For the first time since the launch of the FIRST International Film Festival in 2006, the Chinese fest’s jury has decided not to award the Best Film prize. “The function of the festival is to call out those pioneering works, to discover those who step into higher stages, and to honour those who have made their mark on the future,” said the jury, headed by Cannes Un Certain Regard winner and Black Dog director Guan Hu. “Looking at the creative ecology of this year’s vision, we can see good rather than outstanding, stable rather than groundbreaking.
Therefore, the jury committee have decided to leave the honour of best narrative feature vacant.” The festival is held in the city of Xining, located on the Tibetan Plateau.
The Grand Jury Prize went to Chen Yanbin’s Sailing Song of June, which is set in a small town in the mountainous southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou.
The jury described the film as “sharply edged, with powerful sensory impact.” The Best Documentary award went to I’m Gonna Find You by Meng Xiao.
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