The sky is gathering its summer colors, and the leaves of the trees are moving with the sound of autumn. On September 24, the 8th Pingyao International Film Festival kicked off in the ancient city of Pingyao, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. This year's film festival takes "This H

The sky is gathering its summer colors, and the leaves are moving with the sound of autumn. On September 24, the 8th Pingyao International Film Festival kicked off in the ancient city of Pingyao, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. This year's film festival takes "This Handle of Mud" as its theme, and films from 22 countries and regions including China, France, Portugal, Brazil, Uruguay, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Argentina, Colombia, Denmark, and the United States will meet the audience.

The official screening unit of the Pingyao Film Festival brings together the latest film masterpieces from around the world. In this film festival, 44.7% of the films are world premieres; 50% of the films are international premieres; 73.7% of the films are Asian premieres; 89.5% of the films premiered in China; the mainland China premiere rate was 100%.

Among the shortlisted films for this year's Pingyao Film Festival, a total of 8 films are the first feature films of emerging directors. As Lin Xudong, the artistic director of the film festival, said: "The authors of the shortlisted films in this year's official screening unit include some masters who are currently in the international film industry, and more are newcomers who have recently emerged. Their works use keen observation and uninhibited techniques to complexly touch us. The ever-changing contemporary life is expressed in multiple dimensions. "

24 At the opening ceremony on the evening of the 24th, the famous director Chen Kaige was awarded the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, East-West Exchange Contribution Honor" to pay tribute to his outstanding artistic achievements.

Pingyao International Film Festival has been held for eight years.

Over the past eight years, more than 50 countries and regions, more than 5,000 filmmakers, and more than 400 works have participated in the exhibition, attracting more than 1.7 million tourists to Pingyao.

Over the past eight years, a large number of new directors have emerged and a large number of outstanding works have made their debut. The National Film Administration has held a symposium on film technology development and innovation in Pingyao for two consecutive years. In the ancient city, movies present a "full of vitality" creative ecology.

Over the past eight years, relying on the film exhibition, the humanistic environment and civilization level of Pingyao Ancient City have continued to improve; the film exhibition has given Pingyao the confidence to make high-quality development more stable and far-reaching.

Over the past eight years, filmmakers have been searching for, pursuing, and realizing dreams in Pingyao. They have continued to move from Pingyao to the country and the world, writing the most beautiful and happiest "poetry and distance".

From September 24th to 30th, the 8th Pingyao International Film Festival will present a feast about movies. Tonight, let's look for those familiar faces first.

Source: Shanxi International Communication Center, Pingyao International Film Exhibition Organizing Committee