FIRST International Film Festival\u00a0positively participates\u00a0in the current Chinese youth film industry. By selecting and encouraging high-quality film works presented each year, it stands shoulder to shoulder with young filmmakers who break through obstacles and march forward, intervenes in the production cycle of film industry, and marks\u00a0another history of film. In order to achieve such a mission, it not only depends on filmmakers and the festival itself, but also a healthy and diverse voice field can hone the sharpness of films and create lighter wings.<\/p>\r\n
Within the time and space of our coexistence during\u00a0the festival, FIRST aims to build a field of free dialogue, allowing the viewing experience to truly reach the audience and extending communication, stimulating a truly thriving force.<\/p>\r\n
From July 23rd to July 31st, 2023 (Beijing time), the 17th FIRST Youth Film Festival will be held in Xining, Qinghai Province. As the wind once again sweeps across the plateau, the FIRST International Film Festival invites all media partners\u00a0who are passionate about\u00a0film and all\u00a0forms of artistic creation. All of your\u00a0reactions, crude and real, will jointly constitute a deliberative and fierce public discourse that pierces through\u00a0the present and reaches the future, whether it be speaking out for valuable works or offering harsh criticism; whether it be a close and multidimensional observation or an interactive dialogue in competition.<\/p>\r\n
“Despair, like hope, is but vanity.” Perhaps, power is not as scarce as we often imagine it to be. When various information about films\u00a0or beyond is conveyed and interpreted in a diverse\u00a0way, the power of film and filmmakers\u00a0can extend beyond the screen\u00a0and point to\u00a0change. Only then can the mission of a film be fulfilled. With such\u00a0power, we can finally take\u00a0film as a torch to step once again\u00a0into the world, to embrace change, to witness a different history, and to look forward to walking hand in hand with everyone.<\/p>\r\n
Before applying to register as a “Media Guest” for the 17th FIRST Film Festival, please read the following carefully.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n