Beijing / Taipei / Tokyo – April 25, 2025 – Independent film sales company Parallax has confirmed its attendance at this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes, running from May 13 to 21, 2025. The company will be located at Palais -1 Booth 20.02, and is actively scheduling meetings to explore new distribution partnerships and showcase its latest slate of cinematic offerings.
This year, Parallax’s Spring 2025 lineup features a diverse mix of award-winning titles and festival selections across fantasy, animation, drama, LGBTQ+, and hybrid documentary genres—many of which are making waves on the international festival circuit.
Highlights from the Spring Slate:
- Tribeca 2025 Competition
Untitled Boxing AI Film | Fantasy/Family | China-France
An emotionally charged story of a young engineer haunted by his past and training with an AI boxer to uncover buried memories. - Berlinale 2025 Perspectives Selection
Eel | Fantasy/Romance | Taiwan
A visually stunning and poetic debut feature that has been described by Variety and The Film Stage as one of the boldest new voices in Asian cinema. - Berlinale 2025 Generation KPlus & Bucheon Animation FF
Monkey Fire | Animation/Adventure | China
Based on an ancient Qiang myth, this hand-drawn ink-style animated feature tells the transformation journey of a monkey into a human. - Berlinale Forum 2025 & Tokyo IFF 2024
Underground | Hybrid Documentary | Japan
Nao Yoshigai’s most experimental work to date explores memory, time, and subterranean spaces through a haunting and immersive lens. - Berlin Critics’ Week 2025
Lucy | Drama/Fantasy | China
A linguistics-themed meditation on love and human origins, viewed through the lens of a student’s research on the hominid “Lucy.” - Far East Film Festival 2025 – Opening Film
Antique Journey | Drama/Family | China
A screenwriter’s life is thrown into chaos when his father arrives in Beijing with a mysterious antique and a hidden agenda. - BFI Flare 2025 & Frameline LGBTQ+
Outskirts of the Night | Coming-of-age/LGBTQ+ | Philippines
A group of Manila street hustlers journey to fulfill a friend’s final wish in this poignant and daring exploration of life and identity. - Tokyo IFF 2024 & Golden Horse FF
Baby Hatch | Drama | Malaysia/Hong Kong
A controversial yet deeply human story about the moral and societal challenges surrounding baby hatches in conservative Malaysia. - Locarno FF 2024 – Best Director (Central Asia)
Grandfather’s Lantern | Debut Drama | Kazakhstan
A young Kazakh man confronts grief by imagining a journey with his late grandfather, blending poetic visuals and deep emotion.
Upcoming Post-Production Projects:
- Masayume by Nao Yoshigai
A deeply personal hybrid-documentary exploring body, mind, and Zen philosophy. - The Deepest Space in Us by Yasutomo Chikuma
A romance-LGBTQ+ feature examining love, grief, and self-discovery. - Fools on Fire by Diana Dai
A 137-minute experimental epic confronting youth, memory, and revolution in postwar Japan.
Parallax invites potential partners and industry professionals to schedule meetings in advance by contacting info@parallaxchina.com. To explore their full catalogue, visit: www.midnightblurfilms.com
Don’t miss your chance to connect with Parallax at Cannes 2025 and experience cinema that dares to challenge, inspire, and transcend borders.
