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The Summer is Gone
The Summer is Gone
	Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese	八月
Hanyu Pinyin	bāyuè
Jyutping	baat3 jyut6
Directed by	Zhang Dalei
Written by	Zhang Dalei
Produced by	Mai Lisi; Zhao Yanming; Suo Yiluo
Starring	Kong Weiyi; Zhang Chen; Guo Yanyun
Cinematography	Lv Songye
Edited by	Zhang Dalei
Release dates	23 July 2016; 24 March 2017 (China);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

The Summer is Gone is a 2016 Chinese drama film written and directed by Zhang Dalei. At the 2016 Golden Horse Awards the film won 3 awards for Best Feature Film, Best New Performer and the FIPRESCI Prize.^[1] It is scheduled for release in China on 24 March 2017.^[2] The film won the Grand Prix award at the 24th Beijing College Student Film Festival.

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The film follows the story of a 12-year-old boy (Kong Weiyi) living in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.^[3]

Award ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result
53rd Golden Horse Awards	Best Feature Film	The Summer Is Gone	Won
	Best New Director	Zhang Dalei	Nominated
	Best New Performer	Kong Weiyi	Won
	Best Original Screenplay	Zhang Dalei	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Songye Lü	Nominated
	Best Sound Effects	Chen Xu Xiaodan Li Qiuhui Gao Dong Ren	Nominated
17th Chinese Film Media Awards^[4]	Best Director	Zhang Dalei	Nominated
17th Chinese Film Media Awards^[4]	Best New Director	Zhang Dalei	Nominated
24th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best Film	The Summer Is Gone	Nominated
	Jury Award	Zhang Dalei	Won
	Best Director	Zhang Dalei	Nominated
	Best Newcomer	Kong Weiyi	Nominated
	Artistic Exploration Award	The Summer Is Gone	Nominated

^ "The Summer Is Gone". IMDb. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
^ "八月 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ "'The Summer Is Gone' ('Ba Yue'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
^ "第17届华语电影传媒盛典公布提名名单". Mtime (in Chinese). August 29, 2017.