The Shanghai International Film Festival "Extraordinary Young Filmmaker Education Support Program" Scholarship Award Ceremony was held yesterday at the Shanghai Theater Academy, which promotes the innovation of film education and scientific research and stimulates the creation and growth of outstanding young filmmakers through the effective implementation of talent support measures. This is also the second time the program has entered the campus this year.
The scene of the scholarship award ceremony
At the award ceremony, Liu Yixin, a 2021 undergraduate graduate majoring in film and television photography and production, was rated as an "excellent student", and the 2021 master of film and television photography and production co-created film "Red Kite" was rated as an excellent work, and the winner of the relevant awards was awarded a scholarship.
The "Outstanding Student Award" award site
In recent years, China's film industry has been moving towards high-quality development, the film market has continued to prosper, and a large number of high-quality masterpieces have emerged. The ride of Chinese films is inseparable from the support and cultivation of young film talents. Since its inception, the Shanghai International Film Festival has always been based on the positioning of "Asia, Chinese, newcomers" and has long paid attention to the growth and development of young filmmakers.
This year, As the official partner and designated jewelry brand of the Shanghai International Film Festival, Swiss fine jewelry and watchmaker PiAGET jointly launched the "Young Filmmaker Education Support Program" with the film festival, with the honors of "Extraordinary Honorary Master" and "Extraordinary Star Pusher", paying tribute to the precious ingenuity and enthusiasm of the filmmakers behind the scenes. At the same time, together with the Shanghai Theater Academy, Shanghai University Shanghai Film Academy and Shanghai Vancouver Film Academy, the three well-known film schools jointly held the "Extraordinary Master Class" course and set up the "Extraordinary Scholarship", which aims to encourage outstanding students and outstanding works in the three institutions.
The "Excellent Work Award" award scene
As an important part of the plan, from June 14 to 15 this year, the Shanghai International Film Festival Count X "Young Filmmaker Education Support Program" and "Extraordinary Master Class" were successfully held. On August 20, at the 2021 graduation ceremony of the Vancouver Film Academy in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Film Festival, together with its official partner and designated jewelry brand Piaget, awarded scholarships to outstanding students, encouraging young film creators to continue to carry forward the ingenuity of the older generation of Chinese filmmakers and contribute to the future and development of Chinese films. Next, the scholarship will also enter the Shanghai Film Academy of Shanghai University to support more outstanding young filmmakers to devote themselves to creation and contribute to the further development and prosperity of Chinese films.