Nandu News Reporter Xie Xiangnan On the afternoon of September 28, the press conference of the 12th China International New Media Short Film Festival was held in Shenzhen, and the famous Hong Kong director Tang Jili will serve as the chairman of the expert selection committee of the 12th Short Film Festival Jinpeng Short Film Director Support Program.
At the press conference, the organizing committee announced that the China Television Artists Association will join the organizing committee of the short film festival with the honor of supporting units from the 12th session. The joining of the China Television Association will undoubtedly provide more professional industry advice and think tank reserves for the operation of the short film festival, thus providing more possibilities for the short film festival to further expand the national and international festival brands.
The North and the South have joined hands to reach strategic cooperation with the Beijing International Film Festival
Another highlight of the conference is the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement between the China International New Media Short Film Festival and the Beijing International Film Festival. The Beijing Film Festival has always adhered to the theme of "sharing resources and win-win future", and is committed to creating an open, inclusive and diverse film culture environment for filmmakers and fans. As the only national and international short film festival in China, the Short Film Festival has been committed to the incubation of young film and television talents at home and abroad for many years, and continues to deliver nutrition and vitality to the fresh blood of the film industry. Based on the resource advantages of the two sides in the field of long short films, in the future, the short film festival and the North Film Festival will support each other and seek common development in the fields of resource sharing, talent training, technology development, copyright trading, etc., and strive to explore more cooperation models, so as to build a win-win situation of "combination of long and short, integration of the north and the south, and increasing advantages", and contribute more to the joint promotion of China's film and television festivals and the development of the media industry.
118 countries and regions, 6164 global works came to the light
At the press conference, the Organizing Committee of the Short Film Festival announced the number of works collected by the 12th Short Film Festival Fortune Wings Short Film Director Support Program. Since the global opening on August 15, as of September 22, the 12th Short Film Festival Fortune Wings Short Film Director Support Program has received a total of 6164 entries, covering 118 countries and regions around the world, of which the number of international works has reached 3990, which shows that the international influence and attractiveness of the Fortune Wings Short Film Director Support Program have been further enhanced. In addition, although this year's Fortune Wings Short Film Director Support Program is closed, the application for the short video pre-selection season, including "The Elderly have talents", is still in progress, and the outstanding works that stand out from the competition still have the opportunity to participate in the shortlisting places of the Fortune Wings Short Film Director Support Program.
This year's short film festival special planning will launch a series of theme activities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party, with a total of 573 works from all over the country, offering sincere blessings to the party and the country. With the theme of "Horizons, Technology, Creativity and Future", this year's Short Film Festival brings a series of new content upgrades: using technology to open horizons and sculpt the future with creativity, Fortune Wings Short Film Director Support Program continues to pay attention to the forefront of the industry, through the establishment of "Best Ultra HD Short Film" and "Best Vertical Screen Short Film" sections, to encourage the integration of short film content creation technology and art in the 5G era. In addition, this year's international short film exchange and sharing meetings, forums, master class lectures, etc., have also strengthened the content layout and presentation, further focused on specialization, internationalization, industrialization and talent incubation, continuously explored new models of short film festival operation, and cultivated and expanded the IP influence of short film festivals.