen on April 1...Read More

Ghost Town at MOMA

Ghost Town at MOMA

A series of screenings of Zhao Dayong's Ghost Town will be held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York beginning on March 18. The screenings are part of MOMA's ContemporAsian film exhibition.

China Law & Policy on Petition

China Law & Policy on Petition

At China Law & Policy, Elizabeth Lynch reviews Zhao Liang's 2009 documentary Petition (上访), which explores China's vast petitioning system....Read More

Real Time Arts reviews Ghost Town

Real Time Arts reviews Ghost Town

The December-January edition of Real Time Arts includes a review of Zhao Dayong's film Ghost Town by Dan Edwards. A portion of the article follows. Please visit the Real Time Arts website for the full article:...Read More



Who We Are

About Me

Lantern Films China is a Hong Kong-based film company dedicated to the production and support of independent documentary and art films in China. The company was founded in 2008 by Guangzhou filmmaker Zhao Dayong and award-winning American journalist David Bandurski.... Read More