NFB - Up the Yangtze (2007)

A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as “The River.” The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's edge - a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead. The Three Gorges Dam - contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle - provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China.

• Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2007 Nominated Jorios Ivens Award yung Chang
• Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2008 Nominated Best Film Yung Chang
• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2008 Winner Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award - Honorable Mention Yung Chang
• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2008 Winner Spectrum Award - Honorable Mention Yung Chang
• Genie Awards 2009 Winner Genie Best Documentary Yung Chang Mila Aung-Thwin John Christou Germaine Wong
• Golden Horse Film Festival 2008 Winner Golden Horse Award Best Documentary Yung Chang
• Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2008 Winner Don Haig Award Yung Chang
• Independent Spirit Awards 2009 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Documentary Yung Chang
• Jutra Awards 2008 Nominated Jutra Best Documentary Yung Chang
• RiverRun International Film Festival 2008 Winner Jury Prize Best Documentary Yung Chang Best Documentary Feature Yung Chang Best Cinematography Shi Qing Wang Best Documentary Feature Shi Qing Wang
• San Francisco International Film Festival 2008 Winner Golden Gate Award Documentary Feature Yung Chang
• Sundance Film Festival 2008 Nominated Grand Jury Prize World Cinema Docuentary Yung Chang
• Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Nominated TFCA Award Best Documentary Bst Canadian Film Yung Chang
• VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2008 Winner Special Jury Prize Yung Chang
• Vancouver International Film Festival 2007 Winner Best Canadian Documentary Yung Chang

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