Shenzhen News Network News on October 24 (see Shenzhen Client, Shenzhen News Network reporter Chen Yuanyuan, correspondent Ou Jiacheng) October 21, the 10th China International New Media Short Film Festival Jinpeng Award Short Film Director Original Support Program Female Theme Short Film Contest ended The conference was held in Beijing China Women's University. More than 10 experts and scholars from the Office of the Women and Children Working Committee of the State Council, China Women's College, Personnel Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, China Media University, China International New Media Short Film Festival Organizing Committee Office, etc. attended the review event. The
female-themed short film competition unit is one of the competition units of the Jinpeng Award Short Film Director’s Original Support Program. It is taught by the Short Film Festival Organizing Committee and the China Women’s University, the Media and Women Research Center of Communication University of China, and the UNESCO “Media and Women” The chair/joint chair was established for the first time in 2018. The original intention and purpose of the establishment was to discover excellent short films focusing on women's themes, support female film and television creators, and promote social attention to gender equality.
This year's female-themed short film competition unit received 808 short films, accounting for about 1/5 of the total number of entries. The Organizing Committee of the Short Film Festival authorizes the China Women’s University to carry out the selection work, which is divided into three stages: preliminary evaluation, re-evaluation, and final evaluation. The judges are from UN Women, All-China Women’s Federation Women’s Institute, Women and Children Working Committee Office of the State Council, and Communication University of China. With experts and scholars from the Women’s Research Center, China Women’s University and other institutions, 123 short films from 76 countries and regions were selected from the 808 entries in the preliminary evaluation stage to enter the re-evaluation stage, and 40 short films were selected for the final evaluation stage during the re-evaluation stage Among them, 21 short films were shortlisted for the Best Female Short Film Award and 19 short films were shortlisted for the Best Female Director Award. The final jury selected two award-winning short films through voting.
This year's female theme short film competition has various and profound themes, including short films that reflect gender equality, female consciousness and self-liberation, as well as short films showing family relations and maternal glory. "Women do not only see the world through the window, but should have a bigger world." The chairperson of the final judging committee of the female-themed short film competition unit and the relevant person in charge of the Office of the Women and Children Working Committee of the State Council said, "The female-themed short film competition unit The quality of his works is very high. We can not only see many short films that deeply reflect gender issues, but also see how women view and show the world. This selection is very difficult. There are too many good films and too few awards. There are only two Only artistic and ideological short films can be awarded."
has a lot of good works this year and rich themes. The judges were very entangled in the selection process. The judges strongly urged the establishment of special jury awards, rewards from China, Germany, Russia, and Qatar. , 5 excellent short films from the Netherlands. "In this selection, we have appreciated many excellent works, and also let us see the gap between domestic short films and international short films," said Liu Liqun, the initiator of the female-themed short film competition unit and dean of China Women’s University. In the next step, we will rely on the excellent resources of the UNESCO Media and Women Chairs/Joint Chairs, mobilize the academy and all walks of life, establish more awards, encourage the creation of outstanding female-themed short films, and increase the number of female directors in China, especially Creative support for female college students. At the same time, in terms of teaching, we have introduced excellent short films into the classroom and set up appreciation and practice courses, so that students can see these excellent short films from all over the world, and broaden students’ horizons. "
" With the support of China Women’s University and Communication University of China, the Short Film Festival has opened a short film competition unit for college students and a female-themed short film competition unit,” said the relevant person in charge of the China International New Media Short Film Festival. “This not only enriches the awards of the short film festival, but also More directors have provided opportunities, and at the same time, it has also expanded the short film festival's popularity and influence in the academic and industry circles. It has played a good exemplary role in leading the creation of high-quality short films with healthy themes and strong artistic appeal."
In the field of traditional TV series and film creation, men occupy a dominant position. According to the 2016 survey report of "European Women's Audiovisual Network", female directors in the European film industry accounted for only 21%, and the six major Hollywood studios released films from 2014 to 2017 accounted for 6.3% of female directors. In the field of short film creation, female directors hold up the "small half of the sky." In the ten years since the establishment of the short film festival, a total of 35,992 entries have been received, and the ratio of the number of entries by male and female directors is about 3:2. Judging from the screening of selected works in previous short film festivals, the proportion of short films selected by female directors in official short film festivals is also increasing year by year.In the ninth session, the proportion has reached 32%. The number of entries in the female-themed short film competition this year is nearly 1/5 of the total number of entries. Female directors have gradually developed into an important film and television creative force.
China International New Media Short Film Festival (CSFF) is hosted by the State Administration of Radio and Television, Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, and hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Shenzhen Guangming District People’s Government, and Shenzhen Radio, Film and Television Group. International short film festival. The purpose of its establishment is to encourage the creation of excellent new media short films at home and abroad, discover and support film and television creative talents, incubate high-quality film and television creative projects, promote the integrated development of film and new media industries, and promote international cultural exchanges and cooperation. The 10th China International New Media Short Film Festival will be held in Shenzhen from December 2nd to 8th. The main activities include the opening ceremony, the Jinpeng Award Short Film Director's Original Support Program, Bright Meadow Short Film Carnival, International Short Film Exchange and Screening, University Day, etc. , And open a short film trading market at the same time.
China Women’s College was founded in 1949 and is committed to cultivating applied female talents with comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical beauty, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-reliance, public welfare awareness, international vision and intellectual elegance. With the development goal of establishing a "first-class women's university", it has developed into an important base for cultivating female talents, a think tank serving national strategies and women's development, and a window to showcase the achievements of Chinese women's higher education development. It has a good reputation and wide influence both at home and abroad.
