Lights! Camera! Action!

Plein Soleil (1960), France

Stars on the red carpet

Where it all began

The big carnival for film lovers in Shanghai started in 1993, and has kept growing ever since. This year, the festival will give emphasis to the introduction of emerging filmmakers from China and other Asian countries.

The festival announced for the first time its jury of program directors this year consisting of filmmakers, producers, researchers and critics. Next year, it will pick 50 ordinary people to make up a layman jury.

Chen Xiaoli, a journalist with Wenhui Daily, is a member of the jury panel, and has worked on the fi lm beat for more than 20 years. She says she is particularly happy to see some fi ne new work on ethnic stories.

"Technically they are immature, but these fi lms have broken away from the stereotypical depiction of ethnic subjects. I am amazed by these Tibetan, Mongolian, and Uyghur films."

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