Our Vision

We are dedicated to curating for underrepresented voices, images, and stories, actively discovering and supporting Chinese film creators, emerging women filmmakers and artists, and gender-diverse directors. We aim to introduce independent high-quality Chinese films and other cultural and artistic works (especially those created by women) to regions which rarely have the opportunity to engage with Chinese cinema and culture.

Our wish for 2024 (2ed) MINT CFF

Carol Rennie, co-founder of the MINT CFF and director of the Keswick Alhambra Cinema, says "we are so delighted the Festival will be coming back to Keswick in 2024. We are planning some craft activities with the young people of the town, who will be staging a procession to the cinema to welcome the Chinese festival attendees, helping them celebrate the coming the Year of the Dragon. It's wonderful to be bringing a window into Chinese culture to Keswick, and to be showcasing the beautiful Lake District to the Chinese attendees from up and down the country."

Yixiang Shirley Lin, co-founder and lead curator of the MINT CFF says “We’ve been working with a team of young women with diverse backgrounds and enthusiastic festival volunteers remotely since September to prepare the delivery of 2024 MINT CFF.   We are very excited to bring the world premiere of our new creative programme, Xi Xiang Ji 西厢记 plus a live music performance (Romance of the Western Chamber), at the festival gala in Alhambra Cinema this year! Apart from the exciting special film programmes, we ambitiously added a new feature competition section to introduce the diversity of Chinese cinema and to arouse new thinking and discussions on cultural and gender identities through films. We hope all festival-goers can enjoy the exciting film programmes, events, screenings and activities with the Chinese New Year atmosphere in Keswick town!”