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Berlinale Adds Xu Zao’s ‘Light Pillar’ to Perspectives Section

Chinese debut film Light Pillar blends hand-drawn animation and live action to tell a sci-fi romance, competing for best first feature at the 76th Berlinale.

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The Berlin Film Festival has added Xu Zao’s animated film “Han ye deng zhu” (“Light Pillar”) to its Perspectives section for first-time features. The Chinese production is set in the future, where “space travel is no longer a dream,” according to its official synopsis. “A lonely janitor tends the grounds of a dilapidated bankrupt film […]

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Berlin-Bound Chinese Film ‘Light Pillar’ Lands at Cercamon

Dubai-based sales company Cercamon has acquired worldwide rights to Xu Zao's Berlinale selection 'Light Pillar.'

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Berlin Adds Chinese Animation ‘Light Pillar’ to Perspectives Lineup

Xu Zao’s sci-fi feature is set in the distant future in a nearly deserted film studio.

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Light Pillar: Chinese Animated Film by Xu Zao - News/breve

A few images of "Light Pillar" (Han Ye Deng Zhu), a Chinese animated feature film visibly finished but almost... [English] : A few images from "Light Pillar", a Chinese animated feature film directed by Xu Zao, quietly added today to the Berlinale festival selection.

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The Hollywood Reporter broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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