The first Macau International Short Film Festival came to a successful conclusion. This year’s Short Film Festival will be held from March 23 to 30. It will include an opening ceremony and opening screening, screening activities, themed workshops, master lectures and a closing award ceremony. It is committed to promoting local film and television works while introducing diversity to the audience. international and Asian films, showcasing the diversity and vitality of short films.

"Cafe Where the Seagulls Came" won the Best Short Film Award

This year, 26 films from all over the world were shortlisted for the "New Short Films" category and competed for 4 awards. In the end, "Cafe Where the Seagulls Came" won the Best Short Film Award, and "The Land of All Living Beings" directed by Charlotte Waltert & Alvaro won the Best Technical Award. Contribution Award, "Bogotá 1992" directed by Esteban Pedrazza won the Best Director Award.

As the "Focused Filmmaker" of this year's short film festival, Japanese director Shunji Iwai came to Macao on March 29 to have an in-depth dialogue with the audience and share the process of developing his work "Hello, Flower" from a short film into a full-length film.

Shunji Iwai

Iwai Shunji encouraged creators: "Now is an era in which anyone can make a movie. I have been waiting for this era for a long time, and so have fans who like movies. Not only watch movies, you can try to shoot them yourself, just like watching football. , if you try to play football yourself, you may understand the fun of playing football better. Today, everyone can use their mobile phones to shoot works, and from a fan watching movies to a person participating in the production, I believe it can also make the film industry more It’s booming, so I’m looking forward to everyone trying to film it, don’t be shy, just film the story in your own mind.”

Short Film Festival Organizing Committee Chairman Gaia Furrer, members Shen Yang and Chutimon, film selector Giovanna Fulvi, judges Fionnula Halligan, Cai Shaoyong, Patrick Frater, Qiu Yang, "Focus Filmmaker" director Shunji Iwai, workshop instructor Huang Jihe Da Tsuka Ryuji attended the closing ceremony as well as participating directors, creative staff and international film industry representatives.

The Macau International Short Film Festival is jointly organized by the Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau and Galaxy Entertainment Group to encourage and cultivate the diversity and vitality of short films, actively promote local film and television works and talents, create an international short film exchange and exhibition platform, and introduce diversified short films to the audience. International and Asian cinema, looking to inspire and connect filmmakers and audiences around the world.