Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Mint on Tour “薄荷紫云行巡展计划”, a touring programme of Chinese cinema, is now coming to Scotland!

The tour runs from 8th September – 26 th October across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Inverness, Aberfeldy, and St Andrews and consists of 7 feature films, 2 short film programmes, live music accompaniments, discussions, introductions and more!

This programme is presented by MINT Chinese Film Festival x Aya Films and is a mix of contemporary, classic and short Chinese films made by and about women.

We are the UK's first women-organised Chinese film festival focussed on cross-cultural communication and women’s representations in films. 

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💜Our touring project “Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Mint on Tour” presented by Mint Chinese Film Festival and Aya Films across Scotland comes to the last stage, we want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey so far. ✨It ha
In response to enthusiastic audience requests, we are thrilled to announce an additional screening of the acclaimed film M. Butterfly as part of our ongoing tour. This captivating story, directed by David Cronenberg and based on the Tony Award-winn
📢More screenings in Edinburgh start soon! Following a heartwarming Mid-Autumn screening at UofE in partnership with the Confucius Institute for Scotland @confuciusscotland on the 19th, even more exciting screenings are headed to Edinburgh! The prog
✨ Glasgow, here we come! After nearly half through the project, we’re excited to bring our next stop to Glasgow! We are thrilled to highlight 4 upcoming screenings in the city. One is already sold out, but there’s still time to catch the
Short films, big stories! ✨ We(@mintfilmfestival and @weareayafilm) so happy to collaborate with @grassmarketpicturehouse , to showcase 5 new Chinese shorts in our Short Film Programme 1 as part of Women Hold up Half the Sky. Screening🎥： 16 Oct
✨New Chinese shorts! ✨ We(@mintchinesefilmfestival and @weareayafilms) proudly present specially curated short film programme 2 at the Cameo Picturehouse @thecameocinema in Edinburgh as part of Women Hold up Half the Sky. Screening info🎥： Cameo
💖 Celebrating Women in Film! 💖 Together with Glasgow Women's Library @womenslibrary, we’re excited to present a special screening of "This Woman," our 2024 Best Feature by the incredible Alan Zhang, a filmmaker, a mother and a pow
🎉Last Sunday, we wrapped up a fantastic screening of Xi Xiang Ji + Live Score at @dcadundee . It was such a pleasure to hear @aurora_engine ‘s brilliant live performance, and a special thanks to Dr. Julian Ward for his insightful introduction!
📢 We are pleased to announce 📢 The MINT Chinese Film Festival is now an official member of the International Film Festival Network (IFFN)! We are proud to be the first Chinese film festival to receive this recognition, representing Asian festival