The Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema at the Vancouver International Film
Festival has an illustrious history. Handed out every year since 1994, previous
winners include such now-vitally important filmmakers as Hong Sangsoo, Jia
Zhangke, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Liu Jiayin, Lee Changdong, and Wisit Sasanatieng.
Winning the award this year,