52nd edition of New Directors/New Films
Festival&Award
12 Moments Before the Flag-Raising Ceremony
升旗手
China｜2025｜Drama｜16 min
Director: Zhizheng Qu
Screenwriter: Zhizheng Qu
Producer: Boxin Gong
Cinematographer: Liuming Cao
Editor: Zhizheng Qu
Sound:Yue Sui
Starring: Junbo Yan / Qiuyang Lu / Xuezhi Qu
导演：瞿之正
编剧：瞿之正
制片：龚博鑫
摄影指导：曹留铭
剪辑：瞿之正
声音：隋玥
主演：鄢俊博，路秋阳，瞿学智
Synopsis
In the capital city of Beijing, a middle school is about to hold a flag-raising ceremony. However, the flag raiser, Feng Xiao, is is struggling with a growing urge to step down. Unfortunately, this is not a gentle winter for him……
Festival&Award
Cannes LA CINEF 2025- Second Prize
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2025
Festival Internacional de Escuelas de Cine – Uruguay 2025
International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala 2025
Minikino Film Week 2025
Mulan International Film Festival 2025
i-Fest International Film Festival 2025
Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival 2025
MISFF: Macao International Shorts Film Festival 2025
Kaohsiung Film Festival 2025
VITA International Short Film Festival 2025
Lima Alterna International Film Festival 2025
Bangkok International Film Festival 2025
International Film Directing Festival in Leskovac- LIFFE 2025
Beijing International Short Film Festival 2025
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2025
LA Femme International Film Festival Paris 2025
Tokyo International Film Festival 2025
Auteur Film Festival 2025
Poitiers Film Festival 2025
Hangzhou Youth Video Project 2025
Director's Note
The eyes of a youth mirror the world, through them, we gaze and reflect.
Zhizheng Qu
Born in Beijing in 2001, Qu Zhizheng Qu holds a BFA in Cinematography from Beijing Film Academy, where he is currently pursuing an MFA degree. His graduation film 12 Moments Before the Flag-Raising Ceremony was selected for La Cinef section of the 2025 Cannes International Film Festival. He is now developing a hybrid documentary short and a feature-length screenplay.