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Three films by Chinese women directors join Parallax Films’ sales slate
Parallax Films has added new projects by Chinese directors Shao Yihui, Yang Lina and Yin Lichuan to its sales slate.
The company is presenting them to buyers at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan.
Shao’s short film “Winning at Sleep” satirizes competition, while Yang’s “It’s OK” follows a young teacher facing a health crisis and a complicated bond with her mother.
Yin’s feature “A Joke” follows a sanitation worker who gathers evidence against an abusive boss and teams up with a lawyer to expose him.
The films arrive during a rise in interest in stories about women and social pressure in China.
Yin’s “Like a Rolling Stone” and Shao’s “Her Story” earned more than RMB845 million combined at China’s domestic box office, and “Her Story” won three Golden Rooster Awards.
Parallax says young female audiences have helped show that these films can attract large audiences, encouraging more investment in women-led projects.
The company has recently made distribution deals in Europe, North America and Asia, and “Masayume” is scheduled for a North American release in spring 2027.
Parallax Films has added three films by Chinese women directors to its sales slate for buyers at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan.
The titles are Shao Yihui’s short “Winning at Sleep,” Yang Lina’s “It’s OK” and Yin Lichuan’s feature “A Joke.”
The films explore competition, women’s control over their bodies and workplace sexual harassment.
The pickups come amid growing commercial success for films by women directors in China.
Parallax says it has recently closed theatrical and digital deals across Europe, North America and Asia.
- Who
- Parallax Films is selling films by Chinese directors Shao Yihui, Yang Lina and Yin Lichuan.
- What
- Three films have joined the company’s sales slate.
- When
- The titles were reported on Oct. 12, 2026, ahead of the Asian Contents & Film Market.
- Where
- The market is in Busan, South Korea.
- Why
- Parallax says a young female audience has helped show that films about gender roles, relationships and social pressure can attract large audiences.
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Shao Yihui’s “B for Busy” broke out and helped open the door for female-centered stories in China.
Yin Lichuan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” and Shao Yihui’s “Her Story” grossed more than RMB845 million combined at China’s domestic box office.
Parallax Films’ three pickups were reported ahead of the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan.
Masayume” is set for a North American release.
- Sales agent
- Parallax Films
- Market
- Asian Contents & Film Market, Busan
- Winning at Sleep
- Short film directed by Shao Yihui
- It’s OK
- Dramedy directed by Yang Lina, starring Wen Qi
- A Joke
- Feature directed by Yin Lichuan about workplace sexual harassment
- Combined box office
- More than RMB845 million for “Like a Rolling Stone” and “Her Story
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