Honorable Mention / 2023 / Nature / Landscape

Lofoten

Lofoten, located within the Arctic Circle of Norway. This football pitch at the end of the world, wrapped in snow, symbolises the human spirit of adventure that has traveled to the ends of the earth and has become an emblematic place where people continue to explore the liminality of the earth.

Haotian LIN was born in 2000 in Jiaxing, China. He studied film at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, expecting to complete his studies at the School of Media and Communication (BFA). His exchange experience rendered him a stay in Paris for eight months in 2022 at Sciences Po Paris. He is dedicated to politics and its externalisation in visual arts, especially photography and documentary filmmaking. His artwork gives a constant regard for issues like migration, periphery regions, and ethnic identities.

Awards 2022 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Official Selection
2022 European Cinematography Awards, Best Student Director