The  groundbreaking feature film from Canadian filmmaker Jason Loftus  (“Ask No Questions”) is the only film up for consideration across three Oscar categories -- as Canada’s official entry into the International Feature Film category for the 2023  Oscars,  and having also qualified for both the Documentary Feature Film and Animation Feature Film categories.  “Eternal Spring (長春 )”  tells a story of survival at all costs & the battle for human rights drawing comparisons to last years beloved  Oscar nominee  “Flee.”  We would love your Awards Coverage consideration for this powerful independent film.

“Eternal Spring ( 長春  )” offers a heart-pounding heist based in the need for survival and social activism addressing human rights violations. By combining present-day footage with 3D animation inspired by comic book illustrator  Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars ) art,  “Eternal Spring ( 長春  )”  retraces this extraordinary real life event of the takeover of a Chinese TV station on its 20th anniversary, bringing to life an unprecedented story of defiance, harrowing eyewitness accounts of persecution, and an exhilarating tale of determination to speak up for political and religious freedoms. When we stand against injustice and speak up no matter the cost, we will affect the change we want to see in the world.

“Eternal Spring ( 長春  )” began its United States theatrical with a week-long exclusive at New York’s prestigious  Film Forum (which was extended for more than four weeks due to incredible audience response),  before expanding nationwide to more than 50 markets in AMC Cinemas including :  Los Angeles,  Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta,  Boston, Chicago,  Denver,  Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, Detroit, Cincinnati, Chattanooga, Columbus, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jacksonville,  Kansas City, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Nashville, New York, New Haven, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, Tallahassee, Tampa,  Baltimore,  Tulsa and  Washington D.C,  among others.  We recently had a screening at London Comic Con and at LA Comic Con , as well.

“Eternal Spring ( 長春 )” is a multiple award winner, having won the  Hot Docs Audience Award for best film and the  Rogers  Audience Award for best Canadian film, among many others (truly they'd won at nearly every international film festival where they have screened to sold-out crowds).   This extraordinary harmony of animation & documentary has been awarded and acclaimed across Europe in its Film Festival run thus far for its groundbreaking animation – and of particular note, has been its incredible comic-book-style animation that transports the viewer into the brave and heroic world of a group of Falun Gong practitioners.  “Eternal Spring ( 長春 )”  with its story of survival at all costs & battle for human rights continues to draw powerful comparisons to beloved  Oscar  nominee  “Flee.”