Lam Can-zhao
Known for
Directing
Born
December 11, 1994 (age 31)
Biography
Lam Can-zhao is a Chinese filmmaker born in 1994. His short film A Bright Sunny Day was selected for LA CINEF at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. In 2024, A Summer’s End Poem won Best Short Film at 74th Berlinale Generation Kplus and qualified for the 98th Academy Awards.
To date, his films have screened at hundreds of international film festivals, including the Shanghai International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Visions du Réel, Raindance Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Jeonju International Film Festival, Valencia International Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, and the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Best known work
Love Me Tender
2021
A Summer’s End Poem
2024
The Dog
2016
Next Stop, Somewhere
2025
Old Fashion, New Life
2023
Animal World
2018
A Bright Sunny Day
2023
The Numbered Women
When The Tiger Roars
2025
Where the Sun Shines Bright
2026Filmography
TBA
The Numbered WomenDirector, Writer
2026
Out of the BlueDirector, Writer, Producer
2026
Summer DeliveryDirector, Producer, Writer
2026
ShowtimeDirector, Writer, Producer
2026
Where the Sun Shines BrightDirector, Writer, Editor, Producer
2025
When The Tiger RoarsDirector, Writer, Producer
2025
Next Stop, SomewhereEditor
2024
A Summer’s End PoemDirector, Editor, Writer, Producer, Art Direction
2023
Old Fashion, New LifeDirector
2023
A Bright Sunny DayEditor, Writer, Production Design, Producer
2021
Love Me TenderProducer, Editor
2021
The FishWriter, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
2018
Animal WorldDirector
2016
The DogDirector, Screenplay