▁The ▁film ▁was ▁produced ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁J ia ' s ▁own ▁production ▁company , ▁X stream ▁Pictures , ▁based ▁out ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Be ij ing . ▁ ▁D ong ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Ven ice ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁" Hor iz ons " ▁Program , ▁and ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ' s ▁" Real - to - Re el " ▁Program . ▁ ▁D ong ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁HD ▁digital ▁video . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁Still ▁Life ▁ ▁Fil med ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁J ia ' s ▁fiction ▁film , ▁Still ▁Life , ▁D ong ▁also ▁shares ▁the ▁same ▁setting ▁( the ▁Three ▁G org es ▁area ▁of ▁central ▁China ) ▁and ▁in ▁certain ▁instances , ▁the ▁same ▁sh ots . ▁Han ▁San ming , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leads ▁in ▁Still ▁Life , ▁also ▁appears ▁( in ▁character ) ▁within ▁D ong ▁as ▁do ▁other ▁characters ▁from ▁that ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁film , ▁given ▁its ▁shorter ▁length ▁and ▁impro vised ▁feel ▁was ▁over shadow ed ▁immediately ▁by ▁Still ▁Life , ▁which ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Golden ▁Lion ▁at ▁the ▁Ven ice ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁D ong ▁generated ▁far ▁less ▁public ity , ▁prompt ing ▁one ▁critic ▁to ▁der ide ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" min or ▁addition " ▁to ▁J ia ▁Z hang ke '