China News Service, Xiamen, July 23 (Huang Yongsi) On the 23rd, the 2020 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Film Festival opened the first cross-strait youth short film season, catering to colleges, film and television institutions, young directors and cross-strait Video creators solicit excellent short films.
According to reports, the theme of this event is "Inheritance", which echoes the geographical advantage of Xiamen, where it is held. The solicitation will last until August 31 this year.
According to the organizer, short film is a kind of free creation based on independent artistic thinking. It needs to sincerely express the creator's thinking about this country, this nation, and this era. All major international film festivals have permanent short film competition units. , Aims to reserve young talents for the continuation and development of film culture.
It is reported that all registered works will usher in the first round of preliminary evaluation in early September, and the short films that pass the preliminary evaluation will be screened and voted online. At that time, through expert review, media review, and mentor review, the top ten short films will be selected for promotion and screening at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Film Festival at the 2020 Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.
At the same time, the event also set up the "New Wing Project" young director training camp, which gathered well-known directors from both sides of the strait to come to Xiamen to coach young image creators. The organizer stated that through the short film season and the "New Wing Project" young director training camp, they hope to build a new platform to help the growth of the new generation of filmmakers. At that time, the face-to-face exchanges between young directors on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will surely burst out with different sparks.
It is reported that the youth short film season on both sides of the strait is guided by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, co-organized by the Chinese Filmmakers Association and the Propaganda Department of the Xiamen Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, co-organized by the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Office of the Xiamen Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and undertaken by Xiamen Media Group. (Finish)