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Berlin Adds Chinese Animation ‘Light Pillar’ to Perspectives Lineup
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Chinese animated feature Han ye deng zhu (Light Pillar) from director Xu Zao, has been picked as an 11th-hour entry to the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival.
It will have its world premiere in Berlin‘s Perspectives section as the 14th and final entry in the lineup, Berlin festival organizers unveiled on Thursday.
Light Pillar was produced by Xu and actor/director Da Peng for Fengduan Film.
Xu, also referred to as Xu Jingwei or Jingwei Xu, won the DOK Leipzig’s Golden Dove in 2023 for his animated documentary short No Changes Have Taken in Our Life.
Light Pillar is the second feature animation in Berlin’s main line-up this year.