Shangri La (ITA-CHN 2017) - Trailer Official - Carlo Christian Spano & Jackson Zhao

Shangri La is based on a true story of a Chinese white-collar living in Beijing. After reading the fantasy novel "Lost horizon", he begins an extraordinary journey with a backpack in order to find his "Shangri-La". After getting advises from a philosophy professor from "Normal Beijing University", his quest to find his "Shangri-La status" turned so intense that he crosses 6 provinces and 12 cities passing through Shangri-La and the Tibetan region. On his way he meets many travelers such as a Tibetan Thangka master, a Wudang Kong Fu master and an hundred years old Daoist priest. Once he understands their advises, he keeps following his own feelings and finally realizes that he was guided to a mysterious place.

The word la (bla) literally means that which is “higher” or “above,” as in the word lama, the Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit guru (which literally means “heavy,” —heavy with good qualities, as the tradition explains). Lama Ugyen once explained lama as “one who looks down from above (la) with the love that a mother (ma) has for her children.”

Winner "Best Narrative Feature", Omichka International Film Festival 2017, Russia🇷🇺.

Semi-Finalist, LA Cinefest 2017, USA🇺🇸.

Finalist, Echo Film Festival BRICS 2017, Russia🇷🇺.

Official Selection, LIFFT INDIA Filmotsav 2017, India🇮🇳.

Official Selection, The 4th Asia Rainbow TV Awards 2017, China🇨🇳.

Official Selection, Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival 2017, Pakistan🇵🇰.

Semi Finalist, LAIFFA Los Angeles Indipendent Film Festival Award 2017, USA🇺🇸.

Official Selection, Travel Film 2017, Russia🇷🇺.

Finalist at CAADF China Academy Awards for Documentary Cinema 2017, China🇨🇳.

Official Selection-December Edition, Miami Indipendendent Film Festival 2017, USA🇺🇸.

Official Selection-December Edition, Roma Cinema DOC 2017, Italy🇮🇹 .

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Official Selection, Largo Film Awards 2018, Switzerland🇨🇭.

Official Selection, International Festival Of Winter Cinema 2018, Canada🇨🇦.

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Official Selection, Grecanica International Film Festival 2018, Ital 🇮🇹 .

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Official Selection, Hollywood Forever Film Festival 2018, 🇺🇸USA.

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Official Selection, TWIFF The World's Independent Film Festival 2018, 🇺🇸USA.

Official Selection, Balkan Can Kino 2018, 🇬🇷Greece.

Official Selection, Great Lakes International Film Festival, 🇺🇸USA.

Official Selection, Guangzhou International Film Festival 2018, China🇨🇳.

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Official Selection, Kino-Duel International Film Festival 2019, 🇧🇾Belarus.

Silver Remi Award, WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival 2019, 🇺🇸USA.

Maple Leaf Award 2019, Vancouver Chinese Film Festival, Canada🇨🇦.

Official Selection, VIVA Film Festival 2019, Bosnia Herzegovina🇧🇦.

Official Selection, LIMPA London International Motion Pictures Awards 2019, UK🇬🇧.

“Best Story”, 573 Festival 2019l, 🇺🇸USA.

Nomination “Best Documentary” & “Best International Film”, BFF Birmingham Film Festival 2019, UK🇬🇧.

Finalist, AIFF Australia Indipendent Film Festival 2019, Australia🇦🇺.

Official Selection, The Lift-Off Sessions 2019, 🇺🇸USA .

Official Selection, Tulum World Environmental Film Festival 2019, 🇲🇽Mexico.

Official Selection, Woodengate Film Festival 2019, 🇺🇸USA.

Semi-Finalist, jelly Fest Season 4-2019, 🇺🇸USA.

BEST TRAVEL FILM, BEST EDITING, CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD, Druk International Film Festival 2019, 🇧🇹Buthan.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY OF A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, ACA-Asian Cinematography AWARDS 2019, 🇵🇭Philipphines.

Semi-Finalist, Dumbo Film Festival 2019, 🇺🇸USA.

Official Selection, SRIFF-Silk Road International Film Festival 2020, Ireland🇮🇪.

Official Selection, Ontario International Film Festival 2020, Canada🇨🇦.

Official Selection, AFF-Asian Film Festival 2020, Los Angeles Hollywood, 🇺🇸USA.

Official Selection, Karnavati International Film Festival 2021, 🇮🇳India.